The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-08-28
Parker'S
Statement in Full
to the voters of the
18th. Congressional District

Ten years ago when the people of this con-
gressional district, at their primary, handed
me their generous commission of retirement,
accepted the same gracefully, and retired,
to the shade of my Delicious apple orchard
and my little cabin home, and never expect
ed to be a candidate again, and for ten years
have been content and happy.
I'm this race 1 expected that some one of
the many brave, patriotic, brilliant young
men who carried Old Glory across the sea,
or some brilliant professional or business
man, younger than myself, would desire to
entering the race again. / waited until the
last moment of the last day for filing and
none of the above class had filed, so wired
my declaration of candidacy to the secretary
of state, and for entering this race at this
time under these circumstances, plead self
defense. -.su- s r.azr >'a
For twenty years have been farming in
Yakima county, Washington, and for the
last six years conditions have grown steadily
worse for the farmer, and the business inter-
ests of the country generally. These condi-
lions have been brought about by the illegal
manipulation of our marketing system, and
the unfair transportation rates for our pro-
duce. Every dollar produced by farmers
goes to the consumer at cost of $500. This
ought not to be, and it would not be if our
laws that we now have were enforced The
president of the United States has caused
suits to be brought in three different states
in the union, and they are now pending i'm
the United States court for settlement, and
they will put stop to this illegal procedure,
but these laws need strengthening.
Our president is leading magnificently in
an effort to bring relief to farmers from
these unjust practices and to bring relief to
farmers from the heavy buden of taxation.
We do not want to send to congress lot of
men who will bark continually at the heels
of our great leader as he goes forward to bat
tie for our rights.
The financial affairs of Europe have re-
Gently been adjusted by the aid of an Amer
lean citizen appointed by President Coolidge
and we are entering upon period of the
greatest general prosperity the world has
ever known, if our laws are strengthened
and enforced
My brother, my sister, it is alarming that
only seven days remain and so few of you
have registered, and there are so many i'm
portant duties for you to perform in the next
ninety days. You are endangering your
country and it's institutions by delay in not
registering. Register, vote right, and save
your country from impending danger.
1 will not seek to go to congress in the
usual way, by rushing frantically over the
district, gawking into your places of bus
mess and taking up your time. have not
bounded forth with bullying eyes gazing at
the moon, offering great plans for the re-
demption of the world. will not go along
your highways looking like a "1iving petit
tion," and walking prayer" The people
know for what purpose such demonstrations
are made, and believe they are becoming
wearied with them. ..-
hope that the people of the district will
not arrive at the conclusion from these state
ments that have lost interest in this splen-
did old world and its people. I believe in
brotherhood and sisterhood of all human be-
ings am profoundly interested in the
wellbeing and happiness of the human race.
. have sought in this new departure in seek
ing public office to reach your conscience and
your intelligence rather than by artificial
and pretended sentiment. "
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