The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-10

pie of this country, and if the
governors program was adopted
we would deprive ourselves OF that
assistance.
Finally, / said that the governor
is menace to the state of Wash
ington because if left alone he will
not only destroy the things which
I have discussed but that he would
destroy the constitutional govern
ment for the reason that he is de-
termined to assume the response
bility and the power of the legis-
lature and courts. ..".f."
| said that the governors pun
pose is to dictate the policies and
the activities of the entire state
and that because of his disposition
and because of the fact that he>will
not confer with anyone he makes
it impossible for the legislature to
assist him in enacting into law,
any measures recommended by
him, even tho they may have mer-
it, because no one having any de-
gree of self-respect will vote for
measure simply because the gov
ernor recommended it. A member
of the legislature, cannot confer
with and differ from the governor
without being called thief and
crook. Hence the legislature
must shape it's own course as best
it can, and constructive legislation
must await the day when this die
tator is unseated and the greatest
obligation resting upon the people
of the state politically is to bring
to an end at proper time and in
the regular way, this mans power
to destroy. ..@-5"#
Finally, I said that if the COVER.
nor will remain within the limita-
lions placed upon his office by the
constitution and if he has discov-
cred that there are methods by
which the state of Washington is
being deprived of it's timber and
if there are forces at work which
are preventing our educational in
stitutions from performing their
proper function, and if the COVER
nor being aware of these things
will specifically point out wherein
the state is losing it's timber,
where thievery is taking place, and
wherein our educational instit,-
tions are in fact failing to perform
their true function, would follow
him if he would let me, along any
line that will protect the state
against such things.
He insists that the only place
where taxes can be reduced is by
striking at those institutions where
large amounts of money are ex-
pended. which means as stated by
him, that there must be a reduc-
ton of money for education and
for roads. He said that he prom
ised he would reduce taxes and
that he will do it. I said the gov
ernor is determined to keep his
political promises regardless Of it's
consequence, and the people of the
state may know that he is determ-
ined to. carry out his program re-
CARELESS of its effect upon the IN
stitutions of the state. His lack of
interest in the real solution of the
tax problem is evidenced by the
fact that his organization in the
house refused to pass at the last
session of the legislature, the one
tax measure which. was designed
to provide means for the solu-
ton of the tax problem, namely,
the measure. providing for a class
ification Of property. The governor
recommended the measure, his own
tax commission introduced it and
then his own men defeated it.
do not believe there is men,.
Der of the so-called majority who
would refuse to vote for any meas
ure that will enable the legislature
to properly distribute the burden
OF taxation, or for any measure
that would insure more efficient