The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-06-10
M0JJLTON SAYS
HARTLEY LIES
local Man Talks Plainly
of Governors Policies
Before Seattle Club

u has has been known that
x.rk M. Moulton is not just a
heal parsonage. He has repeatedly
heen called to other cities to ex-
nress his views on everything from
irrigation to politics. Last Tues
day night Mr.. Moulton was called
to Seattle by the Washington Con.
dHutional League to discuss state
problems, and believing Mr.. Moul-
inns views of interest to his con-
stiuents we interviewed him as
tn what was said at the time.
When asked to give us the main
noints Of Tuesdays speach which
e,nsed so much state comment and
NJ. Moulton made the following
statement:
The following covers in a gen.
ssl way what I said at Seattle:
he governor stated in his speech
made recently at Seattle, copies of
which were distributed generally
over the state, that he is a friend
Of education and that he wants
tine moor boy to have the same op-
portunity to obtain a education
Is the boy Of the privileged class.
This is the statement made by him
for public consumption, made as
the soap box orator. His real opin-
ion concerning education has been
repeatedly expressed in CONVEX
sation with numerous men. To
these men he has said that he does
not believe the state should carry
the burden of education beyond the
eighth grade and that when the
child has passed the eight grade
bis education should be provided at
the expense of the child or his
child has passed the eighth grade
ton he has also stated repeatedly
that we are spending our money
for frills and fads that are of no
value and that the money Of the
state is being wasted in teaching
these subjects. The frills and fads
be refers to are, as stated by him,
music, drawing, manual training,
home economies and the gymna-
sum.
said further that the governor
made the public statement that
tie so-called fight is a smoke
screen and that he said that the
majority in the legislature were
wrought into existence by Mark
Reed for the purpose of creating
N education dispute, thus build
ms up smoke screen to conceal
Tie opposition of the timber crowd
. the governors timber program.
said that the governors timber
Message was delivered in the leg
nhture on the 9Th of December
snd that the timber measures were
nuoduced in the legislature on
ue lOth day of December, and that
ue majority came into existence
u connection with the reclama-
u0n fight at a time when no one
o'eamed that the governor had any
specific timber program. 1t was
Seu understood that the intention
u the legislature to place recla-
maslon IN the hands of a commits
s"n headed by the governor, and
request was made that the cruise
~ made available to the appli-
.sns, the governor refusing to do
~ tnlng which he has so fre-
quently stated is our protection
aealnst wide spread larceny. 1t
: .'ue that an application was
.aae for the cruise and he re-
fused it. -
SAID further that instead of
.ue educational fight being a
sA0Ae screen for timber the gov
.l0r mad brought on the timber
LOU, s.e late in the session of the
e's.ature when nothing could
p0ssloly be done with it and had
sa'rled it forward as a smoke
..feen to conceal his real efforts
y aestroy the institutions of high
:. earning in accordance with his
0f, expressed private views.
stated further that the gov.
or has followed the tactics oi
ueinagogue in endeavoring tc
:, ppeai to the passions of the peo.
- VI the state in making false
as s.usatlon of thievery and crook.
H. Mss and by refusing to give tc
e men thus charged with thiev.
rs,s enance to defend themselves
e'e that such conduct is most
;sienenslble, = particularly when il
oaeked with the influence of thu
Eusive office, and I do not be-
'hat any public servant