Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-07-30

Of whom. no doubt, helped to pile Up
profits for Hartley to spend SO freely
in three campaigns to secure $1,000
Per year JOB; and because he has put
the state department Of labor and IN
dustries under the control Of those
who are not in sympathy with the
purposes Of the industrial insurance
nct. Many ether reasons could be
stated Il space permitted.
Nov, i Governor Hartley sincere
on the timber and taxation questions
| IN this connection It should be remem-
bered that concern in which the gov
ernor is interested bought some Of the
finest timber in this state. This was
I'm Snohomish county and was pur-
chased under the federal system which
does not permit timber being taxed
as state timber Immediately after be-
ing purchased from the State Of
Washington, ! understand this con-
Icern paid only about $500 per thops-
and feet for this fine timber. The
governor and some Of the big timber
barOns from this county who seem to
be very active in his behalf at this
time, and who were also very active
for him before he was elected, do
not say very much about this fine
Tualip timber, and they seem to be
strangely silent about the low prices
paid by some Of these timber people
20 years ago, before Commissioner Of
Public Lands, Clark v. Savidge, took
office. They also say very little about
the successful efforts Of Clark v.
Savidge in getting school lands for
this state that they now would have
you believe Savidge is helping to sell
for q songs
And now as to taxes Of course
they are too high; many working men
are not bothered with any property
on which to pay taxes, but the records
Of this county will bear me out when
say that If Governor Hartley and
some Of those who are so loudly prais-
ing him would pay their proportionate
and just share of the taxes on what
property they own, the tax burden
would not fall 50 heavily on the rest.
OF course, most Of the taxes go for
local and not for state purposes, 50 q
governor can do very little more to
| tighten the tax burden. If he stayed
on the job at Olympia little more, it
might help some, and it might also
help little bit if Governor Hartley
spent bit less in carrying on the
office Of governor. Other governors
have worried along on considerably
less than has been allowed Governor
Hartley, even though he has taken
about $4,000 worth Of furniture from
his Everett home to supplement that
already in the governors mansion.
Some Of the members of the legis-
lature who supported Governors pol
icies and later got fat state jobs
might be dispensed with and not harm
the state; and then we got along with
out a state tax commission for quite
awhile that now costs the taxpayers
about $4,000 per year; one private
secretary might be enough for the or
binary governor; and perhaps he
might reappoint, as superintendent of
the Chehalis training school the man
he fired-the man who by strict econ
omy saved the state many thousands
Of dollars, And ! wonder If the stste
paid any Of the expenses Of those APP
pointees Of the governor who attended
be State Republican Convention at
LongvieW7
Now the governor has failed to
keep his prediction promises to
stand BY his own party platform. A
part of that platform favored the
Child Labor Amendment, and when
elected, he repudiated that plank, as
well as some Of the others.
But how does the governor stand
in his home county among the rank
and file Of the people7 The best an
swer is the last expression Of the vot-
ers in his home city and county. With
both local daily newspapers support
ing him and an appeal to home pride,
he got only about third Of the Re-
publican vote in the primaries. In
the final election he ran hundreds of
votes behind his ticket, his democratic
opponent beat him in Fl out Of the
40 precincts Of Everett and in over so
the 1870 odd precincts Of the county.
Governor Hartley came within about
800 votes of losing his home city of
Everett and within 951 votes Of being
beaten in the county by his democratic
opponent, and did not receive major
ity Of the votes Of the county, the
combined vote Of the Democratic and
Farmcr-L candidates being 1899
more than Governor Hartley's.
Now, ! know Governor Hartley
will not fancy having people know
about bis record st home because in
recent speech he scolde6 one Of our
local newspapers for daring to print