The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-08-23
HARTLEY HITS
STATE MEN IN
SPEECH HERE
Gigantic Frauds and-Huge
Steals Are Pointed Out
Says Organized Poll
ticians Block All His
Reforms.

'T'd just like to put on a pair Of
boxing gloves and settle these ar
guments with this gang in 0lym-
pia that way. They say the old
man hasn't any pep. I'd show them
whether the old man has any pep
left"
So spa1e Governor Hartley at
street meeting in Kennewick,
Tuesday afternoon. He also said
many things of like nature which
the audience appreciated equally
well. He told Of apparent graft in
state highway contracts amount
ing to hundreds of thousands Of
dollars, said that the state high
way books had not been audited
time $78,000,000 had been ex-
pended, spoke of huge timber
steals from the state school prop
erty, and of the opposition he had
encountered from the organized
politicians at the state capital.
The government made charges
against nearly all the present
state officials. He stated that
Auditor Clausen and Treasurer
Potts tried to railroad" him out
of the State Highway committee
so that they might appropriate
money as they saw fit. He said
that he offended these two offic-
ials when he refused to appoint
Clausen director Of efficiency and
Potts director of licenses. Land
Commissioner Savidge was ac-
cHsed Of connivance at land sales
in which the state was cheated out
of thousands of dollars. Hartley
said that Clark Savidge, who is
supposed to supervise the sale Of
state timber doesn't know a hem
lock from a spruce and that he re-
lied solely on the advice of hired
agents who might easily be bribed.
He said he would like to clear the
capital of all Of them, scrub the
capitol of all of them scrubthe
floors with Dutch cleanser, and
then the state might have good
Attorney General Dunbar camc
in for his share of criticism, too.
Hartley said he would not have
needed to have carried single
case to court if the attorney gen.
eral had done his duty. The Gov
ernor said he had been forced to
spend state money to hire legal
advisors because Dunbar refused
to do his duty. 81 have been up
against the strongest organized
political machine in the United
States" he said. "These politicians
sare nothing for the welfare of the
people Of tn state and are inter-
ssted in perpetuating themselves
n office"
Hartley and his companions
lurled grave charges at the news
1apers of the state. cit is impos-
,ible for the people of washington
% get any truth out Of the news
,apers," he said here, "that is why
We are travelling around that we
nay speak to you personally" He
llso claimed that Clark Savidge
vas favored in the public press
because of certain state advertis-
ng.
The Governor expressed himself
IS a friend Of education and point
d out the excellency Of the Uni
'ersity Of Washington.
After he had finished speaking
group of anxious citizens asked
he Governor how he felt about
he state buying the Pasco- Ken
lewick toll bridge. They were as
ured that he did not approve Of
oil bridges and that he believed
he state should buy the bridge at
he earliest possible moment.
The Governor and a group Of
:andidates are touring eastern
Those who spoke
lere Tuesday were Emmett Leni-
ian, candidate for Attorney Cen
raj, Paul House, candidate for
lieutenant governor, Jack Bird.
andidate for commissioner Of
ands, and G. DOVE McQuesten.
:andidate for state senator from
Yakima and Benton counties.