The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-11-30
VANCOUVER INDEPENDENT.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1882.

1t is difticuE to get along with a
fool or knave and when one combines
both in the same person, it is next to
impossible to teach him by either in
telligent or moral precept. Lord By
ron, after nearly month, still whines
in the Cancer like whipped spaniel,
and with about as much effect, while
s. w. Brown, the chief object Of his
malice, leads a useful life and quietly
pursues the even tenor of his way, de-
voting his time to honorable business,
and the support and encouragement
of such industries and institutions as
most promote the private and public
welfare of the community in which he
lives. S. w. Brown is too long aud
faverably known here as an honorable
and snterprising business man and an
upright citizen to be be injured in
reputation or otherwise by any ire
sponsible scribbler. Lord Byron says
that s. w. Brown is an ''unscrupu-
lous political demagogue." OF course
he is, and an enemy not to be forgot
ten, because he helped upset the plans
of Lord Byron's little ring, and with
sledge hammer blows smashed in the
sides of his little political job shop be-
fore he even got the roof on. The al
legation that Mr.. Brown electioneered
for and supported the Democratic Ter
ritorial ticket, because he circulated a
ticket with such heading for the
purpose Of defeating Daniels and his
ring, is too frivolous to need refuta-
ton. There were about 400 republic
cans in the county who circulated the
same ticket, for the same object, and
400 or more democrats who for the
same purpose circulated tickets with
Territorial Republican head. Are
these democrats to be charged with
supporting the Republican Territorial
ticket ON that account? Certainly
not. They supported their own ticket
for Territorial officers, as did the re-
publicans theirs, and both united on a
county ticket for the laudable purpose
Of defeating the little ring of tricksters
who assumed to run the republican
party of Clarke county without hav-
ing the honesty, the character, or the
brains requisite to success. 1t is some
what out of time, but as the subject is
up, we desire to say word about the
defeated candidates. With little ex-
ception they are good men-such as
, the republican party of Clarke county
would under different circumstances
delight to honor, but they were found
in bad company, and like "poor Tray"
had to be sacrificed for the sake of con-
SisteBcy and the future good Of the
party. We hope these gentlemen,
whom personally we respect, will not
take it unkindly If we advise them to
give Lord Byron and his crew here
after wide berth.
A word about demagogues, and we
ask pardon of our readers and trust we
shall not again need to refer to the
subject. We admit there 10 an un-
scrupulous demagogue in this busi-
ness, but we claim that it IL w. By
ron Daniels, and not s. w. Brown.
We have neither time, nor space, nor
inclination new, to 60 over the entire
ground and collect all the proof. We
will simply 60 back to the republican
Co. convention Of two years ago. Even
Mr.. Daniels, We think, with his une-
qualed pronensss to fabrication and
mis-statement, will not dare assert
that that convention as far a. he and
his political friends were concerned,
was intended to reflect the will Of the
republican party of the county, or that
it was not "put up job" by himself
and his friends for the leading pupose
Of defeating or preventing the nomi-
nation of Charles Brown and Fred
Bier. 1t IL true ~ . sort Of concession
or tub thrown to the whale" policy,
and not because they wanted him,
they nominated NJ. Bier. In the late
convention the same object and the
same policy, more systemized and in
tensifled vas pursued. This was dsne
BY Mr.. Danisls - enc OF the leaders,
II not CHIEF. and his frisnds. OF course
he will sttsmpt 70 deny this damag-
ing allegation, but the voters Of this
county. even his frisnds, know 1t 10
trps, and his denial will be about -
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