, 1885-03-07

IT seems simply Impossible for tho
press Of Cheney to allow any man
the right to think for himself II Il
in opposition to the ethics Of those
papers for public funCtionary to en-
terrain ideas not eonsonant with
those Of the Simon pure Chcneyile.
In every thought he gives express
sion TO he must attune his voice 10
the car Of the people OF tho county
seat, or he OF once become a target
for slurs, innuendoes and abuse. In
order to meet the critical require
ments Of the self-cOnstituted Judges,
who SIT in bank and Insist upon only
recognizing one side ofa case, a per
son holding ofiico through the. suf-
frngea Of the people Of the entire
county, must live, and breathe and
have his being exclusivoly and alone
for Cheney and Chcneyis welfare.
Blinded By partisan moIlees that
viii not for 0 moment harb0r The
compaulonshlp Of a thought for a
single solitary locality outside Of tho
limits Of the corpornte municipality,
he who has the manhood to remem-
Der his constituents and tho hardi-
hood to entertain and give utter
ance 10 views Of a nature
pertaining to the independent is
frowned down, or an attempt coer-
cion is made by the local organs II
this Jealous watchfulness and Jealous
defense Of faetionai Interest was only
tempered by the infnltesimal shado
OF generous fairness, orif the All pro-
vailing truth was at times consider
cd even In a minute degree, the ar
gus-eyed press might win plaudifs,
even from those who might differ IN
opinion, for Its ardent and active de-
fensive and aggressive attitude.
But there Is the stickler. To set up
line Of criticism backed by tho
shield Of truth Is a position beyond
the reach Of our neighboring Jour
nalists. Falrness and honesty of
motives are component parts lacking
In the selfish, rule-or-ruin policy that
has eternally characterized the POSI-
tioDs assumed by the county scat
papers ever since an inscrutabie
providence and a treacherously mis-
lead people confined to make
Cheney the shire town Of Spokane
county. The error Of Judgment has
been painfully Illustrated to the tax
payers recently by late develop
ments In a research Of the accounts
Of servants chosen in the heat Of pas
sion, one Of the results OF the spite
ful attacks upon the eastern part Of
thecounty, theactual extent Of Whose
defectlOns time nlone will solve.
This unprineipled spirit Of combat
iveness Is forever being fanned into
a fame, and antagonlsms that should
be permitted TO die out are revived
and foisted upon the people These
shapers Of public opinion. however,
are Overlapping themselves, and the
great majority Of our citizens arc
not only becoming disgusted but
are anxious to desert the standard Of
a leadership that hides the visage Of
as hideous an apparition as the
veiled prophet Of Khorassan. This
persistent determination 10 dictate
the position to be assumed by all
those holding 0fiee In the county
crops out again IN recent editorial at
tacks upon two memborso Of the board
Of commissioners. Fortunately for
the county these mon eau neither be
driven through fear nor inveieled
through adulation 10 swerve from
the straight path OF duty, and whllo
malicious persecution may be resort
ed to, It can have no weight with
the honest yeOman who has faculties
for thinking for himself So long rs
Messrs. Piper and Anderson follow
for their guidance the rule they have
established on the first session Of the
new board, 50 long will they receive
the hearty support and assistance Of
their fellow men; that Is, the numer-
lcal strength Of that portion Of the
county domain spread out beyond
and around the small section en-
braeed In the town properof Cheney.
We congratulate the gentlemen, as
well as the voters, upon their gOOd
fortune in awakening the ireful feel
lngs Of the Sentinel and Tribune, as
II Is an indication that their necks
are not CALLED by the iron collar Of
the courthouse ring, and that they
stand for and by the people on hsso
too enduring to be shattered BY the
arrows Of venom from 90 noxiousa
aouran