The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1894-10-18
A TRUE STATEMENT.

TRUE STATEMENT.
Lac y lacOrtes American must have
had trip into the 0. |. Co.'S 100000
campaign fund. as it gave Lord Brasay
half IA column of taffy, and E. {. Nor
Gyke, the Populist candidate for State
Senator, nearly as much space, filled
with campaign lies.
The Republican County Convention
two years ago, like the last one, was
run wholly by Grand Duke McMillin,
and so, of course, everyone excepting
the Representative-and this year he
dictated that candIdate.) who was
nominated was McMillin man. Mr..
Nordyke has always opposed this I'M
scrupulous demagogue, both inside and
outside of the Republican party, and of
course was not nominated. AT the
earnest solicitation of admirers and
friends he ran independent, and it is
nothing to his discredit if the demo-
Gratis left their ticket blank and voted
for him.
The American says: "At the election
nearly seven hundred votes We're polled;
out that total, Hon Nordyke received
SEVENTEEN" You will observe that
this sheet sarcastically quotes ''Hon."
However we think that tier lying and
sarcasm will have but little weight
when the people of Skagit county know
that in his own precinct he received
just ar even fifty votes, thereby getting
majority of fourteen, where he was
best known. The idea Of this I'M" Am
erican" lying sheet talking about honor
1t further says: "Unable to make a
living by practicing law, he secured a
third grade teachers certificate, and
through influence with a school board
managed to get position that other
wise would have been held by woman.
Mr.. Nordyke holds second grade GER
tificate, but still the American will go
OH talking about "Hon." Mr.. Nordyke
taught the last term of school in the
Friday Harbor district and gave almost
universal satisfaction. AT the school
election few of his republican enemies
forced the issue as to whether or not he
should have the school this year, and
their candidate for director was defeated
the patrons of the school declaring in
favor of Mr. Nordyke by two-thirds
vote. And still the American talks of
"Hon." And the last lie to which the
American stoops is that "Mr. Nordyke
skirmished about both counties prior to
the convention and made outlandish
promises wherever he deemed they
would add to his strength. The only
statement required TO nail this falsehood
is that he had not been in Skagit county
for many months past until the night
before the conventions; he remained in
Anacortes until the arrival of the five
O'Clock train which took him to the
convention at Burlington and returned
home the same day. During the con-
vention he earnestly worked for another
man. Still the American talks OF
"Hon."
As for Mr.. Pape, the democratic
nominee, for senator from this district,
we are not acquainted with him, but
will say that everything we have heard
about him has been to his credit, and
we believe that he is thoroughly
honest and competent man from a
democratic standpoint.
Mr.. Harper, the republican nominee,
we have known for some time ana have
found him to be a thoroughly honest
and upright gentleman, so far as we
know. However, Mr.. Harper was
nominated by the Corporation political
boss of San Juan county, and would nc
doubt, work in conjunction with Mr.
McMillin's nominee for the legislature
if both were elected.
Tn conclusion we will say that we
believe that all the candidates who ART
; aspiring TO be senator from this distric
: are gentlemen, and that any attemp
!. on the part of newspaper TO blackei
the character of either of the three viii
only result in proving the fact that thu
editor is ready to print anything which
} he may be called upon to lif there j
anything in it, whether it contains
single true statement or not. And
the electors of Senatorial District No
t 80 see fit to send Mr.. Nordyke to Olym
|, p.a they will never have reason to regre
, | it. He is a man whose ability and in
telligence are undoubted, and is emf
nently qualified to fill the position.