Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-08-27
A SHINING LIGHT.

"A SdlNlNG LIGHT.
Brother Pattson, OF the Cosmopolis |
reminds us OF the darkey
who had become little enthusiastic over
reading Shakespeare and undertook, by
taking few haphazzard quotations, to
prove that the bible was also written by
the sage OF Avon. The editor OF the En-
terprise himself is quite a devotee at the
shrine OF Shakespeare; perhaps he has
made like attel;ipt. One would not
think it improbable, after reading the
laborcd argument in his last weeks
paper, wherein he attempts TO show up
the Inconsistency Of the HERALD by a
couple OF quotations on different subjects
together with one from a paper printed
in the state OF Iowa.
Shakespeare may not have written the
bible and we may not have written the
Chicago platform, but we have no doubt
that by taking Jew clippings from
Brother Pattison's Bucoda Enterprise OF
a couple OF years ago, when he was de-
Tending the action Of the Republican
party of this state for adopting free sill.
Yer Is to l plank and endorsing the
action OF Republican legislature in
memoralizing congress to pass free sill
yer bill, we have no doubt, We repeat,
that we could prove, hey ond the shadow
OF doubt, that Brother Pattison wrote
the Chicago platform. if Shakespeare
didn't write the bible.
The difference between the position Of
the HERALD and the editor of the Enter
PRISE is simply this: The Democratic
party has always advocated the use Of
both gold and silver as standard money,
in which the editor Of this paper has
always agreed through differing with
the majority as to the method to be EN-.
ployed to secure this end. The majority
having decided upon line of procedure,
we as good Democrats accord to them
their right to have the plan tried, and as
good Democrat fall in line with them to
help secure that right. On the other
hand, the Republicans have always
claimed to be favorable to both metals as
standard money, in which the editor OF
the Enterprise, like a good Republican,
has in the past fully accorded. The st.
Louis convention having torn the mask
away, disclosed the horrible cheat, and
declared for gold recommendation, the
editor OF the Cosmopolis Enterprise, like
a good Republican, has likewise torn
away the mask, bows down before the
golden cali-and worships Hanna.
This same worshipper seems perturbed
over the action OF the conventions in
Ellensburg because they lave laid aside
for the time partyism, and united for the
common good to purge this fair state of
the blot OF a corrupt and extravagant
government. 1t raises the cry Of bar
gain and sale. We expected it would,
and that every other Republican paper
in the state would; it is their only stock
in trade. They know the people have
found true bill against them; they
know that they themselves are in hope.
less minority as against the union OF the
people determined upon better govern
ment, and their only hope is in stirring
up dissension
But we defy them; the union forces
cannot be stampeded. We are bold to
ackno~l ledge that the combination is for
the purpose OF getting the offices, for in
no other way under heaven can the de-
sired reforms be secured than through
the Offices that control the affairs OF the
state. Make the most OF it you can. the
people are not to be deferred by threats,
ridicule or Misrepresentation. When
corporate greed refuses to allow the party
in power to grant needed reforms, and
when that same greed seeks to retain its
grip by bulldozins the votes Of its EN-.
ployes, it is time the people arose and
bodily stated that they not only wanted
but proposed to have the Offices in order
that relief might be had from the bur-
uenS OF mlsmanagement.
II the devoted follower OF the immortal
Shakespeare-and Hanna-who edits a
paper in the corporation-riddeu town Of
Cosmopolis will show how the people
can have the reforms they demand with.
out having the machinery of government
in their possession by which such re.
forms are secured, we for one will say
you are welcome TO the responsibility Of
the offices. The only provso we add is,
don't offer the G. 0. p. as a remedy, for it
is n. g. in this state.