The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-04-14
A Com munication.

communication.
The frantic efforts Of the Hanna Re.
publican press to divide the reform
forces, are very much in evidence during
these piping times of Mckinley pros
perity. Not content with publishing
fake" lette-s under the nom de plume of
"Populist," Democrat" etc, whose
sham battles are fought out unnder the
hats OF editorial writer's in the vain hope
Of dividing the reform forces in the
interests Of their pluiocratic masters,
these apOiu2i,ts Tor weak admiuisira-
tons, defenders oi trusts, crucitiers of la.
Dor and vivisectionists of character some
times 20 further and put words into the
mouths Of the friends of reform which
were never uttered.
A gentlemen of integrity and wide ed
itorial experience once gave this advice to
rising Young editor: "Nevpr pat any
language into peoples mouths which
they never uttered The hi, aailies will
do enough Of that without Jour tot herring
with it." Elitor storey. of the Golden
dale Agricu.turist, has proven himself
innocent of needing any such Injunction,
The statements credited to me So tar as
they refer to politics are mostly wllful
perversions of my language and deserve
not the charity usually accorded the age
of senity.
did not express any doubts as to the
result # the Oregon election, nor did |
speak n wost in dispar tgomeut 81 Senator
King, the Union candidate ior governor.
On the contrary, | dill say that | expected
the party OF joe Simon, the I5reaiite, to
90 down to defeat III Oregon before the
union forces, ~ did the forces OF Mctiraw
in our own state. Neither did express
any doubts ~ to the political outcome in
my own county. II lie new officers,
elected hy majorlties averaging over POO,
have given the people better service ~
less cost than their Republican predeces-
sors, (Which no intelligent Republican
will attempt to deny Why should the peo-
pie return to the party of plumber To
predict such action on the part OF the
voters is to deny the intelligence of the
people and to challenge their capacity for
self government. The statement with re-
gard to Mr. Freeman, brand IA cow
srdly attempt on the part of the editor to
besmirch the character of rival Journal
st at the expense Of his partisan friend.
Ii needs no Daniel to interpret the hidden
motives of the aforesaid editor to "sup-
press" an able rival and to SOW the seeds
Of discord in the camp Of reform; and
ehoulish glee the Republic repeats the
falsehood and speaks Of "deep laid plot
for the suppression Of Fteeman.
1t needs no stronger mental vision than
that OF the average Republican to see that
these two sweet scented papers have
fused" for that very purpose.
And nov, here's 10 the Yakima Re-
public; May Won live long and be happy;
may your bat band increase in size with
the expansive qualities Of your head, I'M
til in length il night eucircle the fragile
form OF rhe average republican colonel"
May you never be afflicted with "dyseep-
STA OF the brain" Yours is different
malady. Your case was aptly described
in a neat little acrostic which appeared
in the public prints about two years ago.
Your malsdp is Imitation Of the head"
ii. j. JoRY.