Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-23
WHAT OTHERS SAY OF US
And What We Think Back at Them
in Reply.

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"Ritzville has n new paper, the
Adams County News, published by j..
A. Thompson, the sheriff of Adams
county. The appearance and tone of
the paper will give it favorable re-
ception. The publisher states that in
politics his paper will be independent.
BY this it is presumed that it will
neither be republican, democratic or
populist. There may be times when
it is not necessary to train with any
political party, but such times are rare.
A partisan newspaper should be indie
pendent, and no paper taking an inter-
est in politics can fail to sympathise
with one party as against another,
especially when the interests between
them are vital. Claiming to be indie
pendent in the sense of refusing 20
make choice between parties, is
equivalent to saying that one has no
views at all, or if he has, that they are
held in obeisance for certain reasons
not published. Just now the issues
between political parties are so sharp,
the parties are so diameterically OPP
posed to each other that there can be
no compromise between them, and the
newspaper that perches on the fence
cannot please itself or anyone else,
and serves no useful purpose. Every
party newspaper can and ought to be
independent, and those of character
and influence are. There is popular
notion, however, that papers that
identify themselves with parties are
the willing instruments of party lead
ers, and it is industriously taught by
demagogues, but that signifies moth
ing."-Davenport Times.
The above is credited to the Times
Davenport, WASH, and if it will watch
our "smoke" for while it will find we
have views. We will further prove
that issues between political parties
are not so sharp that there be no
compromises between them. The
News will please itself and also great
many other people and lastly that
every party newspaper has got to be
the willing instruments of party lead
ers or 60 out of the business.
"The Adams County News is new
exchange that has come to our table
this week. Sheriff Thompson is the
motor man and its first issue shows
that in his Uranium exists more than
convict prattle. The News is decid-
eddy neat paper, consisting of able edi-
torial comment, neat Typography,
showing excellent management. The
Times congratulates Adams county,
Ritzville and Sheriff Thompson and
hope that the dollars may roll into
the Office so fast that they get tangled
up with the office towel but trust
the sheriff will not become the victim
of that fraudulent 500 bill."-Sprague
Times.
We are glad to be able to say that the
compliments of the Times can be
truthfully turned upon itself, and the
News would congratulate Lincoln
county, Sprague and Bro. Sullivan and
hope chat genuine 500 bills may line
all his old clothes.
eyes, populism is dead (2) in this
state. Only two new papers of that
faith started in the last two weeks.
That one of Bro. J. A. Thompson, at
Ritzville, is the latest for public favor.
1t is bright and ably edited. Bro.
Thompson is also sheriff of Lincoln
county. Before the liars get through
with the populist party in this state
they will wish they had never reported
it dead, as they will not like to ac-
knowledge defeat by cadaver. Whoop
her up and the liars will be so sick
before next November they will wish
themselves dead."-Washington Inde-
pendent.
Thank you Bro. Mays but remember
we will slap a populist just as quick as
anybody else if we believe them guilty
Of "ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain" We are not sheriff of Lin
coin county, Bro. Devenish is the only
sheriff of that county at present.
"The Adams County News is the