Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-06-14
CITY OFFICIAL. rArEE.
THURSDAY. JUNE ~. 1900.
AB,Ecr SERvILITY TO PARTY

\o.h;us - discounts the mi, .ei.e Il,
NEWSPAPER is atjert Ssrvil,tv 10 rNIi,:ca
party. \ servii.iy tina, causes paper TO
conceive i q lie its brunden duty 10 de-
lend lie mistakes, shortcomings or crimes
.. lis party q party officials with Il reck-
.e>S 1i>le.a.d O: the truth is 4 handicap
thai 10 reputable paper can afford 70
carry. even as business proposition,
ignoring the question ii morals entirely.
The Herald is i party paper and likes
70 say nice things about its party and its
party's officials and leaders when they
deserve il, but il never hesitates to say so
when It believes them wrong. We have
i high ,eSpec. for many partisan papers
who view public affairs from standpoint
different from ours, but tue party tool,
that shouts for the party right OF wrong
there can ne but sense OF contempt.
even on the part OF those who use it to
further their own vile motives.
These thoughts are occasioned upon
reading the following screed-evidentv
framed during fit OF mental alteration
in the Bulletin OF last week. Save the
last sentence, wherein our esteemed con
temporary Y,eiends to loath the ot.ense OF
Pe.aud. there is not line OF truth in it
from start 10 finish. Here is the item:
Sin the eager search for political thun.
der the HERALD, in an unfair and I'M
warranted article, shameiully attacks
sheriff HUFF ior his actions in the Poland
case. Ii the popocratic political scum
had no. been so dense over the HERALD
editorial eye a little investigation would
have discovered the truth 10 him. Pelani
was sentenced last Friday. He immedi-
ately filed notice OF appeal and an appeal
bond. which. under the laws OF this state,
allows him bis liberty until Lis case is
settled in the supreme court. Sheriff
HUFF had no more TO do with it than any
other citizen. Drowning pops grasp at
>.raws and the most faithful officer, ii he
is republican, must expect their vile
attacks. Ii Poland is:sguilty his acts de-
serve the severest punishment, and the
sooner the city is rid Of him, and numer.
Gus other leeches who prey on the gains
~ "a Ia, >i,o III 10, b..t
he must be convicted by due process OF
law"
The statement OF the HERALD, which
caused our neighbor to so forget itself, is
substantiated by the records OF the case.
But records cut no figure with party
tool. Let US examine this screed seri-
alum: Poland was sentenced on June |.
and that evening was walking the streets
OF Aberdeen flee. man. He did NOT i'm
media.ely file notice OF appeal and bond,
but they were filed June 1, and, as obiec.
ton was made 10 the sufficency Of the
bond, il was not approved, and has not
YET been approved, and Poland was NOT
entitled to his liberty pending decision Of
the supreme court, and he HAD been
convicted by due process OF LAM"
Sheriff Huff had ALL to do with it. The
prisoner was given into his charge for the
specific purpose Of conveying him to the
Aberdeen ili., AMI this lie failed to DO.
and the HERALD very properly told OF his
failure After the HERALD appeared on
the streets last Thursday afternoon the
substance Of the item was wired to Mon.
tesano and the evening train brought
down . deputy sheriff, who hunted up
Poland ana turned him over TO the city
authorities. just seven days after he had
been ordered 70 do SO, and after the HER
AID had exposed his delinquency. Al.
OF this was known, or ought TO have been
known, 10 the Bulletin, as Poland was
III the city jail and rad been there twenty
hours before that paper was printed, On
F,iiay.
The personality or political faith OF
Sierra IIuF are matters 0: supreme in
difference . the HERALD. an were 10,