The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1904-09-30
MR.. TURNER'S RALLY
Plenty of Abuse Was Heaped
Upon Republican Party.
Democratic Speakers Pour Forth
Froth and Foam in wild En-
deayor to Secure Votes.

Never in the history Of politics in
Whitman county have republicans. who
were giving q respectful bearing, been
subjected to such a TRADE OF abuse a.
was handed them by democratic sneak
ers at the Turner meeting at The Ridge
; way Tuesday evening. Every speaker.
from the eminent eX senator down to
the loud mouthed, frOthing ward heeler
from Spokane, seemed to take an
especial delight in saying the ylest
things that decent tongue could utter
before an audience Of respectable and re-
hned people, and at times the verge OF
vulgarity was touched, no blush of
shame or tinge Of regret crossing the
brazen cOuntenances Of those who were
responsible before the people they were
addressing. Thus it was that the re-
publican party Of the state OF Washing
ton was damned to the deepest DEPTHS
Of perdltion by the sanderous tongue OF
IA demagogue who poses before the citi.
zens Of this commonwealth az a Moses
to lead them out Of an Egypt that does
not exist.
Wilbur ). Yearsley, chairman Of the
democratic county central committee,
introduced ii. w. Garfield az chairman
| OF the evening and that gentleman tried
to be funny on every occasion that pre-
| sented, but failed most inglOriOusly. Mr..
Garfield was never intended for hu-
| mOrlst, whatever other accomplishments
| he may possess. On the stage with the
speakers were about 80 democrats, in
Guiding aspirants for county office and
| the laity. As matter of fact the
largest portion of democrats attending
the meeting we're stationed on the stage
where an attentive audience could see
them. The PalOuse appointive com
mission male quartet and the Colfax
band furnished the music for the occa-
sion and this was enjoyed far more by
the audience than was the speaking, if
person is allowed to Judge by the
amount Of applause received.
Chairman Garfield first introduced
George Mudgett Of Spokane, democratic
nominee for state treasurer, who made
| short, plain talk, the most gentemanly
Of any delivered during the evening. II.
| ID. Merritt, one of Turner's legislative
nominees in Spokane county, man
who has every appearance and action Of
a professional ward heller was the next
| to occupy valuable time. Mr.. Merritt
informed a representative Of The Gazette
| before the meeting that he had a new
stOry-a dandy that he was going to
spring on Mr.. Pickrell. During his
speech when he arrived at the story
| point, the windy gentleman from the
| falls city sprung that old calf gag that
| Abraham Lincoln used to tell before the
war. He also said that he had a mes
sage to deliver to the people OF Whit
man county from the democratic state
central committee, the gentlemen who
were conducting this wonderful whirl-
wind campaign. The message, in effect,
was that the committee did not want
| the people of Whitman county, or any
other county, to vote for Mr.. Turner for
| governor unless they would also vote
for the balance of the state ticket and
| the democratic legislative nominees.
| The reason for that message was plain.
| Mr.. Turner does not wish to be govern
or of Washington, but he would like to
| have a democratic legislature so that he
| could be elected to the United States
senate again. 1t would be a great sac
| rifice for the eminent gentleman to spend
| four years in the governors chair at
| Olympia, but it would be an immense
| pleasure to spend six years in the United
States senate. His magnificent law
practice and corporation promotion
| business would not then be interferred
with. The democratic state central
committee and Mr. Turner need lose
no sleep over Whitman county. The
republicans are not going to vote for
Mr.. Turner, or any part of his "cOnse
| Grated" ticket. Their efforts had best
be spent to keep democrats from leaV-
ing the fold Mr.. Merritt's speech
throughout was full of dirty insinuating
filings at the republican party. There
may be some republicans who are not
completely satisfied with their state
ticket, but they did not 90 to that meet
ing to hear their party abused and
slandered, and the gentlemen who spoke
Tuesday night will discover that fact on
November s. Abuse is not argument,
but Mr. Merritt evidently does not know
that fact.
When Stephen JudsOn, the democratic
nominee for lieutenant governor, was
| introduced, the old grenleman pranced
| out on the stage like q cheap-saaried
| comedian in a popular price" show. 1t
was no trouble for Uncle Steve to tell
| the people that he had lived in Wash
| ington 81 years and that he had never
changed his pOstoffice address during
that time 1t was easy for him to tell
how he had always been feminist the
corporations and how he had voted,
after the 14th ballot, for John w. ARA
smith for speaker of the house in 1898;
but he forgot to tell that he did so be-
cause. as he said at that time, he con-
sidered George Turner a demagOgue-a
man unworthy Of confidence. But 1T ls
easy to forget such small things. Then
besides, Mr.. Turner is a democrat now
and that in Mr.. Judson's opinion, COW
ers a multitude of sin. The people OF
Whitman county have never been treat
ed to such boasting speech since the
days OF old Judge Mcdonald, as the one
our Uncle Steve "Gassaway" delivered.
1t was really funny-as good as home
minstrel performance-fOr Mr.. Judson
SAYS he will fight the railroads with the
ten commandments. Ministers Uf the
gospel have been fighting the devil with
that same instrument for hundreds OF
wears. vet it is alleged that his satanic
majesty still exists and that be is under
no better control than in former years.
If Uncle Steve is not any more success
full in his campaign than certain
ministers we have known, the railroads
will still be raising hell" as Chairman
Garfield said, when the venerable gen
tlemen from Pierce has passed TO the
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