The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-09-01

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HE greatest safeguard in all activities is DISCRIMINAl
TON People learning this power, although great
many have not become acquainted yet with the world
Let us not between the large and small
men and beings of kind The safest thing that
the challenge take into account the OF his
time of greater calamity than to be thrown
pess age better into daring and far posi-
BILE should be able INTERPRET THE JUDGMENT OF
LATER TIMES.
call attention to the power of time will be
Judged according The laws the RESTRAIN
FORCE and the law of free land is the only safeguard
against of power And laws doing this! Par
TALLY. But there still remains OF mrestrained power
WE SHOULD NOT TO THE
COUNTRY BUT IN WHAT STATE WE ARE TO
LEAVE THIS COUNTRY.
Will our civilization be more lawabdng public institutions
more secure vitality well off, The these
lions will depend upon power by the generation
hand and its WILLINGNESS TO SUBMIT TO JUSTICE. The
power age judged by the element of sacrifice Will
spend the best itself send in to the which will follow!
educated interpret with
curacy the clear and eer judgment of his time it to
question MONEY AND HONESTY we'll get money at the
price of honesty.
WE CALL A MAN WITHOUT INSANE, SAY
HIS BALANCE OF DESIRE is MORALLY
We cannot accept reject power uc
estimate it.
The hostility manifested by Hon John McMllin toward
the editor and publisher of the
for that the fact that the supporting
the candidacy of Hon. VIM Shuz for reelection the egsa
ture for the sole that Mr. McMn opposing him
to have occasioned much surprise and and always M
orab comments 1t does to have occurred the crit
les of this papers position that every effort which Mr. McM
lin has made njue the editors political
he has had the active aid of Mr. Shuz who his
employee for fifteen and submssvely did his bidding
The editor of the ISLANDER nothing either of them
do the people Friday Harbor No candid strong
may be his prejudice against Mr. McMin blame him
for opposing the candidacy Mr. Shuz What
reasonable there be for injecting the bitterly
between these gentlemen the politics this
What have the people that gentleman who adj
m that he absolutely ubservent McMins wishes
when member of the legislature years ago be any
mindful of public interests reelected? What did do
there to give him any claim upon the consideration of
mon ordinary voters? Did he make any effort
wishes of the people respect the United senatorhip
Not the slightest He simply voted Mr. Mcin told to-
Did support the direct primary bill having for its object
elimination of machine rule from politics providing for
the nomination Of candidates for Office by direct
people? Not bit of it. Whatever influence he had
against the measure.
The Republican platform pledged the party to repeal
the present road law which Mr. Shuz very
lar in this county Was No. Is there any record
Mr. Shultz tried to have it done? No.
What in the of all that decent commendable in
politics did he do him claim upon party or the
people now?
1t happens that is another candidate Mr. Gene
Could and that he resident of Friday Harbor He the
nearest nehbor of the editor of the and is
man OF character broad business experience excellent
ability From the hue and that Mr. and his friends
are making it appears that Mr. Mcn expected to support
MT Gould Under the circumstances would be strange if he
od not although 1T has been very clearly Mr. Shulz
rather than Mr. McNln of the first to suggest Mr.
oud candidacy and proer The editor Of the
happens know that Gould has made no pledges
OF any KIND to Mr. McMn any asked Not only
W ~ TWO gentlemen had conference upon the legislative
question but they have since Gould was
Dy other In no associated with Mr. Mcin become
elected he will work earnestly the of
direct primary law for the repeal law for