The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-10
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE
CITY OF EllENSBURG

not take or read The Dawn. Why
is it? If we had to depend on
democrats for our support, The
Dawn would suspend publication
short off. TOO many democrats
prefer to subscribe for republicans
papers not because of any special
news feature or anything Of the
kind. bat because of the habit. If
every democrat i'll kittitas county
would patronize The Dawn it could
could and would be a strong factor
III every campaign and accomplish
much good for the party. 1t need
not be radical. but ii could be firm
and have a backing that would
make it feel safe i'll pubshing a
bold and vigorous fight. No one
cares to make all assault on his
friends-the enemy even with a
principle involved, when he must
know that it means Curtailment
of bread and butter-a financial
loss and with no hope Of reward
financially or otherwise. True,
one often fells like asserting his
rights, but the question arises: can
he afford TO do so in the face of
what he must know will follow
When democrats learn to support
LOYALTY and royalty, their own press
then, and not until then will you
have organs that will do credit to
the party organizations and be the
pride of every loyal democrat
The principles advocated by the
democratic party ARE RIGHT. They
are lust and right in the sight Of
God and man. Too few people
actually know of those principles,
even many democrats except as
they may see them referred to in
some republican paper i'll sheer
ing way, and the reason for it is
simply this: TOO few democratic
papers now exist III this county;
they cannot exist on the meagre
support usually accorded such
papers. Why not push democratic
papers with your dollars by not
only getting every democrat to read
them, but also every republican
that can be induced to lay aside his
party prejudices for an hour or so
each week? Among your New
Year resolutions resolve to get
every democrat as we'll as every
republican in your section to give
you, or us directly, their subscrip-
ton to The Dawn for the year 1909
and l91O-S2 so for two years. If
YOU will Go this, we will guarantee
you paper that you will point to
with pride and bless the day you
made that good resolution. Don
expect us to do it all and live on
sweet air and fresh water. 1t takes
money and lots Of it to run a news
paper and the smaller your support
the weaker your paper. Think 1t
over Talk it with your wife,
your neighbors and your friends,
and don't forget to act. Today is
the day of your political salvation.
THE Chamber of Commerce of
Des Mones, Iowa, will please ac-
cept our thanks for copy of what
is known as The Des Moines Plan
of CITY Governm ent' as passed by
the SIND General Assembly of the
state and adopted by the city Of
Des Moines at a special election
held June 20, 1907. This is a doc
ument that every member elect of
the legislature should read and
then enact into law for the benefit
of every city and town i'll the state
that may care to adopt it. 1t is an
interesting document, especially to
a taxpayer Of city houndering in
debt and who's, 1x r-ty is taxed
to the limit. We are running, IS
you have no doubt observed, a
series of articles BY Mr.. Beckman
on this subject, but as soon as time