The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-11
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weave, when first we practice to
deceive"
Russell Collins used the above
quotation last night at the meeting
of the Young Mems Democratic
club in the beginning of a speech
In which he threw sarcasm and
ire all done up in packages at the
republican party. He stated that
If the democrats this year will
make the guarantee of bank de-
posits an issue with the republican
party. the democrats will make
them climb tree. He declared
that now that American shipping
is driven from the seas by the
tariff, Uncle Sam is PROSTATE at
the feet of England and Japan, and
the republicans are now trying to
crawfish on it's tariff theory for the
first time in it's history. This, ac-
cording to Collins, BODIES well for
the democrats.
Although the meeting was not
largely attended, there was more
energy and interest brought by the
few than has been evinced at any
previous meeting. And what was
handed to the republicans shows
that the democrats are trimming
over with enthusiasm and conf
dence.
DR.. D. c. Newman attacked the
courthouse ring and declared there
were no roads or bridges in the
county to show for the great
amount of money that has been
spent and that the farmers and
people of the county were prepared
and ready for a change of admins
tration.
j. B. Garnett, candidate for the
state senate from the Third dis
trict, said that the courthouse ring
is again on deck and it's nomina-
ton has created dissatisfaction
among the defeated candidates,
who are prepared to turn to the
democrats to eradicate "the pest"
New blood was infused into the
local democracy by the enrolment
of C. c. Dill, teacher in the high
school. who recently came here
from Cleveland. 0. He told the
club that when Tom Johnson was
first elected mayor of Cleveland,
the people of that city were ruled
by what was called the kissing
gang" ring similar to the court
house crowd. Tom Johnson has
been mayor ever since.
The pleasing Irish dialect of Pat
rick Keeney entertained in a short
address, in which Mr.. Keeney de-
clared that there is no hard feel
ings left after the democratic pri-
mary, as in the republican ranks.
He said the republicans appealed
to every democrat in the city to
assist in routing the courthouse
gang. They appealed to him. he
said, but he had more sense and
voted the democratic ticket.
William Matthews, candidate for
the legislature from the Sixth dis
trict, talked in favor of bank guar
antee of deposits as preventative
of such panics as the country has
passed through. He said the re-
publicans are bowling about pros
perity and high wages and that
where the wages are probably Is
per cent higher, living is 40 per
cent higher. He urged the initia-
tive and referendum as the great
est plank in the democratic plat
form and to put the lawmaking
power into the hands of the people.
Jay Daniel, candidate for assess
or, accused Assessor Galbraith of
hiring an army of deputies to dis
tribute notices from his office, in
stead of hiring one man to do it
through the mail. which would
have been less cost to the tax
payers. He also said that deputies
were sent out to measure lots when
there was an official map with all
the measurements right in the as
SCISSORS office. This was all done
for campaign purposes, he said,
The sweating system pursued by
the present force of the prosecuting
attorneys Office will be made an
issue by o. j. Saville, the demo-
cratic nominee for prosecutor. He
said the majority of people are
opposed to the process; it is wrong
fundamentally, and accused Fred
Pugh of considering every man
arrested guilty until tried instead
of innocent until determined guilty
by a jury. He expects to beat
Pugh If for no other reason than
that he is member OF the AFRO
CANT courthouse family.
Other speakers were George Il.
Stone, candidate for sheriff; G. w.
Dow, for constable; w. II. Fergu-
son, representative Second district.