The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-12-24
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE
CITY OF EllENSBURG
TO KITTITAS DEMOCRATS

campaign OF 1905 has drawn to 4
close, more than ever do the real
workers of the democratic party
realize the absolute importance of
a we'll supported democratic press
in each and every county, and in
this connection let us quo te Henry
Watterson:
Democrats. above everything,
give your local democratic press
the strongest support possible for
therein lies your strength. Demo
cratic success cannot be achieved
without the press and the stronger
the local support the greater the
victory. y
You would not think of going to
war without guns and the best of
ammunition. If you did not have
these two essentials to war, you
would get just what you might eX-
pect-a sound drubbing, and what
is true of war is also true of polit-
cal warfare.
Since 1898 The Dawn has stood
Loyalty by the principles of the
democratic party, without hope of
reward, believing that those prin-
Ciples were for the best interests of
all. 1t has not been a matter of
dollars and cents with us, but a
matter of principle. Had we de-
sired to barter principle for the al
mighty dollar; had we preferred
being in the swim rather than
standing by Our convictions; had
we desired to bow to the golden
calf and sell Our political ambitions
for a mess of republican pottage
(the coin) we could have accepted
at least one of the several offers
made us by those in republican att
thority, and have Jared far better
as for coin of the realm is concern
ed, but we would not. preferring to
maintain Our honor and integrity
and above all to consistency teach
lug and preaching the same thing,
and during all these ten years the
major part of Our support has come
from our republican friends whom
it appears took more pride in sup
porting a local enterprise and keep
ing posted than haue three-fOurths
of the democrats, and while we
must fully appreciate the support
our republican friends have accord
ed us, admiring their good judg-
ment, and excellent example set to
our democratic brethren, we must
say that as party, the democrats
have fallen far short of doing its to
duty to us or Justice to itself. We
naturally feel that as The Dawn
has all along been the only demo
cratic paper published in the coun-.
ty that every democrat should be on
it's subscription list for more good
reasons than one. The Dawn has
Justly merited their support.
1t appears to us that the demo
cratic party being a minority party
should keep up a continual cam
paign of education and the best
means of conducting such a CAM
paign, as all must know, is through
the press. 1t is the only way to
combat the enemy and the inCon-
sistency of opposing parties, and to
keep the people posted as to the
objects and aims of the party.
What we want and need in Kit
titas coun.y is the loyal support of
every democrat in the county, and
YOU need The Dawn. Of course.
we want every republican on Our
list too that we can get, but lay no
claim on them for party support,
but we do most certainly feel that
we have a just claim on the sup
port of every democrat who wishes
SUCCESS for the party he has lined
up with and votes as he plays, and
this support will go long way to-