The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1908-07-04

coming quite generally commented upon by those
who have studied the provisions of the act that the
rank and file of the people, and indeed some of the
usually well informed men, do not fully understand
the second choice provision. If for any state or
congressional office there are four or more candid
ates for single nomination the elector must cast
both first and second choice votes in order to have
his vote counted. Many do not understand that it
is absolutely necessary to vote for second choice
candidate under such conditions, in order to have
their first choice vote counted
The republican national committee offers prize
of $3.50 for the best article on ''Why the repub-
lican party should be successful this year." This
would seem like offering very poor pay for hard
task The time, research and ability which would
be necessary to enable any one to find good rea-
son ought to be worth many thousand dollars, be-
sides which special reward ought to be offered
for ingenuity, and a Carnegie medal for bravery.
In fact, if the republican party could secure one
single argument why it should be perpetuated in
Office, that argument would be priceless for Wall
street, and would undoubtedly secure all the cash
asked by it's author President Roosevelt tried his
best to lay basis for the campaign of Taft but
congress refused to accede to his request for pop
ular legislation, while the democrats in congress
stood with Mr. Roosevelt. Thus a continuation of
republican methods at the national capital is not
likely to be desired by the admirers of Mr.. Roose-
vet, who in the absence of any hope of republican
legislative honesty are compelled to turn to the
party which by positive action has shown it's de-
sire to legslate for the people instead of for the
corporations.
Noobjections fromWall street to Taft's platform
We note with surprise statement by the editor
of the Index last week that Grover Cleveland was
not a statesman. All the other great writer's and
speakers of this nation have united in chasing
Cleveland as one of the worlds great men, and
this regardless of policies or politics. The editor of
the Index must have thought Grover Cleveland
some Stevens county citizen that he should so heart
lily attempt to decry Cleveland's ability.
Congressman Frank H. Hitchcock, having fought
a successful battle in the nomination of William H.
Taft refuses point blank to accept the chairman
ship of the republican national committee, there
by undertaking Taft's election. While Hitchcock
pleads i'll health as reason, the very highest
quality of wisdom is indicated by his decision.
The nomination of Taft and Sherman is salts
factory to j. Perpont Morgan.
49,
Under ruling made by the attorney general the
earliest date upon which declaration of candidacy
can be filed under the new primary law is Friday
July 10, and the last date is Saturday, August g.
The attorney general in the same opinion, which is
addressed to the secretary of state, holds that al
though the supreme court has held that the Offices
of game warden and of county fruit inspectors are
elective the Legislature has passed no law provid-
ing for the election of such officers and county aud
itors should not file receive declarations of can
didacy for such officers.