The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-08-28
Cos8rove for Governor.


sgrove for governor at the forthcom-
ing primaries. 1t has waited long
time before expressing an opinion in
this matter. It has reached its con-
clusion not because it is altogether
satisfied with Mr.. Cosgrove, or be-
lieves that he is the ideal candidate;
but because it believes he is strong
er man than any other. candidate;
that he would receive larger party
vote than would any other candi-
date; because he is free from any
factional connections or intangle-
ments, and because if Ae is elected
we shall have peace in the party
once more. .sa-=--s---=
We will not pretend that Mr:Cos-
grove is an ideal candidate. We
cannot advise any friend of ours to
vote for him without some reserva-
atiors. Nevertheless, we think he
is, all things considered, the best
man of the lot of aspirants.
Mr.. Cosgrove is pioneer. He
has always been a good citizen. Over
at Pomeroy, where he has lived half
his life, they have found him an in
dustrious and capable citizen, al
ways at peace with his neighbors,
enjoying the confidence and good
will of them all, and always ready
to do his part for the good of his
town and state. By profession he
is lawyer and a farmer. He is a
good lawyer, who attends faithful
ly to the business that comes to him
and they say he is a better farmer
than the ordinary man in the busi-
ness. He has been prudent and
careful in money matters, and his
law practice and the farm have
made him comfortably well off,
though not rich by any means. We
mention these things not to show
what kind of governor he would
make, but to show what kind of a
man he is.
He is a veteran of the Civil War.
He has been republican-a loyal,
faithful republican-all his life, tho
never a hidebound bigoted partisan.
It is said that he is a chronic
Office seeker. This is not true. He
has been candidate for governor
several times without success. One
reason, perhaps for his lack of sue
cess has been that he did not sui" :
the bosses who ran the conventions.
No doubt he might have been the
nominee four years ago had he been
willing to put his neck in the yoke.
The bosses were hari up for cam
didate from Eastern Washington
then, Sam Cosgrove, an older, ADLER
stronger and better known republi-
can than Albert E Mead, wouldn't
do" s.4r ~
Mr.. Cosgrove is in peculiar
sense the candidate of Eastern
Washington. He endured the, hard
ships of pioneer life here. He start
ed in as one of the humblest among
: those who came here to make homes
and develop the country. Heunder-
stands these people among whom he
has lived, and he knows their needs
and their aspirations. He is one OF
them, just as truly as when he came
among them first, poor and friend
less young man.
A vote for Sam Cosgrove will be
q vote for an honest, manly, straight
forward old fellow who may have
his faults, but who has none that
has ever earned him enmity; whose
word is good; whose actions as gov
ernor will be dictated by a heart
+,,,5 is always right, and who will
always put the good of the people OF
Washington above his personal in
terests and ambitions. We feel
sure that no citizen of this valley
who casts such a vote will have cause
to regret it.-Republic.
In Good Luck.
s.About two years ago my 1atner