The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-08-21
The IudgeShip Still the Storm Center


The Superio. Court judgeship con
tinues TO be the political storm center.
This week We give space TO a letter
from Nj. Frank Reeves who takes ex-
ceDtions TO an editorial that appeared
in last weeks Echo under the caption,
The Non-Partisan JudgeshiP Cam
paign." In his letter Nh. Reeves
makes the argument Of the shIewd
advocate. which We have always said
he is.
Now. the Wenatchee Republic, a
newsDsper which We have been re-
pea,edly told is controlled By Nh.
Reeves. in It's issue of last Thursday
labors very hard 10 make the public
believe that Mr.. Grimshaw's repub-
Ecan friends have no night TO DO just
what Nh. Reeves democratic friends
did at the very outset, before anyone
else had even thought Of opening the
campaign. And then the Republic
emits the following highly amusing
whine:
This is not living up TO the spirit OF
the primary law, which the republican
party has advocated so strongly. The
organization is using every effort to elect
Nj. Grimshaw and are appealing 10
party prejudice. Il cannot De because
the party leaders consider Nj. Grim
shaw better lawyer, a tairer man or
more competent 10 sit on the bench OF
Chelan county.
Have not Nj. Grimshaw's republ-
can friends as much right TO advocate
his election as have the democratic
friends of Mr.. Reeves? Have they
not, even in the face of the Republics
assertion 10 the contrary, night TO
believe in MI. GrImshaw's superior
fitness? In one and the same breath
the Wenatchee Republic assumes to
be the Judge Of the moral, ethical and
professional fitness Of democrat for
the Office Of Superior Court Judge and
the unftness Of a republican for the
same Office. According TO its code OF
ethics the democratic candidates
friends may do any and all things to
secure the election Of their man with
out bringing their partisan interest in
the matter into question, but repub-
hcan may not believe that the repub-
lican candidate is better qualified and
therefore urge republicans and demo
Gratis alike 10 vote for him on that
ground, without being suspected Of
partisan motives.
The Republic says the republican
organization is making strenuous efforts
10 elect Mr.. Grimshaw. If the repub-
lican friends Of Mr.. Grimshaw consti-
tute a republican organization then the
democratic friends Of Mr.. Reeves con-
stitute democratic organization. Get
away nom this if you can. Make the
most of it. No one will be deceived.
This paper supports the candidacy
OF Mr.. Grimshaw on the ground Of his
superior fitness for a Judicial position.
Neither he nor any one else for him
has given this paper one cent or prom
ised TO give it one cent in the future.
The editor is the sole owner. No one
else has any interest, either legal or
equitable. The republican party Of
Chelan county is indebted to the paper
rather than the paper being indebted
10 the party. 1t never received one
cent from the party that it did not give,
at a low valuation, ten cents for. To be
perfectly frank il owes the republican
party Of Chelan county a grudge 1t
has failed 10 get the square deal in the
past. It's editor, however, reserves the
right to support whoever ii deems fit
and oppose those it deems unfit, always
giving its reasons. 1t has in the past
supported one man without any consid-
Grafton and refused to support another
for any consideration that might be
named. Perhaps il is for this reason
that the opinion Of this paper counts
for something with its patrons.