The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1908-06-27

ever been held in the country Colorado is woman
suffrage state, to begin with, and women naturally
take part in politics than in places where right
of suffrage is confined to men, Women have been
selected on the reception committees and many Of
the important state delegations will be accompanied
by large numbers of the fair sex, the word having
been passed along that all delegates are expected
to bring their wives. An attempt will be made by
the people of Denver to introduce many social
events into the meeting of the delegates and visitors.
There will be elaborate receptions to all the state
delegations and nothing will be left undone to pro-
vide those who come with entertainment and amuse-
ment. The vast new auditorium will seat nearly
$4,000 and this will enable large number of spec
tators to enjoy the proceedings of the convention.
Special committees will look after the ladies while
the delegates in the convention, and reception
committees appointed for each of the state delega-
tions, will vie with each other to see whose enter
tanment is the most elaborate and pleasurable.
There will be large amount of money spent in en-
tertainment The national committee has received
100000 from the city of Denver, which will help
to pay the expenses of the convention proper, and
there will be an immense sum expended for special
entertainment also. Interest in the proceedings of
the convention is increasing the 7th day of July
draws near All the offices in the gift of the con-
vention will be contested for and the rivalry over
the highest honors bids fair to be keen in the ex-
treme.
We note in last weeks Index that the editor of
that paper calls upon all republicans to rally to the
support of Judge D. H. Carey for reelection in
preference to Attorney George A. Allen, who also
seeks the nomination for superior Judge. Many
people do not understand why the Index favors the
one so much more than the other, but it has been
suggested that the for it may lie in the fact
that both the editor of the Index and Judge Carey
but short time ago played that they were men,
bers of the democratic party, and that since their
reabsorption by the republicans of this county they
have feeling Of brotherly commiseration for each
other Mr.. Allen has always been a republican,
and perhaps for that not looked upon kindly
by the editor of the Index.
Under the present direct primary law, enacted
by republican legislature, the Office Of superior
judge is declared to be non-partisan. It is being
treated as such by the democratic press of this
state and by the better class of republicans The
Index has been bitter in it's attack upon the law,
and in now attempting to create partisan spirit in
this county in regard to the office of superior Judge
is directly violating the principles of the law.
If the campaign this year is to be free-foral fight
regardless of decent respect for the law the voters
should be made aware of it that they may govern
themselves accordingly. But no such intimaton has
been made by the party leaders of the state and the
only possible inference that can be made in the case
of the Index is that personal motives weigh stronger
in it's utterances than the doctrines of it's party.
In such case it must be judged accordingly.
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The right of trial by jury, in both civil and GRIM
inal cases, is constitutional guaranty of local self
government, and any attempt by the courts to
tamper with abridge this right should be frowned
upon by all self-respecting citizens. Corporations
of great concern are quick to assault the verdicts
of the jury and it is sad commentary upon public
justice that some courts even close at home, are
too ready to pay political tribute to this class of
tyranny by granting their requests for immunity
from this means Of arriving at just results. 1t
should be- and ordinarily u.s. the policy of the courts
to respect the verdict of jury, and judges should
not so far forget themselves as to disregard their
oath to support the constitution by setting at naught
the judgment of IL men who have acted under the
solemnity of an oath to do their duty in accordance
with the law Of the land.
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Very much to the discontinue of the warning
factions in the republican party the direct primary
law still stands. The republican legislature passed
the law under the whip of public sentiment, and
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the self-same republican hierarchy has been trying
to beat the life out of it with a club.
The direct primary law is a measure which places
in the hands of the people the weapon with which
to force good government the heads of corrupt
political bosses, rings and unwholesome organza-
tions, but it will fail in its purpose unless the peo
pie exercise the same interest at the primary in
September that they will at the polls in November
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