Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-11-01
A Few LAST Words
CANNONiSM The REAL ISSUE AT
T0MORR0W'S ELECTION.
Second Congressional District
Have an Opportunity TO Aid Lin
coin Republicans IN Congress- by
Repuciating f!iSfit Nominee.

1t is up to the voters of the Second
congressional district to elect men,
Der of congress tomorrow, and the
choice lies between Judge McCredie,
Republican nominee, and Ernest Lis
ter, Democrat The voter owes a
duty to himself, the district and the
nation to cast his ballot for the cam
didate he believes to be most worthy
and who will best represent his views
in congress. The choice lies between
a base ball sport of Portland and Il
level headed business man from Ia
coma-with an unblemished reputa-
ton, and with the respect and good
will of all, irrespective of party
and they each stand upon their re-
cord before the voters.
The selection of Judge McCredie
as congressional candidate is con-
ceded on all sides to have been mis-
take. In fact, as much was confessed
at the recent banquet in this city
by NJ. r. Sherwood, one of the de-
legation who named the judge at the
convention Mr.. Sherwood's explain
alton, that the opportunity for the
Chehalis county delegation to name
the nominee came upon them sudden
". and that no time was afforded for
deliberation, can be construed in no
other light than that of apology.
The only hope of the Republican
leaders to land McCredie in congress
rests in confidence that a blind
partvism-which is the basis of all
political bossism-will carry this
accidental candidate through. In the
>;e ~
tunity is omitted to dwell upon the
dire calamity that would fall upon
the nation in general and the second
district of Washington in particular
should q Democrat be elected. An
instance is shown in the statement
of Mayor Benn, who is chairman or
the McCredie committee, In Satur-
days World, in which he pretends to
fear that Mr.. Lister will place lum-
her on the free list Immediately upon
taking his seat. OF course, Mr.. Benn
knows this is tommyrot, he knows
that no tariff legislation will be be-
fore the next session of congress. SO
far as any legislation affecting this
district is concerned, it is highly i'm
probable that any measures Will be
before the house during the coming
short session-the only session in
which the successful candidate to-
morrow will take part.
Politically speaking, the present
congress is not divided on party
lines In the house, Cannonism is
the live issue. and Uncle Joe IS
now in the Southern states seeking
Democratic votes in the house 10
Derpetuate his power-a power great
er than is exercised by any monarch
of Europe. barring the Car OF Rus
STA. Whether McCredie or Lister IS
elected tomorrow, the Washington
delegation will be divided on this IS
sue. Congressman Humphrey, or Sc
attle. is a pronounced advocate OF
Cannonism, while PoindeXter. of Spo-
kane, is lined up with the progress
i've Republicans, who with the aid
of Democratic votes aim to dethrone
Car Cannon. McCredie, at the Abb
erdeen banquet, announced that ne
would he compelled to side with Can
non and Lister in his letter to the
voters pledges himself to allgn WIN
the progressives, regardless OF party
Confronted with this condition TO-
morrow, the voter-cast ne Demo-
cratic or Republican ballots really
voting to perpetuate or abollsh Gan
nonism-the greatest blot upon re-
preventative legislation in the worid
today.
There is but one remedy for the
voters when nominating convention
makes a mistake. and that is to re-
fuse to deliver the vote. This remedy
can be applied at this time with less
loss to party fealty than ever before
in the history of this state. If NC
Credie is elected he will have the
claim upon his party for reelection
next year. by reason of having MADE
the campaign for the coming snort
term, and the district stands
chance of being represented. or mis-
represented, by him indefinitely.
On the other hand, the probabili-
ties are very great that the election
of Lister will mean his sitting in the
coming short session only The nor
nal Republican majority in the dis
trict, at the regular election next
wear will most probably name Re-
publican. and the defeat of McCredle
now will eliminate him from that con-
test. Every Republican who prefers
country to party now has the oppor-
tunitv to repudiate the ineligible
candidate who violates his oath as
Judge. and to send one more vote to
the house to assist the progressive
Republicans there to get back to the
fundamental principles of their party.
Tell 414-Aberdeen Steam Laun-