The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-11-18
LETTER
County Chairman Indites Affectionate
Epistle to Democracy, Turning
Loose Dove of Peace.

To the Democrats of Umatilla county:
My Dear old Sweethearts: s:-How do
you feel on the Morning after?"
Cheer up boys. In the language of
the Italian who wrote his own epit-
aph. we "did our damnedest; saints
could do no more" We met the en-
emy and they are partly ours; we arc
partly theirs; but after all we did
pretty we'll and have much for whloh
to be thankful. Hon. @. A. Barrett is
now in truth and in fact the real lead
er of the republican party, its head
and its foot and its "between. The
stars and stripes continue to wave, the
gory gonfalon has been taken down
and gorgeous pictures are painted upon
the canvas of our deans; Nemesis
and the Sirens are gone. but Venus
and the Vestal Virgins are here; and
the democratio party still lives and
God reigns; our Lord McComas.
titular head of his party, wears a
smile, takes off his hat to our good
friend Barrett and swears he loves
him. Half loaf is letter than no
bread after all it is not so bad for us.
Those of us who lost may congratulate
ourselves that we we're beaten by good
republicans. This is some consolation,
indeed. Republicans who went down
to defeat must confess that they were
beaten by mighty good democrats and
this should be oonsoling to them. Just
think Of "Our Jim" who rubbed it
all over" the suave and gentle Gilli-
land and then rubbed it in;" of the
redouttable Till Taylor who unoere-
moniously swooped down upon poor
innocent 'sZoe" like a hungry heu-
hawk upon green gosling; Of the
feot-footed Oswald who played 'hide
and seek" with the smiling and jov-
ial Jay, hoodwinked him, ate up the
butter and then ran away with all |
the bread. OF course it pains US to
lose the polished, big-hearted. big
Drained. noble DR.. Smith. but "Newt"
isn't so bad; although he can skin a
chameleon a block in changing his
political oolors, personally, in the Ian
guage of the extreme west he is "a
damn good fellow" Hence. shake
his hand; he has q barrel of good,
warm blood coursing through his veins
and when he goes to Salem he will
"show the boys" how to Ryrate and do
the political stunt, for be knows how
to "play the game.
- ha% IL,
has done in New York. 1t has "put
tu sleep" him of whom it is said,
"In his own mind he is the oonstitu-
tion, the magma oharta, the bill of
rights. the declaration of independ-
enoe. the ordinance of 1887, the pro-
olamation of emancipation. the Fourth
of July. the national holidays" in
other words, ''the whole show" Yes,
Teddy has had his bubble burst; he
has been "beaten to frazzle.n' Then
congress is democratio and Champ
Clark Will be speaker; Ohio, New
Jersey. Massachusetts and other rock
ribbed republican states have taken
bath, and, in the language of the
great Psalmist, who said, "Wash me
thoroughly from mine iniquities and
cleanse me from my sin. Purge
me with hyssop and shall be clean;
wash me and | shall be whittier than
snow. Create in me clean
heart. o God. Restore unto mo
the joy of thy salvation.
So, boys, look upon the bright side
of things, for month hence, You
can't tell good republican from
bad democrat, as the great majority
of our people. regardless of politics,
are upright, noble, American citizens.
ever ready and willing to abide by
the golden rule. "Do unto others as
you would have them to do unto you,'i
and not 'sdo others before they do
you."
And now. boys, as parting word,
get your fighting clothes off let the
lion and the lamb lie down together;
let all wounds be healed quickly; let
there be an occasional love feast in