Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-09-08
RECEIVES OVATION
Miles P0INDEXTER HOLDS ROUS-
ing MEETING In HOQUlAM.
Theatcr Is Filled With Enthusiastic
Audience, and the Speaker Goes
After His Opponents in No UnCer-
tain Tones. a Shabby Trick of
Burke Supporters.

Burke Supporters.
The reception of Hon. Miles Poiu
dexter at Hoquiam last night was in
marked contrast to that accorded him
on his first visit to Grays HarbGr,
when great efforts were made in Ab.
erdeen to make his meeting a frost.
At Hoquiam last night, the city toru.
Gil adjourned to attend the NEE ing
and three members occupied seats on
the stage, band was in attendance,
the HOquiam theater was filled with
an enthusiastic audience and loout
twenty-five representative citizens IT
Aberdeen and Hoquiam filled the seat 3
on the stage. The change is not at
tributed to difference in the hos
pitaity of the two cities, but is due
to the rapidly rising tide of insur-
gency on Grays Harbor. Insurgency
a word coined in derison is fast be-
coming popular, as being synonymous
with patriotism, fact that was at
tested by the frequent applause with
which Judge PoindeXter was inter.
ruted.
o. G. Whitney, of Hoquiam, re.
sided, and introduced the speaker in
a short but pointed speech, in which
he referred to the inequalities of np.
portunity under a system of political
bossism, that favored special inter.
ests at the expense of the whole Deo.
pie.
Judge PoindeXter was listened to
with marked attention for two hour,,
and was frequently applauded With
no attempts at Oratorical flights. he
clearly explained how the functions
of government had been seized by
giant corporations and trusts, who
maintained their hold through control
of few men, who in turn had secur-
ed control of congress and legislation.
He told of the unholy alliance be-
tween Cannon and Tammany Hall,
that resulted in the defeat of the pro-
gressives in the first skirmish in the
house for a return to representative
government, to show that the struggle
was not so much between parties as it
is to return control of both parties
to the people.
Referring to the withdrawal of Will
son and the possible elimination of
Ashton, he said he could not tell just
who his opponents were until he saw
the evening papers, and amused the
audience by quoting Ashton's standpat
speech at Aberdeen and progressive
talk in Walla Walla. Discussing
Especial interests" that some declare
to be myths, he related a little politi-
Cal history of this state, when the
republican state convention adjourn
ed while the democratic manager of
the Hill interests was brought to Ia
RI hn
date for governor; told of supreme
court decisions that were sent to the
railroad offices in st. Paul before be-
state. He left the impression that
those who could not see the hand of
special interests" in the politics of
this state were wilfully blind.
His description of the legislative
corruption in the senatorial campaigns
Of Levi Ankeny and Charles Swee-
ney was vivid, telling of the election
of the former at a cost of $150,000,
and of the latter paying from $500
to $500 each to legislative candidates
to pay their campaign expenses, and
of his withdrawal in favor of Piles
by which he was apportioned a slice
of the federal patronage of the state.
He described Burke as the candi-
date of the j. J. Hill railroad com.
bination, and said that because Burke
resembled Admiral Togo, was the
probable reason he favored Asiatic
labor. Producing printed circular
that had been distributed in Belling-
ham on Labor Day, he charged Burke
with a political trick unworthy of any
man aspiring to the high position Of
United States Senator. He read the
circular, as follows:
SHALL WE CLOSE THE CAMPS
AND MILLS?
Removal of the tariff duty on lum-
ber and shingles is part of the pro.
gram of Miles PoindeXter and the in.
surgents and democrats in congress.
Timber owners and mill operators
may be able to survive a shutdown
for an indefinite time.
How about their employees? Are
you one?
"A VOTE FOR POINDEXTER IS
A VOTE FOR FREE LUMBER AND
SHINGLES" THOMAS BURKE.
This, Judge Poindexter charged to
be a deliberate falsehood, that must
have been made knowing the falsity
of the statements. The cOngression-
al record was open to Judge Burke.
where every vote and action of Poin.
dexter on the lumber schedule of the
tariff law is recorded. The record
shows his vote in opposition to the
placing of lumber and shingles on the
free list, and in favor of the present
duty.
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