The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-04-02

Another prominent citizen has come to the sup
port of the recent tariff law which reduced prices
upward. This time it is Andrew Carnegie, who
says Taft is right in declaring it the best tariff law
ever put upon the statute books. Mr.. Carnegie
ought to know-he helped furnish money to keep
up the high tariff.
Halley's comet is now only about $50, O0O, OOC
miles from Colville and is approaching at veloc-
ity of 2, 100000 miles day, which to say the least
is going some It is reported that during the first
few weeks of this month the comet, which is
patented and copyrighted by Mr.. HALEY, will be
visible to the naked eyes of all who are able to see
it, and that there will be no charge for the same
until further notice.
The present distance of this comet is so great
that it would take the Great Northern about 1900
years to reach it, travelling all the time. If pas
sengers would get off and walk they might make
it little quicker, but under the circumstances it
has been deemed best to bring the comet closer, Sc
along in few days, if you can get hold of tele-
scope about the size of your hat, you can have a
look without extra charge.
Some little uneasiness has been felt because of
the announcement that the earth would pass
through the comets tail. We haven't had the
time to look into the matter fully but if anything
happens to the earth the full details may be found
in the Examiner.
The democrats of Stevens county will hold their
annual Jefferson Day banquet in Colville on the
evening of April 13 large attendance from all
parts of the county is expected There will be
several speakers from outside the county, and
these with the talent from this county will furnish
an interesting but informal program.
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Stevens county, will have charge of the manage
ment of the banquet, and details will be announced
later
Since the republican party has abandoned the
time honored method of openly fighting out it's
party differences in the convention and gone into
the ambush of the primary, thereby strangling a
full and free expression of public sentiment by
the representative class, many gatherings of popu-
lar bodies for political purposes have proved fail
ure By commemorating the life and achieve
ments of the constitutional chieftain of the nation
the democrats of the county will set a good ex-
ample to all good citizenship, and the result of
their meeting will be of substantial benefit to those
who are seekers for the truth of political conditions
To be benefited in the way of getting acquainted
with the members of the party, and in order that
those with aspirations for better political things
spend a day in framing wholesome plan for
party success and public welfare
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In county politics the democratic party holds a
peculiar position this year. In actual point of
numbers there are more republicans in Stevens
county than there are democrats. Yet on account
of several factions in the republican ranks, some
tryingsto gain the upper hand for personal gain
even at the risk of breaking up the party the dem
ocrats are looked to as the only means of relief
from ring rule.
It should be understood at the start that the
average republican does not vote for democrats un-
less there is some very good reason. But it has
also been demonstrated that, with all their reputed
faults, the bulk of the republican voters are honest
men who are voting just as they see things And
it is this very which causes them to turn to
any means of relief when they begin suffering
through the crookedness of members of their own
party.
County politics should be operated for the best
interests of the people. In the average county
Office, the fact that man is republican or dem
ocrat makes no vital difference to the taxpayer
provided the official does honest work and gives
full service. But if one party insists on keeping
in Office men who work for personal rather than
for the public interests, then the fact that he is
republican or democrat makes all the difference
in the world The other party can then be used to
throw him out
Conditions in many of the county Offices are not
at all as they should be- A ring" in ANY polt-
cal party is not for the best interests of the pub
lie, and when this ring any part of it is contin-
uously supported by political paper which is
notoriousy out for the money, the taxpayers begin
to take notice.
Democracy has mission in Stevens county this