Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-07-18
Working the Old Gag.

1t comes with might poor grace
for a democrat paper on the Harbor
to be boosting the candidacy of Miles
PondeXter.
If the latter had had his way, our
sawmills today would be in fine
pickle. They would have to compete
with British Columbia for the lumber
business in California-the chief mar.
ket for our output. AS result the
mills would be running spasmodically
or not at all.-Hoq,liam Washington
ian. :.
This old gag is worn threadbare.
but our esteemed Hoquiam contem-
porary seems to have had it renovated
for duty in another campaign. 1t will
be rather difficult to create scare
over the fear of Canadian lumber put.
ting the mills OF Washington out Of
business when the fact is that Can.
ada is just now absorbing great guam
titles of lumber from this state. mil
lions of feet being shipped from Grays
Harbor into that country. That this
old bcgaboo can be successfully re-
vived is very doubtful.
The Herald fails to recognize the
poor grace" in a democrat favoring
the candidacy of Miles Poindexter,
in fact, it is unable to conceive how
a democratic democrat can do 9th
erwise under the conditions that eX-
list in this state. OF course. pluto
cratic democrats and plutocratic rel
publicans will urge him to party fidel-
ity. in the hope of Inning him up
where his vote will be useless while
the Big Interests continue to gov.
ern.
The Herald believes in good citizen
ship above fidelity to any party, and
sees in the coming political conflict
not fight between parties, but bat
tie of the masses against the Inter-
ests that have seized the reins of
government and hold them through
their republican and democratic
agents in congress. In this battle,
the Herald opposes sending any of
those agents to either house of con-
gress.
That this revolt is as much demo.
cratic as republican is evidenced by
the fight again Bailey in Texas, the
struggle in Florida and the revolt
against the Patterson machine in Ten
nessee. This so-called insurgency Is
not party affair it is an arousal of
the national conscience; revolt
against industrial feudalism, the world
old fight of the Many for an even
chance with the Few. In this struggle
the Herald has no hesitation in choos-
ing sides, and il favors Miles Poin-
dexter, not for his party faith, but be
cause he favors
Government.made railroad rates. or
at least absolute government super
vision of their making. and like con.
troll of the service.
Absolute control by government of
all capitalization of corporations do
ing interstate business, and like con
troll by the states of corporations do
ing only state business.
Opposition to industrial monopolies
and enforcement of antitrust laws.
Publicity of all contributions and
expenses during and aftes political
campaigns; perhaps legislation re
quiring that all campaign funds be
provided by the government, as once
proposed by Roosevelt.
Scientific employers liability legis'
lation.
Conservation Of natural resources
and Of community interests, such as
franchises, social monopolies, ct
cetera.
Popular election OF senators.
Real tariff revision, based on the
difference in the cost Of production
at home and abroad, producing scien.
titic REIMBURSEMENT after proper ex'
animation OF conditions by a commits.
sion.
Public ownership Of municipal ia.
cilities.
Civil service reform which would