The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-07-08
WESTERN CRUSADER
FELL DOWN IN OHIO
POindexter Branded as a Po-
IiticaI BuCGaneer.
He Invaded Ohio Congressional Dis
trict to Beat Colleague, When
SearchIieht Mas Turned on His
Anti Republican Record.

An instance of raw "buttipg in" was
furnished recently by Congressman Poin
dexter of this state, who is seeking elec-
tion to the United States senate as re-
gressOnal district to oppose the re. cleo
tion Of Representative Edward Il Tay-
lOr, member Of cong ess from the city Oi
- gColumbus, who is plain republican and
Z hae served his country well. That this
-unwarranted interference on the part OF
Poindexter was resented by the voters OF
the district in question was proven by
the re election Of Representative Taylor
by larger majority than ever. In a
public speech delivered at the time oil
Poindexter's invasion Of the district Mr..
Taylor turned the searchight on the
congressional record Of the Washington
crusader, saying in part:
Miles Poindexter, who, while posing as
republican, has, since his election,
never on any occasion either caucussed
with his party or voted for a single re-
publican measure. He is a republican in
name only, and glance at his personal
history will clearly indicate to the think
ing people Of this country that they do
not need the advice Of mat sailing
under false colors as to his party atfilia-
tiOn
Mr.. Miles Poindexter Of Washington is
not q republican. He is a political buc-
cancer. have regard for democrat,
but | have absolutely no regard for a
man who, in Ordtr to obtain public
office, changes his party in name but re-
talus bis democratic principles.
MIR. Poindtxter was born in Memphis,
Tenn, wac reared Southern democrat,
with all Of the tendencies that 60 TO
make d Southern democrat Naturally
he i'll 4 free trader, and naturally his
sempothes are with the democrats ia
a congress. He catla himself an insuTgent.
,s''He abuses rhe name in doing 30
: As is tie cuetom when congress II meets,
each party holds II caucus to nominate
it5 candidates for the organization of
ASN
OF Poipdexter found him divorced from
his party to the extent of refusing, at
the first meeting Of the republicans in
Congress, to attend that caucus. tie
says be did 60 because he was against
Cannon for speaker Ii be bad been
sincere, be would have attended the
caucus and made a fight III his own
party, but being democrat at heart,
he did nothing to prevent the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Cannon by the republicans,
and then when the vote was taken ID the
house. cast his single vote for speaker
for a member of the house who was not
gency.
Would you feel that you had been
equarely dealt with by a republican can
didate for congress if he, standing as a
republican candidate, and asking the
support of the republicans of his dis
trict, accepted the nomination as re-
publican, stood for election as a republi-
can, was elected to congress as Il repub-
lican, yet refuses to caucus with repub
licans, and then never voted with bis
party on any great republican measure
that was brought up on the floor Ct the
house during his entire term OF office?
- Nr. POindexter has voted with the
4 dtmocratic party consistently on every
great question. He voted against the
tariff bill, and in doing so he voted to
leave the Dingley law, which contained
higher duties than the now Payne Law,
in full force upon the statute books. He
voted against free hides, free oils, free
art, free trade with the Philippines, a
maximum and minimum tariff; he voted
against increasing our revenues more
than $50,00O,0O0 year over what
could have possibly been produced had
the Dingley Law, the retention OF which
he voted for, been allowed to stand; be
voted against decreased duties on articles
with a consumption value of $5,000,-
OOO,0 900 in round numbers; he voted
against tariff board or commission
which board viii | am sure, in the near
future be equipped with funds, and with
expert assistants will be enabled TO make
careful study and report OF the cost d
production at home and abroad, d
every article produced by or imported
into this country, thus enabling congress
when the occasion arises, to enact tarif
legislation based upon accurate infor
nation.
He has voted against every other
r great republican measure there was op
position to on the part of bis associates
the democrats. He has been constantly
under the leadership Of Champ Clark o
Missouri, the democratic floor leader o