Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-07-25
Clubbing a Straw Man

For counscling tho democratic voters
10 tnko u real part In the coming cleo
lions by sinking their prcjudiccs for
tho common good. tho Aberdeen
World and Tacoma Ledger charges
The Herald with subornation of
perjury. and In the attempt to make
tho charge good those papers resort
10 tho old dodge. Of stuffing u straw
man and then clubbing tho straw out
OF him. The World. after quoting an
article from The Herald of Thursday.
proceeds:
Here IN advice. by Inference. to
democrats to enter republican prt'
mnries. vote for republican candidate s
for nominations and then vote for
democrats at the November election.
IL IL shameless. Rut II Is cuualled IN
its shamelcssness by tho defense at
tempted for tho act. The democrats
who follows the advice of The Herald.
calls for II republican ticket at the
primary. atfirms "his present inten-
ton" to support that ticket at the fall
election and then proceeds to vote In
November for democrats. pcrjurcS
himself, despite The iierald's or any
other opinion to tho contrary. Tho act
IN tho act OF II liar. II can he counsel
tM. perhaps. on tho ground Of politi'
cal cNpcdiency. but It cannot he de-
Tended. and II cannot he made to ap-
pear right. Tho wrong IN apparent.
gloss Il with specious reasoning ~
Tho Herald does.
The primary law was drafted TO
promote political Independence" Tho
Herald tells us. Just So Hut II WAS
chiefly designed to promote indcpend'
Cncc within party lines. II does not
In this state contemplate destruction
Of party. There is no more excuse
for the entrance OF democrats in re-
publican primaries NJ direct pri
mary than there was excuse for their
entrance IN republican Caucuses and
republican conventions under tho old
system Tho Democrat who acts with
republicans NJ tho primaries cheats
There is no two ways about II. II tho
Democrat desires to take u hand in
the selection OF officers on tho ground
that the republican, majority is so
strung that there is no chance for u
swear his party and become \ repuh-
Ncau Only So can he honorahly act
with republicans,
Tho herald questions tho political
iudcpendencc Of The World by reason
ot it's condemnation VI an act of per
jury Yet II counsels democrats TO
preserve their own party and destroy
II possible. that Of their opponents.
No desire to name sood public oni-
cials aniuatrS either Tho Herald or
those democrats who will affirm lie
IN order to vote for republican candi-
dates Only purpose vi such proceed
ing is the nomination Of men who will
be So weak with the voters that re-
publican revolt will follow and demo.
Gratis will be selected This is not in
Dependence. but craftsmanship. The
World has supported GoNd democrats
and opposed poor republicans. Did
The herald ever advocate the elec-
ton vi repuhlicanS Eut quality OF
the political action VI The World or
The uevald is; NOT Involved in this dis.
cusSiru it is merely \ question vi
risht or wrong; and the wrong is
plain.
The Herald SAYS that The Worlds
attitude is archaic. and All insult IL
iuteli&euee. The NsralG'S attitude
is lcsuitical and Machiavelian. and
false from beginning ~ end, All assault
on honesty and honor,-Aherdeeu
World
advice by Inference. IL vote the
republican ticket ~ the primaries and
the democratic ticket in November.
We defy the World 10 point 10 a
single line or sentence in The Herald
that can be construed As such sdvice
by the most hidehouud mind on its
stan. What The Herald advised. and
does advise. is that democrats lay
aside their party feeling for the time
being and work with the puolic~splri,'
si republicans for the purpose ot put'
ting the special interests out Of poli-
tics. realizing that syN,i citizenship de
manis this ~ SECURE the overthrow
q money contr,l " our affairs,
Although The Herald WAS perfectly
Vlsiu. /, seems ~ have been wholly
misunderstood BY The World and
Ledger, Ncth ~ which papers are just
RON reading through glasses smoked
with hiasNcuri psrtyism. The Her