The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-13
COAST MEN FOR POINDESTER
Fight is Not SectionaI-Seatt LAWYER Tells
of Coming Contest Between Machine
and the insurgents

TIC CITY anu INC SlO"tA vi 1AAS Sle''S ASA
more than twenty years, is president ol
the Poindexter Progressive club in that
city, and is outspoken in giving his
reasons for discarding the political
mountain line" and indorsing Miles
Poindexter for senator
"Poindexter and his friends, the in
surgents," said Mr.. Grifiths, won a
great victory for representative govern
ment and legislative freedom. 1t was
fight against the oligarchy represent
ed by Cannonism and Aldrichism, and
was only temporary. 1t is the business
of the people who believe in the peo-
ple's government to confirm this vic
tory at the polls.
"Poindexter," continued the attor-
ney, was the only member OF the
Washington state delegation in con-
gress who dared to be an insurgent,
and when he comes before the people
of this state asking promotion on his
record, I believe the initial victory for
representative government should be
perpetuated by greater victory at the
polls.
This is not a sectional fight. 1t is
question of whether the people will
be diverted from great purpose by
appeals to local political prejudice or
whether they will 60 straight on, indie
pendent of machine influence, and ad-
vance to the national senate the only
man from the state Of Washington who
dared to show his colors and his cour-
age instead Of cringing like a scared OK.
What is the use," demanded Mr..
Griffiths, of having men like Poin-
dexter fight my battles in congress if,
when they come back and ask for pro-
motion to a wider sphere of influence
and greater usefulness, they are to be
showed under by the machine vote Of
King county.
1t is question of supporting Poin-
dexter as a representative Of the pro-
gressive movement, which every citi-
zen in his heart approves, or support
ing a Seattle man opposed to those
principles. AS far as l am concerned,
I stand for principle, not for political
expediency.
The people cannot expect that the
work begun by Mr.. Poindexter can
safely be trusted to any of the King
county candidates, and they are be-
ginning to realize it, as every mail that
I receive amply confirms.
THE Poindexter movement is not
yet fairly under way" said Mr.. Grifiths
in conclusion, but it is quickening all
over western Washington. lam in daily
receipt Of absolutely unsolicited per-
sonal assurances of sympathy with the
Poindexter progressive movement, that
are not only encouraging, but they
seem to mean business"
A letter from a man in Wahkiakum
county asks for the enrolment Of his
name in the Poindexter club, and he
writes also for information regarding
some newspaper that will give the news
of the campaign fairly and decently.
The writer says that he desires to sup
port Poindexter because he stood for
those things in national affairs for which
all men called Independents have
always stood.
A Seattle man writes that he has
never taken any active part in politics
but that he wants to be enrolled a
member OF an organization that was
supporting a man who had the courage
to rise superior to mere partisanshiT
and stand for principle. He declares
the appeals to 'damnable local selfish
ness" an insult to any candidate.
A card was received from another
voter who had read of the clubs for
nation and wished to enroll himself
together with four others.
IF Poindexter comes to the top o
the mountains with eighty per cent o
the east side vote" said Mr.. Griffiths
we will do the rest"