The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-03-12

Poindexter and proposes to use every honorable
means in its power to further his election to the
senate, but because of this fact it does not follow
that this paper will support for public office all the
riff-raff of the republican and democratic parties
who hope to be able to ride into office on the in
surgent wave. Any man who aspires to public
Office especially to one of national Importance,
should at least have some little ability along the
line OF duties he would naturally be expected to
perform, and in no instance should the mere fact
that he is republican-or claims to be one-be a
sufficient Endorsement to land him the coveted
plum"
Now the Reformer had better be careful of it's
statements The newspaper history of certain
Nebraska and Kansas towns and of the Stevens
county seat shows that certain congressional
aspirant recognizes political party lines only for
what there is in it. This man is at the head of
the republican party in this county-so he claims
and if the republican party doesn't come through
with an Office for him, he may look for induce
ments in some other party
So in the hope that the congressional aspirant
will not be forced to come back to the democratic
fold, and in the hope that the republican party
will not lose him just at present, we commend to
the Reformer the advice that it go little slow on
his nibs the acrobatc A. E.
In their attacks on the Roosevelt-Taft conserva-
tion policies the Portland Oregonian, Judge c.. H.
Hanford and other reactionaries frequently refer
in awe and veneration to our historic land system "
The news columns of the Portland papers have
just reported concrete example of the beauties of
this historic method of rading the public timber
lands. 1t appears from these reports that Henry
of ul1th TOD to1;o Oh
ing to engage in the manufacture of lumber in the
Nehalem country, western Oregon, have purchased
$4,000 acres of rich timber lands from the Benson
holdings" and paid for this timber approximately
81, 600, 900.
1t seems the Benson interests had done nothing to
develop these holdings and are raking off in spec
ulative way nearly all of this So, 100000 Before
manufacturers who mean business can start in
dustry and payrolls they must buy off the specu-
lators.
For these $4,000 acres of rich timber lands the
United States government the peope-received
telle compared with the big profits that have been
made by few shrewd spectators operating under
our "benefcent historic land system. Review.
During the selection of jury in Missouri court
few days ago one of the lawyers, with the evil
dent purpose Of challenging asked venireman if
he had read accounts of the case in the newspapers
The question is familiar one and may be heard in
many courts where there is criminal case on trial
that has aroused good deal of interest in the COM
munity. The Missouri Judge in this instance would
not permit the venreman to answer the question
and turning to the lawyer said: whats the diff
ference if he has read the newspapers? He'll make
the better juryman. To say that a man ought not
to serve because he has read the newspaper ac-
counts is saying in effect that jury of intelligence
is objected to- That is not justice neither is it law
1t sometimes occures that jury of intelligence
is not wanted A tricky lawyer with poor cause
will endeavor to get on the jury as many ignorant
men as he can, because ignorant men are the most
easily moved by specious pleadings The position
taken by the Missouri judge might be assumed in
other courts. Statesman, Walla Walla
Isn't it somewhat surprising that in this pro-
gressive age no substitute has been discovered for
applause? Hand-clappng is not only hard work
it u.s. under certain circumstances extremely irri-
tating and out of place. This is particularly true
at musical concerts. After the last soothing
melody of the strings has passed away, it is re-
placed by noise only comparable to the sudden
collapse of china closet. Couldn't some more
esthetic and fitting medium for the expression of
approval be devised? There is the wireless tee-
graph, the smokeless powder; why not the noisless
applause? If a man wants to scare cat, or dog,
or baby, he claps his hands. If he wants to
compliment a young lady on playing the violin
beautifully he claps his hands. Obvious inconsist-
ency here. AS matter of fact, applause started
as joke Tradition tells US that two Creek come
dams, dissatisfied with Athenian conservatism re-
uuested in a spirit of banter, that the audience