The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-09-09
FOR REPUBLICANS TO CONSIDER

A mans views as to the political
drift during the campaign is based
largely upon the conditions prevailing
in his own locality. Unless doing con-
siderable travelling he has no means of
knowing of the situation beyond his
home community, except through the
press. and that is too often colored to
conform to the rejudices of the editor.
If the same conditions prevail else
where that they do in northern Okla
hogan county, and there is every rea
son to believe they do from evidence
obtainable, then there are good and
sufficient grounds for claiming that
the east side candidate for United
States senator is Il pure and unadulter-
ated democrat and that a large part
of his following is made up of mem
bers of the democratic party who never
in their lives supported republican
for high Office. This statement is not
made from political bias, nor made
without ample and convincing proof.
There is no republican so old that he
can remember when man running
for office ON the republican ticket ever
before received the aid, encourage
ment and support of the democratic
press and rank and file as PoindeXter
has received in the campaign proceed
ing primaries. This is patent to every
body who has taken the trouble torcad
the papers, or have noted the support
that that individual is receiving in
every section of the state. If demo-
Gratis did not feel that he is member
OF that party, if they were not satisfied
that he would work and vote with the
minority in the senate if elected. does
any one believe for moment they
publicanism and lend support to Pom
dexter? Can any true republican sub
nit to this effort to increase the vot-
ing strength of the democrats in the
senate in order to harrass and prevent
Il republican administration from car
rying out the pledges and promises of
the platform upon which it came into
power?
Those adherents of PoindeXter who
lay claim to having been republicans
know full well that he is the choice of
an overwhelming majority of the dem
ocrats of the state. Up in this country
the only outspoken supporters of Poin-
dexter are democrats who were never
known to even say a word in favor of
a republican. They make no secret of
their intention to vote for him. A dem
ocratic candidate for the Legislature in
this county, in his printed statement to
voters, says: 'PoindeXter is, among
republican possibilities, my choice for
L. $. SENATOR" and not word indi-
Gates he had any interest in the demo-
cratic candidates for senator. And
mentioning pledges, it is noted and
commented upon throughout the state
that no democratic Legislative candi-
ates have taken the statutary pledge
that they will vote for the party can
didate who receives the highest vote
at the primaries. Why? Simply be-
cause it is their intention to vote for
PoindeXter, if he secures a plurality
in the primaries, believing him to be
in perfect accord with the democratic
party Is this not evidence enough to
show that man claiming to be a repub-
lcan is voluntarily deserving that party
when he supports PoindeXter
Even stronger evidence than the
above to show that PoindeXter is looked
upon as, and considered, democrat is
the attitude of the democratic press of
the state during the campaign drawing
to close. Among all of the democratic
exchanges reaching this Office there
has not been line therein supporting.
cratic candidate for the senate. In no
instance has Cotterill's or Byrne's
names been mentioned in conjunction
with advice to support party candid
ate. They have been wholly silent us
to the candidacy of democratic aspr-
ants. While ignoring avowed demo-
cratic senatorial candidates these same
papers have been loud in their praise
of PoindeXter. encouraging and advis-
ing democrats to support him. Show
ing that there has been no change of
heart among the publishers of those
papers, it may be added that in the
same issues lauding PoindeXter appear
caustic criticisms and abuse of Taft.
Roosevelt and other republicans of
prominence. 1t is not customary for
democratic papers to sing Praises of
republican office holders. and not sin
gle kind word would appear in favor of
PoindeXter if the publishers of those
papers did not feel that he is as true
and stoong democrat as Bryan, Clark.
Tillman, or any other leader of that
party.
This statement of the political stu
alton as relative to the senatorial con-
l