The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-04-21

Senator Pondexter is a wide awake ex-
ponent of the discovery made by the late
L. T. Barnunl. in the practice of which
that great showma., made fortune. and
that is the American people like to he
humbugged. With an active press bureau
1T Washington, and "A subservient organ
in the Spokane Spokesman. the willy sem
ator is working on the credulity of the
citizens of this state OF course. the OBJ
iect bang to advance his political inter
ests. A few days ago the PoindeXter
press agent. aided and allotted by the
Spokesman, had Opportunity to give
cut the impression that the senator's
gre ltness and angelic goodness are keep
ing step to his rapid elevation in public
ofiire 1t is custom at the converting
of congress :or the senators to exchange
cards. A free-handcd and hospitdble
member of that tody from the south
sprung an innovation by presenting ,ch
senator with bottle of whisky. 1t q res
not follow that every senator is .ar
,aker of liquid joy because this acu of
c"u:tesv was performed. but the genial
sonrthe rner was playing no favorites IN
the distribution of the cordial that has
made Kentucky famous. AmonG the 9th
ers Mr.. PoindeXter was remembered and
the scribe who does his boosting sravely
announced that alter satisfying himself
that the liquor was pure-a eratuitous in
suit. as southern gentleman would
palm Oft spurious trtce upon his
frends-Mr Poindcyter sent his sfar'. of
;he contribution to the hospital. How
ever. t is act explained as t. how The
purity of the stuff was .taned,
whether through the sensitive touch of
the tcnsil' OF by analysis The sham of
IN" thing is tbs very littleness. and the in
differently disguised hook baited to catch
prohibition applause. For be it known
that the senator is not averse to passing
as a Jolly good fellow among clubm-n,
while crucifying TIE demon rum when
thrown into an exsanguious congregation.
No, satisfied with pushing the bottle
hence, to arouse the plaudit of those who
consider a bottle the most vllainous in
vention fashioned by the hand. or breath
of man the subsidized correspondent, vino
SUR earns his salary, announces at The
close of the whisky episode, that Mr..
POindeXter had accepted an invitation to
push his legs under the rGahogony at the
White Hous, extended by President
TAFT. This was to convey the impression
among IL suso eptble constituency that as
soon us the president was informed that
Washngton's junior senator had reached
town he at once killed the fatted calf and
sent forth summons for the great man
from the west to grace the board with
mis- presence. The correspondent did not
80 on to say that Mr.. PoindeXter very be-
cOmngly RETAINED from drinking out OF
the finger bowl. eating soup with fork.
OR using his coat tail as a napkin. bu, it
will he taken for granted that the gentle
man observed all the established forms of
decorum and etiquette while he was ON
iorring the honor o; his person upon the
president. The correspondent might nave
removed the suspicion of conveying
false impression had he stated that the
dinner to which Mr.. PoindeXtet was in
vt"d was given to The senators rs body.
and was nos gotten up for the express
purpose IT indicating that tn" western
senate" is tn. only pebble within the sha-
dow of the capitol