The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-09-07

Understand. Mr.. Taft, that az
not So egotistical as to believe .na.
personally understand the leenns.
OF all of the people in this siea.
country. A country editor iiVeS " =
small world of his own. Niue
hardly larger than Whatcom 'ouA, =.
.rd nerbaps some would say 1t -
smaller But in my own world
he ,ieva I am voicing the feelings VI
ma toritv of the people who WORK
with their hands.
Relieve me a friend, Mr.. AT
though not a supporter, and pei'ese
me one who honestly welcomes ""
m Whatcom county, and one ~ho
honestly hopes the local popular 60
innate of you is mistake.
Honest expressions, like honest con-
fe ssions, are good for the soul.
had a letter containing a WRITE
l
up Of a probable candidate for gov
ernor. whose home and business ID
in Seattle. and a check for 70, this
woek The letter advised me, "Whlie
we realize the five dollar enclosure
TO you does not cover the cost VI
runnipg the cut and tile article YET
II shows you that our heart IS III
the right place and that The PRESS
WILL BE FAIRLY TREATED from
time to time
Another paragraph reads, Under
no circumstances use this matter as
paid advertisement.
am not using the matter. l nave
sent the IS check back and am re
tanning the letter for future reference.
| believe that it would be violating
at least the spirit of our election
laws to accept the money Tor using
the picture and article and not label
it paid advertising" and as had
never before heard Of the gentle
man who wants to be a candidate
didn't think the news was of suffice
lent interest to warrant my using 1t
without pay. If l have awakened in
any of my readers curiosity to see
the gentleman's picture and what
his advertisers have to say about
him, l dare say they can crafty their
curiosity by glance at almost any
of the papers of the Northwest, sor
in this commercial age there are few
editors who are such darn fool busi-
ness managers as myself. And, IT
there be some readers who positively
refuse to read any paper besides the
Tribune, l am willing to let them
see the original letter and cut.
Not all men are bad who follow a
bad political system. They just don't
know any other way to do.
Will the republican party of this
state nominate it's delegates to state
and national conventions by the pri-
mary system? The Tribune believes
the great majority Of republicans iav-
or that method of making nominal
ions. Our primary law has foisted
upon us in this county some officials
that the Tribune believes are just
about as poor as We could possible
get under any system, but, If they
ara as poor as the Tribune thinks
they are, l do not have to worry for
fear some machine will compel me to
put up with them a second term.
think most of us are willing to put
up with the mistakes of the majority.
Satisfied cOncience and poverty Is
a better tonic for old age than a big
bank account.
A Bellingham business mainly
the way he is near the head of a
big coporation-said in Introducing
the Tribune editor to some friends
recently: II think all who know the
Tribune will admit 1t Is the clean
est paper in Whatcom county"
That was one of the most appreci-
ated compliments l ever had. l like
to have people say that the Tribune
is one of the brightest and NEWEST
papers, but like more to have peo-
pie think Of it as a clean paper-a
paper that never knowingly sides with
the wrong. suppose no editor Is
ever able to make his paper all he
would like it to be. The best any
of us can do is to make 1t the best
we can under our own circumstances
And, there Is nothing helps us &C
much IN kaaninp IN IN that shact I,