The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-10-31

Hodge Stronger any Campaign
The Truth about E1<trava
Of the Hay Administration.

After surveying the political fielt
as calmly as possible--if one can b,
calm at all in such a campaign a,
that Just closing--about the safes
prediction that one can make is tina
robert L. Hodge will be the mex
governor Of the state of Washing
ton.
Hodge has had the distinction o.
winning the election twice. Thre,
weeks ago he was surely elected i
the Hodge wave that swept over tn,
whole state can be taken as an indi
cation. Then the Wilson and Per
kins press unmasked their mud bat
teries and filled the air with such
a flood of vileness that the people
were astounded and for the momen
Hodge was most certainly defeated
Sanity returned. however, and b,
their very intensity the attacks had
the opposite effect from that which
was intended.
The climax in the brutal cam.
patgn waged against Hodge came
when the Post-Intelligencer las,
Sunday morning printed letter
supposed to have been written BY
the Bull Moose candidate for gov.
ernOr in which the word "sincere.
ly" was spelled with &C., and
which gave other evidences of illit.
eracy. The letter was such bare
faced forgery that it is impossible
even to guess at why the P l. al
lowed itself to make such an amaz-
ing blunder. In the p l. office
there are several copies of the sig
nature Of Mr.. Hodge and why those
signatures were not given to the
man whom the p l. secured 20
forge the letter SO that he could
make a reasonable copy of the sig
nature Is past all understanding. In
fact the signature of Bob Hodge Is
one of the last Seattle paper
should try to tamper with for the
reason that as sheriff he has sign
ed his name SO many times that al
most everyone in King County is
familiar with 1t.
The expose of this stupid forgery
and the gradual dawning upon the
minds of the people of this state
larly desirable man to have in hte
state house If the vested interests
would stoop even to crime to de-
feat him, caused revulsiOn OF feel
ing that will surely result in land
slide for the whole Progressive tick
ct. From out of the storm Of mud
that has been thrown on him Mr.
Hodge emerges without a stain on
his reputation as a man, as father
or as a husband. He has shown a
moral herOism in meeting the vile
attacks of his frenzied opponents
that has won for him the admiration
of the whole state. The effort to
inject his family misfortunes into
the campaign to befOg the issue and
keep the people from calmly dis
cussing the principles of the Pro
gressive party has failed miserabiy
Voters of this state know by TINS
time that the only thing of para
mount Importance Is the placing In
office of men pledged to enact into
law the planks in the platform OF
the new party. In this state the
PrOgressives have offered a particu.
larly clean and strong ticket and
there Is not one man on II Whonl
any honest man cannot support Win
q clear conscience.
Seattle Is awhirl with BOD Hodse
sentiment this week. The staiwar'
Scotchman who Is heading the state
Progressive ticket, defied his detrac.
tors to meet him on the stage OF
the Grand Opera house In Seattle
at noon on Monday last. A copy
Of the telegram in which he chai'
lenged the editor of the p l. to
nroduce proof of his charges wal
circulated in Seattle to advertise the
meeting. The strength OF the 1ouse
sentiment was demonstrated by tht
great outpouring of the people wh.
completely filled the floor, gailerle'
and stage of the big opera mouse
and blocked the street SO that vehi
cles could not get within oiocA
Hodge was given a tremendous ova
ton when be arose to SPEAK, anu
no kent the audience spellbound uh
tiI the end. The meeting wa'
tonae. II was dramatic; 1t was re-
,narkable demonstration OF the con
r;dance of the people in man whon
thew consider one of them.
SNYDER was chairman OF the niee. p,,
ing.and senator Poindexter ana VI,
Hanson also spoke. In additioh !.
the speeches inside the house tneI. ~
@ we're 90 many people assembled o OF
tho street that a two-hour mee.int
wos held there, and during the l,a,' a'
Hodge had to make three speecnu'
- ,he outdoor crowd. Widest en- en-.
tbusiasm prevailed and wnen oMs. m
Hodge finally left the opera moao, .n,
hundreds of people followed a,'n nain "a, q,
cns cneered him as he walked through
the street.
The failure of the kept press I. I.
,ove anv one on the stage TO nnan' sa'
naoS naoS its charges against Hodge os ma a
forever & condemned it in the eyes -, ~
.S .Se seattle public. From ,'os now y, !;
the t campaign of the ProgresIlkedi e Hode
.ns une Of aggressiveness. Tne ,n noue' 8
,nnders one % are considered a tnlns ha, a.
s.anre ssa nast for not one of them n''
peen ndSe W. H. White, OF sea'''e