Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-10-03
|EVERYBODY'S
DOING IT NOW
Parties Rally to Their Res
pective Banners and
Politics Run Wild

"EverybOdy's DOin' It," Is just now
applicable to the local political situa-
ton. Nationally, the Taft forces re-
mind one of story: A small boy
had to pass grave each evening
when driving home the cows on the
farm. Deeply imbued with the knowl-
edge that the dead walked, the lad
was naturally afraid of ghosts. Be-
ing equally afraid OF the more realis-
tic slipper of his foster father, he
passed this repository of the dead
with his heart in his mouth. But,
knowing he had to pass it, this lad
made it point to whistle vigorously
and vociferOusly in order to hold his
courage at the point of possible en-
durance.
From whatever point of view one
takes it, and the writer is taking it
from the Aberdeen, Chehalis county
and state viewpoint, and in this ar
ticle is trying to give the result of
a careful investigation. This leads
to the conviction that in Chehalis
5000 votes cast, of which Wilson will
receive 1000, Roosevelt 5000 and
Taft 1000.
This prOgnosis is made today. A
month might alter the figures in any
direction, but, in any conceivable
event, such a change must go to Will
son. The line of battle is between
Standpat and progressive. Progress
ives naturally differ as to methods,
but are more near than ever to know
ing what they want and how to get
it. They know, also, how not to get
it is to support that worthy, we'll
meaning gentleman-who distrusts
the people and who says the present
tariff law is all you desire; whose
campaign is SO thoroughly and ably
financed as to provide the billboard
signs that are SO obstructive Just at
present.
This dissertation brings us back to
earth. Within the past few days
each of the three parties have held
meetings, selected county committees
and otherwise prepared for. the fray.
A cursory review of those meetings
may not only prove of interest to the
casual reader, but to those who be-
lieve they are on the inside" of the
affairs of their party.
1t should be borne in mind that
both Democratic and Republican par
ties are permeated with a leaven Of
reaction or standpatism. 1t Is no
Offense to a mans patriotism that
he is a standpatter; contrary-wise, it
be no credit. So far as the seeming
average intelligence of the country
is dlscernable, the present admins
tration is unsatisfactory, and, as a
majority of the voters are under 40
years of age, it is small wonder that
they decline to be fooled by the old
calamity howls, originated by Hanna
(at 80 much peri or enunciated by
our esteemed-but misguided friend
Congressman FOrdney.
The democratic committee had a
slight contention over a progressive
idea the prOgressives had troubles
OF their own and the meeting of the
republican county central committee
and candidates Monday night Is re-
ported to have been anything but q
bowling success. From the informa.
ton at hand, Chairman Alvey found
the bunch easy to put lone over" In
the matter OF organization, but the
subject of binding the members and
candidates to voting the ticket
straight" was not SO easy. Some
candidates were even bold enough,
so it is said, to defy the erstwhile
powers that owned the republican
party; announced their independence
as to who they would support for
president or any other office. This
heresy appalled, Chairman Alvey, and
when the call for the "doughbag"
came a little later, the response was
SO negligible as to create consterna-
tion in the ranks of the hired lads.
who have been accustomed to par
take of the pie.