The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-10-04
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tooth is thy bite!
The sad fate of Gordon c. Corbaley
is only less touching because he is
younger and may later recover. Cor
don is bright boy. He was always
| foremost in his classes in school and
| early in his career showed signs of
approaching fame. He played con-
spicuous part in the convention at
Aberdeen and managed to gain cOns!d-
cradle publicity on his return from
| the Chicago convention, where he went
as a Roosevelt delegate by declaring
that he would not run for office be-
! cause he was in the movement for no
selfish reasons but solely because of
the opportunity it offered him to do
good for his fellow man. Then, fol-
lowing the example of his illustriOus
overload, Teddy, he consented to for
| get his declaration and yielded to the
pressure of his friends to become a
| candidate for cOngressmanat-lar
The rest of the story is too painful to
relate. But Gordon is young and he
| may in time recover, and, anyhow, he
did the splendid service of helping to
clinch the demonstrated fact that the
new party has no use for brains or
character. All highbrows are taboo.
ence of the campaign is the undoing of
George H. Walker, of Seattle, one time
| candidate for congress in the first dis
trict. Mr.. Walker is such a nice man.
He is prominent in the most exclusive
circles of the big metropolis; menu
Der of the best clubs; a gentleman a
scholar; the pride of the elite; lead
err of the cOttilliOns; silk-stOcking
knight of the dinner table and the
Beau Brummel of Seattle's immacu-
late. He cOnfessedly entered the race
for the lower house merely as a prep
aration for a long term of useful SER
vice in the more dignified senate. He
even yielded his high sense OF the pro-
prleties and consented to mix with the
hOi pOy on the streets, talk from curb
stones and boxes and shake hands with
people to whom he had never been
formally introduced. But all this was
IN vain. He was beaten, and badly
beaten by Dan Landon, a raw, uncOuth,
impressed, unstarched and unwashed
ward politician Again Drawn knocked
brains over the ropes.
In justice to the many sincere and
earnest followers of Colonel ROose.
welt in this state, who honestly wish
for better social and political cOndi-
lions IN this country and believe that
the colonel can bring about real re-
form, lie must be emphasized that the
primaries held on the Z of last month
90 not give a true estimate of their
numbers and the ticket chosen does
not IN any sense represent them. 1t
Is doubtless fact that many ROOse-
welt followers refused to 60 to those
primaries because they did not ap-
prove OF the manner in which third
ticket had been forced into the field
and they did not approve of the candi-
dates running on that ticket. The pri-
maries and the ticket represent only
the most irresponsible element in
the state. An element that is largely
dominated by the most INSCRIPTIONS,
dishonest, vilest and reasonable of
newspaper syndicates, the Scripps-
McRea press. The self-respecting men
and women of Washington refused to
have anything to do with the third
term party In the state and they are in
no way bound to support the ticket
named, and will not do So
In the primaries on the 10th of last
month, the democrats again proved
that they are neglible quantity and
are not worth consideration in this
campaign. They named weak ticket
and 1t will fail to cut any figure in
the nnal results in November.
Inc vote cast by the republicans
was light also, but at that so far great
er than either of the other two parties
mat no one can honestly doubt that
washington will continue under re-
publican rule. The ticket named by
| the republicans Is strong throughout
ana Will make powerful appeal to
| the vast majority of people regardless
Oh party. The lack of serious contest
at the head OF the ticket was largely
responsible for the comparatively light
vote cast IN the primaries. The nOmi-
natlon OF Governor Hay was conceded
iohs before election and he received
an Overwhelming endorsement. The
reputation OF Schively and the nOmi-
nation of his opponent Senator Fish
PACK, especially adds to the strength
OF the ticket. All of the nominees are
strong, clean and capable, and prove
that when the party has a Job of house
cleaning to do it knows how to do II
we'll. nv" ~ w ~
The elimination of Schively is in
lacl victory FOR Governor Hay, who
ssarteu the hight against him shortly
49, DSS"AAS 6ONCIAOT nearly fOllr
years ago. 1t is significant that prac-
Ideally all OF those who supported
ochlvely in the senate during his trial
under Impeachment have been driven
out OF politics in this state, and that
the job of housekeeping Governor
hay started early in his administra-
!lon is now practically complete. It
Is tribute to the governors fighting
ability and complete Justification of
MS course. No one can doubt that
tne great service the governor has Civ
en- IN this respect alone, will be re-
warded by the people by a great vote
or confidence next November.
The managers of the third term
party have refused to give out any def
mite figures on the vote in their pri-
maries, but at every place where a
cneck has been obtained the result
was shown to be woefully small.
In the city of Wenatchee, which boasts
population of about 5000, the third
termers cast Just SO votes. In Spo-
Kane county they cast but 1900 al
thonnh S,SoV al