The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-09-05
CARNATIONS with no reason that will
bear the light of day. -
j. r. GARDNER.

To the Editor:
! Were it not for misstatements o.
/ facts and unfair differences drawn
thercfrom I would not answer the per
sonal attacks upon myself by L. w
Brown in your last issue.
j Brown writes that I advise the
farmers ito stick with the old gang
of politicians" when in fact I only
advised sticking to the reputable or.
CARNATIONS like the grange and car:
rying on a campaign against the pro.
fiteer by combining with the suffering
!, consumer in the cities. The majority
vote in Washington is in the city and
; it is therefore political folly and po-
litical suicide for the farmer to try
North Dakota politics here. 1t is pure
political bunk also to assume that the
consumer in the city is not interested
in lowering the cost of living, so why
not use little sense and unite with
instead of fighting the consumer.
Washington voters will not endorse
Townley's effort to turn the cities up
: side down and lower the efficiency of
fighting America. Wilson and Roose-
welt and socialists like Alan L. Benson
condemn Townley. Outside of North
Dakota a majority of the grange has
condemned his methods. -,
MIR. Brown then says: eff paw a
man / expect him to work for me. I
won't say that Mr.. Moores is paid by
someone to do his campaigning. I do
not know his business" And then Mr..
Brown infers that Getty smart law
yers" shouldn't make laws for farm
ers. q
- My answer to Mr.. Brown is this: I
have farmcd in his neighborhood for
eight years and am not interested di-
rectly or indirectly in any other bust
ness. represented him in the last
legislature and am opposed for re-
election by Benton City lawyer.
have requested this lawyer thru the
public press to state wherein my re-
cord was at fault and asked him to
meet me in public discussion. / cast
hundreds of votes at Olympia. They
are in black and white. If any votes
were in the interest of the profiteer
my opponent should inform the public
and he could defeat me at the polls
without spending time and money in
a campaign. At Olympia every legis-
lator was cartooned in the public
press. Under each caricature were a
few printed words to show for what
that member was conspicuous. Under
my caricature alone appeared these
words: "The farmers friend" These
cartoons were later compiled for SOU
venirs in book form. Mr.. Brown can
ind one of these books in the Cour-
er-Reporter Office.
Now, about campaign expenses. L
have not nor will / make a house-to-
house campaign. / have not ever Civ
IN money to the non-partisan league
IS my opponent has done, tho I was
promised its support by so doing.
lave not paid the county newspapers
or advertising my qualifications. 1
lave attacked the methods of the lead
rs of the non-partisan league, but my
opponent has refused to defend those
eaders before the public. Will he do
70 at Olympia?
believe in the organization of
armers, but can't see the necessity
# making millionaire out of Town
ey. | don't question Mr.. Browns pa
riotism. have personal friends who
ave Joined the league who are just as
,atriotic as l am, but I think they ,
ave been deceived and believe Mr..
Brown should study the record of To- |
al candidates before he advises the !
armers how to vote.
don't believe that history reveals
single case of true statesman en-
lching himself while leading any class .
t suffering humanity from bondage.
or this reason / refuse to pay for
ne support of the league.
The interests of the lawyers and
armers sometimes conflict at Olym-
Ia. ! am a farmer. My opponent,
'eroy Todd, is lawyer. =
Because Mr.. Todd has joined the
bipartisan league it does not fol- a
wv that he is not interested in legis-
ltion for lawyers. Because I did not
'ln the league it does not follow that I
will not again fight for the farmers :.
/ the legislature. y
GORDON C. MOORES.
HQInfuI Corporof;or, S