Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-11-22

wrong, my party first but there are quite
a number Of political skunks in my party,
who are everlastingly and one day after
wards, looking for something, who, l pro-
pose, to give what Pat did the drum, when
they show up in the primary election for
party preference. I want it understood that
[ am against any man for high office who
has nothing for colored voter to do,
though such high official has more than
thousand positions to distribute to the
faithful. At the primary such political
direlect will meet my opposition, but if he
succeeds inspite Of my opposition and is the
party choice I will be for him-my party
first. right or wrong my party first. The
work of the Republican Club is after and
not before the primary election. The prmi
airy election is family affair pure and
simple, and may the best man win.
1 know that IT, H. Patterson has been
charged with being lawyer, but as yet,
he has not been found guilty, and one is
presumed to be innocent until found gull
ty by due process Of law. It seems to
me that not only the jury, but even the trial
judge in the Clay Allen case rebuked Pat
terson for prosecuting the defendant. [
have no feeling in this matter one way or
the other but as I see it, after a second ac-
quittal of Clay Allen, Prosecutor Patterson
injected a bit Of personal spleen in that
case with the hope Of having public opinion
look with favor upon him, that the mantel
Of the prosecuting attorneys office might
fall on him, when his chief was no longer
eligible, but when there is nothing under
the hat the very idea is preposterous. I
have my doubts if it ever pays, at least in
the long run, to attempt to reach the goal
of your ambition at the other fellows ex-
pense. Perhaps it was not PattersOn's
idea, but if it were not it looks very
much like it.
I do not remember of ever having at
tended more pleasant banquet than the
one given by the King County Colored Re-
publican Club in honor Of the delegates
that formed similar state club. 1t was
sumptiously served and the whole worked
like creased lightning The speaking pro-
gram was par excellent and all Of the
speakers hit the bulls eye and after listen
ing to the "big guns including the mas
ter of ceremonies, if those present did not
leave that banquet hall one thousand per
cent Republican the fault did not lie in the
speakers Of the evening. However, If had
have had the arranging of that speaking
program l would have had at least half Of
the speakers come from the visiting dele.
gates Of course. the colOred man is a
hard shell Republican alright. but on such
occasions he likes to ''git up an 'spress
himself" and even if he does not, it looks
better to have him do So At banquets where
white Republicans direct colored Repub.
leans are never invited to speak and it
does seem that they should be given an OPP
tv tn Of HOW.
outs.
I met a court house deputy one day this
week and the warm and welcome grasp of
the hand that he extended to me made me
feel that, after all, I am something on a
stick. I admit it had been quite little
while since he had had the pleasure of
greeting so dear an old friend as myself
and I further realize that "absence makes
the heart grow fonder." For two years
or more he was absent from the court