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TRY 1T OUT IN OREGON

TRY 1T OUT IN OREGON
The Walla Walla Bulletin, which
describes itself as an Independent
newspaper" and which lives up to its
motto with a reasonable degree of
consistency, has joined the grand
parade of Washington newspapers
and politicians under the banner of
%.Poindexter for President" The Bull
letin touches the high lights of its
candidates seatorial career, and
lauds his courage and competency,
and his intimate knowledge of state,
national and internatinal affairs"
The fact that Senator Poindexter was
once reident of Walla Walla doubt
less gave the residents of that OBJ
serving and discriminating city close
opportunity to appraise this intimate
knowledge of state, national and in
ternational affairs. So they pronounce
him fit. If they do not know, who
does know.
Let US not dispute their judgment;
hits upon a sufficient reason why
Mr.. Poindexter shuld not be the can
didate of the republican party for
president; nor Mr.. Borah, nor Mr..
johnson, nor any of the clamorous
and mistaken senators who by their
opposition to the league of nations
have made themselves impossible as
presidential candidates if the repub-
lican party has CLEAN of sanity left.
The Bulletin says it "does not agree
with the senator's position on the
league of nations"
Then why does the Bulletin support
him for president? Surely it cannot
be because he once lived in Walla
Walla Nor can it be that the Bull
letin has a mischievous design to load
down the republican party with
candidate who cannot be elected
1t is inevitable that the league is
sue will be injected into the national
campaign next year, if perchance any
senator or any other, who has made
war on the covenant and indicated
that he will vote against ratification,
shall be nominated. What then wuld
happen, even if Mr.. Poindexter should
carry the great state of Washington
It may be hoped that the disin-
herested and self-sacrificing repub-
Leans over in Washington, who are
for Poindexter for president, but who
have never heretofore been for him
for anything else, will see fit to test
the strength of their candidate else
where. Let them come over into Ore
gon and put his name before the
presidential primary next May, under
the significant and accurate slogan
4Down with the league. If you want
somebody else to win vote for Poin
dexter THE Oregonian.
ia Ha ks
President Wilson has offered the
olive branch to the United States SEN
ate. Coming down from his "high
horse" where he ignored the senate
for months, he has invited the sena-
tors to come to the White House
and consult with him. 1t is hoped the
senators will be forgiving enough to
accept the invitation and that the c
president and the senate will get to- I
gether on the league of nations COW
enant and the peace treaty. The v
whole world wants the last act of the
great war, the signing of the peace s
treaty and the formation of the league F
If nations to prevent further wars, d
made permanent just as quickly as
possible T
Leta LANCER, who lived with Ed
ward Haley, a big brute, formerly L
lance hall manager and all around
ough, while her husband was serving P
a the marine corps, and then shot s.
nd killed Haley when she learned &
hat her husband was about to return, m
zas acquitted Of charge of murder
v Jury in Spokane last night. 1t O
as always been next to impossible
, convict woman of murder, but 81
hicago set new record last week
' convicting woman who had com 81
lifted cold blooded murder, Of man
aughter. This is said to be the 70
rst woman convicted of serious loi
line in Chicago in many years.