The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1920-10-30


asked the democratic candidates who
have been canvassing the county.
Atty. L. C. Jesseph of Spokane,
state vice chairman of the republi-
cans, who has made a special effort
for Webster, gave an interview to
the Spokane Chronicle last week
in which 1t was stated that democrats
had made a trade with nonpartisans
whereby the democrats would get the
support of nonpartisans for Fleming
for congress and Cotterill for sena-
tor, and that the leaguers would
knife W. H. Graham for sheriff and
w. A. Haskins for commissioner on
the democratic ticket. This deal was
stated to have been made by ]. c.
Harrigan, prominent democrat, etc.
Following this printed statement in
the Chronicle, republicans who were
not over-cautious with the truth added
and circulated the statement that
democrats were also going to knife
Graham and Haskins in return for
support for Fleming and Cotterill.
Quite naturally the democrats who
are not close to the scene of action
wondered what was happening in
their party, to cause such a situation
in their ranks.
The editor of the Examiner made
a special effort to find out the facts,
seeing that his name had been drawn
into the story. He learned that the
nOnpartisans intend to stand by their
nominee France for senator. That
their disgust for Webster is so great
that they will largely support Flem-
ing for congress "as by far the less
er evil" That they will knife Gra-
ham and Haskins, as has been their
intention at all times, supporting
their own candidates on their own
ticket for these offices. These state
ments were made by the nonpartisan
county organizer on Wednesday, and
have been substantiated by several of
the membership about Colville. /
No democrat has been found thus
far who knew anything about any
democrat failing to support the party
candidates for sheriff and commits
sioner, but number of democrats
report having found republicans who
"knew this to be fact" and We're
quite busily engaged in telling it.
Hence it is reasonable to conclude
that as the story emanated from a
republican and is circulated by re-
publicans, and by republicans alone,
that it is strictly republican
Doctrine" of an approved. Webster
type.
just how Harrigan could make
deal whereby nonpartisans would do
the same things they had planned to
do for six months was not quite clear
to the nonpartisans interviewed, but
as the nonpartisans and the repub-
licans occupy the same ticket in the
election field, they can probably ex-
plain this matter to themselves quite
satisfactorily.
The republican candidate for the
presidency thus expresses himself on
the League of Nations: II do not
want to clarity those obligations. /
want to turn my back on them. 1t
is not Interpretation but rejection
am seeking. Senator Harding.
Like mighty tidal wave comes
the sweep of public opinion toward
Governor Cox and the league of ma
tions. 1t has alarmed the republican
managers who nominated Senator
Harding when they believed that they
could elect anybody. All the money
they have expended, all the energy
they have put in the campaign, all
the deception they have practiced will
have gone for naught.
The American people can be mis-
led for brief space of time but
what they admire in a man who
seeks the presidency is lacking in
Senator Harding. He is merely the
representative of special interests, of
a senatorial oligarcy, few men who
hope to dictate the policies of the
nation. Mr.. Harding has hopelessly
wobbled and wiggled on the League
of Nations issue until he finally
came out against it.
Governor Cox has from the first
been for the ratification of the cove
nant, with any helpful reservations,
and. his firm stand and the absolute
absence of motives other than to
accomplish something for the people
of this country, has won him hun
dreds of thousands of admirers. His
straightforwardness has been main
tained throughout the campaign and
this, with his announcement that he
is for the league and that Harding
is against the league, or any league.
has caused a drift toward him of
n,bl;c aontiYacnf that has hecov,,e n