The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-06-18

seem to absolutely have no ~concepuon
Of j~oculsrity. In q recent issue
wrote lightly OF some statement nsoe
hx aur us.shbor at Keeler, anent ,ne
democratic convention heid az Spo
zane expecting to get harpooned IN re-
vnrn. and we were not disappoin'e
az IN the last issue the Eagle man eas'
the iron. Now. although We have never
mo, the gentleman, we have the NOS
tindly and fraternal feeling for the
nublisher of the Eagle POSSIBLY DC
cause We are both trotting Gown ehe
home stretch neck in neck IN the rae
of life. altogether so because ne was
,aa Hooded American during the
war. and not a little beeause ne pays
the game fair, always ready to give d
Roland for an Oliver. n ASIDE iron"
his rotten political predictions VIC
he, he is a genial old scout But we
wan, TO point out an absurdity that ne
falls into when generously denouneing
! ,ha present republican congress- an
a~hsurdity that We are all guilty oi'
He saws the republican congress
which lust closed was the most huHi-
Eating failure ever known in the MS
tory of the republic" How familiar
tina, sounds. The Eagle man must nave
quoted that from some paper origin
ating the denunciation at the very
first meeting OF the American congress
and IL has no doubt been repeated DS
the opposition at the close OF ever!
/ congress since. We have read someth-
ing of the same kind at the close OF
every congress for half a century, OF
more. II it happened to be a demo-
cratic congress the republican press
would let out the same yap; IL 4 re-
publican congress the democratic
uress would reiterate the same ho"i
No matter what the congress hao oone
or left undone 1t was the same oid
story. dismal or criminal failure. n
while one side points with scorn the
other side points with pride. n there
YOU ESQ warped, and twisted. ano
blinded by prejudice adherents d ore
party cannot see any good IN tne
other party no matter what may De
ACCOMPLISHED. That is he way we
looked at it at one stage in our lie
and not so far distant, but when yo"
come to think about it. and that Is
something that partizans never 40
what Tommyrot such a position is. Sc
long as man is not perfect parties can
not be perfect, as the party only re-
fleets the virtues and shortcomings oil
the individual members OF that party
Man ia so constituted that he is influ'
enced by strong likes and dislikes, and
If his allegiance has long been given
10 one political organization. he Is In
clined TO believe that all good rests In
that particular organization. and all
bad in the opposition parties. And ne
is not broad enough. nor iiDeraI
enough nor fair enough to grant thai
the acts Of his opponents were instiga'
ted by anything but selfish or crimina
motives. Isn't it almost time in tn
history Of this country to give the 9th
er fellow credit for being as loyal tt
the best interests of his country ane
the people thereof. of doing what viii
promise to be the greatest good to thu
greatest number. Of having at hear
the welfare of the whole people as one
t. kes upon ones self? But there il lit
tie hope when a man as intelligent q!
the publisher of the Eagle and a few
other demoeratoic papers take al
virtue to their own selves. or the party
they stand for. which is one and thu
same thing when discussing politics
and charge the other fellow. or party
with all the wickedness under the sun