The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28
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most us of voting age antidate The
N. P. L. by at least several years
fail to see wherein it can be blamed
or praised for the present capacity OF
our individual think tanks. Incidently
it is grand thing for the old line
parties that we are unable to resort
to the mechanical means to let the
light into some of the bone domes
that we have around us. Like an old
superstition, these old parties persist
almost by prejudice (another name
for brainlessness) alone, and if an
operation could turn the trick it would
be much better and quicker than the
process of evolution. The outcome of
this election would not be in doubt.
am willing to make full allowance
for the effects of environment and
educaticn-Darwin would call it Gao
quired Characteristics" We have
been reared and educated in the at
mosphere of intolerance and republic
canism so long that it is little wonder
so many are unable to throw off the
yoke and do a little serious thinking
for themselves. Therefore we will
make some allowances for our friends
that were fooled by Mr.. Stallard. Any
ordinary school boy would soon see
that he was not making the slightest
effort to defend his side of the case.
Many of us felt that something was
wrong but we were unable to fully
analyze our feelings until your repub-
lican chairman dropped an incautious
remark. He simply let the cat out of
the bag. The debate did prove one
thing at least. Jay Thomas did not
acquire his political adroitness from
the end of fork handle. 1t came
easier and smoother. Possibly his
father was courtier to Hon. G.. o..
p. in his palmy days. Therefore Mr.
Thomas life has been one continuous
round of pleasure and he is now striv-
ing to keep it so. / can not blame
him. It is natural to Mr.. Thomas.
/ can not understand after
olden days even an honorable enemy
abhorred the traitor and was almost
as willing to hang one as the men he
had turned against. Not so with Mr..
Thomas brand of politics. He well
coined the traitor into the fold and
proceeded to use him before he could
be disproved. 1t is well to remember
that men who will do this sort of
thing are liable to turn traitor them
selves, if they are mot Of that brand
in the first place. Birds of a feath-
err usually flock together.
AS for the graft stories which Mr..
Thomas emphasized, my grandmother
being purely English and having
many old-fashioned sayings of her
period, would have said, that it was a
case of "The frying pan calling the
tea kettle black" A rather quaint
expression but singularly pointed.
There is another old adage that is |
more direct than polite in its applica-
ton to this matter. You are all ac-
1uainted with what a fox will usually |
find first. 1t points moral in this
case Mr.. Thomas and his bunch are
so stepped in this graft that it is the
first thing they smell even though it
IS far off. If you would avoid the |
plague stay away from it. To keep
free of graft select man who never |
smelled it. Such men will usually be |
by it.
AS parting broadside you quote a |
few remarks by Farmer" Creel. To
call such man farmer, is an insult
to every sane-minded farmer in the
world. Unfortunately we have quite
a number of such so-called farmers
in our midst. Some of them the VIC
Tins of the acquired characteristics
mentioned, others having
had taste of the good things of the
old regime as exemplefied by Mr..