The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1922-09-29
PIERCE TO BE HOST
we HAVE just declined with


Wv regret. taking advantage OF
the courteous permission u wire
answer collect. an invitation to at
tend dinner at Albany next Wed.
nesday at which the democratic can
didatc for governor, Walter Pierce.
will explain to the press his atti-
tude on, state ISSUES"
We declined with regret, and VIC
sincerely resret that we can't be
there. II should be good
There are some hundred and fifty
newspapers In the state Presumably
they were all invited. The wire tolls
on each invitation would average
seventy.sive cents; the replies would
double this cost. There is q certain
amount of overhead In preparing and
sending such wholesale invitations.
Looks like the inyitational cost
would be two or three hundred dol
lars: the dinner cost as much more.
All 10 get few newspaper men
together and pour some political pap
over thom while they are well fed
and in friendly mood, in hopes that
some OF II will stick.
Not one in dozen newspaper men,
nor ono In twenty will respond TO
such n trick.
II may be good advertising. Wit
ness that II got n publicity rise out
Of us. Notwithstanding that 1t seems
q costly proposition. and not alto
gcthcr In keeping with the honorable
hosts loudly voiced desire to see a
rcIgn OF retrenchment. economy and
lower taxes.
Such sybaritic feasting is not at
all in line with the doctrine OF frug-
al democracy so widely preached by
Mr.. Pierce.
Mayhap he has misiudecd himself.
II his blackboard campaign for the
goycrnorship has so soon attained
the proportions OF special train jun
ket. how is the voter TO know that
his ideas on the conservation OF the
public finances. were he elccted gov
crnor. would not suffer similar,
sudden change?
Several days ago representative
republicans Of the state met in Port
land. The chairman Of the state re-
publican committee sent no costly
kilograms. Each man who attended
went AT his own expense. The hardi
working. straight-thinking delegates
got righ, down to business. They
produced platform OF real merit,
setting forth real remedies for the
problems that confront the state.
These republican stalwarts. proud
OF their party. declared their parti-
sanship in plainest terms. They
voiced their inmost thoughts, and
bound themselves and all republican
candidates aud public servants. with
covenants so clear that they can
have no double meaning.
Mr.. Pierces Albany dinner, IL Is
distinctly specified in the invitation,
is TO be "non-partisan." Mr.. Pierce
has throughout his campaign played
On the "non-partisan" chord strong
ly. In other words he is hopeful of
gathering a majority vote under any
screen OF camouflage that opportun-
ity permits.
No wonder that the term poll
tics" has dcgenerated until 1t now
suggests an organization whose mo-
tives viii not stand the scrutiny OF
daylight.
No wonder that the word "poltl-
elan" Is now almost an eplthet.
Think II over men and women vot-
ers of Klamath county. On the one
hand you have responsible organi-
cation. with record OF accomplish
ment. pledged To further constructive
efforts. On the other you have
mon partisan" oonglomeration. pied
sed to nothing.
With the most honorable inten-
we give Mr.. Pierce credit
for being sincerely OF the opinion
that he can accomplish much for
this state as its governor of being
honest In his purposes-dOes it stand
10 reason that his nebulous, unauth-
orizod program will succeed as well
as the organized, definitely expressed
plan OF the republican organization?
rhink II over carefully.