Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-09-29
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Letter of C. C. Dill Challenging Senator
PondeXter to Debate the Issues
of the Campaign
gon. Miles Poindexter,
spokane, Wash.

uor Miles Pondexter,
S S Wash
SSnr Mr. Pondexter
As your opponent for the United States Senate invite Joint
son of the of this campaign My reasons are as follows
Won claim you still progressive have asked for proof
that YOU are propose present bill particulars based on
m speeches in the Senate which you reacar
Won voted to dividends billions Watered railroad
stocks which raised freight and helped farmers You
voted to big business and monaes $540O0OOO0 of taxes
. against only $160000000 of taxes taken off the thrifty indus
tou middle class of citizens You speak for soldier
home but voted against the bonus bill times the
ate You speak this state for scientific based on the diff
ference between the production home abroad but
the Senate you been voting regularly old guard
on the roll the tariff bill which lays highest tariff taxes
ever laid the American people
Y say you for Newbey because the people Michigan
knew all the about his immense expenditures
anyhow shall the hearings on
the Newberry case Newbery people, that they
could not and did know all the facts about the
expenditures the primary until after the trial When
zens of Michigan eleven republicans and democrat all
the facts they put the penentary
on ehnicaly raised by decision of the Supreme Court
shall from the Senate hearings that Newbery contributed
100000 campaign fund and that he knew the
pedtures although he afdas before the election
he had contributed nothing entirely innocent Of the
pendtures and the people could know the truth before they
voted
shall discuss your $4,000 presidential campaign
more $4,000 of which from Wall bankers
Pacific lumbemen shipbuilder shall also show your
change public questions during the past years
by Congressional Record that your earlier
Senate you progressive You the friend of the
bong pleaded the the people You
voted against the seating of Lormer and Stephenson who had
bought their seats in the Senate You voted regularly with the great
progressive leaders, such Borah Kenyon LFoee and Norris
the men of the people.
shall show then that during the past years you have become
reaconary You have voted for law to put aborng IN Jail
they dare strike You have voted for Newbe who admitted
the expenditure $4,000 buy the nomination for the Senate
Michigan You have voted for special privilege legislation with
representatives great Smoo Lodge Penro and
Newberry
shall charge that the large contributions referred to for
presidential campaign you change influenced
votes shall say why you changed but will content myself
with showing the records which prove you did change will leave
it for you explain
There other subjects which best discuss jointly such
the Columbia basin project and the securing Of adequate tariff
rates products of the people of this state such as eggs butter
shingles magnese which the reports from Washington
did not for people.
prefer present details your record along with the
PLANTATION of what your where you Will have
equal time and opportunity to discuss it.
In short record Senator to the voters of this state
Let give them all the from respective viewpoints from
the same platform the time you agreeable to this
proposition respective managers readily arrange dates
places and other details of meetings.
Awaiting your reply am
Sincerely yours,