The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1923-03-30
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FRIDAY MARCH 80, 1898.
USUAL DEMOCRATIC FAIRNESS

Il The democrats of this state have an
organ. IL is published at Seattle and
srlhds out weekly. 1t runs perfectly
true to form. unfair, unjust, unprin-
cipied, when treating OF any subject
or mentioning any individual that il
not or VINO is not blown in the glass
democratic. II damns and condemns
every act of the administration
whether that act be good or bad. il is
titrioiicly critical of republican office
holders and il member of its own
party refuses to crook the pregnant
hinges Of the knee under the party
iash. II he has the manhood to be a
man, II ne be honorable enough tn
nave an opinion of his own this paper
known as the Washington Democracy
Jumps on him, questioning his motives
and reading him out of the party. Here
is fair sample of the contents of the
democracy, and the satisfactory thing
about 1t is this kind of political bunk
VIII drive more clean thinking men
out OF the democratic party in this
state than it will make recruits:
We nave carefully followed the
voting record of members of the Eigh-
teenth legislature, now demised. While
We assumed that there were nine
democrats in the house of represen-
tatlves, the vote of Representative Z.
+. BANKER OF OkanOgan county who
claims to be democrat, cannot he
distinguished from the most reaction
airy republican vote in that august
oody. His record in the legislature is
no different from past legislatures.
where he voted consistently with the
republican and special interests con-
troiled members of tne house.
Mr.. Banker has a perfect right to
vote as his conscience dictates, But
ne has no right to accept the honor
Of democratic leader and then vote
with the republican machine against |
the best interests of his own party |
and people. Our advise to the demo-
Gratis OF Mr.. Bankers legislative dis
lrict is to send him to Olympia as an i
nut and out republican two years
hence. The democratic party SHOULD
not bear the burden of his voting rec
)rd."
1t may not strengthen MIR. Banker
n the opinion Of Democracy that a re-
paper that did what 1t could j
o defeat him in the election should
'ome to his defense, nor does the
iazette stand by Mr.. Banker from a
POLITICAL standpoint, for Mr.. Banker
las been lifelong democrat and the
dltor Of the Gazette lifelong repub-
lean, but We have never permitted DO Z
ltcal differences to stand between I
ersofal friendships. We have known I
IT, Banker for over 80 years, and in
II that lnog period. have never heard
word breathed against his character.
lis record in private and public life S
as been beyond reproaGh. He is a IL
'ue and kind friend, strictly honor s
Die and upright in his dealings, and n
'corruptible in public life. He has
presented this county time and
gain in the legislature and his con- 81
ituents have so much confidence in n
s integrity that no republican, in a u
'rmally republican county, has ever CT
|cceeded in defeating him. But he Is q
man who thinks for himself and IT
ands for what he believes to be right NJ
1ich no doubt surprises the Democ- VI
cy as being foreign to the attitude
the average democrat. II we could
ly hope that Mr.. Banker would ac- la
pit the unjust criticism OF Demo- &c
acy as the real attitude toward him eli
the democratic party OF the state, st;
d accept the challenge and become to
republican his desertion and subse- a
ent support of the republican party pit
uld aid materially in making the las
tn congressional district so strong do
republican that democratic candi- an
e would have little show running T.
office. for Mr. Banker Is not only X
sonally popular but yields much
|uence politically.