Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-25
THE TRUTH AT THE POLLS

THE TRUTH AT THE POLLS
Kenneth Roberts, well known writer for the Sat
urday Evening Post has said I'm the long it is
not considered good form for individual or or
ganizatlon to claim to be something that it is not.
The individual who claims to be graduate of Podunk
University, who brrows money from Podunk alumni
on the strength of that claim, is usually thought bet
ter OIL IN JAIL Ihe increasing complexities of our
neutrality-suspicious. like rapidly increasing
population and the consequent increase in the number
of folks who believe everything they hear-make it
constantly easier for masqueraders and false prophets
so find supporters The fact however, does not alter
the truth OF our original hypothesis-it is bad form
Tor an ldlVldual or an organization to travel under
false colors."
1t has been the policy of this paper refrain from
taking any part in 'mud-slingng during the CAM
pagn of Congressman Phil D. Swing for reelection.
This paper firm in its conviction that the issues in
the campaign are too we'll defined and that the in
tegrty and ability of Congressman Swing are too far
above suspicion to require any barrage of calumny and
msstatement regarding his opponents.
There are, nevertheless, statements being made
through papers supporting Ed. P Sample, which can
not go unquestioned. Mr.. Sample is quoted in the
San Diego Union of Saturday morning, saying to
Ontario voters Il have toured the Valley and know
how the people feel. They want flood control They
do not want the Swing Rose canal. And they believe
that congressman who IS friendly to President Cool
idge his administration is the who get them
suits The Swing bill is not yet out of committee 1t
will get ut with the socalled alAnerican canal
menace tied to it. I would be willing to let this elec
ton be decided by the vote of Imperial County"
That Mr. Sample actually made such gross mis-
statements, actually made such absurd and ridiculous
statements unsupported by facts is hard for I'M
peral Valleyites to believe Surely he is not warrant
ed in being sure of Imperial Valley votes if he is
judging by the attendance at his meetings recently
held in the valley The Swing meetings were far bet
ter attended.
When he spoke ip.Ei, gentrps and other valley
cities he declared that he, making the same talk
here that he would make in other parts of the district
and whether people here opposed to Mr. Samples
election not, they believed him to be sincere IN his
convictions.
1t must be assumed, however, that until there is
denial by Mr.. Sample of the statements attributed by
the Union to him. they his statements Upon that
premise, this paper declares that Mr.. Sample has
been guilty of a serious breach. He has possible
basis for saving that the Imperial Valley does not want
the passage of the Swing BILL He has no foundation
for his implication that he is friendly with the
administration than is Congressman Swing. He has
nothing with which to bolster up the assertion that the
Swing bill will not pass into from the COM
mittee In fact Mr. Sample has been guilty OF sailing
under false colors.
He is making use of the Imperial Valley, the home
of CONGRESSMAN Swing in an unfair way to gain his
own ends and those of the power interests During
the entire fight for the Republican nomination, TINS
valley has been lever employed by power advocates
to hoist other sections of the district off the ground OF
solid reasoning and into the air where the Mexican
breezes can float them to the power view point 1t
is time that Imperial Valley make protest
Congressman Swing has actual proof OF his popu-
arty in the Imperial Valley, where his touring during
the campaign followed by huge gatherings IN every
town and where nearly 80 per cent OF the business
houses closed their places of business IN order to JOIN
in demonstration that would not only snow the at
titude of the valley toward Mr. SWING but would De
indsputable declaration OF the we" oh Uiie ai1-
American canal .
Congressman Swing has given actual proof OF his
GOOD standing with the administration and by personal
letters sent him unsolicited from congressman, cabinet
members leaders of the Republican party IN congress-
and from the presidents own secretary his position
cannot be sincerely questioned. .
Candidate Sample has been guilty Of questionable
ethics in making the remarks attributed to him by the
San Diego Union and his hackers are not going to get
anywhere with the voters, who are this year. more thah
Ike tn no m
The Press predicts overwhelming majority Tor
Congressman Phil D. Swing at the polls tomorrow.
GEORGE VI. AUSTIN
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