The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1948-07-22
The Sidewalk
REP0R 7 Err
by The
.KEN1lEWICK COURIER

by The
s.KENNEWICK COURIER
SouAwK CLUB
Squawkers Of Kennewick made
a complete reversal Of form
in the session this week. After
blasting the community as a
whole last week for failure
to provide sufficient candidates
for public offices, the anti-po-
Ntical action group in their latest
brawl tossed imprecations and
threats about the increased num-
bers Of office seekers. Said one
spokesman: 'It appeared for
q while that there would be not
more than one candidate for each
Office. They would have been
elected. Now some other ambi-
tous citizens have taken it upon
themselves to save the world for
democracy. That's a fine spirit.
But it makes it tough for lot
Of US lazy dumb Dummies. Now
well have to think. Wen have
to pick and choose. We might
even have to listen to campaign
oratory."
DEMOCRACY
Personally, we're in favor of
lots Of candidates for every Of
hce. Never having sought a pub
lie office, It would seem down
right unrAmefican to win one
BY default. It is generally be-
ieved that no office seeker act
ually intends to keep his cam
ign promises anyway, but It
-s-s-4mt appear to be good bust
ness not to make some. Political
campaigns are as traditional in
the United States as is the Fourth
Of July. And what is the Fourth
without fireworks?
VISITORS
Like the first Robin in the
spring, harbinger Of things to
come, July brings the first visits
from candidates. During the past
week we have enjoyed visits from
two men who have filed for
state offices. In addition to that
the two have several other things
in common. Both have filed on
the Republican ticket and in their
long careers in the state each
one has been school teacher and
newspaperman.
MORE
Now that we have piqued your
interest We must elucidate fur
Their. First conner was Ralph r.
Knapp who aspires to the posi-
ton of Lieutenant Governor.
Knapp is best known as a form
er speaker Of the house Of re-
personalities where he has been
a member for IA years. He has
been, in addition to many other
things, a school principal and
was long on the staff of the Sc
attic Post-Intelligencer.
DITTO
tr second visitor is one of the
s1OfthWest's best story tellers,
author of several books, noun
tain climber and explorer of
western trails and now candid
ate for the office of Secretary of
State, Joseph T.. Hazard. His
newspaper days date way back
70 the pre-World War era when
ne published a labor paper in
Everett. Later he taught his fav-
orite subject of geography. AS ex-
ira curricular work he coached
the football team of Everett High
school where one of his squad
was a rugged youngster who was
called "Wally" now better
known as Mon c. Wallgren. -
MEMORIES 49, .
Some Of Hazards memories OF
Old days in Everett include the
name Of Phil Warnock, well
Known to old timers in Kenne.
wick. Hazard is still mentally
klcking himself because he and
Warnock had an opportunity tc
purchase for a song the land or
which Is now situated the thriv.
ing city Of Stanwood. Together
however, they had done quite
wen In some other real estate
ventures.
CRACK OF THE WEEK
Inc admonition of the mothe,
SKUNK was reflected in the &C
OF the Kennewick Kiwani,
Tuesday when that grou,
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