Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-11-09
Close Of the Volume.


and presume to express the hope that
our patrons NAV he az well satisfied
with our years l..bors as we find our
self. Having adopted in the outstart
the motto "Be sure yca are right; hen
90 ehsa1," we have no apologies TO
make for deeds of either omission or
commission; no crafty retractions to
frame by which to appease the wrath of
those who, from motives OF conscience
or profit, have censured our plain and
unbiased views of public interests.
1t has been our constant endeavor to
faithfully perform our duty as a jour-
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our motives have been the subject of
unjust comment, if We have erred in
passing judgment upon the local issues
inseparablc with the existence of new
country, we have the satisfaction Of
knowing that we have been uninfu-
enced by other considerations than the
proper discharge Of our DuTY-nothing
more nor less. We will not. for these
reasons, review our past course, prefer
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upon them alone to be sustained or con-
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1t is our intention to make several
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the ensuing year While we have here
tofore published more original matter
relative to the resources Of the Terrific
aitory than any other paper, wc arc
nevertheless aware that much more can
lie .dene to give residents correct
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dustry which only await the necessary
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cndeavor, and with the means at our
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rious period of newspaper lifc-the
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capital joke. Now can we, we ask
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