Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-04-05
THE CANDIDATES.

As the election approaches. public in.
;crest appears 10 he more and more
centercd upon the issue so thoroughly
discussed the past few weeks the
building of wharf to deep water. 1t
is safe to say that the advocates of this
measure are largely IN the ascendency,
and to predict that a Mayor and Board
of Trustees will be elected who will
leave no means untried to secure the
success Of this laudable enterprise.
Gen. Miller, who appears to be the
unanimous choice for Mayor is firm
advocate of the wharf measure, and so
are Messrs. Chas. Burnister and Samuel
Coulter, who seems to be the choice of
the citizens of the First ward for Trus-
tees. So strong is the sentiment on
this question in this ward, that we doubt
very much whether there will he any
opposing candidates. In the Second
ward Messrs. Blinn, Swan, Ellis and
McElroy are the. prominent condi-
dates-the first three gentlemen in favor
Of the wharf and Mr.. McElroy IN faro,'
with many ifs and ands. His position
is so equivocal that no man fayoring the
enterprise will vote for him, who really
desires success to the measure. In hhe
Third ward, Messrs. D. S. B. Henry
and Francis Hoffman, are the wharf can
didates so far as we can learn, from the
popular expression this far and Mr..
Dobbins, is for wharf if the town
won't have to build it, and providing it
is built several miles down the Sound
and road is made through Swantown
to connect with it. He is " in favor"
but has not, us yet, advanced a single
intelligent suggestion as to how it Isl to
be built-if the public funds are not to
be used for the puspose. These are all
the names that have been suggested up
to this time, and doubtless the list is
large enough to select from it men who
will fairly represent the wishes of the
voters and the best interests of the COM
munity.
UNcTAR1rABLE.-W. H. Mitchell, Esq,
in withdrawing his name from the list of
candidates for alderman, INDUCES, We
think, in very uncharitable illusions
towards the advocates of q wharf. At
least, his language is offensive, and we
believe does him injustice. He says,
~ do not intend to commit myself to
any pet scheme to rob the city," Now
we have heard of no such scheme, and
would be at a loss to know precisely to
what his language referred, had he not
in the same connection spoke Of the
wharf enterprise in terms of the most
unqualified hostility. The meanipa of
the word rob, in legal sense, is, " to
take from the person of another feloni-
ously, forcibly, and by putting. him in
fear" In more general sense it is to
seize and carry from anything by. VIC
lence and with felonious intent,H or
I" to plumber, to strip unlawfully,'" or
in still more common sense, ." to
steal" Now, we certainly do not be-
Geve that Mr.. Mitchell wished to stig-
Matte the majority OF his fellow-citizens
with any such intent or desire. Many
of our best men are warm advocates of
wharf, and though he is not of their
number they certainly do not apply
epithets to him or his motives that
would degrade him in the eyes of his
fellow men. The Meek and Lowly One
teaches different sentiment, and the
sermon on the mount inculcates a diff
ferent code of moral ethics. In justice
to Mr.. Mitchell, for whom we entertain
sentiments of profound respect, we VEN
ture the assertion that he did not mean
to class his fellow-citizens who may
differ with him in opinion upon public
enterprise with the foot-pads and pick
pockets who disgrace the criminal cal
endars of our country. -; :
PRoaREss.-Simultaneously with the
announcement that that q committee in
the Massachusetts, Legislature has
agreed to report in favor of Woman
Suffrage, comes the news that the SEN
ate OF New Jersey has passed bill to
make women eligible to the Office of
school trustree. The work of eduoation