Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-17
OLYMPIA. SATURDAY MORNING. OCT. II, 1914.
COLD COMFORT.

The Bellingham Bay Nail, simon
pure Republican journal, realizes the
mistake made by the late Ofice-holders'
Convention, and its comments are OF
more candid nature than usually found
in the partisan press. 1t says:
1.-THE only intelligence we have thus far
received from the Vancouver Conventions is
from the Republican one. Chief Justice o.
Is. Jacobs is the nominee for Delegate to Con-
gress. Judge Jacobs is a man of fine ability
and consistent Republican, but we believe
the convention could have selected man of
more expediency-that is to say. man who
Mould makes more practical canvass. which
is absolutely necessary to secure success. 1t
seems generally conceded that Mr. Kcarney
is Just such man. He would make fully as
useful Delegate if elected; but the conven.
ton has cen proper to nominate a different
man, so we must take the goods the gods
provide.
1t is generally conceded that the Re-
publican party cast aside the golden OPP
poxtunity when it consented to the
slaughter of Mr.. Kearney, man of the
people, commanding universal respect,
and resident of and identified with
the interests Of a portion of the Terri
tory whose claims are paramount to
our own. 1t is safe to say that he was
the choice of nine-tenths of his party,
and would have carried almost the unan-
imous vote of the large element through
out the Territory who acknowledge al
legiance to neither of the organized
parties. He commands respect wherev-
er he is known, and his name is O
household word, remembered in con-
nection with many benefactions and
deede of mercy, performed unostenta-
tiously and without the most remote
object of reward.
Judge Jacobs, on the contrary, was
the choice of clique of office-holders,
who, like himself, are the mere crea-
lures of circumstances, sent hither with
Federal commissions to lord it over the
people, and at the end Of their terms of
Office, silently steal away" to more
congenial climes. Instead of being one
of the people, Judge Jacobs is by ma
ture an aristocrat, and soon as the goal
of his ambition is reached, seat in
Congress, he intends toputin execution
q long cherished resolve of settling in
some one of the Eastern States, where
his family can have "the benefits of
~refned society,"" Oregon was too small
Utica for the vaulting ambition of the
house of Jacobs, but unfortunately a
lamentable impecuniosity prevented an
exodus in the style BETTING its growing
importance, and hence q seat on the
Supreme bench of this Territory and
commission as Delegate afford conven-
tent stepping-stones by which it is
hoped veritable "Jacobs ladder" to
eminence and fame will be constructed.
The Mail doubtless had all this in its
minds eye when it stated that "the
convention could have selected man
who would have made more practical
canvass, which is absolutely necessary
for success" The editor of that Jour-
nal In common with the masses of the
people who earn livelihood by the
sweat OF the brow, do not feel that it is
practical to make q successful can
vass for a man whose heart does not
beat in accord with their own. If they
were likely to forget or forgive the in
suits to which they have been subjected
by punctiious and pompous officials,
an occasional unguarded utterance be-
trays the ill-concealed contempt, which
those who WELD little brief author
ity' entertain for the plebian masses
who constitute the life-blood of frontier
enterprise. 1t is still fresh in the mem.
'ory OF our people that one of the Judi
cial associates of Mr.. Jacobs did, in a
charity lecture, few months ago, so
SANDER and traduce the pioneer settlers
OF our Territory, as to call forth uni.
versal protest from the people and the
press. But the speaker lacked only
the prudence of his associates, who
.Jeet but do not express their contempt
for the hard-fisted laborer and those
whose pathway may be amid the hum
bier walks of life. The obsequiousness
displayed by the same office-holders.
when demand is made upon them,
backed by influence or wealth, the read
mess with which moneyed corporations
can control executive and judicial de-
cisions, betrays still further the pusil-
Luminous nature of the political hacks
ioisted upon the people as condition
OF our Territorial servitude.
We challenge denial of these facts
They are as plain as the MONDAY sun