Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-02-13
OLYMPIA. SATURDAY MORNING, lib, Is, 1875
A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT.

1nst. APPEARS IN enusion unueE sue CLIO"
CANT and witty title Of "Spuds, Of the
STANDARD, under Suspicion evidently
written with the intention of its appear
ing rs the utterances Of the editor of
that journal; and although it is placed
in the column which usually contains
Mr.. Browns diatribes, it bears the ear
marks of quite different animal. 1t
sounds for all the world like some of the
utterances of the legal luminary of
Steilacoom, q man of portly mien and
q wealth of intellect which has aided
him in not only "turning an honest
penny" but in building up a reputation
for shrewdness and cunning extending
even beyond the limits of his own town
and county. The fertility of imagina-
ton displayed in attributing motives to
others, indicates that our surmise is
not far from the truth, for we do not see
how, to man holding his peculiar ideas
Of business" the matters upon which
he comments can appear in any other
possible light. The article seems to
have achieved distinction before it ever
appeared in print, if the information
derived from our special reporter is cor
rect. He writes that it was read in o
council composed of three of the shin
ing lights of the Republican party and
by them pronounced worthy, before it
was assigned place at the royal-peak.
They will doubtless hereafter constitute
the triumvirate Of that glorious galaxy
of talent which centers around the Dis
patch. That they may 60 down to pos
terity with all the honors properly
bestowed, we state that their plain
names, which unlike beauty, unadorned
sound decidedly ancient and plebeian,
are Jacobs, Wingard and Brown, but
dressed in official toga representa- Judge,
an ex-Judge, a prospective Judge, Dis
trict Attorney, the Delegate elect, and q
o Clerk of the District Court in embryo.
This calculation, however destroys the
triune idea, which connectsitself with the
subject, when we think of the individ-
uals aside from their professions. 1t
Iuakoo but little diff-IeuCe how We emu.
merate them the result is the same. If
we begin with the District Attorney, it
follows that the Judge the ex-Judge,
the Judge prospective, the Delegate
and the Clerk of the District Court,
make half bakers dozen just as if we
begin with the Delegate, and 60 down
in regular gradations to the Clerk Of
the District Court. The calculation in
volved in these dual relations is too
complicated for us to pursue this
branch Of the subject further. Wemay
say, however, that we are pleased to find
our friend of the Dispatch surrounded
by so many choice spirits of the Rad
ical host. Time was when he sat alone
on the primitive log. and confessed to,
and obtained dissolution of, the then
High Priest, Ferry; but now more
pretentious men wear the holy orders
and the sanctuary is found in more
sumptuous quarters.
We would delight to dwell upon the
lives, the habits, the customs, the Pc
culiarities of disposition and character,
the achievements and aspirations of
these illustrious individuals, but space
forbids, and the essay of the Sage OF
Steilacocm awaits our attention. They
must bear with us until another occa-
sion and the moving of the spirit, be-
fore their names are imprinted on the
roll of fame.
It is said that "a short horse is soon
curried," but our readers will pardon
us II we are somewhat prolix, when
they reflect what an extraordinary length
of ears awaited manipulation. But we
have done with that portion of the ami
NAL, and hence our task approaches
completion. The voice from the evil
derness" proclaims that the STANDARD,
during the campaign, opposed Hill Har-
mon politically; so we would now, if
there was single political principle at
stake. II declares that we thought then
that Mr.. Harmon had "soft thing" in
the compensation for keeping the in
sane; 90 we believe now. 1t afirms
that we were then with the Medical
Association in their endeayor to better
the condition Of the poor insane pa
TENTS" SO we are now, whenever it is
shown that their efforts are prompted
by disinterested motives, and made in
the proper direction with fair show
ing Of success.