Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-23

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GEN. Garfield, in his letter of
acceptance practically ignores the
Chinese question. AT least, he does
not express a decided opinion upon
the subject ard leaves it with the
hope that the commission now on
the way to China will arrive at q salts
factory solution of the difficulty.
This is hardly what the people on
this coast have right to expect from
one who expects to dictate the tone
of the Administration. On q ques-
ton like this there is no middle
ground. He who is not for placing
restriction upon Chinese immiera-
ton is against it, and the vote Of
Garfield has indicated this time and
again in the halls OF Congress.
The Era truthfully observes that
the eleventh plank in tho Democrat
ic National Platform is the embodi-
ment Of principle that every white
man in California who works for a
living endorses and should do all in
his power to carry into practical
operation. 1t reads thus: "An
amendment of the Burlinghame
Treaty; no more Chinese immi.ra-
ton, except for travel, education,
and foreign commerce, and therein
carefully guarded" The wish of
the people of the Pacific Coast could
not be clothed in more terse and en-
phatic language.
SOME OF the San Francisco papers
seem to think that the population Of
that city has bceu incorrectly enum-
Grated, ard that true count would
show a much larger aggregate of
whites as we'll as Chinese. The
Golden Era comedies that the popu-
lation is considerably less than it
was n year ago, but it strenuously
claims that the figures are much
larger than those made by Mr.. Lang
ley, the Supervisor. The official
count, just made is 233, Cog, of which
number 2O,540 are enumerated as
Chinese.
THE following from the Portland
Bee, Republican paper, is q scath-
ing rebuke to the merciless partisan
press, which seeks to undermine and
destroy the brilliant reputation of
Gen. Hancock:
IT is astonishing what changes take
place even in day. Before his nomina.
ton, General Hancock was an Ajax.
Look at him now! All me, what change
is there. His manly proportions are no
longer visible. GroSsness and sensuality
have Knocked him, not into q cooked hat,
hut into Barnnn's fat boy. But, unlike
Barnums adipose curiosity, the Generals
head is growing smaller and smaller, and
the chances are he will soon be deprived
of one altogether. This wonderful meta
norphose is the work ofa peculiar tribe
of bipeds known as political vampires"
WEAVER, tho Greenback nominee
for President, affects to believe that
his party will carry enough votes to
throw the election into the House,
and then he will stand as good Il
chance as anybody. He should look
at himself through the small end of
the telescope, if he wants to sec his
real stature.
IT is said that the autocratic Conk-
ling is not satisfied with Garfield's
nomination and is sulking in his
tent" 1t appears that the naming of
the man for the second place on the
ticket was not enough to pacify his
perturbed spirits and his heart is
not in the fight.
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MIR. David Shelton, of Skookum
Bay, sustained a severe accident by
cut from an AK last Tuesday. He
was holding limb for another per-
son to cut it away when the AK
slipped and struck the left wrist,
nearly severing the hand from the