Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-10-13
Coroner,
NATHAN PATTISON.
OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
OLYMPIA, FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER IS, lSS!
The Candidates Compared.

The Candidates Compared.
A Candid and Unprej JUDGED Opinion Of
their respective Merits
While we are free to admit that
the supporters of either party view
the political objects sought, and the
fitness of the candidates presented,
from very different standpoinss, we
believe there is quite enough differ
ence between the Ring and the Peo-
ple's tickets to justify a decided
preference for the latter. 1t is not
expected that all men can lay aside
wholly either partisan prejudices or
personal preferences, even though
the demand for the sacrifice may
impel others unhesitatingly to do
40. Humanity is not cast in that
perfect mould which would base
every act upon immutable principles
Of right and justice.
Man, however, is o reasoning ami
NAL, and in this review Of the rela-
tive: merits of the candidates pre-
scented, we appeal to that higher
attribute of human nature, to arrive
at q just conclusion. The qualiica-
tions of each candidate for the Of
fee he aspires to, are Legitimate
matter for discussion. In present
ing them, we shall endeavor to avoid
personalities, or to utter q word
which would give needless pain; but
such facts a. are essential to arrive
1t . Just conception of the capability
Of a candidate, are public property
when the peoples welfare is con-
cerned.
On the Representative tickets we
have two good mon named. They
are old residents, and the people
know them to be competent, so far as
IN intelligent dischaee of legisla'
tive duties are concerned. But
Mr.. Brown appears as the mouth.
piece not only of machine politics,
(which the people are heartily tired,
but likewise the representative OF
objects which have in some respects
clashed with those of the people
the railroad interest. While we
might trust him on Other matters ia
act in accord with the will of bis
constituents. it would be expecting
moro than human nature accords,
for US to anticipate that he would
be any thing but the tool of the Of
fetal clique and the willing instru'
mont for advancing the special priv
leges of the corporation to which lie
belongs. The history of the past
iustiies this belief. In Mr.. Turpin,
the Peoples nominee, we have a man
Who unites with indemi*able energy
and perseverance,, educational quail
6cat;ons sufficient for the proper dis.
charge of the duties of Legislator.
He il tho peer of his competitor. and
his vote viii; be with and for the peo-
pie.
The important Office of Auditor is
to be awarded either to Mr.. Phillips,
the Ring candidate, or Mr.. Moore,
the popular nominee. The former
has had undisturbed possession Of
the Office until he has grown rich,
but this fact did not deter him from
accepting the secretaryship of the
railroad company, or from becoming
its special advocate when the COM
pany claimed certain credits and re-
auctions on the assessment roll.
Nor has his accumulations amounted
to enough to deter him from charg-
ing excessive fees for recording legal
instruments. The law in either
instance is plain, and the penalty
severe. Mr.. Moore We believe to
DO thoroughly competent and will be
content with tho Office and its emol-
uments without making the en-
deavor to keep everybody's irons in
the fire.
Mr.. Billings un6tness for the
Office of Sheriff has been shown up
too often for the people to lie ignor-
ant of the fact that we are paying to-
day taxes accruing from his misman-
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