Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-09-01
Rather Improbable

ut, published an artlc," g." Iwo
kiuds OF Journalism, Ill winch the
legitimate sphere Of the newspaper
is clearly d.iin d. In The effort,
however. to contra decent Journa! =
ism with a class of papers which IL
dunomluAlcs " news ar;Ecn, Err, II
alral IN tie Portland H-rtory with
the l;.t:tI class. ana cites an a!tIrle
winch appeared III that i":nnai OF
tie 40,h uit.. commenting "n the
nubhc acts OF Gov. Newell, a. Il
l'ruut OF the charge. 1nal our
readers may form al opinion of the
iIstness of the HyuitT> criticism,
t quote the Nr-Ory'S article, ap-
saiing under tie caption Of " Al
Unpopular Executive:
Governor Newell, the carpet bag "Xrrn-
tive that prrNil..s over tnt. it-tinie, oi
Washington Territory. j. the i:ln>t uiIpoI,-
ular officer that has ever been appointed
to govern that most afflicted part ot the
Northwest. Every useless and designing
politician who can no longer benefit ms
party in lis own State, is rNiitd bv the adj
nliiistritiun To poor, oppressed Washing
ton. OF all the irrtS ponSibleS Newell i
the weakest and worst. This professional
piacc-hunt.r IL now east usin. his punv
efforts i'll the attempt to get Washington
admitted as Il State, buoyed and enrour-
Will be chosen as the first United States
Senator 10 represent her at the National
Capital. Where he is best know Newell
is regarded a> Il fraud, and is charged with
mourning debts which he cannot liquidatr.
From gentleman ut Tacoma he hor-
rOwed 500 but failed to settle at the ap-
pointedtlne and for a long time there
after. and it was only by threat of arrest
that the debtor compromised by ii pay.
nent of $500. The people of Washington
Go not want Newell for any position and
the sooner he is removed and his success.
sor appointed the greater will be their re.
joicement.
The Walla Walla Statesman cop
les the article ana supplements
the assertion that "Gov. Newell
has not much force, and his few APP
pointments have been distributed
III a most senseless manner, none OF
them giving satisfaction"
As an impartial observer, we fail
to see werein the Mercury merits the
charge of being a black-mail sheet,
if this is all that can be urged in its
support. 1t will scarcely be di g.
puted that Gov. Newell is what is
generally known as carpet beg
GER" nor will it be denied that he has
arrayed against himself by his Off CT al
acts many of our best and most in
fiuential citizens. 1t is equally sus.
ceptible OF proc; that for many years
past Washington Territory has been
considered an asylum for political
demagogwes. That there are good
men occasionally sent out, is true,
and the STANDARD has never failed to
recognize the fact, whenever oppor.
tunity has been presented. If Gov.
Newell 10 not on aspirant for the
q. S. Senatorship we have at leas,
never heard it disputed by his
friends. The remainder of the
Nercusg's article may not be true in
detail, but is certainly not far from
the facts. 1t is our impression that
it was an Olympia creditor, who, by
threats, enforced tie payment of q
portion of debt, instead of the
Tacoma creditor, but this misstate
ment is immaterial. That the PEG
pie of the Territory do not want hin
for Executive we believe to be true
and we fail to see any improperly il
the statement of the fact, inasmucl
as the small patronage at his dis
posal has, according to another wit
ness, been distributed in a mos
senseless manner"
If the Mercury, as is charged, ha
selected Gov. Newell as an object fo
levying black. mark, it has certainl,
shown poor judgment, as the old aph
orism about squeezing blood from
a turnip would be amply varifed il
his case.