Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-10-27
" Won't Drive Worth 4 Cent.

lc swine. Iun~muri, a. i::t. a.: Wtii
no; ie driven TIE result Of the
-'a,iai uprising of III" people. IN
mona ..t'!nG II t.chct luirpenIent II
The i;ihs or Boss dirt,t'nn. shows
that ri,"m"u hive long since for
,..,'.'u go; III jn,. ii j ici,ph times
lN:;G) m'u wore ruiiar> ii~rrih'l:
NJ! D,1-Auiiew JArhs,'n he
Pc; l. nave t"i many yeas PAST
la"l Y submitted T., the. ,!iri"'Irn Of
IA :ev.. boss -, AIS! !Ii.v Willingly
Waite: ~ t. ;h. io..s ai:,i voted The
iIcLt' made l,y these same hc>s, :.
HIS w.s Virtually s.yln- to The
voter, You are Eut conn tlcnt 10
select Ion !ru>tii; N"n are TOO u
hUraL~ To know Cow to vote; You
mast submit 10 cur dIctaiIun, and
Vote ns We Y. But that ;ine has
passed away, nlu men lt;ti mi d.
c!dc tur themselves. Ii. nee, the ILL.,
dependent movement of ilIc people
III st!erunc Il ticket of then own.
They have been led to the polls like
" sheep /" tie ,hamblts quite long
enough, aud th.y-tlie People, III
whom rests ell the powrr,-refuse
longer to " bend the hinges of the
supplian: knee" Why should you
bow to the dictation of Il few favor
ing office holders, and vote 10 perpet-
uate ring dynasty? Declare your
manhood aud independence by refus-
ing to vote the ticket set up by the
ringsters, which was cut aud dried
by the same clique who have ruL
politics for many wears. Avow your
God-given right 10 support men for
Office who are free from charges Of
corruption, men who are known to
he competent and honest, men Of
softer and Industrious habits, men
who can transact their individual
business IN a correct manner, and
who can be implicitly trusted Iii the
transaction of the public business.
The people, the independent free,
men nf all partie are i ed of " boss
ism They want to see the will of
the masses of the people obeyed,
and the putrid carcus OF Ia, corrupt
politician sent to the rear.
Will you, freemen Of Thurston
county, support the ticket sought to
be thrust down your threat by the
ring bosses, or will YOU vote for and
elect the ticket made by the indie
pendent voters of the county, dives
ted Of all party fears or favors?
That ticket is before you: vote for
it, elect it, and You will succeed in
rendinS asunder the power of the
ring bosses, who have heretofore
make tickets for you to support,
without asking your assent or even
allowing you voice i'll their am
bilious schemes for plumber and self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Vote for the Peoples ticket from
top to bottom.
The quicker the STANDARD learns that lis
efforts To deiame the gentlemen on the
Republican ticket the better.
This bob tail sentence is copied
from the Courier. The STANDARD
has nothing to learn-"quicker" or
not "quicker"-in this matter. 1t
has invariably maintained dignified
and courteous bearing towards it's
political opponents, os every one of
its readers will testify. 1t has criti-
cised only the official record of can
didates for reelection, and inquired
into the personal characteristics of
the Ring aspirants only so far as it
affects the duties they wish to as.
sumo. The Courier is merely fight
ing an image of straw, an employ
ment in which it seems to take
special delight.
The PsstLteHigPnrtr is using the
bugaboo story started by the Irans-
crypt that the Democrats are seeking
to elect a partisan Legislature and
thus secure two L. S. Senators. We
demonstrated in our last issue the
impracticability of such a scheme
from the terms of the Constitution.
which provides for the el ection of a
Legislature for that and other OBJ
Jects. The idea is absurd, and it is
a matter of surprise that men can be
found who will stand sponsor to it.
The Transcript and Courier serb
blers appear to be much worried
over the imaginary partnership of
" Munson, Murphy, Turpin Il Co. >"
We, and the public generally, are
of the opinion that had either of the
wri'ers who SO often and hippantly
use the expression as slur, been so
fortunate as to have Effected part
nership with either of the gentlemen
named, they would not be the finan-
cial failures they are to. day.
Will the honorable and intelligent |
voter continue to support such men
as Billings, Phillips. Swan, ct al.
merely because they belong to the
Republican party? We thing not.
Bossism is doomed and should be