Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-10-27
Circumstances Alter Gases.

Ia,rtv than il Las had foI YEATS past.
~ Ith such Il ticket every one vhr Il a Re-
publican a. heart cannot cit tinIy 1t"
."th,rNI>" t.rtn support II. la thu past
In" ticket ha- often ictn a i"ur"n". and
the manner ut il, selection Il ~ iiIIv "n the
pirIN; but this Nrtr the uui>>. = al thu
,artv have made III" nominations and
l'tt ~ good inch H"''H"''ii
1t Is really strange what differ
,nce thc u" of colorcd glasses can
make III tie observation of earthly
atl'aiiS. The ticket nominated by
the Ring, this YEAR, does No.: :..iter
III ANY essential particular tl'... ,!.i'
placed III the field the past tec;.te,
and invariably meeting viii oppDs-
ition from the Transcript Let us
see: There are Messrs. Phillips, and
Billings, and Thompson, and Swan,
and Gibson, md Brow II and Patti
Oh the county ticker, who have fig
ured n regular Republican nomin-
ce,, all tor several and some of them
for many Years. Is it owln5 to
the candidacy of these men that
the ticket III the past has often
been Il poor one Have these men
seemed their own nomination every
year ill the present one, i'll IA man
ner to " bring shame on the party?
Or do the four remaining nominees
I-Messrs. +. II. Brown, Crosby,
Morgan and Reed-constitute the
salt which has savored the whole
mass! Or has not the T'anMript
changed its tune, and laid aside it's
boosted advocacy of the cause of
the people, in the vain hope that by
this act of humility, the bosses will
allow it q seat at the foot of the
table? These inquiries are pertin-
ent and will afford MIR. Gum an OPP
portunity to explain the apparent
incongruity between past principles
and present professions.
The following sections of the Code
are designed to secuie free ballot.
1t will be seen that the object, secre-
sy, is well guarded:
SIC, 906. Ii anv Judge, Inspector. clerk
or any other officer of All election. shall
oIen or mark by folding or otherwise, any
ticket presented by such elector at such
election, or attempt to find out the names
thereon. or suffer the saIIIc to he done by
other PERSON. before such ticket is deposit
ed III The ballot box, such person, 50 OF
Tending, shall he fined in any sum not eX-
cetdinS one hundred dollars.
So. =, IL. II amy inspector, nudge Or
clcrh 81 any election shall. previous tn
putting the ballot of any elrctor in the
ballot box, attempt to pry into, or find
out, any lame or names on such bait,t
| which stall have bten handed in by said
eltctOr III i folded form. or ifauv INSPECT
nr, JudSr or clerk of any elcciiun Shall
open, or suffer the folded ballot of any
clcrtor wlich has been handed i'll tn the.
| board al Judges, bN any e.cctOr, with 1,
| view To ascertain the name OF any person.
or persons tor whom such an clrctOr shall
have voted at any such election. ar if any
or II any inspector, Judge or clerk of All
ielcctIoI, without the consent, of the cleo
tor, shall disclose the name of any person
or persons which inspector, Judge or clerk
shall nave fiaudulcntly or illegally dis
covered To have been voted for by such
oicctor at any election, every such inspect
or Judge or CLERK of an election AS offt nd
ing, upon conviction thereof, shall be
hned III any sum not less than fifty nor
more than five hundred dollars.
1t seems that boss rule is the
same everywhere. Here is what
the People Of Snohomish county, in
convention assembled, on the 18th
instant, say:
WHEREAS. there has been FORMED and ex-
ISIS. in this county, Il political ring, whose
sympathy Is with foreign corporations and
whose influence and actions are entirely
at varienre with the wishes OF the people,
| and
WHEREAS. the influence of the said ring
has been brought To bear in the nominal
tion of candidates for important county
offices, who seek office, not 50 much for
the interests of the people, rs tor their
own pccuniary advancement and the
| benefit of the ring. and whose election
| vii, bc detrimental tothc best interests of
| the people: now therefore, he it
| ReS0irrd, That we denounce Ringism as
contrary To the principles OF self gov
| eminent aid their candidates rs opposed
, to the best interests and will of the peO-
pie. BE il further
| Rrs0irti. That "A People Ticket lie Selec.
ted, without respect Ia purity. and that we
endorse such of the candidates already in
fthe field a. are undoubtedly the peoples
choice.
Mn. Swan, i'll u communication
published in last weeks Courier, ad-
mits that the reduction of ASSESS
ment asked by the railroad company,
should not have been granted, and
that he opposed it. As matter of
justice, we give him the benefit of the
denial, but it seems that MIR. Phil
lips information that the records
of his Office afforded" was sufficient
to secure the reduction without MIR.
Swans aid. Here we have the evi.
dence of one of the Commissioners
that the reduction was unwarranted.
II is time boss Billings is retired
from the Sheriff's position, and man
placed in the office who is qualified
to transact the duties of the Cffice
without cost to the people and coun-
ty. Sheriff Billings many short
comings may be attributed by his
supporters to want of knowl ledge,
but there seems to have been design
in his blunders. Let us have q man
who can run the Sheriff. office with
out blunders. either through design
or ignorance. Vote for Mr.. Ruth.
WHILE we profit by all railroads, /
honestly managed, We deprecate the
idea of placing railroad men in the |
Legislature. While they may be
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