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Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-27

vision of the country for statistical purposes.
 The old plan of division into the New Eng land. the Middle, the Southern and the Western States was well enough suited to the conditions of the time when nearly all the population was on the Atlantic slope. He proposes five grand divisions The North Atlantic division, comprising New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania i;
 the South Atlantic division, comprising Del aware, Maryland, the District of Columbia,
 the Virginias, the Carolinas, Georgia and
 Florida the Northern Central division, conn prising the States of the Mississippi and Mis-
 souri valleys north of the Ohio river and the
 north line of Arkansas and the Indian Terri tory; the Southern Central division, com prising the States of the Mississippi valley south of the Ohio river and the line referred to; the Western division, comprising Mon tana Wyoming Colorado, New Mexico and all the territory west Of these to the ocean These divisions are naturally distinguished not only by the time and circumstances of their settlement, but by the character of their population, their productions, their civil organizations, etc.
 A man subject to epileptic fits escaped from an insane asylum in Paris and soon afterward stabbed policeman. Dr. Blanche, an expert, emphatically declared that he was responsible for the crime. "If he had com mitted 8 common assault with his hands should have held him irresponsible" said Dr. Blanche. because he is man of vlolent temper, who, when his fits are coming on, takes offense at the smallest provocatlon but in his hottest paroxysms he knows quite well that he must not use deadly weapons. He never did so in the asylum, and his only excuse in this particular instance is that he had been drinking but he is no more guilt less on that account than an ordinary drunk ard'' This opinion procured the prisoners conviction, and it was held to be an import ant opinion, as establishing the fact that the responsibility of alleged lunatics cannot be settled by any rules of general application, but must be decided in each individual case according to the circumstances. In short, the doctrine now accepted by French medi- cal iur1sts is that before lunatic can be de- clared irresponsible for a crime it must be ascertained whether his malady predisposed him to the perpetration of that particular crime.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03
A Silly Comparison.

The objection urged so freouently
against MIR. Brown that if elected to the
legislature he will act in the interest of
the corporations, especially of railroads,
has little weight in it. The same arru.
inent would exclude IA merchant, miller.
logger, steamboat man. and particularly
farmers as some of their special Interests
might come up for legislation upon. -
Courier.
The cheek of the individual who
wrote the above sentences is ex-
pansiye as the conscience of a Boss
politician.
He must imagine that his readers
ers are fools.
Let us puncture his bubble and
see it collapse.
Whenever q merchant asks that tax
on his calico, or his sugar. be re-
duced, even after the people have
masna nimously dubbed together
and bought him his original outfit;
whenever the logger, who, (if we
can imagine such thing posi-
ble) has asked and obtained from the
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s'SluSh.''

The Courier says, in alluding to
the failure to tax the Scatco Peni-
Tertiary, in 1878, that soon as MIR.
Billings attention was called to the
fact that it was not on the roll "the
assessment was made and the tax
paid" This statement is without
the shadow of truth. The assess
ment of 1878 was ncrer made and the
tax for that year nerer paid on the
Pcnitentiary property, in which
Mr.. Billings was, and still is, part
owner. In 1879, the same "mis-
take" was make again by Mr.. Bill.
lings, and when attention was called
to it, he paid part Of he tar. The
law made it his duty in both cases,
to double the assessment as q penalty
for unintentional or willful neglect.
Mr.. Billings has never answered this
charge. He says he left blanks with
the Superintendent Of the Peniten-
tary, and if they were not returned,
properly filled out, it was not his
fault. This attempt to shirk res
possibility is Simply contemplate.
An officer is responsible in such a
case whether the tax payer does his
duty or not, and in this instance.
MIR. Billings. himself, is party
at interest, and should have seen
that he was held amenable to the
same laws and subject to the same
burdens which he is the instrument
OF imposing upon others. When
he neglected to do this. the law pre-
scribed a penalty of double the
original amount of the tax. One
would have supposed that he would
have willingly paid this fine as a
means of patching up bad Job, but
10! it appears that like King Phillips,
he considered the law was made
for the taxpayer and not the 1.-THE
collector.
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Let us Benefit the Schools.

The Courier knows that it pub
fishes a falsehood, when it states
that Mr.. Thompson has done more
for common schools than any other
person" 1t is ouly party discipline
that impels it to make such a rash
statement. Mr.. Bigelow is the peer
of Mr.. Thompson in all essential re-
quirements for that office, and has
done infinitely more for the school
service, than the Republican nomi
nee for Superintendent. Mrs. Hale,
much better qualified by practical
experience to grasp the duties of ed
uca.or than he, whose instruction has
been in a different line of duty.
Comparisons it is said are odious,
but in times like these, when the
people have a choice between true
grain and chat, everybody should
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03

EDITOR AsHINGToN STANDARD:
l see i'll the Courier of the 9th
inst. the following;
The STANDARD charges MIR. Bil-
!ings with omittinS from the assess
ment roll the Peuitentiary and pro-
perty Herewith. Mr.. Billings ex-
PLANTATION of that matter should sat-
isfy ally reasonable man. Mr.. Shead
was in charge Of, and acted as mana
ger of that institution. Mr.. Billings
gave him the proper blanks and re-
quested him to make out the proper
detail list, which he omitted to do. !"
L will state that if MIR. Billings
has made the above statement, that
ne has made statement which is
not correct; Mr.. Billings never gave
me blanks to fill out, nor did Mr..
Billings ever request me to list the
Penitsntiary property. | was very
much in hopes that Mr.. Billings
could have got along with his canvass
for Sheriff without trying to make
me culpable for his neglect of duty,
but it seems that is not the case.
OLIVER SHEAD.
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Render unto Caesar.

ASK the public to note the change in the
value of County paper during the last six
years, then 10 cents on the dollar, now
eagerly sought and hard to get. "A premium
offered anu paid for them, Il rate never
before attained.--N. Srdn's Letter IN tie
Courier.
The cause for this is not in the
wise and economical administration
of county affairs by the Commits
sioners, but in spite of all their in
excusable blunders. 1t is owing
primarily, to the fact that money
has become more plentiful, aid
now seeks q market at a rate con-
siderably less than, that which the
the county pays on warrants. Six
years ago, money was SO scarce as to
bring re" Oily from one to one and Il
half per cent. per month, and of
course, warrants bearing only ten per
cent interest were below par. But
If any county officer is entitled to
special credit for their rapid appre-
citation, in value, it is the Treasurer,
who by the use of logic aud figures
demonstrated to some of our moneyed
men and women the wisdom CT buy.
ing county warrants as q lucrative
and absolutely safe investment.
Thurston county warrants were the
first to raise to par value, and slowly
those of the adjoining cornties be-
came sought after as confidence in
creased.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03

The following letter from Mr..
Turpin explains itself and silences
one Of the CoU,ier'S guns:
OLYMPIA, Oct IS, 1882.
EDITOR STANDARD:
In tue issue of the Courier OF
yesterday, there appears a card from
one james l.. Ball charging me with
tieachery i'll years gone by 20 the
Democratic party. Now i'll answer
to his statement, | only have 10 say
that those who know him will not
place any confidence in his state
ments, and that they are untrue;
but to those who do not know him,
L will say that | believe that lie is
demented; that his mind is weak
ened from too constant abuse of the
body. He has hardly been able to
take care Of himself for Il year or
nAure, and l have sympathy Tor him
III the manner i'll which his state
ment was exacted from him. He is
now an invalid, aid has been con-
fined to the bed more or less for u
long time. The statement was
signed i'll bed, being written by ali
other party, and taken to him by
Mr.. Billings, our noble upright,
and ACKNOWLEDGMENT (and candidate
for re-election,) who can do no
wrong.
Mr.. Ball. with one foot almost in
the grave, attacks our lameuted en-
Sheriff j. IL. kellett, who notably
served this county with much credit
TO himself and for the best interest
of the people. Shame q. Shame !.
upon MIR. Billings, for making this
poor, sick man fight his battles for
him. But he did not think at the
time that he would be found out in
this matter, or or lie would hot
have done it, as his actions are
reacting upon him. Several men
have stated to me that they did in
tend to vote for Billings, now de-
clare they will not, as such actions
are to contemplate for liberation.
Yours, p. TURPIN.
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OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON TER.
OLYMPIA. FRIDAY EVENING, nov. ;, 1882,
A Yeritable Boomerang.

The Courier uses the wrong ar9u-
ment for the people of Thurstor
county-if they manifest the usual
and pardonable preference for local
benefit based upon general cxpe-
dieney-when it declares that the
election of an Anti Ring Legisla-
ture will delay the admission OF
Washington Territory as a State.
There is great deal of bombast
uttered upon the question of state
hood. 1t is a measure which, OF
course, finds favor with professional
politicians, just as would any other
suggestion for increasing the num-
Der of offices and multiplying the
chances OF obtaining a place at the
public crib. The people will have
to nav moss of these officers, and
We will be greatly disappointed if
all o. us do not tire of the costly bau
Die when State taxes are piled upon
our present heavy burden of ex-
penses. The grand object of adj
mission, which We have urged in
times past, that of bringing the coun-
try into notice, has already been ac-
complished by the extensive and sys-
tematic operations of the Norh ern
Pacific Railroad Go. to advertise their
lands.
Citizens of Thurston county: The
admission Of Washington with her
present population, means the re-
meval of the capital, not alone from
Olympia, but from Western. Wash
ineton. Now we do not believe
there is a man who owns O foot of
soil in any part of the county who
is so deficient in brains as to not
know that this would damage him
more than all the promised benefits
of State government for the next
decade. Whatever strikes Olympia
prostlates the county of Thurston.
Ourinterests are identical, and when
the Courier deliberately attempts to
pull the wool over the eyes of the
people by the advocacy of such de-
lusive objects, it strikes at the very
foundation of our local prosperity.
If the success of the Republican
ticket means admission 10 the Un-
ion, at THIS time, no citizen of Thurs
ton, if he is true to his immediate
interests, can afford to vote for it.
A little reflection on this subject
will convince any reasonable man
kIck oro x,~hk
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my Office. About on hour altrrNar,I
| SAW Mr.. Henry IN town and heard
the footing of the engine as It pulled
out from the depot. Whether Mr..
Henly gave peHcedble POSSESSION to
the former owners, or whether he
turned it over by Instructions from
MIR. swan, IL YET Il mystery to me :;
hut III tie alcu;Vts # the Commits
>Iunrr- t"tti can ne found much
Correspondence" with TIE Prost cut
mg ATTORNEY, Mr." BI"o;mield. IN re-
@.ud t. aEalh getting posseaSicn of
the tram. hat which WAS never ac-
cuinIi!Nhtd, and the county has new
er been reimbursed for the coin act
ually pail out I'm addition to the
loss OF = 800 taXes) amounting to
$iU7.
After the suit IN court bet Seah the
county and the R,i.;uad Trustees,
where 1t lad been decided that,
owing to The lack of Mr.. Billings
certificate the assessment was il.cg.
gal, the Railroad Board of Trustees
PASSED IA resolution declaring them
selves ready and willing to pay Il
certain amount of tax, Il sum deeu-,i
by them just ard equitable VIZ
Mr.. Swan explain why ,!,at an .ont
was not accepted and rrccIved -, Il
Set-oif for what coin had actually
been squanGered
Mr. E'l;tor, | have strung out my
cXPianaiions'to an unrardonabie
length, bat | Ilst want to ,ay to any
doubters about 1t, that if obey will
call at my Office | will show them
Ill the documents | have referred to
III this communication.
Respectfully submitted to the vo-
ters OF Thurston county.
j. III. MrNsoN.
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L Question of Ieracity.

:.
Mr. Thompson having circulated
the report that he had made Il pro-
position to MIS-. Hule for her to he
-..n.a .,ul;1,t. an ,I,. pornll;
'''0 wv W.
Can ncA"'' pfe'i"H' To the county
Conven,ion, winch proposition she
l;ll dccirol, that lady f,"lS IN duty
h..u,J r. l.y,uJ i'm. ...tamont NJ
" ..i.,, .r,'.,..., -
80 '''' W. / ''''''' '7'"' "''
~ body 'iN''' 1:om her Statement
'v.r solicited her ctndidlcr Ill tie
,;-publictn Convention. " EXPIRE s,ed
,,.;l,;,.... - .....n.l ...,.Ia e ..h.
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Hing Phillips.

Dr. L,p>ia:- F'r"tr,t, a@ain~i iir HI
gai Zee. Charged by ,he Count, A"-
ditor.
The following letter from Mr. Il.
II. LansGale needs no explanation.
1t is the plain narrative OF trans
action which has led to the dlScOv-
cry of general system of over
charge of fees by the Connty Au-
ditor. The courier denominates it
the Advancing Scale In this
modern device for ignoring the law,
constructive charges such as "in-
dexing," are first used to make the
aggregate cover the amount fubbcd,
and if this fails, the balance is left
like john Phoenix S freight bill, for
the insertion of some such item as
" stealase," TO make it square.
Facts and figures do not lie, and
upon their testimony the case should
stand or fall.
OLYMPIA, Der. 81, 1882.
Ed. STANDARD:
As my name has been mentioned
in connection with an overcharSe OF
fees by Mr.. Phillips, our county Au-
ditcr, l deem it duty l owe as a
citizen, to state the particulars OF
one such instance which has led to
the discovery of many more. On
the 22d of September, flied for re-
cord with Mr.. Phillips u bill of sale
comprised in 800 words, or three
follos, the legal charge for which
would have been 90 cents and tel
cents for filing, making tota
charge of 10 cents. For this service
he demanded and received from mt
the sum of $50. The bill was re.
turned before it was placed upon re
cord for correction OF an error. \
new bill was drawn, shorter some
what than the original, and when i
was substituted Mr.. Phillips charge
the fee already paid for placing i
upon the record.
When I subsequently called h
attention to the OveIcharge, b.
claimed that he was entitled to l.
cents for indexing, and multiple,
this charge by four, saying that tn
assignment should likewise be III
dexed, but even this additional 81
cents would only nuke total q
$l.30. In vain have challenged hin
to show where there IS any legal au
tbority to charge for indexinS, es
pecially as the last folio. consisting q
only 81 words, left enough under &
correct count to include that itel
in the charge for recording the bod
!, of the instrument.
But allowing Mr.. Phillips all tn
constructive charges he claimed, still
he was unable to make up the sun
total exacted from me, and he &C
knowledged his inability to do SO.
These are the absolute facts in tn
case. Now, l ask Of my fellow men
who have cheerfully paid their heav
taxes from year to year, if this sys
tenn of indirect taxation, impose,
upon q contiding people, who's
misplaced confidence in Mr.. Phillip
has led them to pay unluestione,
these illegal fees, should lie lonee
tolerated? Is it not duty we owl
to each other, to d;splace one who
in many Other instances cs we'll a
this, has show an utter disregar,
for law and his sworn duty as an of
ficer? II. H. LANsDALE.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03

The regular semi-annual examina-
ton of applicants for teachers certi-
ficates was held in the public school
building of District No. l, Wednes-
day and Thur SHAY, under the di-
rection of the County Superintend-
ent, assisted by Prof. Henderson
and Mrs. Hale. Sixteen applicants
appeared, and fourteen obtained
certificates, as follows: First grade,
Fidelia A. Anderson and j. r. Ken
dali; Second grade, Sarah L Chat
ham, George q. Mills, l.. J. Miller,
Flora Parsons, Nina Parsons, Gym
thia Van Trump; Third grade, Laura
Brockway, Maggie Campbell, Selma
Chambers, N. $. Mlrvis, Gertrude
McCausland and Alice Parsons. At
the conclusion of the examination,
short and profitable session OF the
Teachers Institute was held.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03

A LEADING Republican was over
heard to say that 1.-The convention
made great mistake when it nomi-
mated Crosby for the office of Treas
urer," for said he, Nat is to heavy
a load to carry" The people gen.
orally think so too, and in that be-
lief will support j. II. Munson, who
has SO faithfully and honorably
served them In the office Of County
Treasurer. 1t would he a misfortune
to entrust the county treasury to
man who has proved himself dis
qualified to manage his cwn private
affairs with success.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03

Mr.. J. c. McFadden, the Peo-
pies candidate for Prosecuting At
torney, has just returned from a
very successful canvass of his dis.
trict. HIS reception at various
places, was SO cordial, that but little
fe II is entertained of his defeat
There is deep feeling of regard
for the men who, having grown to
manhood's estate in our midst, dis
play a laudable ambition to excel.
Mac has by close application to his
profession, strict sobriety and unirn-
preachable integrity, shown the true
metal of his nature. The only OBJ
lection that we have heard urged
against him, SO far, has been with
reference to his age, but this is
easily met by statement of the fact
that he is the senior of his competi-
tor, Mr.. Isrcal, by at least year.
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fcar.e.>Iv -: 49, Ia haA.sv cot
v.c;ionS. We know ,Lat ul.ier I.o
foun-r Slperin,en lcncy have 5,
many incompetent school teach
els been foi,ted upon the rura! dis
tricis, and for TN, alone Nh. Thonp.
s'u VIII receive some votes for re-
TRACY 10 private life.
Then it !, charged that f;.v"riti IN
WAS shown III g,tn;iug &c! ,icatr~
and The circumstances al one CAT ..
d. detailed by Mr. Con:Ioly Viii ens-
tam the accusation with any urpre-
j-,i!ceI person. Sat Is Mrs. Haze ;
election = = furegone conclusion, VT
have probably said enough OH this
subject;
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IF you wish the Peoples ticket
elected, frown down all suggestions
to trade off any of the nominees for
votes to aid any other portion OF the
list. Any effort to do so will only
result in the loss of votes for the can
didate or candidates you seek to ben
eft by such means.
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"Saya me from my frirA d>.

The fvgt't.J'> defense of SIR. Phil
li;s' gloss violation Of law III ci.arg
ing tets that ale especially pro
!nbit!n5 by statutory provision, Will
DO that gentleman more hahn than
good. The charge Is not denied,
either by Mr. Phillips or his alvo-
Gates, bat IL BOLD front Is put on the
matter and the pubic are plainly
told that the law d1c& ,,ot apply Ill
this Instance; that Mir. Phillips can
charge just such ices as he, p'eAseo,
Notwithstanding Section , ESQ Of the
Code says that, " If any officer shall
take more or yrent'r fees than are
/ herein allowed, he shall be liable
to indictment and on coniction
shall be removed from Office and
fined in any sum not exceeding ST.
O00."
The Courier says 1t is the custom
to " charge an advancing scale of %
cents, SO that if the fee is over 81
it will be 81. %, and if over l. % it
will be 81. so, and 50 on" We fail
to see wherein this scale" helps
matters in the least. 1t only estab-
fishes the fact that the people have
been cheated by rule, instead of in a
haphazard way, as was somewhat
charitably held by those who We're
inclined to palliate the delinquency
In every iutance in which Mr.. Phil
lips has overcharged his confdine
victims, he has gone contrary to the
section quoted above, and is amen
able to the penalties, unless, in
deed. the despotic principle that the
King can do no wrong, has by
Mr.. Phillips long retention in of
flee, been ensrafted upon our politi
cal system. If that gentleman is re
elected, he will claim, as does Mr.
| Billings, that he can hereafter per
| form these very acts with impunity
Our taxes are high enough, all vii
g admit, without this system of in
direct levy, and the loss from blum
+ ders of the Sheriff, every dollar o
which ultimately comes out of til
t pockets of the people.
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How silly appear the transcripts
comments upon Mr.. Munson's action
regarding the sale of the railroad
property, when we state that every
step taken was based upon advice
given by the Judge of the District
Court, Mr.. }. Z. Hoyt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-11-03

THOSE who refuse 10 avail them
selves of the present opportunity to
end Boss-rule. should remain ssares,
with no higher ambition than to 10
their masters bidding.
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scouting Attorney. 'or Cowl itz,
WahAilku,n. Pacific. Che
nails. Mason. Lewis
and Thur>ton,
j. c. McFADDEN.
Joint Councilman.
G. I'll. HALE.
Representative,
p. TURPIN.
Auditor,
CHAS. NJ. MOORE.
Sheriff,
FRANK RUTH.
Assessor,
r. p. SHOECRAFT.
Treasurer,
J. HI. MUNSON.
Probate Judge.
FRANCIS HENRY.
School Superintendent.
MRS. p. C.. HALE.
County Commissioners,
J. S. DOBBINS.
JOHN L. HANT1S.
Surveyor,
F. W. BROWN.
Coroner,
NATHAN PATTISON.
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II is strange that men should be
led with a ring in the nose, when
the cost Of their submission comes
out OF their own pockets.