Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-25
An Untenable Plea.

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C,or1,r wa~ the lowest IN Olympia and
~ consequence the WOE, "h~ aWdrt'
to THIS paper.
Tie above clipping from the '""r-
otr Was doubtless .U:hurZed by tie
Register, ami uu hul must rr,t tie
imru;a,ion o; trNh-ri'e il!~"npoi.
The STANDARD n'vri deceived any
prorosilit II to BID OH " final i'r"Ut,
OF auy other iami notices, bat II
has time ana again expire sStd will
inyness to advertise ful les, th"n the
rates fixed hv the official organ, the
Cvifttr. This i notably true IN the
case of tlmher-ialIi notices, which the
Register likewise CLAIMED the prv-
lltuc Of contIo.lil~, until Uver-lu,Ui
by the Department ut Washing on
Mr.. EaSley ir4ce Was $40, OF double
the amount he denomInnteS COM
melcial rates. Ia other words Il
merchant would be accorded for -
tie space Il timber claimant Ind TO
pay ten dollars tor, wh:cn was quite
enough of all excess to afford I mar
gln, with the amount OF business
done, Ion respectable dlvv, II
such Il perqulslte' was lepmred.
Had the several publishers been
gwen an equal opportunity Ct OBJ
tanning this patronage, the Carrier
or any other of the papers, would
gladly have published timber adver-
tisements for So eac h, and homestead
notices afford al excellent profit at
So.
The Courier has been imposed upon
or it never would have taken posi-
ton which from its untenable nature
places the matter i'll a still more I'M
favorable light. If the Register
had SIMPLY chung to the machine
lust lily waving the sangninary shirt he
would have been better able to stem
popular opinion than by resortins
to falsehood to escape the conse-
quences of his narrow, partisan, big
oted course.
Land claimants have been swindled
out of thousands of dollars by this
scheme to build up partisan news
papers at their expense, and are still
paying tribute to that object without
the semblance of right or justice on
the part of the individual who ex
acts it.
There was a time when it was held
to be the duty Of an officer under q
popular form of government, to be
prompt in the discharge of duty
courteous and respectful in deport
ment, and considerate of the inter
ests of those with whom he wa.
brought into official contact. 1t wa'
once held that the officer was tbt
servant of the people, and way bacI
amid the musty records OF the pas
we find some such doctrine was con
sidered an essential of the belief tina
sovereignty was vested solely in thu
people. But the times have indee.
changed. Instead of being servant
every little gilt.edged representative
of the Administration assumes to b.
master of the people, who mus
approach him with hat in hand an,
bending knees as suppliants for ia
vors that are their own by light.
1t is high time for check to b
placed upon this growing barrie
between the people aud and thos
entrusted with little brief authori
3 ty. The necessity is so great tina
the masses are ava kening. 1t is SAT
to predict that when Mr.. Arthur
term expires all those ".small me
whom God in his inscrutable wis
dom" permits to hold the majorit
of public Offices, will be retired t
the obscurity from whence the
sprang and from which they wi
, never again emerge.