Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-04-04
/" kalHna'' Again.

That " kalama Caso" seems TO be
meat and drink for the l'ni'nr and
IL confretes. II was made to 10
service Ia defending the Commits
sioneta IN their das,ardly turbulence
10 tho whlskyites. aud now II il
lugged iuto the arena 10 10 u second
service 10 proving prohibition i'm.
possible under our city charter.
The misfortune at these folks ia,
they eaanot. az will not, comprehend
the principle involved IA the kalama
case, which was whether city H.
cense was cnci"s,re Of the night OF
the county 10 demand license. Tho
question Of prohibition was no, IN
the case. II the existence ~ n gen
eral law providing for county license
we're n h,ndrance at all, Il l. swept
Out ~ the way 10y the repeating
clause of tho Montesano charter act
which repeats "ali acts OF parts OF
acts" In conaic, with the provision,
Of the charter. To claim that the
license law operates against the pro-
h,atory clause IN the charter. IN I,
claim that tho Legislature does no,
have power TO repeal it's own acts. a
thing ne absurd as tho use tho ".
deffc tries 10 make Of this kalama dc.
cisior.
Oxs of the funniest little pieces oil
whining pet,ifoggery We have found
lately 10 the Idere's attack on Mr..
Magill. made in the attempt to draw
the teeth Of our article criticizing
the Commissioners for giving q Ii.
cense 10 sell liquor inside the city
limits. The facts are that the Il" Cap.
tain VI the Beast. as he styles him.
s~lf. alias a very nice man. who ped
dies Law for the benefit OF the wits
ty FOLKS. conceived the brilliant idea
Of 'ynor'"g the city Of Moutesano
aud 10 his client asked for the priv
lsgs 10 sell liquor in Wynooches
precinct. ON premises situated in
hon,ssano. aud got ~ Aud now
Tie I,dsiie wh,nss because Mr.. Ma
gill lss In the high, on hin perform
anes. by stating mherr the lice nse
vas 10 operate The only psrticu.
larry unpleasant feature Of It is. that
The F'd'f's'. article il virtually a
charge oi fals'f,ing the records,
which MI. Mag,li's card fully an.
s~ess Wonder where that " fla,
a'Rnmcnt ~ ours has gone 10
~ s'by to hunt up tho I,dctc's
logic
1akar ualoon,Uts aro a clever set
and 40 consistent They come up
on one side aud give US q kick, aud
say. " Don, he such blamed fanatics
1--WE ibis prohibition u little time.
Things are not ready for il yet.
Just 40 SLOW now!" Then they
come around TO our other quarter
aud histe' ~ again and say Why
doat You do something. II you are
''a''v IN sarnest. why don, you
proh'bity' Now ttop your blowing
aud bat us n lick just wait ill We
are ready. and when we do hi, you
you will wish We hadn't
iHt 'dsft' man IL cur personal
mend. We know il from the way
ne adseriises US IN the IInd.fh OF the
Sth. We would like 10 return the
compliment by circulating u copy oil
"s sr.sn.nD parallel with each copy
=" The r'd'fic. but q consideration ol
our competency to manage our bus.
''ess Affairs, and our desire 10 pro-
wei our property interests" forbid
w.
s"iiS'~" III" printing Office after this
v" known ~ Huzxafd-' Roost.
'"at- The Colonel viii cali ~ a " Ray
~. "ess1-s We NO there sometimes" All
t osloasi We do "crsak" some
""'ss' but we'll no, 60, any Of the hash"