Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-11

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\ Tcmpcrar CO. Ira.
II straw show the direction the
wiud ~ blowing. tie fact that the
three prmoctatic candidates f"l
Speaker uf the national House OF
Ncptescn s,i,"s ate men If decided
temperance lfucltItirs. l. "A nu;t-
worthy indicator IT ihe mighty
change wbl,h has taken place. IN "A
very short period al llnc ioI such
reforms. IA the habits of leading
men rs well "a at tho popular sonll-
meht upou which It II based. The
Sprnl held R'Ipbtru, ~ emlncn'iy
respectable authority for the state
inent that two uf the three lead lny
candidates for speaker. formerly
used Hiimulants, AMI adds two ct
them ate nov total nhstnueis, while
the thiid only u-es VINE ~ II moder
ate quantity nj hls DINER.
IL IN not assumed that an indiyl-
duals political preferences have any
thing to do with his personal habits.
except inasmucL as they my afford
y means of g,aufl my such sensual
indulsenc,s ~ n perverted appetite
ui cuatom demand. Men are east
pretty much IA tie tamo mould,
Notwithstanding tho TACT that there
In invariably some pocu,iariiy in the
metal of ench which gives an indivi-
duality 20 bis mental and physical
structure Hence Ne fluid that large
bodice ul mon. ~ The tteiega,e
think alike aud act alike under the
saine circumstances ht which they
are suitound,d The injustice Of
the charge against the Democratic
party. that u WAS composed manly
VI men addicted 10 the excessive use
of Intoxicating liquors. 30 persistent.
ly made by the seli Vt, led party OF
good morals, has never been enter
taissd by those who have had brains
enough 10 consider the sub ject dis
psssions,sly and the honesty to ac-
knowledge = COZ clusion legiiinately
reached. Nor do We now counter.
charge the Republican party with
being wine-bibbers aud beer guz
slsrs. although tue imme nse patron.
sgs of official station places il in n
position whereby II can handle this
lever, which has been no potent
hitherto in oil political movements.
with ease aud certainty. We simply
recognise the TACT that il il q power,
which. 10 long ~ II 10 effective, will
b Wsd by those who possess the
sinsws 70 put u In operation. and as
. natural sequence. jus, 80 long will
drunhasds prspondsrsts in the party
which placss reliance upon Il.
As q political organization which
hes long been deprived Of the con
troll Of governmental affairs must
nscsssarily DO free from the charges
which attach to an abuse Of power.
20 must The odium which results
from the disbursement Of corruption
funds find lodgmsnt against those
who possess the means Of raising
them. There may he an occasional
exception 10 tho rule, but the num-
Der Of politicians who care TO spend
their own money for the public
good" a,e exceedingly few, while Their.
are many who justify placing fund
raised under the mysterious formula
Of addition. division aud silence.
whore IL will. In another terse ex
precision Of ths grand old party dc
the most good" In fact the most
virtuous OF these managers do moi
hesitate. II occasion requires, to up
ply the golden key which uncbain'
. demon. that the good. which is in
variably partisan success. may follow
The signs Of the times indicate ,
wholesome change 10 The conditions
which makes this influence 80 de
plorably felt. At Washington center
the nerves Of national lifc. Tn
traffic In liquor was never so dull
and unrcnumerative there AZ now
There are more mon in Congress win
do not drink than ever before, an,
this too. strange as il may appea
10 our Republican friends.) will
nearly two-thirds ma joriiy Of Dem
ocrats In the lower house, and bare
~ majority Of Republicans in th'
Senate. II speaks we'll for th,
future. The grand reform is sweep
onward. and tina. IL 10 being felt n
The National Capital indicates that i
10 ~ broad and comprehensive n,
The land We inhabit.
Tnx performer on tho Critic i
either very poor at figures or YER.
ardent In his anticipations, IL we ar,
TO believe what he says in q lat
issue. In running the gamut OIL
that old symphony. poor mail facili
tics, he says. ION the 7ih OF Janu
airy. 1884. after waiting pa,ientl.