Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-01
answers 10 Correspondents.


endorse mud stand 10y his policy Of
reconstruction, which has now been
fully Indicated 10y time. In the
language Of Uncle Johnny Laws,
upon that memorable, occasion We
will say. God bless your old heart,
II does ~ good TO see you with US;
and though 1t would probably he a
little premature at this time to make
up a full slate. ms was done at the
johnson meeting, we heartily en-
dorse your nomination OF Ben. IL.
Tor recover Of the Land Office for
the Olympia District, and will stand
hy It when Gle, claud and Hendricks
are elected
q. R.-Some people are always in
hot wator The case you state is ex-
ccediugly hypothetical. OF course,
1t IL at least possible. as you say, that
/" ihcre might come deep snow
next winter. and tho boys might get
10 throwing snow-balls across tho
s,iee, at each other, and some en-
envy might ring in rock aud
" knock out one Of those expensive
plates Of glass" but we do not think
that you should borrow trouble from
that source. 1t will be time enough
10 ascertain "who will have to pay
for the glass" after il is broken.
+. l.. and THE matter you
mention should. aud we have no
doub, will. receive prompt attention
II laid before your lodge. 1t would
he u little hasty to condemn it for
the act Of it's tenants in allowing
portions OF it's building TO be sub
lot for improper purposes" until after
you are certain that il has been in
formed that such is the fact. Hav-
ing pointed out the remedy we trust
that tbore will 10 no occasion to
trouble us about the matter again.
Shoemakor.-We have received
your Ode to Brogans" commencing
with the following stanza:
Talk not 10 me about " stitch downs"
On tho now tangled plan.
II you would have shoe to wear
For ease and ssifdefense.
And at the least expense,
It's weight should he about six pounds;
There's nothing like the old brogan."
but decline 10 publish it in full" -
this department Of our paper cannot
Be made IN advertising medium.
Perhaps. - you say. your verses
" have - much trps poetry in them
% those Of your rival" published
last week." But there is this ma.
terial difference: Your rival took
the precaution to send q sample Of
the " stitch. downs" With bis verses.
The old brogans". il sent, have not
been received. Should they come
10 hand before our next issue, it is
possible that our opinion az to the
comparative merits OF the shoes and
verses might 10 materially changed.
Without intending to discourage you
a. a poet. the fact is that We have
ten times the difficulty in procuring
shoes for our family that We have in
getting verses for our paper.
Rev. Jno. R.-Yours Of the 10Th
Of July from Fort Simcoe has been
received and would have been pub.
lishsd in full over your proper sig.
nature a. requested but for certain
hgurative expressions and statements
Of fact therein contained which, in
our view at least, might damage you
In the estimation OF that class of our
readers who hate pagan ism, and be-
lisvs that even professors Of religion
have no right to violate the laws Of
the country in which they live. The
description Of the terrible storm you
Witnessed, - "a strange prank of
Jupiter Pluvius." smscking Of pagan
idoloiry ~ it does. might possibly be
overlooked ~ metaphor thought
lsssly employed by poetical mind.
But 10 ask US to publish the details
Of q picnic--a feast, At which prairie
chickens, killed and eaten in open
violation OF law. were the chief Wand
is going little too far. even If
prayers were said and psalms sung
upon the occasion.
uAhPkh . WEEKLY, OF July Z0tu, mas
. full column editorial leader, head.
ed. "A Candidate Beyond Suspi.
cion" in which il says Of Cleveland:
The hearty satisfaction with which
the nomination Of Mr.. Cleveland has
been received is feeling quite indie.
pendent OF party considerations. 1t
arises from the general conviction
that tho chief issue OF the election is
honest and efficient administration
with sole regard 10 the public vel
fare. Of which Mr.. Cleveland is a
conspicuous representative. Indeed,
hs owes bis nomination not to long
party service, but TO his career % an