Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-10-31

a. # tlo T. ,,c- last week when
asked by u st'elIic bow ,''ic sou-
tua,nt was dil!tinS / >, some
thing must be- lone He spoke the
truth lie RECOGNIZED tie fact that
Dee l,". lo stand IA DDS >1"i IhaAnT
d. ih,N dl tWl ytat, a,.p whcn VIC
tony rorchcd uu thor banner. He
ua'tUl from the disposition mani
~,Cd lN thp-o engaged IA the pop
u.a movement. that they were an
lur>iIonab.y IN earnest, that they
ate determined 10 administer sull
another Ittuhe 10 that arrogant
crow. WHO, ~ many years, Used the
voter CA t4,,o I.tc ccca.I'n, when
b., wa, attended the opportunity of
N,ic.-lrg tie sovereign right Of
\mcrc.u c,uk'usMp, 10 suheorve
flcr selfish purposes. He hal seen
the hudNr,lus on tnc wall and
4 dti MT r,ImIc the wisdoia OF II
solomon to determine that " Some
i thing must hc done, to avert in
pending d.fca'.
But What J., TIE " something that
wall SIEVE ia SllyaLiIc the corpse OF
the ohco powerful hing the Clique :
INTO temporary Aic? Saiuid~y even.
lng- meeting, III Columbia Hall, in
dhca,ol that It was " cold day for
the Bosses. Al nine o'clock n cor
porals guard had assembled, and
af,or calling Gov. Newell, the man
they had abused so much, to the
stand. some OF the ring leaders
quietly stolc away, leaving their
carefully prepared speeches unsaid,
their programme unfinished, glad to
escape tho innate ofn ralpablo failure.
This episode served, however, to
emphnsize the opinion OF the Chief
boss, Something must be done.
hut what should n be? That was
the all important question. Money
they had, II not influence. What
would 1t buy Not enough votes
TO save tho Ring nominees, nor
could It be employed in any way to
disoiganize their foe. They could
below for Blaine, but that was re-
ga,ded by tho people only as fusian
aud bombast They could shake the
bloody shirt. but that proceeding
was as comical W it was silly, and
turned tho laugh upon themselves.
What should tho" Something" he
Al last they struck it. Why not
employ tho means which the circus
or the minstrel troupe find such a
powerful aid? Why not drum up Il
crowdY Happy thought! Here is a
place where tho shekels can be
placed Ito do tho most good. "
Why not A" hire a ball" aud fill it by
the sheer force VI wind from from.
bones and tho cornet.a-piston I?
Why not stir patriotic impulses by
prolonged vibrations Of a drum
head4 Tho despairing soul an
swered. Why not2
lr was 30 determined. The hall
was at once engaged for n week; ro-
lueiani hands dived deep down into
ring pockets for tho means Of sal.
walton, They seetLed to have ar
rived nj a heroic determination, and
TO DO anxious to make no delay in
tia fuliilment. The sacrifice had to
10 made. though the sensitive nerve
leading from heart TO pocket be vio-
lonily pulled 10 It's utmost tension.
For a time tho troubled pulse re.
sumed It's normal beating.
Bat !, was. after all, only the lull
which procedes the storm. The
baud had tho audacity to ask u rea-
sonable price for their services
three dollars per member on each
occasionl Rash presumption! One
Of the impressible muswamps of
the party Immediately pulled off his
coat Ia poor one at thet) aud offered
!, 10 the band. thus expressing by
graceful pantomine the disgust
which his tender soul felt for men
who had the cheek to ask for THEN
services 1.-THE Of the pay received
daily by each Of the Ripg-masters to
loll a few hours in luxuriantly fur
nished offices. Thus ended noga-
tiations. aud this is why the Grand
Old Party is still searching for
" Something" 10 DO done.
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