Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-08-21
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0liIrA iElbu lE'l\C IT.. q. l>ii
" ihuni W.. Adams.

About W.. tdums.
ttlt Nrh unfHu,l tetol t.nt
we fscl compelled 'n istr ISSUE With
'he y ,tInui ~.f.If.I 800 au, lpcs
uou - tsft, to1l,- Ne he,r he
rpm, a1 Accustomed q. t,rt,i Il e.
ni,lhnlo 90 all oa. t''. = rn'li, eui
iuurpia 49, ituo o. those assaria
uuns anl traditions Wlirh constitute
inud II fellowship IA TIMES a.
strong ~ that - t,uli,i blood. that
g. nov regard ,t 10 az, olh,r hight
seems Ike committing tho remains
II loved ones 10 tho dust rariug
with them forever aud lu',ing them
amii tears
Ia that paper II Tuesday. the
leading position - nll'd With ~ NJ
,icls endorsing the appointment ~
adams a. tho Land Office at Spo.
lsne Falls Th,r endorsement
seems based on tho principle Of
whatever -. ~ right. Il It can bc
made ~ serve a purpose \ few
months ago, oar local Democracy
developed fungus growth of for
fixture whose rapid Development was
the n,oro remarkable from tho fact
that whou Two months before Seattle
conceived the idea OF punIsLing tho
Wright directorate ~ Tho Northern
Pacific. everybody, Democrats aud
Republicans. everywhere. were sign
ing petitions. aud the Seattle Board
u Trade aud the King county Com.
missloners adopting resolutions ask.
iBg not forfeiture. but exactly the
reverse eriens,nn ~ time for me
cumplri,on ~ ne road Mr Willard
was then King. he favored Seattle
for him she killed the fsited calf;
Tor him unlimited time was TO have
been given 10 mature his plans. for
him The public domain was laid open
IN conformity not only with the
charter aud 81 bssqueni legislation,
but he Was invited 20 help himself
10 anything else including their phi.
ys,e purses. 10 AID aud accelerate
The progress Of The great civilis,r
railroads. A month or two later the
hing was dsposed and with him fed.
ell Of Sss,tlss msgpsnimi'y rs we'll
90 squanimi,y. Tbi. disoonlen, hong
sought q resting place. Cirou'ar-
we're issued by certain Seattle Dem.
oerais asking an abandonment ~
party 10 fight the contest fcr Dele.
gate on the single issue Of foriei.
ture. They failed. I, was Presi.
dsntial year" ani the spinal column
of the Democracy eortespondingly
stfiensi. Al The Territorial con.
senilon. by pfeoonceried aeiion,
majority favorable 10 making foIici.
tare the msin, or only, plank in the
platform was sscuraA nna Mr.. voor.
hees was nominated. Democrats
who, while standing In perfect nc.
cord with the traditional policy Of
the patty regarding corporations. he.
believed In justice aud q faithful dis. |
charge of obligations incurred or I'm.
piled, iaborsd for and voted for Mr.. |
Voorhees, simply because they 10.
iisved him 10 be sound on other
principles Of far greater importance. !
He wss elected by these same Dem.
cratic votes and the votes Of Rspub.
lsesns controlled by local aud o,her
prsiadIess.
II IL not our purpose 10 lose sight
OF MI. Adams In these comments, but
u seems necessary 60 briefly review
The circumstances which have made
him The object cf considerable con.
tsnsion II this time. Gu, nsmesake,
che standard. seems Ia sndorss the
idsa expressed that 4" Mr.. Adams 4.
not without spirited defenders. some
Of whom assert that the Democrats
who ssssil him have gone out Of the
Democratic party" II gl,bly al.
ludss 10 " railroad editors" just ne
u men cannot have honest eonvio.
tons which o. ell favor vested rights
Of corporations. without being owned
body and bseeehes by tina, same hor.
rihle bugsboo. They seem 10 meas
ure every body's corn In q pint cup.
when !, 10 customary 10 use the
" bushsl'' for that conn odity tex.
eer, wbss "a 10 served in q Distilled
forml. Now We affirm. and think
We cen prove. when occasion war
rants, thai the Democrats are nearly
. unit In eondemniug AiN Adams
appointment. II he was not an
" offensive partisan" there never wa.
one, " he was ever q Democrat, the
people have never heard ~ Il; II he
u Democrat now. forfeiture makes
him one. " holding Office under a
Republican Administration and tax
ing en- active part Ia machine poll.
s'e' i' . recommendation for prefer
msns over sound aud life. long Dem.
Gratis, be hes likewise this qualihca.
ton Hut suppose Mr.. Willard IL
resnssassd Pfesident oi the Northern
Pacific q, the annual meeting IN Sop.