Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-10-23
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OllsPl,. iElDN INNING. OF =. lNi
Who Want n hanvc.

Who Want n Change.
Tho Comm ~Ainn,T 80 thr Land
ONCE "a hI- ysal to feIft-. rpora.
uuu-. should Mt tpttrt thai there
az HUNDREDS. 4 40 ih'u-,u,ls ~
sle,nlatuf-. lrrs" aul smnu. Who
have robbed The .,rfumont 81 vast
tracts 81 land hy dolih'rhie rruufN
H. would seem Ia ho a proper thing
fur hm 10 have iow Hmnil lenses
focused 90 Their Infamous ioings.
oven While the Montana improvement
Compau, hlls the whol" uhl'ct glass
~ tho official telescope I les- the
law aud the policy pursued under
u - uniform m lie arplica,,' ~. catI
srs will not be- slow IA chni.nn the
Administration with making MI II
fort more foi eilec, than 81 accom-.
phsh practical results u Is known
that the land service has been rotten
10 the core II ~ known that the
mat stupendous frauds have been
perpe,ratsd 10 Western Washington
Why hasn't a clean sweep been made
of officers Who caunoi see an inch he.
yoDd their nosea What have these
political upsech.makera aud partisan
song singers done that they should
he reiaiaed in office 81 long after The
ffaula have been admitted Ia exist
Have their services 49, shouiers on
titled them Ia immunity l. "of-
fonsi,e pailisauship' after all term
Of such obscure meaning that u may
10 twisted like rubber. or tho con
sciences Of some 81 these hold-oyer
sucking doves. into any shape that
suits peculiar existing circumstances ,
Who 10 II that asks change In
these ofiiees. that the request IL un.
needed IL II office seekers, or the
people We know casuslly OF one
or two applicants Tor the Offices Of
Register and Receiver. They have.
Of course, their friends who would
rejoice in their personal prefermen,;
but the people care but little who
oil the Offices. excep, that they be in
accord with the general principles Of
reform advocated 10y the Admins.
tration. The, the old set Of officers
are m, in sympathy with Mr. Clovo.
land aud his policy, ever, body in
this community we'll knows. aud II
sesms like farce 10 retain men who
laugh In their sleeves at Democrats
while playing the 'possum. We
maintsin that this general desire for
. change Of officers does not emen-
sts from selfish interests. A party
which has maintained ito organize
ton nearly n quarter Of Gen.
fury. without the spoils 81 Office.
should be the lest class Of our citi.
ssnship charged with venali,y. They
have shown by lifelong service in
the minority. that the hesh.po's had
no sppetising odor for them. I,s
rank and die 10 composed Of men
notably wanting In aspirations for
Office. Some of our most earnest
and sincere Democrats are sturdy
farmers. or industrious mechanics.
Who would not exchssge their indie.
pendent calling for the insecure ten.
urs of amy office; still they feel an
absorbing interest In all public A..
fairs. They believe change OF Al
minisirsiion should Involve a change
Of officers 30 thu, the doctrine Of
principles. not mes," might meet
with the mos. speedy vindication.
They have heard chin music from
the present Official coterie known
until last Novembes 80 the official
eliqus--until they caono, dives,
themselves Of The idea tina, they are
any less " ofiessivs psrtisans" now
than they were before Mr.. Cleveland
wss elected BY . united Democracy
and the aid Of very few thousand
Magwumps. They know tina, tho
crosses. Of ouirsgss we're psrpetrated
In tbs land department whereby
whole townships u the public do.
main rassed into tho hands 81 spec.
uistors. and the arst practical evi-
dsnes Of reform 10 them would lie
the removal oi these whose ears
were deaf snd eyes we're closed
10 such methods
!. 10 The sturdy ysomsnry Of the
land. those whose sympa,hies are
strongest Tor the Presidon, - his
friends and supporters who earn
sssly pray for this change. ], is
men who wsre subjected 10 gibs and
iser for their devotion 10 reform
principles one year ago. Who now
ash that these offensive. machine
passissns he invited TO step down
and out.
IL their request unrsasonablef
Tmsns is scarcely newspaper re.
oe,vsd Al th,s office. vhieL dos. not