Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-05-08
OF, uri,. ,>ut>Gro> TER.
0nHrlL IGlbN NE\ING, WY \. 1856.
some offensive Parti>an>.


llnuo ~ How IN the nature OF
thugs coul II do Otherwise; The
l,torcu.i'v belongs almost exclusive
htp "A clt.~ ct animals which can
mot restrain the spasmudIc acton
uf the mh-c,os when strung TO n
l.. IA t,n-ion. Under these circum-
.tauces y ~ lusliiiablo TO kick. 1t
seem. the only means OF relief.
TIE CONNER 4, justified amply JUS
Tilted nor need We inquire who
placed tho chestnut bar under its
cruppcr that has set IT of IN series
II Uor ~ vigorous kicks. The
cause II apparent.
Ever since the Republican party
was "paral, hed" by the result OF
the Presidential election, the Secre-
iary and his Public Printer have
been on still hunt for coons. In
other words they have been trying
10 hide the coons they had already
ttco1 in such n way that nobody
would discover their place of refuge.
They have discovered their mistake,
and now kick
Tho nows Of tho appointment OF
Honest John" Whitaker rs Col.
hector Of Revenue is the hand
writing on the wall which strikes
terror to the souls OF this pair OF
liol-ha1znrs. The Deputy Collector,
tho " offensive partisan" who osten-
sbly edits the rng organ, feels the
keen edge of the reform scalping
knife, AMI Nh. Owings. the boss who
dictates its course, begins to realize
that soft solder will not save him,
and hence he kicks.
But they are both used to heroic
measures. They have too long
cracked tho whip in Republican
prin aries. and set up the pins in
county and Territorial conventions.
20 restrain their usual impulse under
difficulties. In the primaries they
frightened bedrock Republicans into
quiescence, II not acquiescence, by
kicking. In conventions they trad
sj. and bound the bargain by vigor-
oua oaths; they put up Jobs and
t,ctcd timid partisans int their
support. Nobody will dispute this
assertion II is admitted by all
honest Republicans as we'll as the
Democrats. II led to local defeat
two years ago aud last Fail reduced
tho 5000 Republican majority in the
Territory quite as much as the senti-
msnt OF tho hour favoring forfeiture.
Previous TO that time the rule OF
,hs Federal clique had bcen abso-
lutte. The politics Of the county
was ns completely under the control
OF the Big Boss above the bank and
tho little boss around the corner, us
were tho negroes thirty years ago
under tho slaye.drver's whip. The
Territory was ms much under the
domination Of the Ferry clique OF
political bummers. ~ wac tho West
etn Whisky Ring during Grants
first term under the control Of Pri.
waite Secretary Babcock. The people
of tho Territory began the work OF
reform several years ago, by the
formation OF local citizens parties
whose sole object was to mitigate
some Of the evils resulting from "of
fensivo craftsmanship" Honest Re.
publicans did just as the Curtis Re.
publicsns Of New York did in the
late national uprising-left Their
party and united with the Democrats
TO put n stop to the dictation of such
men ~ Owings and Bagley. These
methods throughout the Union
called tho present Administration
into being. 1t is true to its mission
twill accomplish its work. Auto.
Gratis must 60.
Born the stages running between
Iiathdrum and Cour d'Alene were
stopped by bighwaymen and the
passengers robbed. Monday after
noon. They got AWAY with s2l7, q
watch. a revolver. a package Of the
Oreyon,am, and three-pound par
col tho contents OF which were
unknown. They were evidently
s,sunch Republicans as we'll as pro-
fessional robbers, or they would not
have shown the only paper such
favor.
ANOTHER falling building has been