Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-10-23
Tn Tacoma NrwS few days ago
cnn'aInel tbs significant tom:

lfk,.l uie.u tie steamer Messenger
vttl ih'lr ltsct.'. tor OLYMPIA. where
H., -HN That White men. ham Iu klllcc
4 hutin,au sun thuns. a Chinese
uti, hIut ru I -ttr"i recent, came from
pi,fuiIt Wh'r- hr held an Interview
Nth '"ttrIi"r squire. VIII" promised
ham that trp'I~ would hc IA readings, To-
prt'v,t 'hom from harm un November l>t.
Popular sentiment against the
heaihcn Ga nrse l. JI,t as strong
an,Ong the working people here AS
anywhere, but there are class who
favor tho employment Of Chinese
servants for the simple reason, n
lh', all IN. that white eople will
not accept the positions. InIs may
b. tue. al he w,g.s offered; bur
io' lVlhg rates ite,aIl, aud see how
-oun ilcio viii lee applications for
every description # honest labor.
blNmpia u "A very conservative place,
and those people If moderate means
generally glNo tone to sentiment, I'M
al II IN found To be averse To sound
policy. when the Ieor'e mt in their
might aud dircc, thought in its pro
per channels. Should the influx of
the Chinese become unfeasonab'y
burdensome. they will undoub eddy
80 just NJ they have gone from 9TH
81 placcs-peaceably. quietly, will
hngly. expeditiously. no.withstand-
my our fals'aff musters recruits to
prevent 1t.
II seems 10 us that Gov. Squire
has mistaken his duty when he
promises 10 champion the cause of
the heather, IN an improbable con.
tIDgency.
~ agent of the Union Pacific
Railroad has contracted with The
Portland mills for 80 ,000, 600 feet of
lumber. 10 DO delivered at Omaha
aud Kansas City. Arrangements
are likewise to be made for opening q
lumber trade with Denver, special
rates having been made to enable it
TO compete with Eastern lumber.
THIS movement has had the effect of
stimulating the lumber trade of Port
land and will give steady employ
ment To the several mills during the
Winter.
II seems little strange that the
tornado which few days ago lev
eled Washington Court House, a
town IN Ohio. destroyed all the
churches and left untouched every
saloon. We leave it for moralists to
decide whether il will be safe to in.
fer from such occurrences that tor
nadoes are controlled by Hades or
that the churches rightfully claim
the protection Of Heaven.
Tmr Oregonian and Portland Stan.
dard aie now chawing' Latin and
splitting 1t at each other. Our devil
having seriously impaired his diges-
ton by trying to assimiIate acquirit
si"'stro," one Of the qnids they have
been rolling under their tongues,
finally throw himself into a dramatic
attitude and exclaimed, I" Eccc duo
puichcros asinosr'
JuDoE Foraker is to Initiate
Zacheus" in New York; or, in other
words. climb tho stump to tell the
Empire State Republicans how it
was done in Ohio. The germ of
hope which Ohio methods has devel-
oped will hardly bear transplant
ing, however. and is certain to be
nipped by the November frosts.
s>s
Ir Is announced that Bartholdi,
the French artist, will leave France
10 morrow, for New YorE, to super
intend the erection OF the statue OF
Liberty. on Bedloe's Island. He
will remain few weeks, to give in
structions, but the statue will not be
ready for tho dedicatory ceremonies
I'LL the 4th Of July.
II seems that the grossest of
frauds were perpetiated in the Ohio
election. This will probably account
for tho majority the Grand Old
Party" has managed to score. Bal.
lot.box stuiBng il seems is not cou-
fined 10 the South, as tho bloody.
shirt advocates would have us to be.
lieve.
Tns Courier in alluding to the
anii-Chinese meeting Mt Shelton's
point. superciliously remarks" That
rettles 1t. " Yes, 1t does settle it, SO
FAR as Mason is concerned, and she
Is fully abreast Of Thurston and 9th.
or counties in enterprise and conse
quently steady development.
Tnr Precedent has concluded not
TO send 10 the Senate the uomina-
ton Of Dawne, for confirmation as
Judge Of Alaska. An effort 10 being
made to retain Judge McAllister,
the present incumbent, and it is
thought u will DO successful.
-.
A MEETING Of citizens of Puyallup
was held. last Monday, to preserve
the peace during the Chinese aoita.