Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-28
pear in the Eastern papers.

Whether he expects this TO increase
the value of his real estate holdings
on Elliott bay or not, is not def
nltely known. He seems 10 have
thrown himself in the way of inter-
viewers and to have spared no pal rs
and had regard to no facts, SO long
as his statements favored what he
seems to represent as the sumn,a
sunnaaruna of Washington Territory,
viz: Seattle. He is represented as
saying that the Territory is booming
since the troops were withdrawn
from Seattle (although in fact troops
are still there), and that when be
left that city " thirty foreign full
rlSSed ships lay at anchor in the
harbor'-a falsehood of such magni-
tude as would make even the average
Seattleite blush. He further takes
pains to impress upon his hearers
that the Chinese were driven ont of
Tacoma.
Commerce takes a sensible yiew of
the Prohibition campaign. The
verdict, under the conditions sug-
gested, would not only be interest
ing, but Just. There is too much of
a disposition to bulldoze" now-s-
days, and the effort generally springs
from the same incentive as tie boy
colt. 1t says:
A prohibition campaign paper is
about to be started in Tacoma.
That is right. There are many tren-
chant pens that could be employed
on this species of literature to good
advantage and the columns of the
regular newspapers will thereby be
relieved from a tremendous pressure.
However strong or weak the faith of
the editor Of Commerce might be in
the prohibitory phase of local option,
he could hardly desire to devote
great space to this threadbare spe.
cialty. If every voter could put his
opinion in the ballot-box, yes or no,
without any attempt at bulldozing
or other extraordinary means by the
respective partisans, the verdict
would be an interesting one.
Th Q Tacoma Ledger shouts with
wild exultation over the prospect of
the early completion of the Switch
back. 1t does ones heart good to
witness an enthusiasm akin to that
of childhood, in these days of a staid
department that seems constrained
by the unrelaxing rules of Turvey-
drop. Hear its gleeful utlegances:
Now let the artillery speak its
speech. This is the greatest hap
pening in the history of Washington
Territory. See her winding down
through the foothills, the heavily
laden wheat train in the morning,
afternoon, and night, train after
train, enormous product and wealth
of a single Summer, headed for the
terminus. And see her winding up
there through the foothills, the
heavily laden lumber and coal train,
the lime train, and the train of man
! ufactured wares!
The Wbatcom Rerille processes to
have discovered innumelable loop
holes in the Local Option Law.
1t calls attention 10 the section which |
allows druggists to sell liquor in any
quantity, on a written or printed
statement that it is wanted for sac
ramental, scientific, mechanical or
medical purposes" and sees in this
one OF the loop. holes through which |
whisky may dow. Itforgets to state.
however, that obtaining liquor on
written or printed statements"
which are not true, subjects the Of
fender to penalty for misdemeanor. |
The Rereiile continues:
After reading the loosely drawn |
Local Option Law any one can
readily understand that the question |
of prohibition of the sale of liquor is
not involved. The question is: Do
you want free whiskey under the |
Local Option Law or regulation by
license under the present system ?
Prohibition is not contemplated in
the Local Option bill, for We find
that any person may sell liquor with
out license under it to any individual
in unlimited quantity. We hope
every person will give this matter
serious consideration before voting
to change the license system for free
whisky.
GENERAL Master Workman Pow
derly denounces the doings of the
anarchists in Chicago, and says they
are deserving of the severest punish
ment. He states that If any Knights
of Labor have taken part in the muir
derous work they should be promptly
expelled from the order.
Tue good effects of ayers Sarsa-
p .rilla on a debilitated person are
felt at once, and a cure follows its
use.
VICTORIA has 3,178 Chinese and g..
| 462 Vhitee.