Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-05-28

children unhappy and then leave Tor
snme place better suited TO their
-olfishn.s.. II sounds hard, but 1t
~ tfue. aud every woman knows that
n ~ true. She knows that there
~ill bc two hours less for making
money aud two hours more 10 which
, 10 spend IT. She Knows that her
burden will be no lighter aud IN
patient cyulcism she awaits the re-
suit.
Are those wpmen striking for
eight hours? Have they union to
winch they can appeal against the
cruelty II their taskmakers Are
eloquent voicsa raised IN their behalf
Are there any laws enacted for then
b.n.6, ? Are there any prominent
Iruinals advocating their cause ?
What Wound their husbands say If
these women turned out en- masSe
aud ,oted To work but certain nun
b.i Of hours per day and demanded
that IA mon. righteous division Of
the income be- made hereafter?
They would doubtless say it was
MD summer madness. Is the pic
lure overdrawn? Do or do not
these women receive their share :?
IL working fifteen hours n dar, cook
my over hot stoves, scrubbing over
washtubs. exposing the body to every
change Of our tickle climate, bear
ing on an average one child o
year, aud making both ends meet
after the rent IN paid and the bus
bands beer money is spent. in re.
turn for food, shelter and the plain
est clothing-is this o fair half of
the working partnership? Is this
an equal division Of labor with an
equal distribution Of the profits
What would some OF the men who
are parsding the streets, voluntarily
out OF work and in their lest clothes,
do il they found themselves bound
to employers by tie that could not
be dissolved, while their work was
made q thousand times more labor
ious and the hours nearly doubled ?
Tux Walla Walla Journal favors
basing representation in the Demo
cratic Territorial Convention on the
popular vote, instead Of the party
returns for Delegate, suggested by
some jealous one-idead politicians
The majority cast for Mr.. VOORHEES,
is in no sense fair index OF Demo
cratic strength, and if tho member
ship Of the Convention is based upol
it, will DO virtually a declaration BY
the committee that precisely til.
same issues and same candidate
shall be set up for the approaching
CANVASS. So far as Mr.. Voorhees, ii
concerned, his acts will determine
his claims for denomination before ,
fairly constituted convention, bu
the people desire that the clap-trak
machinery in the last CANVASS
whereby o Democrat is elscted &c
Congress and the b,ains' of tn,
Republican party is sent to tue
Legislature, shall not be used in thu
next contest. The azy-patchwoll
OF the last Legislature made of th,
Code, and the corrupt jCbbery b,
which the Treasury was depleted
aud tho Territory plunged in debt
arouses every impulse Of manhood
and patriotism to effect u change o
method for conducting the mex
campaign. Another suggestion, Gu
dorsed by the Journal, tor an earl,
convention because MIR. Voorhee
wants it called before the usual time
is one Of the best reasons why usag
> should not be changed in that re
; spect. No party should lie subjec
to the dictation OF one man. II MI
Voohees has aroused antagonism il
his own party, it can only be re
! moved and harmony secure /, by fai
: dealing at each step. q cours
that will unite the more importan
elements that made success possible
: two years ago.