Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-08

no court will declare such Il ,w I'M
constitutional. Similar enactments
to this have been sustained every
where and are sound in policy and
right in principle. There was no
force in the objection that it was
deleeating legislative power to the
people We have local option at
sch 'ol elections. The people meet
and vote whether school-house
shall be built or not. This is the
same principle differently applied.
Our Government Is based on this
principle. City charters are often
enactch, leaving it optional as to
whether they be accepted or not.
He was glad he could say something
in f.vor of Il Dcmocratic Administra-
ton. When the great bonded wills
XIV interest demanded the appoint
ment of liquor representative as
Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
President Cleveland refused to do it
and appointed temperance man to
tina. office. He would make long
bright mark for the Administration.
Public sentiment ia marching on
and will continue to march on. Pc
titions have come from every cons'it
uency of the Territory, but none i'll
protest. 1t WAS true lobby was
present from the metropolis to labor
IN the whisky interest, but thank
heaven. there was no considerable
number of the members of this AS
sen,bly who frequent the saloons.
There is 10 bill that is awaited
with so much expectancy as this.
1t is fer the winning side. 1t is of
national repute. 1t will be the
great moral question which will re-
unite the North and the South.
The wave beginning at Atlanta will
sweep away from the sea. Let the
telegraph announce to that people
that her voice in favor of right has
found m echo Oh the far distant Pa
ctic Coast.
judge Deuniaon desired TO con-
tribute his mite for an unanimous
vote Oh this bill. He did not look
on it as the measure of any man; it
was a woman's bill; it was a bill
brought forward and introduced by
!. power heh!td tn" throne, greater
Chan the throne itself. Ii there was
al, ,'..n; ;:I:;t mn l. lin feel prond
d! '.lr Territory :: WAS that woman
- s-ts the equal rights, the com
nIon heritage OF humanity. He was
ma. Il temperance crank, bu. he was
man who admitted that the curse
.! iutcmucranco WAS one OF the 81
santic evils that was sapping the
virtue and manhood of the land. Its
continued existence WAS problem
that must be solved. Who can solve
it? The answer is, The Women of
: the United States. Tho monstrosi-
ties of evil in the land under her
sway will hunt their holes. We
have woman suffrage, thanks to the
brave men of the last \ sembly. All
we need is a bill of this kind, and
the death knell of the liquor traffic
will be sounded. The sooner that
bell begins to rln9, the better he
would be pleased.
! DR.. Ostrandcr did not want 10
make temperance speech. There
was but one side TO tho question.
He never heard ANYBODY make a
speech on the other side. He
thought that whenever he could be
! Induced to vote for local option,
! there should be no hesitation with
others.
Mir. Mccall thought the member
would be brave man who could re
terra to his constituents with the
/ journal under hi, arm containing his
maine recorded against the measure.
/ The vote was then taken and
every Representative voted bold
and decisive aye.
The House adjourned amidst the
greatest confusion. The enthusiasm
OF the lobby knew no bounds, and
the members were fairly deiiied by
the ladies present, while extending
their thanks and congratulations.