, 1886-05-13
She as'eeklp Araus.
THURSDAY, MAY l3, 1856.

THURSDAY, MAY l3, 1856.
Editorial Notes.
Strange to say, northern demo
cratic papers are silent these days
about the bloody shirt"
Young republican clubs are being
organized in eastern Washington
The evident intention is to redeem
the territory from mugwumpism next
fall.
Greece and Turkey are getting
ready to fight. We usually take our
turkey with its greece fixed up as
eaper sauce. But some one says that
will not be the proper caper in this
case.
Five years IN the penitentiaey is
what some Of the New York boycot
ters will get They not only planned
and commenced q systematic boycott,
but extorted from their victim fine
of $1,000.
What this country needs most is tC
give all the Herr AIosts and other
criminal, vicious foreign socialists to
understand emphatically that no man
can get his bread and butter here till
he earns it or pays for it.
They are having Il monkey and
parrot time in the lower house OF
congress over the buying of members
votes. Congressman appear to be SO
easily bought that corruptionists
ought to be excused as the little boy
was for throwing an orange at bald
head-on the ground that the tempta
ton was too great.
The Seattle Press begins to look at
the railroad question from sensible
standpoint. 1t says that Seattle
needs the Cascade branch road com
pleted, and close connection there
with" We have inclined to the
opinion for some time that it is al
ways best to get railroad first and
fight it afterward.
Not less than one hundred boy
cotters are now under Indictment in
New York. Let the good work go
on. Boycotting is contrary to the
spirit of our government. The
thoughtful people are arising in their
might throughout the whole country,
openly denouncing it, determinedly
resisting it. Hereafter all persons
of good judgment will refrain from
boycotting.
An exchange, with not very ap-
parent feeling of friendliness for
j. H. Michel, jr., of Seattle, suggests
that the republicans will nominate
that young gentleman next fall fol
the delegateship. Mr. Mitchell, like
young Voorhees,, is the son of a .. S
senator. But permit US to say that
the republicans are not going tc
"send boy to mill' just because
their opponents did.
Judge Greene is again afflicted
with inflammation of the eyes as con
sequence of overwork 1t is a crying
shame that the judicial districts arr
30 unequally divided that the Judge
in this district is worked to deatl
while Judge Hoyt at Olympia can d'
up his whole years work in a few
weeks and have nine tenths of hi
time afterward for running banks an(
engaging in business enterprises,
The Columbia Chronicle is talkinE
right out in meeting because its posi-
ton in favor of high license is no
favored either by the ". G. T. .
nor the liquor dealers. 1t occupies
sensible middle ground quite distinc
from that of ideal sentimentalists oI
the one hand and free whisky advo-
Gates on the other. Stick to them
Gene, you needn't fear extremists
cranks nor those who believe yol
mercenary because they are.
Decoration day in Port Townsend
should be made q memorable occas,
ion. The spirit of treason not onl.
shoulders but burns with feryen
heat in the south. Let the spirit o
loyalty, patriotism and reYerenc,
for Union soldiers be cherished il
the north. Port Townsend give
every evidence of entering upon
real boom of prosperity. Building
investment and enterprise is tn,
order of the day dere as never before
The Oregonian is In terribl
pickle over state politics in the lant
of webfeet. 1t don't like either th
democratic nor the republican nomi
nee for governor, and is very unhap
Ply. just how it is going TO preven
the election of one or the other is
mystery. However, in order to hav
the country in safe hands it may pro
claim a protectorate and take tn
government in its own hands til
the matter can be arbitrated.
We are pleased to note that Dele,
gate VOORHEES, comes to the from
with an open letter on the Statehood