Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-04-27
Official Paper for the Territory.
OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
OLYMPIA. FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL Ii, 1855.
From the Hearts Fullness the Lips
Speaketh.

Speaketh.
The boy who whistled while passing
through the graveyard to keep his
courage up, finds prototype in the
editor of the New Transcript, who goes
back on all his temperance professions
and shouts Justify for the Republican
party, in the hope to awaken an an
swering echo from those who detail the
forlorn hope that will be led to the
slaughter next November. He pre-
tends to see in the Democratic ranks
evidences of "squeamishness," which
means doubtless, that they feel the
same dreadful nausea which has af-
flicted Republican stomachs since their
owners were turned amazed and dis
gruntled from the public stalls. Let
him not lay that f1attering JUNCTION to
his soul. Let him not imagine for a
moment that the Democratic party,
with the innings, anticipates defeat,
after two decisive victories in success
sion behind the bat.
Democrats have no troublesome ele-
ment in their own party to manage.
They have no traitors to pardon by
proclamation of amnesty, nor foes to
conciliate by promise of reward. They
have party united on principles as
everlasting as the eternal hills, party
devoted to principle for principles
cake, a party that has remained
staunch and true amid all the sacrifi-
ces and discouragements OF defeat, a
party welded together by the fierce
flames of the fiery ordeals through
(which it has passed.
It is not so with our opponents.
Composed as the Republican organi-
ton is, of the tag-ends and bob-tails
of all the old parties and new arrayed
in opposition till 1860, it was with the
greatest difficulty kept together, even
after achieving success, with the eco
hesive power of public plumber" to aid
it. One defeat has served to cause all
its isms to rise like the quilts of the
fretful porcupine, to vex and halrass
its existence. Another vigorous strug-
gle will deprive it Of the means of at
tack, as well as for resisting the
timely kicks that will be bestowed up
on it by the iron-clad boot on the stall
wart leg of triumphant Democracy.
1t will cause it to lie down and die and
the carrion crows will have picked its
bones before the end of President
Cleveland's second term.
Oh no. New Transcript, we are no,
respondent. 1t is the Republican wig
wan which gives forth sounds of weep.
ing and waiting and gnashing of teeth
It's your party that is engaged in the
arduous duty Of clubbing its members
back into the fold. 1t is your party
that is frightened at ghosts, and which
dares not sleep for fear of the night
mare. It is your party that sees the
handwriting ON the wall, and like Bel
shazzar of old, has read the interpreta.
ton, "Thou art weighed in the bal
ances and art found wanting"
The Winlock Pilot takes exception
to the STANDARDS definition of q
Mugwump, if we except Mr.. Owing's
from that class of nondescript ami
mails. 1t declares with emphasis, II
he isn't a Mugwump he's nothing"
and sense OF justice prompts us to
rescue him from the possible conse-
quences that might result from an
impression gaining ground that his
politics is of the neuter gender and
represented by the little pronoun it.
The Pilot holds that Mugwump is
straight and simple, the long pole
that reaches the persimmon," and in
sists that Mr.. Owings has demon
strated, by many acts, that he pos
sesses that long POLE If the definition
Is correct, the Pilots case is of course
proven, but the prevailing popular
idea OF the characteristics of Mug
wump does not justify such an as
sumption. A Mugwnmp, in the alb
sence Of definition of the term in
The latest dictionaries, is Just what
most people say he is. The word may
have originated from muggard, which
has for derivative the German word
aucker, which means sullen or peevish
and very APPLY describes the general
characteristics of the genus Mug.
wump. Curtis, the godfather of the
faction, it must be admitted exhibited
these traits after he had opposed the
resolution in the Republican National
Convention pledging support to the
nominee whoever he might be, Just
rs conspicuously as he had dis
played the complacency OF a truly
magnanimous nature when he pro.
posed to base such support solely on
individual honor. The sullen tenn.
per and peevish disposition manifested
after Blaine was selected by the Con.
vention was the leaven which perme.
ated the batch and kept the Mugwumr
cake from remaining dough. 1t seems
quite probable, therefore, that mucke,
lisa derivative of Mugwump, as it could
scarcely be traced to a more appro-
pirate or probable root.
DEXTER, the famous trotter of by-
gone days, died at Boaner's stables, in
NoWy Varly 1oek C>A,.l