Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-03-23
OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
OLYMPIA. FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH %. 1855
MagnanimOus Tom.

THE magnanimity OF the editor of
the Partisan is truly refreshing. In
late issue of his paper he devoted the
leading column to abuse Of the Land
officers at Vancouver, because they re-
fused to allo the publication of fin
al proof notice in that journal, after
having designated the STANDARD, (ac-
cording to Republican precedenD as
the medium for such advertising. At
ter we had shown up the fact that,
during the whole life of Republican
rule, the party line was tightly drawn
in the award of official patronage, and
noting the exception that has been
made during three years OF Democrat
ic asceadency by the retention of a
most perniciously active Republican
in one of the leading Offices in the
Territory, who had thrown thousands
OF dollars Of sop to the Republican
whale, yclept the Partisan, paper
that waves its title as red flag in the
face of everything Democratic, it
changed it's tactics somewhat, and in
later issue insisted that it was the
right of the poor settler who paid the
bill for advertising it wished to pro-
tect. That sounds we'll for our friend's
magnanimity, but We can't allow him
even that small loop-hole for escape.
The fact was that the final proof no
tice in question was awarded the Par
tisan by the Republican Probate Judge
of Thurston county, who was author
lied to take the proof to be submitted
to the land Office, and the poor settler
who the Partisan assumes to champi.
on, had no voice in selecting medium
for perfecting his proof. 1t was simply
an effort of a Republican officer to
least anchors to the windward," as il
were, or rather to fix" himself with
the Partisan, being already "solid'
with the other Republican paper, for a
denomination for the Office he now
holds. This is the simple truth of the
matter. and all the sophistry OF the
Partisan cannot make it appear as an
infringement of a popular rights, when
facts alone show that it was simply an
effort to build up little personal par
ty capital by Judge Root at the ex
psnss Of his client.
The Partisan seems determined, il
its afterthought article, to convince it.
readers that it is not "kicking," ant
with probable success, if reiteratiol
serves to impress the truth of an al
sertion; but unfortunately the oily
CANNON of our contemporary is q
proyerbial, that emphasis only create
doubt of statements it makes that ar
not supported by corroberative proof
"We," it asserts, ado not want tn
land notices sufficiently to kick
about it, but then there are others il
the Territory that do" Noble-hearte,
Tom! Magnanimous Tom! You woul.
have us believe that that big heart q
yours yearns for the poor settlers, an
the poorer publishers! You woul
make us feel that the milk of human
kindness which permeates your mag
unanimous soul, overAows when yo
contemplate their wrongs! But her
again doubt arises, when we fin
that your diet Is made up go largely G
"wind pudding" to keep those "other
in the Territory" from making o fai
profit on all jobs of printing that az
subject to competition. That COO
won't fight any better than the fir
bantam sou placed in the ring.
The fact is that our plain statemen
of facts knocked all the wind out of al
article that the Partisan designed to b
an unanswerable argument .agains
the course of certain public officer.
The sledge-hammer of truth knoeke
the prop SO suddenly from under tn
fiimsy structure built by our imagin
ntise friend that he fell amid its ruins
and has ever since been dazed by tn
results of the unexpected catastrophe
Had We anticipated this result, Chart
would doubtless have suggested tn
use OF some means to have let hin
down without quite as much exposur
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