Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-08-31
Political Points.

aspiring politicians.
Political Points.
The buttonholes of quite number
of delegates to the Republican County
Convention begin to stand slantwise.
Warner Miller has been nominated
for Governor by the Republicans of
New York, Oh a platform that en-
braces the usual rot.
The Republicans when their party
dies and they pass over Jordon will
doubtless rob hades OF half its terrors
by getting up protective tariff on
birthstone.
Ignatius Donnelly has been nomi-
mated for Governor of Minnesota by a
convention composed Of about 1000
delegates representing the Farmers
and Laborers' organization.
If the Post-Intelligencer reads many
more such men as Judge Greene and
N. H. Owings out of the Republican
party, adipose tissue will be all that is
left IF the clumsy old hulk.
The Prohibition party SHES its
castor in the ring with vim that
shows it has come to stay. We adj
mire the courage Of these gentlemen,
whatever We may say OF their judg-
ment.
The Republican situation and the
attitude of the party to its principal
nominee, adds the Teutonic melody,
"Vere, o we're, ees mine leedle wee
dog" to the repertoire of Republican
campaign glee clubs.
If the old adage "a new broom
sweeps clean" is true, the Prohibition
party will literally mop the sidewalk in
the coming local campaign. Nobody
can affirm that their ticket is made up
OF chronic ofiice-seekers.
The Republican tariff commission of
1884 recommended reduction in the
tariff of twenty per cent. The Mills
bill asks for only I per cent. reduction,
yet the howlers and heelers, the fools
and knayes, call il free trade meas.
ure.
With an advocate of Chinese immi-
grafton at the head of their ticket, and
an importer of contract labor at the
tail, the Republican party had better
cease posing as the peculiar and ex-
elusive champion of "free American
labor"
Judge Root seems to literally have
roots on the nomination for Probate
Judge from the Republicans. and C..
B. Mann seems to think he is the
imam you see" for denomination for
Treasurer. Heartfelt coincidence is
hereby extended to the "outs."
Mr.. Billings seems to have firm
hold on the Republican nomination
for Sheriff. He has on more than
one occasion shown that he can
do without the party, and the party
has about come to the conclusion that
it cannot do without him. Under
such conditions it is the evident duty
to kiss and make up.
"Overshadowed" is the suggestive
title of cartoon in the Courier Jour
nal which represents Harrison dimly
visible in gigantic shadow cast by
Mr.. Blaine. 1t is total eclipse, and
the course Of the party fully justifies
the satire. 1t is q clear case of Shout
Blaine; vote Harrison" but there are
mony Republicans who do not possess
sawdust for brains, and they will prob
ably not be led like lambs to the
slaughter.
If the Partisan can lind any comfort
in the seeming accessions received to
its party at its primary last week, it is
welcome to it. The fact is, pure and
simple, that the convention was DELHI
erately packed by two or three thin.
bic riggers to secure a delegation favor.
able to themselves and they sought for
votes simply, and-got them, without
any regard to their politics or without
exacting any pledge of support of nom-
inees of the party. The least said
about such recruiting tactics the bet
ter.
Mr.. Morton, the Republican candi-
date for Vice-President, derives a very
large revenue from his line of British
steamers, which ship annually 10000
Chinese coolies from Hong Kong to
British Columbia. Hundreds Of these