Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-10-17
Our Nominees.

this year, it must be admitted, even
by political opponents, are I'M
usually good. There is not weak
man on the ticket. and nearly all
are so well known, that it is not
necessary to publish their biogra-
ply, or dilate upon their virtues, to
influence the voter in his choice.
They are all {" tried and true" in
business life, which is the best test
for qualification for public trust.
The candidates for Representa-
tive are Messrs. A. II. Chambers
and Frank Ruth. Probably the
choice could not have fallen
upon two men of better material
for lawmakers. Mr.. Chambers
was born in Thurston county. He
is known to every man, woman
and child in the county who has
lived here long enough to acquire
vote. He is successful bust
ness man; a man of enterprise; a
man Of energy; man of pluck.
Although he has lived his whole
life amid the outrageous shades of
a western forest, there is no moss
on his back. His works speak for
him. His good judgment has
been displayed on many occasions,
and if we are to form an opinion
of the merits of a candidate by his
success in private life, there can be
but one opinion of his fitness for
the position it is proposed he shall
fill. Mr.. Ruth is equally we'll quail
flied. He is one Of our substan.
tial farmers, well-known and uni
versally respected. He has had
considerable experience in the
halls Of legislation, having served
this county several terms in the
Assembly. We have yet to find a
man who can utter a word against
his integrity. His bitterest politi-
cal foes accord him this need of
praise. He seems, therefore, to
embody in an eminent degree those
Jacksonian qualifications for Of
fice-honesty and capacity.
The Democratic nominee for
County Auditor is Walter Crosby,
likewise known to everybody, as
. he was born within the former
limits of this State. Mr.. Crosby
possesses excellent clerical ability
and has had considerable experience
in the line of duties which will
soon open to him as Auditor. HI
is by no means professional Of
fice-seeker, and it does seem thai
this fact should receive the seri.
GUS consideration of the voter
When it comes to be the rule thai
there is class in the community
who are privileged to sit in com
Portable offices one-half the time
each day that the hardy sons o.
toll labor beneath the burning SUI
or amid the rains and frosts o.
winter, at less than half the pay
it is time for the laboring man t
inquire if he is not, from prejudice
or party association, allowing {
principle Of vital interest to b.
sacrifced-the very principle tina
lies at the foundation of fret
government = individual equality
Contrast the candidates of the two
parties-not for Auditor merely
but all through the list-and SCI
+. who are nearest the people, VIII
from their past record are likely te
be the best conservators. of tn
principles of government " of thu
people, by the people and for thu
people"
These remarks apply equally vel
to the respective candidates for Sher
if. Mr.. G. S. Prince is a steady
industrious, competent man. HI
has never made office-seeking or Of
fice-holding special pursuit or am
bition. He has been content will
a fair remuneration for ten hours
labor each day, and the people be-
lieve that it is time that such bust
ness methods should be recognized
in the Office of Sheriff. The ten
dency of a long tenure of Office has
been so marked that the trainers OF
our State constitution placed limit
on the number Of terms that an in,
dividual can fill certain offices, and
it applies with peculiar force to tina,
Of Sheriff, wherein the duties can
be so diverted from original inten,
as to constitute a species of formid-
able campaign capital, to keep the
incumbent in place a quarter of a
century, or lifetime for that mat
ter.
In o. r. Simenson, the nominee
for Treasurer, we have a man of en-
inent fitness for the position. He
is a gentleman in department, a
qualification which will be appreci-
ated by those doing business with
fbat of};.a r. ho IL alootod TIL