Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-11-21
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The Tr..'..;: liant c'.rri-hc-
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l'or;ant factor in >lAlia. political
results in til, la:c ,.:"t... ANA Alex
an !cr-linc Is seeking either words To-
"or4f;rr. This i c,nmymdal.c am
li,i ~, ana should meet with encourage
m,nt 50 long rs il may ir directed To-
wads correcting abuses in the publ"
scr;icc Il. ! may !" free from selfish
motives or to crafty personal spite.
Just huN lar tlic,e incentives have
entered luto til" TribUacS crusade, ii j.
not necessary Now to inquire, bat in
tn" appruacl.iu" contest a icw words
may no; he Inappropriate in yinGication
Of men wh0 have faithfully and con-
: irntiou,iy given many months OF
labor To- promoting the city's best
interests.
In Tuesdays issue, tie Tribuae
singles ont four Councilmcn who it
declares Shouts, not,I again lie allowed
- i..i the place Ct aldermen. They
are John Miller Murphy, T. J. Me
Bratncy, Frank Williamson and c. Il.
Mason, and the reason siyncl for their
retirement is that they gave away to
j. {. Ems puoiic ihoroughiare on
Main street, belonging to the people"
Why tie MAJOR, who gave the
ordinance his approval, is not in
cluded in this list, if blame attaches,
is question Which only the Tri-
June can answer, and why the
remaining members OF the Council
are not included on other charges pre-
ferred by the Tribune is beyond the
ken OF man to discover
A few weeks ago, that journal Sc
verely cenSured the Council for its
"loose methods Of doing business"
which was the awarding of contracts
Tor street work to large amount,
which had apparently placed the city
in debt far in excess of the legal limit.
When the true figures were given,
however, it was discovered that the
Tribune had had little if any cause for
its sensational comments, and if any
blame attached to any Councilman, it
could only be to the Chairman of
the Street Committee, (Mr. O'Bricn),
who 1t now excerpts from its list of pro-
scribed members. Mr.. Hardness is
likewise excepted from those who
should "never again become members
OF the Council" when he, if anybody.
comes fully under the ban which the
Tribune sets up for others, and who it
insists must not furnish any supplies
Tor the city. AS the company of
which Mr.. Hardness is member SUD-
plies the city with many thousand dol
lars,worth oflumber each year, it seems
strange that he should be passed by,
and our contemporary should gag be-
cause portion of the expense of
printing should go to an office owned
10y another Councilman. If the Tri-
dune wishes to be CONSTANT, its rule
should not lie so flexible. 1t should
not use Paddy's gun which was said to
have been constructed on such peculiar
mechanical principles that it could be
relied upon to hit when desired and
miss when the game was not worth
the candle. The publication of or
dinances was made in the STANDARD
long before its publisher was member
OF tie board, and always has been done
at much less than the established rate
for such work. 1t was not solicited
from the present or any other Council
but portion if it has been aw ard.I to
the other offices, on several occasi ms.
on motion of Councilman Murphy.
1t isahsurd to suppose for an in
slant that our law makers designed,
when framing the statute, that opv
man who accepts the position of Coun-
Gilman should be prohibited from sell
ing goods to the city, if he deals in
commodities needed for the public SER
vice, or that Ills shop or Office should
be closed when anything was needed
in his line for public use. Such rro.
scription would he manifestly unjust.
especially when his services are given
without Zee or reward of any kind, ex-
cept 1t might lie in the censure he il
bound to incur if he pursues a lust
anu upright cause. The provision is
simply intended to apply to q species
OF Jobocry. that sometimes springs up
In municipal as we'll as other govern.
ments, from which our city has been
we are pleased to say, happily exempt.
Whether any of the present Coun-
cilmen desire reelection, or not, we
are unable to state, and the writer has
probably as good means of Ascertain
ing tier inclinations as any one.
Certain it is that the prescribed list
does not include a single seeker for
the Office, and if their names are
mentioned, or they are nominated, it
will be by no solicitation Of their own
They have, we believe, each of them
tried TO perfor M their duty faithfully
console ntionsly and honestly, and with
out prejudice or Partially.
AS to the vacation of the alley. of,
which the Tribune complains, it is no
more than has been done by previous
boards. When the hotel was built a
whole street was vacated and the land
decided to the hotel company, a private
corporation. This met with very gen.
eral public sanction. 1t sometimes
happens that building cannot he
erected on single lot and an alley
has to be closed, or the project fail |
This was done when the new theater
was erected. 1t is generally supposed
that public benefits are derived from