Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-10-24
A Radical Change in Popular Sentl-
mont.

Klcber candidates OH the Democratic
ticket for Representative, Commission
er and Attorney, respectively, visited
Yelm Wednesday, and In the evening
addressed large assembluge Of citi-
zens Of that precinct. They were
joined by Mr.. Conine, candidate for
Assessor, and several hours were
profitably passed in discussing the
/. issues Of the present campaign. They
report more than usual interest on
the part of the people, an interest
aroused by the imbecile and prohigate
conduct of the almost unanimously
Republican Legislature OF last winter,
and the arrogant conduct of many
county officials who have warmed their
nests so long that they believe they
own the whole roost.
Compare the two tickets. Place
the relative interests of such men as
Chambers and Ruth beside those of
Eddy and Collins, and decide who are
the best fitted blythe record to serve
them in the responsible position OF
Lawmakers; who are nearest to the
people; who have been tried and
not found wanting in all that as
sures fidelity to the interests Of the
masses.
Why should the men who tills the
soil, or shoves the plane, or handles
the pick and spade, cast their votes
ior. such professional office-seexers as
Tweed, or Roberts, or Billings, or
Brintnall Why should the man
who earns by ten hours of hard labor
his two or three dollars day vote for
Charley Aver, who already receives
three dollars daily for few hours labor
each week from the city, and who
wants to double it by serving the coun-
ty in the same capacity? Why
should he vote for for Mr. Brintnall,
who already receives more than four
dollars per day for 'bossing Olympia
School District, and enable him to
take from the peoples pockets eight
dollars per day, for few hours service
each week ? Why should he vote for
Ellis, whs aspires for everything in
right, or for Brewer or Ruddell, whose
names "bob up serenely" whenever
there is distribution OF patronage
from the political pot! Is it not
time for the sovereign to arise in his
might and designate men for Office
who posses something more than in
satiate greed for place and an aspira-
tien to secure an easy job at big
pay? Surely it is time to call a halt,
and from present indications the peo-
pie are aware of the fact.
The election in 1 few days will be a
surprise to many people. Party ma
jorities have been in the past some
what lop-sided from two causes. The
first of these was the ability of the
Republican party to purchase votes by
the large corruption fund furnished by
wealthy corporations to maintain their
hold upon the trusts and the many
schemes for monopoly. Much of this
came from the East, and was the "su-
gar" that Dorsey boosted about, derived
from star-route contracts, the time
that Indiana was VIGOROUSLY carried
by bribery and corruption. The other
cause has been the ease with which
the purchasers could insist upon q de-
sivery of the goods by the system of
! vo'ipg< The ward Politician can no
longer ply his vocation. The voter
can express his free and untrammeled
opinion through the new system of
voting, without half dozen strikers to
supervise his ballot.
Ii the many expressions OF opinion
heard within the past few months are
indicative of the true sentiments of
the people; a new order of things is to
be inaugurated. The people are heart
lily tired OF the parasites which cling
to the body corporate. They are dis
gusted with the "damn.the-people"
policy which actuated the late imbe-
Gle and proAigate Legislature. They
want a change, and will vote for q
ticket made up " of the people, for the
people, by the people,"
THE Democratic Congressional Cam.
paign Committee has at last succeed
ed in getting its textbook into print