Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-12
An ANNIVERSARY

celebrated its first anniversary. The
Telegraph has been a phenomenal sue
cess. We have no inside means Of
Judging why, in such times as these or
in any other times, that such pro-
nounced and full success could be
made, in so short a time, by daily
newspaper anywhere, as generally,
under the most favorable circum-
stances, il takes two or three years of
careful, close and hard work TO bring
"a journal, of such pretensions, up to
the standard of success that the Tele-
graph has achieved. But there are
outward evidences to the observant
and practical newspaper man that ac-
count for it.
In the first place, the Telegraph has
evidently been backed by sufficient
quantity of capital; in the second
place, it has been ably edited and with
becoming dignity. Thirdly, its bust
ness affairs have been under the con-
troll of practical and qualified
newspaper business men, the rarest of
all business men; fourthly, it has
not been dominated by any clique, or
controlled, in its utterances, beyond
such control as the check-lines of
party policy in the interest of the
party it serves, have given it; filthy,
it is clearly and distinctly "news-
paper" and sixthly, it has been tenn
perate, good-natured, courteous and
fair.
We like to see such journals succeed,
let their political affiliations be what
they may.
Some one has come forward with the
usual proposition to raise a monument
to the young man who was hung in
Nebraska for a murder he did not
commit. This is good deal like the
case in Arkansas, where a man was
appointed to inform a widow that al
though her husband was hung he had
afterwards been found to be innocent.
In Offering consolation all he could
think Of to say was, "Well, you've
got the laugh on us now" Neither
could bring the dead back to life or re-
pair the damage that was done. If
human life is to be taken it should
only be after clear proof of guilt was
adduced.
A Russian prince who was supposed
TO have died was laid out in state in
his coffin, and the funeral rites were
being performed, when he raised up in
his coffin and sternly demanded to be
Informed, "How dare you bury me
without my orders?" This showed
that he is tyrant who desires to over
ride all custom and precedent. Who
ever heard of dead man, king, prince,
potentate or peasant who arrogated to
himself the right to say exactly when
he should be buried. Such things may
go in tyrant-ridden Russia, but in the
language Of Opie Reads story, dat
ain no way to ack in a county like
dis"
Now il is said that the young EN-
perOr of Germany has been carrying
an diversified Jag" for some time, and
yet he is an advocate of the idea of
abOlishlng intOxicants. Possibly his
plan is absorption; but if he should
ever come TO this country he will find
little bits of towns where the ablest-
bodied absorbers on earth have found
fresh barrel rolled in over night, and
that, altogether, the thing can't be
done.
A Democratic newspaper in st.
Louis is whooping, bowling mad, be-
cause, as 1t alleges, tin-plate manu-
facturer there has been dsplacing
American wOrkmen with foreigners.
And yet the Democratic press declares
there are no tin-plate factories In this
country. Democratic consistency fire.
quently takes a vacation.
Kansas City is discussing the pro-
priety and adyisablity of an ordinance
that will require drinkers of intoxi-
.cants TO pay license. II such a rule
should prevail generally, every city in
the United States would soon have a
splendid balance in its treasury, and
many men who "stand i'm for their
drinks would become decidedly more
temperate.
A Democratic exchange says "No
Democrat is better than his party"
This is a straight fling at Grover
Of New York, and Gov
ernor Campbell, of Ohio, spe, tally, and
is a general reflection upon the gen.
tlemen OF that political aggregation.
What makes it more astonishing |
that the Democrats lost the legisla-
ture of Kentucky lies in the fact that
there is surplus of 100000 gallons
Df whisky In that state this season.