Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-26

The argument of ihr-" facts vas irrc-
sisiih'' Iho substance ~ the great
mhl"ri'y oi The people was hcing con.
'um'd =" -uppurt the gu,,tnmcnt. and
t't u oa- proposed to pile the taxes
slil, higher The people rc,ultcd and
turned again toward the reform the,
had feared ~ top radical hu: now shown
to BE- i,r lees dangor"us. even IN it,
worst aspect, than thc stimulated
growth of pampcrcd monopoly
10 nv mind the change made in No.
'emh'T last j. far more significant than
that madc ~ 1881 and will hc far more
productive ot lonciiccnt results II be-
gan where the trouble hcgins-w where il
hnd- u. ruut-in the two houses uf con.
gres- u will he completed in 1892
when democratic executive CGrovcr
Cleveland ! horc) will be chosen to
carry out the enactment If n Demo
cratic Congress. the way for which this
fiiiy second Congress will prepare.
Coming Ia The question Of State pol
i,ics let ~ recall that for the past three
years the state ui Washington has en-
lpy"d al era "i prosperity scarcely with
parallel. immigration has poured III
by thc tens of thousands. Millions Of
Eastern money has sought aud found
profitable investment. our resources
have been developed at an amazing
pace; cities have been built as il by
magic aud the people oi Washington
have h""n -ingnlarly happy. prosperous
and c"ntcntcd. They have been 40
busy with material affairs that thty
have had neither time nor disposition
Ia think about politics. II is always
the case during such times that the
party IN power continues it's ascend
ancy. Changes come when the people
begin tu think.
Already the hidcous spcctcr Of dis
trust aud hard times aud business. stag
nation has begun to show itself in Ger
tain localities. and the people have lie.
gun to think aud ask questions. Can
the Republican leaders answer that
their party has given the State wise
and economical administration and en-.
acted the proper legislation against the
cncroachmcnt Of monopoly What If
the truth b. told and the people get 10
understand IL. that the dominant party,
though greatly in the majority. has
done nothing Ia protect them from
monopoly. but has uniformly aided
monopoly against them, that the lcgis-
laturc has been cxtravant and reckless
Ia point of jObbory, that the history
of the last legislature is a history of de
vious transactions.
Take the geological survey appropri-
alton where $50. .0O0is ruthlessly squan.
derod The scandalous transactions Of
the Senatorial contest with the Met
calfe appendagc. and the Sachs trial
will not be forgotten, hut they are over
shadowed for the time being by the Ia
nous vctocs Of the acting Governor
which have raised issues between the
Democratic and Republican parties,
tho champion of the people versus those
Of monopoly. In what conspicuous
contrast 10 this record IL that made by |
our splendid minority Of % members
in the last legislature. Like our dele
CATION in the preceding legislature and
in the constitutional convention they |
left q record for which neither they nor
postcrity will ever have 20 blush or
apologize.
The stencil is still fresh in the nos
irils Of every decent man in this State
Of the methods practiccd 10y one faction
in the Republican party which includ-
cd bribc counting, bribe giving, bribe
taking and taking advantage Of the dis
scnsions which followed This record.
coupled with several kindred political
enterprises, has made IL impossible for
the Republican party 10 name candi-
date for any Office who will not be
stabbed in the house OF his friends
Every man who puts his head up will |
find ~ many to hit him as support him.
With success achieved IN national ai-
fairs and only hopelessly divided op-
position % meet in the State, the De-
mocracy Of Washington has everything
10 hope from the future. To win, how
ever, We shall need TO keep in mind
that we must draw support from our
disafIccted opponents, and to do it we
must offer an nnexceptional ticket,
Democratic platform and an earnest.
ness Of purpose that shall be an abund-
ant guaranty Of good faith. The CHI
meras Of Hat money, government loans
and government ownership Of railroads
and telegraph will hardly make head
way against the practical and tried
principles N Democracy.
II will be possible to elect U. s.
Senator. and this is Of the very first i'm.
portancc, since having purged the lower
house we need TO control the Senate in
order to make the reforms we hope TO
make at all possible.
The time Is propitious for all these
victories. The people in sufficient
numbers 10 make our success secure
are waiting 10 come 10 us II we will
give the proper pledges Of sincerity.
A riRE broke out Rt Mill switch,
near winiock. Friday morning, just
~ the hands were going 10 work. 1t
was discovered IN one Of the dry kilns,
and In five minutes both kilns together
eth their contents, were in a mass OF