, 1892-11-05
DEMOCRATIC RALLY STOP TO CONSIDER.
Note What an Example McGraw
Would be.

How Untitled is He to be the ChIeF
Executive OF :WashIngtOn-Let
Every conscientious Voter Act
Carefully and JndIciOusIy.
Aside from any partisan interest, aside
from any political principle represented by
any one of the parties claiming the suf-
frage OF the people, the question who is to
be the next governor of Washington as
sumes an unusual interest to every respect
able citizen in the state. 1t is not so much
question of the supremacy of the dis
tinctive features of the republican party,
the democratic party, the peoples party
or the prohibition party, as it is the ques-
tion of whether brazen defiance to all
canon's of decency, honor and integrity
shall be considered disqualification for
the highest Office in the gift of the state.
Honesty, integrity. purity and morality
are the foundation stones of civilization.
The man of corrupt personal habits is an
enemy to republican institutions. The
man of corrupt political methods is a
Benedict Arnold to the nations veal. 1t
is simply astounding that a man whose
personal habits and political methods are
generally acknowledged to be indecent,
dishonest and base, should be named as
the candidate of great political party for
the highest office IN the state.
Citizens of iTreprOachable integrity who
have known John H. McGraw for years
men of his own political faith, too, are ex-
pliclt in their testimony concerning his
basenees and moral unfitness for the high
office to which he aspires. A lifelong re-
publican remarked in my hearing the other
day, with emphasis of reiteration. that he
would rather vote for jeff Davis than Nc
Graw, the ex-saloOn keeper, dive keeper
end brlber.
There seems to be no question about the
moral baseness of the man. What an ex.
ample to the young men now growing upl
4 What an inspiration, parents, to your
children.
The election of John H. McGraw would
be public disaster greater than pesti-
lence, fire or famine. 1t would be the
moral humiliation of our fair young state.
Many of our best and noblest citizens
would feel so ashamed and disgraced that
they would be glad to fly from her borders.
! Were | a party republican l would regard
1t as my duty not only to my state and
country, but as my duty to my party to re-
tuse to vote for man of such low charac-
ter for so high an office. Let the republi-
can party elect John H. McGraw and its
victory will gain for it the surest and sorest
defeat it has ever suffered in this state.
Mypolitical preference for the govern or
ship is not very marked. But my prefer
ence for respectable sort of man for that
office is decidedly marked and this is in
the interest of no party especially but in
| the interest of the common veal the good
OF the state and of civilization at large l
call upon every voter whose patriotism is
not subservient to his partizanship to be
loyal next Tuesday to the higher princi pies
No citizens of Olympia who remembers
/ the disgraceful scenes connected with the
| contest at the hotel Olympia two years age
need be in doubt as to the character and
methods of ]. HI. McGraw. If he was not
a model man for then he should not be
voted for now to fill a model office, for
have not learned that he has experienced
any change of heart for the better since he
engineered the election of his candidate
then by a free use of bar room and bribery
methods. NAPOLEON HOAeLAND.
November B. 1892