Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-11-04
A TIMELY QUERY.
Did the Republicans Cause Chap
lin 10 Resign:

Did the Republicans Cause Chap
lin To Resign:
Prohbit.oni-t,
In our to-day's issue appears J. II.
Chaplin's letter OF resignation as can
didatc for State Senator on the Prohi-
bition ticket We greatly regret that
Nh. Chaplin has taken this step. We
believe that he is better qualified for
the office than any nominee now in
the field, and that a conscientious vote
upon the men and honest principles
in place OF upon party ties he would
have been elected by large majority.
Mr.. Chaplin has not dropped from the
Prohibition ranks; another subject so
consumes his time that he felt he
could not do justice to his party who
placed him i'll nomination. In this
We feel like criticising Mr.. Chaplin
sorely for not allowing the balance Of
u to use his name upon which to
build our cause So far we have been
unable to fill the vacancy, but we
hope to find the right man for the
place that we may have IL standard
bearer around whom we can rally.
The Prohibition party is noted for
its carefulness i'll nominating honest,
worthy and talented men, always the
right man for the place, and to-day
the Prohibition nominees from the
national down, for honor, integrity
and ability, are far in the lead OF the
nominees of all the other parties. Mr..
Chaplin, we believe, was not an excep-
ton to this rule, and we hope that We
may fill the place with his equal.
| We hear upon the streets that the
Republican party leaders have inilu-
enced Mr.. Chaplin to withdraw. Some
Republicans who feel themselves very
important in the Republican ranks,
have sneeringly said, 1--WE knew So"
Gentleman, there is not a Prohibi-
ZIONIST in the ranks to-day that can be
gulled or influenced from his line of
duty by the whole Republican party.
Principle is at the base of it, The Re-
publican party will find themselves
mistaken if they believe they will be
benefited by the loss to the Prohibi-
ton party of one OF its candidates,
when they place in nomination such
men as their present candidate for
Senator. 1t is too fresh in our minds
the election of the Republican candi-
date for Senator to the position Of
Mayor of the city of Olympia. We re-
member too we'll how he joined him
self to the whisky ring to secure his
election. We also remember how he,
with some of his Councilmcn, whom
we remember also, would patronize
the " Parlor' saloon as they passed to
and from the Council Chamber, until
that saloon became known as the
Council" saloon. We remember also
how that laborers would, at times,
wait for days for the Mayor to endorse
their city warrants-worth 80 cents
on the dollar-that they might pay
for their bread and butter that they
and their families had already eaten +;
but when an imposter, one certain
Camp, placed worthless sewer plans
upon the city at 81 800, the Mayor
signed his warrant the next morning
by 7 o'clock, and by 10 o'clock this
imposter had his money in his pocket,
dollar for dollar. We also remember
how that when warrants were ordered
drawn to pay certain contractors that
the Mayor, before endorsing such war
rants, would interview said contrac-
tors as to what part of said warrant
would be paid HIM for feed purchased.
We remember the rottenness OF the
controlling influence of the City Coun-
Gil of 1891. And, gentlemen, do you
believe that your vote will be increased
because of the lack OF Prohibition
candidate for Senator? There is not a
true Prohibitionist in Thurston county
that will vote for ]. C. Horr.