The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-12-07
NOTE AND COMMENT.

What has become Of the reorganization
lists since We put them onto the constitu-
tional provision which prevented them
from having special election, even II the
council did favor il, and some Of them are
lawyers too. We were on to 1t all the
time, but we just wanted little fun with
the opposition. We thought that the
people ought to know that their self-con.
stituted advisors even were not acquainted
with SO plain and fundamental law as
the constitution OF the state, 50 We allowed
them to occupy the public gaze well be-
fore We squelched them by exposing the
unconstitutionality OF their scheme. We
admit that we let them down rather hard.
and some OF them lawyers, too. We
would not have done so, however, IL they
bad been more temperate in their utter.
ances, or II they had not assumed to know
everything in the start. II will lie good
lesson for them--though rather hard on
the lawyers-who advised the council at
the secret session to call special election
and reorganize, but they are very young
yet and will no doubt live it down and
profit by their experience. And, mean
time for the nonce, farewell; farewell.
We have had lots OF fun at your expense.
We will chuckie over our victory as will
the people OF our splendid little city for
months to come. 1t will be the local joke
Of the year. But didn't they work like
majors? Ha, ha, ha! Heed, sperry,
Hudkin and Zones. They fairly fell over
each other 10 see who would first and
longest wade in our gore and that OF our
friends, and We were smiling audibly all
the time at the battle OF the modern
Sancho Panzas with the windmill, bah !;
bah; bah!
John Arthur has spoken! Well, what
OF this? and who is John Arthur, any
way? Well, John Arthur Is John II.
McGraw's right bower. When McGra :
soured on the Republican committee last
fall because they were afraid to have him
hold a meeting in Tacoma, John Arthur
was the man McGraw put his campaign
In charge of. He held the title OF chair
man of the King county central commit
tee. The other day man met John and
asked him il there would be an extra SEES
SION Of the legislature, he said: "Not
this year. You can bet on that" In as
much as this year only lasts something
less than month We construe Johns
answer somewhat after the manner that
lawyers construe an answer called neg
alive pregnant--a literal denial but q
virtual admission. When spoken to,
Arthur had just left McGraw's room, too.
Mind what We have said. Johs Arthur
has spoken, and when he talks on matters
Of this kind in this way, he'll do to bet on.
80
The administration is coming In for its
share OF abuse for its attitude in the
Hawaiian matter. While ex-President
Harrison favored annexation, President
Cleveland believes that 1t should be left
to the Hawaiians them selves to deter
mine whether the provisional govern
ment shall be made permanent or wheth-
er it shall give way to restoration OF the
monarchy. This would seem to be the
better policy. and the presidents action
is to be commended.
80
The HERALD, having shown to the tax
payers the utter groundlsssness OF the
pleas from interested parties for reorgani-
zation, calmly awaits the announcement
OF one reasonable argument In favor OF
their scheme. Such statements as the
organ Of the Y. b. contained were mere
ly generalities-not even glittering and
this paper has too high an opinion Of the
thinking public to seriously consider
them. Acknowledgements and facts,
gentlemen, are what the people need TO
convince them they are wrong.
So
Gov. Pennoyer's Thanksgiving day hav.
ing been so generally observed, we may
now look forward for the date he may
select for Christmas festivities. Those
in the governors confidence announce
that he has about decided to postpone
New Years day until Easter Sunday, aud
grant a special dispensation permitting
the ladies TO wear their last years bonnets
on that occasion. Good, governorl
Eastern Oysters in bulk at the Fish
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