Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-03-02

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The" rilyctir, are induced iv an
other weeks di y III the decision OF
H." legality 81 tia, Governor. late act.
tlc rymu>a! 81 Mr.. McEcaNy and the
alpo,ntmolt 81 Judge Burke Ar Il mem
h.r"i TING Capitol Commission. Taken
in connection with the original delay
OF several weeks in signing the bill
and of several months in appointing
the Commission; the time that has
been FILTERED away at almost every
.'"so ii proceeding. of the commits
son. 1t Is extremely difficult Tor peo-
pie to sanction course that seems to
rlval the movements OF that intricate
machine described by Chas. Dickens,
As part OF the English government
the Clrcumlocution Otlice-in which
the prime object OF governmental ac-
ton was, How Not to Do 1t.
The political faction to which Gov.
McGraw belongs are assuring people
that he IL anxious to have the work
proceed; the other Republican faction
Is as positive that his real desire and
intent is to defeat the construction Of
capitol at the present time.
1t is not the province Of the STAND
ARD to say which faction is right, but
to review facts and leave the reader to
draw such conclusions as the logic OF
events may determine. An illustrious
statesman once said: There il no
better way of judging of the future
than by the past" So we will en-
deavor to throw some rays OF light on
the future from the lamp of exper-
fence.
The people OF this city are, of course,
the party primarily interested in this
matter. The dilatory action of the
commission has filled them with ap-
prehension and alarm. Realty values
are unsettled, and business enterprises
languish, from the uncertainty which
exists, and this causes ever-timid CAPT.
tai to await final results, as long as it
is conceded that Gov. McGraw, like all
other human beings, possesses his
weak points as we'll as those entitled
to commentator. 1t is not denied
that he possesses a vindictive tempera-
ment, and that at times he loses pa
thence with those who do not agree
with him in all things. His treat
ment OF the Mayor of this city at the
Inauguration ball is indubitable evil
dence OF this, and we eagerly scan his
official record to discover some evil
dence that he can rise TO higher
plane of action in his official career.
A man who fills the office of chief
executive should be broad enough to
rise above personal feeling in his Off
cial acts. Is Gov. McGraw such a
man? We hope so. If not, he may
remember the criticisms of his party
organ-the Tribune-during and after
his conduct of the Squire Senatorial
campaign three years ago. While it
may not be conceded that its COM
ments represented the sentiment of
his party here, its effect, under the
conditions suggested, would be the
same. The next year, when the Re-
publican State Convention was held in
this city, and it was evident some time
before the vote that J. H. McGraw
would be the nominee for Governor,
the Thurston county delegation re-
fused to vote for him. At the election
which followed he did not receive his
full marty vote in city or county.
Then the capital bill was introduced
by Thurston county member who
would not vote for the Governors can
didate for U. S. Senator.
These are all potent incentives for
retaliation nv men of small caliber
and the Governor is now subject 10
the ordeal which will determine
whether he is q ward politician or the
executive of q great State, recognizing
the DUTY imposed by his oath of office
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