Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-27

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sh-h,',t pr, a.. " organic! lA'"r
turned I'll H." ,ctrws and r'lnoisc-
,'--y r--4'd Il. lie uut %: any en-
rr.r.-. That caH' under III" ban.
I..'u lAia'r iFf-i,t.ntlE insisted m AID
'Anring the Sc".' II pricos, n"'"itii-
standing ti'' r"i"i" nsatl"Ii was '!'''.h."
tie pay "i any "t'.'I country III tin
world, IN i!it rt'.' -ncs OF industry.
ms l".i'F III the c"Nr-c Oh tiihc
had IT. ELECT 1t at times rendered
"''''''' i"' efforts O: contractors to
q" .i'-'.'' t. themselves, their work
ami Their i"to!"r7. 1t made capital
umid and lei to the retirement oil
much money that would have been
placed IN general circulation. II was
one OF the Clements winch has ied 10
Inc present l''"'o''s'u business pros
'I"'''''' ana II - nv" PURSUING just d.
'""t' -sish'ed poicy III opposing
reduction oi wages imperati'eiy ue-
ihahded 10y 'hc shrihHaGe OF business.
Inc lamentahIe spectacle OF a great
transcontlhehtal railroad being ahso-
luteiy deprived OF the privilege OF
earning reasonable proit on Its bus
mess 10y strike along the whole line,
Is but elimination OF tins suicidal
poiicy.
" here VIII 1t end? That Is the I'M
poFtant question. One OF our conn-
try7 great patriots said there Is no
better way OF Judging OF the future
than by the past, and what Is there In
the past history OF labor strikes that
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VIII ~, ope'a'0 '"o io"" themselves
"of anu" 'he company W employ
"' " ope'"'e ~ !oi '"e'" Anes
"io ooi', arrogant u'c'atofiai' 'SrAh-
nioa' "nu 'ne uanIei 10 'na' 'ne same
'p','' WIN o e., ~ 'n1 o'n.' runway
's'e'"s Aneh inueeo VIII we nave
'P'" w" '''n''' WV" Viz
great Industries paralyzed by those
who depend upon their vitality Tor
their daily means OF sustenance, with
thousands OF men leaving their homes
TO present living petition" to Con-
gress, depending upon charity ior sup
Port, with capital already seeking the
crevIces OF the earth for prolonged re.
tlrement, what gllmmer OF hope can
be seen IN the near future?
All classes of society must aid in
stopping the present craze. It ia toe
general and widespread for check
without it. The country must brace
up. 1t must seek to allay the excite
ment which is hurrying the nation t.
the verge of precipice. Excitement
develops mania, and it is astounding
how delicately adjusted is the menta
equilibrium of many apparently sensi
BILE men. Truly it has been said
Madness and reason are near allied,
And thin partition their bounds divide"
This is demonstrated sometime
under very ordinary excitement, wher
in rage the subject becomes verita
BILE mailman. 1t is illustrated in tn
stock exchange, where sane men be
come for the nonce veritable bulls ant
bears, with all the characteristics o
those Wild animals. Excitement lead
to these abnormal conditions OF tn
brain, which for time make thei
pcssessors madmen.
Observation shows that long brood
ing over real or imaginary wrongs de
VtIOpS morbid SenSlbllltV llkelv unde
excitement 70 completely subordinate
the reasoning faculties and lead to tn
acts of the lunatic. This is the caus
of the present situation. Where will
it end? That depends upon the conn
sells of those who have been able +,
preserve their mental equilibrium. T,
the wise counsels and conservatism O
the people we must turn for relief
Labor must accept the changed con
di,ions which circumstances hay
broupht about IT, mnst re.,;,o tho