The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-13

The Republicans Of Oregon have NOM
mated IN excellent candidate for governor
ia Judge William p. Lord, Of Salem.
Judgs Lord sas . gallant soldier during
the evil war; he vas an able lawyer when
Ia practice. and he has besn fearless and
upright judge. He ought 10 make an ex-
esslsnt run: he has for many years served
as supreme court Judge on SNAIL salary;
has lived within his means and 10 . poor
nan today; no PopuIiss can say of him
that in bis private practices he was ever the
legal brains Of any 'railroad ring:" no
one can say Of him that on the bench he
was ever suspected OF being . ring"
judge, and he has always been stern up
holder Of the Law which Furnishes severely
murder your fellow man than il 10 to steal
bis horse.
Judge Lord IL sound representative Of
social order and liberty under law. and ws
hope the people Of Oregon viii elect him
to the executive chair. II they do, We
may be sure he viii not abuse his preroga-
tive Of pardon and Communication to empty
0regon's penitentiary Of its murderers,
burglars and criminals generally on the
immoral condition that they "leave the
state" He viii not send all Of Oregon's
cases OF social smallpox into other states
TO recover their moral health. He will
limit himself to his legal powers, and
when he does not know what his legal
powers are he will submit to the decision
O; the courts; he will be the Law abiding
~ we'll a. law executing governor OF free
state instead OF the arbitrary and idiotic
abnser of his executive prerogatives.
He may not find time TO write
bedIamite articles on sfinancs" for tho
North AmeYicam Revisw: he may not find
time TO behave like boor TO the president
of the United States, whether Harrison or
Cleveland, and he certainly will not invent
Historical precedent" for his boorishnsss.
~ Gov. Psnnoyer did in the case OF Presi-
dent Harrison. and he will probably not 30
far forget the dignity and decency of his
official position A. TO send grossly insult
ing dispatch TO the president of the United
States, ss Pennoyer did in the case OF Pres
ident Cleveland. Whether the president
OF the United States 10 in error or not, il i.
quite certain that IL he addresses respect
full dispatch to HIM, Judge Lord. II he is
governor. will not make . boorish reply;
he would rather be cheered by his peers
than make a multitude OF ignorant hood.
lums toss high their greasy caps in the
air because tho governor of Oregon has
been fool and boor enough TO wantoniy
insult the president of the United States.
We hope Judge Lord will be elected. 1t
is high time THAI the growing states Of the
West tina. need the confidence OF Eastern
capital to secure the rapid development Of
their great natural resources should stop
sleeting Mrs. Leases in masculine clothing
the legislature and the governors chair.
A state government with . petticoat for q
pirate dag is bad enough, but state with
a man with q mean. silly. vituperativs
woman's head on him for governor il
worse yet. Mrs. Lease would be calam-
ity as governor Of any free, sensible. con-
sentative law and order state, but mrs.
Lease is better than = state with q man
Of pettieoat brain for governor, like
LeweIling, of Kansas; Waite. of Colorado;
Tilman. Of South Carolina and PEN
meyer. Of Oregon. Ii We mus have q
reckless virago for governor give as a
shori-haired woman rather than . short
headed and long-tongned man.