The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-01-04
RELIEF AT LAST.

The Republic IL sorry to state that the question
OF reorganization is unlikely to come up before
the general election In May, solely because no
vacancy exists In the council-which vacancy
might be used as pretext for calling the special
election. The petition reads, however, "at the
next special or general election" and the whole
question is simply held in allegiance until MAJ
next.--Yakima Republic.
We, as community, are indeed crate
fnl to the alleged local paper in so gener-
ously permitting us to enjoy coveted
quietude for the next few months, undis-
turbed by the excitement incident to ar
election on the question OF swapping
sight unseen, good municipal code OF
government for one under the senseless
limitations of which SO many embryonic
cities in this great state have suffered go
much useless pain Of travail. Thanks
agane. and agane. and agane," as Parson
Poppleton would put it, "and thanks
agane oace more
But, in sober truth and candor, how
could ii have been otherwise? The aver
age voter Of this city is an intelligent
person and he deserves to be treated a.
such.
The proposition to exchange our pres
ent charter for such an inchoate instru
men: as that provided by the genera
laws OF the state is in itself sufficient,
Objectionable, but there is no possibl.
excuse for sueh an unreasonable PROPOSE
ton as that OF calling special election,
at great expense, for such u foolish pur
pose. 1t was against the latter phase ol
the scheme that The HERALD offered H.
first opposition; but when very deter
mined effort was made to disorganize an'
demoralize the city council in order /,
evoke conditions under which specin
election would be possible, argument az
to the improperly, injustice and impru
dence Of such ridiculous thing became
necessary; and, notwithstanding Lawyer
Jones's assertion that he discovered n,
material argument in ell that was adj
vaneed against bis pet scheme, the pei
pie OF the city so emphatically espresso,
their opposition to the movement that
the little coterie who organized and origi-
mated the proposition were compt lied to
Withdraw their forces and seek solaee in q
graceful acknowledgment Of their defeat
We may not doubt Lawyer Jones's sin.
cerity in the belief he SO frequently ex-
pressed during the brief campaign, but al
community We are not responsible foi
the mistakes OF Mr.. Jones any more than
we are liable for the mistakes OF Mr.
Moses. He made them purposely or
because he didn't reason correctly--ano
be may choose either horn OF the dilemma
that pleases him. In bis last weeks
prolix effusion about the matter he might
as well have quoted the entire consiitu-
ton and general laws Of the state as to
have garbled them in the manner he did
We are quite willing to grant that the
readers Of the alleged local paper are not
80 ignorant as to be so easily deceived By
ouch raw fnesse.
In his last alleged effort to present an
alleged argument against our alleged de
fective charter, this alleged authority on
constitutional questions alleges.
The charter itself expressly refers to the gen
eral laws at least dozen times for Its power
II the general laws OF the state are the
only authority Mr.. Jones desires to EN-
pioy inthe construction Of charter suited
to the conditions Of this city, and the one
under which We now enjoy our corporate
existence depends to such vital extent
in SO many important respects upon those
laws, why does Mr.. Jones desire to ex-
change il for one the control Of which he
and his friends may lose 80 quickly after
the legislature again meets? II we are
50 dependent upon the general laws of the
state for coveted municipal privileges,
what is the objection, then, to our present
charter?
The reorganizers have attempted to de-
ceive us. The alleged argument they
have heretofore printed with su b
shlnbbering Rusto was Numerically coll
bary to the statement quoted above.
Why this violent change Of heart?
Consistency, however, 10 precious
jewel, and the fact that some people do
not possess 1t ought not to be taken as
evidence OF their paucity OF intellect or
poverty OF reason.