Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
Wa5hlnaton STANDARD
OLYMPIA. WASH.
FRIDAY EVENING. NM %. 1888.
Not a Fair Index

Not a Fair Index.
The Orcgonicm resembles the ljrd
which when closely BEST ty pur>'!er>
hides its head in the sand. ,iouhtless
n the belief that it 10y that means oh
,curcs the vision OF its captor-. Iii
now engaged in belittling what II
terms the silver cralc." affirming
that " 1t has passed its climax and Is
now actually on the decline 1t cites
the action, or want OF action, Of the
National Republican Clubs convcn-
tion, lately held at Cleveland, as an
indication oi ;his subsistence OF popu-
lar opinion on this matter. The fact
is that the gold-bugs went to the
Cleveland convention confident in the
belief that they could manipulate that
body SO as to secure an expression in
accord with the well-def.ned tenets Of
that party, which have alw AVS favored
the moneyed power, but they found
that they had to encounter a senti-
ment in favor of the white metal tina,
overleaped party barriers and they
were only too glad to compromise
upon proposition to leave to the ma
tional nominating convention an
avowal, which, at this time, would
have plainly split the organization in
twain.
"What happened there" it declares,
is repetition OF what happened in
the club convention in Oregon, last
month. That is, 1.-The bawlers Tor
silver were thumped and sat upon"
II that be true, the history of the Ore
gon meeting of the clubs possesses q
peculiar significance and it is mat
ter of general comment that its true
record has never been given, or adj
mitted, by the Oregonian. The Sun
published, at the time, q statement OF
the methods and machine drill, by
which the silver men were out-gen-
eraled; tactics which those possessing
the "sinews Of war" always resort to
when they are unable to accomplish
their object by stength of numbers.
Many delegates who favored silver,
not realizing the necessity for personal
effort, gave proxies to gold-bugs, who
effected a thoroughly cut-and-dried Or
ganization which enabled them to run
the convention. Had there been q
like understanding and movement on
the part of the silver advocates, the
result would have been at least a COM
promise, as it was at Cleveland, and
the "thump" would have been on
other heads.
While we concede to the Oregonian
all credit for its enterprise az news
paper, and have a profound admira
ton for the literary ability of its editor
and his able corps of assistants, the
record elbows that it is by no means
the exponent of popular opinion
That it has habit of getting on the
wrong side of matters of grave import
to the people, is shown by the frequent
"thumps" it receives when issues
upon which it expends its strength art
submitted to the ordeal of the ballot
In so small q matter as local schoo
elections, the Oregonian has time ant
again been showed under by the ballo
which fell like an avalanche in rebuk,
of its teachings. Not long time ago
it gave quite as cogent reasons why
Senator Dolph should be returned tt
the U. S. House OF Lords, a
that gold should be the onl!
redemption money, but he wa
beaten after receiving the Republican
caucus nomination and an affirmative
vote in either branch of the State Leg
islature, n proceeding unparalleled il
party history. The reason why tn
Oregoniam's influence is not equal t
it's merits as q newspaper is simpl
because its policy is radical and some
what inscriptions and vindictive. i
other words, it is q" crank" and
manilests all these traits OF crankines
in its discussion of the monetary ques
ton.
That it is in line with the leaven {
its party on this question is conceded
but that it can see enough hope of u
innate success in a crusade against
policy fraught with so much intere'
to the masses who are from necessit
its best supporters. as to engage
INSTRUMENTATION under the mistake
idea that the end justifies the mean
is proof that there is weak cog SOM
times in the best of human instrumel
talities.
CHEAP LIvING.-An Olympian san
MED one of the ten-cent meals Il
other day, furnished by the Tacon
restaurants. He says that the mea
are plain, but substantial and full
adequate to the demands OF laboril
men. A fair quality OF beefsteak
other meats, potatoes, beans, go'
bread and butter, coffee and si'
dishes OF various vegetables, constitu
the bill of fare. These restauran
were first started by the Japanese al
they are crowded at all hours of Il
day. White caterers, seeing the
was fair margin for profit, if jude
ously conducted, have also embark
in the novel enterprise. Among t
customers of the latter establishment
there is = large sprinkling Of you
men, lady clerks and telegraph a
messenger boys, much to the mena
of the older established restaurar
where fifteen and twenty-five Ger
are charged for q regular meal. Se'
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