Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-11-29
Come. l.: Us Reason Together.

]. 4rt' .'aN cE't uHt.''s ~" Nni'N-
H'1-.', SO: tt' tl'ra!i.n 81 municipal
'.:urLt through a partisan funnel.
t.'r it>. only 10 listen to the com
m,.'- Of Macy 81 ojr hH>in"~- men
aut taxpayers ri al, parties and all
r-,.,l- a. religion. - haze their doubts
....4 removed. There j. 80 much
Ma: i .ii>h. yru.l AMI corrupt in
party manipulation, under the most
A,orahlr Circumstances that there i
no wonder feeling oi relief j, cXpcr-
fenced whenever ii i proposed TO relax
the discipline that the dispenser OF
the " loav,- and fi-hc>" i able to en-.
force whenever the ward politicians
~Ucceed III pulling the lever that sets
in motion the party machine. But
those who favor non-partisan>hip in
municipal affairs, are generally quies-
cent from the very cause that renders
partisan conflicts Odiuus; that to insti-
tate a successful movement they are
forced To adopt some OF the very means
they reject as whole from inherent
defects in the system that leads up to
ballot. When, however, party
with the record oi the present State
administration with its glaring profit
gacy and the tlagrant neglect Of its
law-making power to provide adequate
means Of relief by instituting any
plan for scaling the cXorbitant salaries
now paid State and county officers,
steps forward as the exponent OF
Economy, and claims as its own work
the enforced economic policy OF a city
government that was elected and per
petuated by non-partisan movement,
it is time to prick the bubble and ex-
pose its airy nothingness; time to arise
in rebuke OF those mercena ~ camp
followers who can see in these con-
tests nothing but the means for pro-
noting their own selfish objects. Two
years ago the city ticket was made ur
by the joint labors of the two old party
committees, on the single plank OF re.
trenchment and economy. Last veal
the issue was presented as now. A
Republican and a Citizens ticket were
placed in the field, resulting in a divi
sion OF the principal offices. What
ever is good or bad that attaches is
shared in proportion. The majority
of the Council were Republicans, how
ever, and the only partisanship they
displayed was an award OF the city ad
vertising to the Olympian, at about
three times what it would have cos
in either of the competing newspapers
1t will be noted that the convention
Wednesday, paid its tribute to the
time-honored principles of the Re
publican party" which in 1889, tool
the reins of power with the U. S. Treas
ury overlooking with money, and tn,
most troublesome question uppermos
"what to do with the surplus?" L
will be remembered that four year
later, 80 we'll did the party understand
the principle of "addition, division
and silence" that the government wa
returned to Mr.. Cleveland with s
glaring deficiency to be provided for
1t is such time-honored principles
as these that the party would ap
ply to our municipal affairs Their,
is nothing in the nature of tn,
party itself that would justify any
other inference. The only thing
that has or will, hold it in restraint, il
the poverty OF a people who have beer
robbed by direct and indirect taxation
until they are no longer able to re
spond to the command Deliver"
With Mr.. Ayers candidacy for tn
Mayoralty we have nothing further t.
say, than that he Can be depende,
upon by his party on all occasions
He is a pleasing gentleman and pos
sesses considerable ability, but durin!
his residence of many years in tn
city we fail to discover any monume n
tai evidence Of his enterprise as citi
zen. II the people want an executiv,
who is not bound by special persona
interests in the welfare of the corpora
ton, and who is free and untram
meled to administer affairs in stric
conformity with party behest, he i
probably the best man they cOul,
have selected-hence the claims of tn
present mayor, or Mr.. Filley or MI
Mari, were as straws in the alamo
against man who always hobs up il
response to the party push-button
Mr.. Scoiield has made good Council
man, but it must be remembered h
was the choice OF the Citizens conven
ton last year, and is by no means
"machine" man now. The candi
dates for Clerk and Treasurer. ar
men to "fame and fortune yet IN
known" and doubtless such merits a
they may possess will receive prope
consideration at the polls against mel
of acknowledged and tried ability.
There is but very little risk in pre-
dieting that if the Mass Convention to
night adequately represent the tru
business sentiment OF the community
that it will sweep the city. The situa
ton is too grave and the responsible
ity too alarming, for the best interest
of the community to be subjected t
party caprice, and OF party too tina
can make no showing of devotion I
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