Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-17
Waahlnatun Standard
OLYMPIA. WASH.
FRIDAY EVENING, ANIiEY II, 1896.
To Some All Things are Possible

To Some All Things are Possible.
The despots axiom "'The King can
do no wrong" finds exemplitication
continually in the clique-rule to
which our State administration is sub
Iected. The King is on his throne
and that throne il at Seattle, where
hi. >cris and miuions bow to do him
reverence.
1t is said that once upon time
when the prophet commanded the
mountain to move and it failed to
obey that the prophet moved up to the
mountain so that il might not be said
that the edict IVES broken. As well
entrenched seem the people of the
court who surround the ruler in the
county OF the King, for it seems that
what is law for the remainder of the
people, may or may not be law for
those who bask in the smiles of the
mighty.
The Legislature provided in Sec. 3 OF
the act Relating to Public Lands Of
the State" Laws 1895, for Board OF
State Land Commissioners, to consist
Of the Commissioner OF Public Lands
and two others, to be appointed by the
king, who shall reside at tbs capitol OF
the State" Here again the law must
lapse for neither of these select COM
missioners have resided, or do reside,
at the State capital.
If these officers are TO reside at the
State capital, it follows as a natural
sequence that the law contemplates
that their Office records shall be kept,
and their official acts be done, at the
seat of government of the State. In
fact, that matter has been set at rest
by the board itself, for, it is said that
when the citizens of Port Angeles of.
fered to pay the entire costs of row.
ing commission to the extreme end of
the Sound, to pass upon some official
matters there, the board very blandly,
but with great firmness, declined to
60. The fact is that the little city on
our northern border "isn't in it," po-
litically, and did not have q knob to
pull or button to push. When Sc
attic, the other day, preferred the
same request, without putting up a
cent for expenses, the commission i'm.
mediately signided its willingness to
ait at the Buzzard Bay of the State ex.
ecutive, and save the court people the
cost OF . trip to the State capital.
Here is where the smile of the noun.
tain comes in.
While Olympia is by law, the capi-
tai, she is no more actually the seat
of government of the State than many
of the State officials can help. If peo-
pie have business with the State Uni.
versity, or other educational institu-
tions, with the hospitals, or the penal
institutions maintained by the State,
it is always conceded as q proper
thing, that a few dollars may be spent
by visitors who have business with
those institutions and that little pat
ronaee may properly be dispensed
with the lines of transportation which
depend upon local business for sup
port, but it does seem that when that
business is with some officers at the
State capital that studious attempt
is sometimes made to switch it off al
together, or divert it to some other
channel.
A migratory Land Commission in
wolves extra expenses, however, that
the people of the whole State are in
terested in and will have to pay. The
Commission, it's clerks, etc., travel
first-class and put up at the best
hotels. The people of the Eastern
counties, who own no tide lands will
have to 60 down into their pockets to
help pay for the special privileges &C.
corded the court favorites at Seattle.
How long,O Lord. how long must .
contiding people suffer from the result
of their short-sightedness? How long
must the taxpayers nose be held on
the grindstone before he discovers
that his cuticle is not as thick as the
ekin on the cheeks Of his oppressors?