Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-12-25
A BITTER PROTEST.
A VERITABuE TEMPEST IN A
TEAPOT"
scnatOr wilson SCALED ssOysn,, OH
His Choice for Collector of Gus.
tOmS-A Widening Breach Pre-
Sages Disaster


\ CORES pondcnt writing to the Ia
coma Union. has obtained a glimpse
behind the curtain while the star
chamber proceedings OF the Z. q. p.
were in progress. The correspondent
says:
The gold standard press OF this
State has never tired of misrepresenta-
ton and abuse OF the Peoples Party
rush to the pie counter. We learn
from the best authority that there Is
iirst-class row on hand in the &. o. p.
in regard to the federal spoils in this
State, which is Kansas cyclone as
compared to May zephyr, as to any
thing that has happened in the Poo
pies Party in regard to the pie coun-
ter.
1t has leaked out that one +. ID.
Hcustis OF Olympia, late OF Indiana,
is booked by Senator Wilson for the
fat plum, the Collector of Customs at
Port Townsend. Many Of the party
leaders refuse to credit the story.
They say Wilson is not such 4 fool,
but part of the hungry and thrifty
brigade believe it and have donned
their war-paint and with corrugated
brow, portruding eyes and dilated
nostrils are threatening dire and aw-
full vengeance upon Wilson, and say
that if he is guilty of this ingratitude
and baseness to the party and the
men who have stood by him, he will
never again dispense patronage in
this State. In righteous Indignation
they are demanding to know who is
this men Heustis-colonel by courtesy
how long has he been domiciled in
this State, and what does he repre-
sent, that he should be given the best
office in the State? They ask where
is the army of bright, able and clean
men who without money and without
price traversed the State from the Pa
cific ocean to the Idaho line. and from
the Columbia river to- British Column
bia, ably and clearly advocating Re-
publican doctrine? Are they to have
nothing, not even to be consulted?
Are they to be ignored, and this man
whose only party service during the
campaign was to stand on the street
corners and curse the advocates of
tinware." this being the extent OF
his mental capacity to argue the
money question.
The feeling in the G. O. p. has been
so bitter for the past few days that
they have had no time to abuse the
Peoples Party.
As one of the "bell wethers" put it,
at is just such appointments as this
that has downed the Republican party
in this State. 1t is McGrawism over
again. TO select men who are I'M
worthy, incompetent, unfit and en-
titled to no consideration from q
political standpoint, will and ought to
kill the party"
An old wheel-horse was heard to say
This man Heustis has no claim upon
the party, so far as 1 know, and he
never contributed q dollar for the
campaign, and it is said that he has no
personal qualifications for the Office,
that he is an unlettered man, with no
mental training and has never had
experience in the customs service Of
the United States. That he can be of
no service to the party, cannot make a
speech nor write an article, and has no
tact to control or manipulate votes"
Heustis believes that the early bird
is the one that catches the worm. 1t
is said that he has already been to
Spokane, Colfax and other points in
the State and secured Endorsements,
while the other applicants have been
sleeping on their oars. This. of course,
only makes the remainder of the hungry
and thirsty gang red-hot. There will
also be a big row over the appoint
ments of the other big offices, as
it is understood there is number of
applicants for these places, viz,
marshal, United States attorney and
surveyor-general. But as the leading
candidates for these places have fairly
good qualifications and have rendered
good party services, this adjustment
will not engender such bitter strife as
the appointment of Heustis. 1t is all
right; let the fight 60 on. In the
year 1900 they will not be troubled
with this pie-counter business. Wor-
thy and competent men will see to it
that all of these places are filled with
sole reference to the public survice.
with peoples party men.
WILLIE WENT WALNUTTING.
YOnth'g Companion.
Wisconsin's wild winds were whist
ling when Willie Wade went walnut
ting. Warmly wrapped was Willie,
with wooden wrapper, wadded waist
coat with wristlets.
Winnie Wade wondered why Willie
wouldn't wait warmer weather, when
Winnie would walnut with Willie.
Willie wandered where Walter West
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