Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-31
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OLYMPIA, WASH.
sFRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 81, 1896.
Pie-Maker VS.. Pie-Eater.


The Seattle Republican lacks up"
the Olympian, for its comments upon
its reported interview with Chairman
Swaziland, of the Republican State
Committee, and the affair is assuming
the importance OF a mill between a
Jackson and Corbett, with about the
same chances of a victory, as was the
result OF the sanguinary conflict be-
tween those pugilistic champions a
few years ago, which ended in draw
after four hours OF hard fighting.
The editor of the "Pot-pie," in the
Republican-which contains a spice
and flavor that at times sets the teeth
of Republican aspirants for position
ION edge"-said in late issue:
1.-The mighty wrath of the Olympian
has fallen upon the heads OF both Chair
man Swaziland and the Pie-maker of this
paper and If the pair are not now totally
annihilated il is no fault of the editor of
our evening contemporary at the State
capitol"
The Olyn.pian denies that it was in
a spirit of wrath" or anything ap-
preaching it, that it had commented
upon Chairman Sweatland's statement
to the Republican. 1t declares that it
simply wanted to brand as false the
assertions made by the fgure-head of
its party and to caution the pie-maker
to "be little more analytic and not
quite so unctious." The fact is that
the Olympiam is not skilled in the lam
guage of diplomacy. 1t has not yet
learned that art by which language
may be used to conceal ideas, and in
its exuberance OF zeal and in the ear
nestness with which it arrogates to it.
self the privileges and prerogatives OF
party leader, has fallen into the habit
of cracking the whip over the shout
ders OF the rank and file of its party,
and the pie.maker very naturally con-
cluded that the demonstration was in
stigated by a wrathful disposition.
That our readers may possess q full
understanding of the cause of this.dis-
turbance between two so prominent
members of the g. o. p. we quote the
Republicans report of what Chairman
Swaziland said:
"There is no union in the party, that
is to say, there is no party organization
in the State, and until there is, there is
no use expecting anything to be done on
anything like business principles. The
chairman of the State Central Committee
is at a loss to tell anything about the
condition of the State politically, only
when he learns from this or that man, :
and in the majority OF instances that is
told in the interest of some particular
candidate. The success of the Republic
can party in the State heretofore has
been nothing more nor less than the
tossing up OF a penny, with "head
win and tails you lose' and each time
the Republicans have called the turn
and won.- Some of these times, unless
there is thorough organization perfected,
the Republicans will wake up after
State election and find that they have
lost every State candidate. and all be-
cause every fellow is trying to run his
own campaign. The organization of the
Republican party should be as lasting
as the government itself, and its organi-
cation kept up just as closely after an
election as during the campaign, so that
the central committee can At all times
be able to give any information that is
desired in the interest of the party"
Now it is fair to assume that the
chairman of the State Committee has
about as good an opportunity for judg-
ing Of the status of the party as any
of its members, and the fact that as
wide-awake . writer and as jealous q
bipartisan as the "pie-maker" gave it
. quasi-endorsement, passes for come
thing 10 forming q judgment as UNI.
pire Of the game, and the bare contra
diction Of the Olym,piam therefore goes
for little in establishing foul"
The Republican comes in for re-
newed censure from the official organ
for asserting that the A. p. A. have Q
much better organization than the
Republican party. But in this matter
it must be admitted that the " Pie
maker" is much the better Judge, for
he has just had an opportunity Of
forming a correct opinion of dark-lan-
tern methods in the local school cleo
ton, which left all other parties
stranded upon the shoals of arrogant
presumption. In fact the Olynpian
seems disposed to close its eyes to .
fact that is apparent to many besides
its colleague. It declares that it has
"yet to be advised" that the A. P. A..
"is political party" The people of
Seattle have no such doubt. They
know it from their late experience,
and if the Olympian is not convinced
OF the fact, it utterly ignores that and
many other equally palpable evil
dences upon which to base an opinion.
Facts will not down at anybody's bid.
ding, and it is fair to assume that q
party which holds meetings at stated
intervals, formulates plans in secret
conclave, dominates candidates for po-
litical Offices by stealth, and elects
them by big majorities, has pretty
fair organization. So we must score
that round also for the Pie-maker."
The Republican suggests the organi-
cation OF clubs to break up this apa-
thetic condition, proposition which
the Olympian jumps upon with both
feet. 1t declares that
This notion that some one must be
running over the State at somebody
else's expense to organize " clubs" has al
ways very selfish side to it. The peo-
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