Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-25
TnuRsroN COUNTY PEOPLES PARTY TICKET.
Inconsistent Oh, No.


The Olympian's attempt to draw the
"deadly parallel" on the STANDARD in
connection with Senator Miller's can
didacy, is just "nuts" for us to an
swer. 1t will be remembered that we
accorded to the Peoples nominee, in
our last issue, the possession OF ability,
sound judgment and a pleasing adj
dress. We likewise stated that he was
a man of the people, who could not be
swayed from duty by corporate power.
Anybody who knows 7. ]. Miller-and
we believe that is about everybody in
Thurston county-if he expresses a
fair, honest, individual opinion OF the
gentleman, will admit that our esti-
mate in each qualification was not
overdrawn nor misstated.
Well, the Olympiam asserts that
some time ago-it does not give the
date, nor do we care to take the time
required to verify the quotation, and
cheerfully admit that it possibly is
correct-the STANDARD said:
When Mr.. Miller and his party have
shown disposition to do something to
improve existing conditions, discontinue
their efforts to agitate and inflame the
minds OF the laboring classes, they may
become entitled to be called honorable
and honest political organizers, but until
then with all men of patriotic sentiment
they must rest under the imputation of
practicing only the arts of the dema-
gogue.
In almost the first line of the quota
ton we find justification, if. indeed, it
it is needed. "Mr. Miller and his
party hare shown a disposition to do
something to improve existing condi.
tions" in their patriotic endorsement
OF that exponent of tue Democracy,
William J. Bryan, without imposing
any conditions whatever, and they did
something more, to make that work
effective, by uniting their forces with
the Democrats and Silver Republicans
at Ellensburg, as that party has done
all over the nation.
At the time the STANDARD thought
it was unwise to "inflame the popular
mind" against fragrant abuses OF cor
porate power and the aggressive sway
of wealth, the exigency of one of the
great parties becoming the exponent
OF such heresy was beyond possibility
of the human mind to grasp. Even
the OEympiam and its editor shared
this delusion, and were backed by the
previous Republican State Conven-
TONS platform and a strong 16 to l
silver memorial which received Mr..
Scobey's vote, and we believe that of
every other Republican in the law
making power. When silver had this
aid, and could only depend upon Pres
ident Cleveland for an adversary (who
had been soundly denounced by the
Republican party in its national plat
form for demonstration of silver we
did not think it necessary to "inflame
the minds of the laboring classes"
any more than the STANDARD would
have advocated enlistments in the
Union army before the rebels had
fired on Sumpter. 1t is necessary
sometimes, during deadly peril, to
arouse the slumbering nature of man.
kind and bid him fight for the liber-
ties that are his by birthright.
Men are not demagogues who, when
circumstances warrant, sound the toe
sin OF alarm. They are patriots, and
nothing is calculated more to impress
the sense of peril and to give tone to
the accents Of alarm, than the deser-
ton of principle of large corps of the
army relied upon for defense.
Now if the Olympian will kindly
"dig up" another subject for homily
from the columns of the STANDARD, it
will find a third of a century's record
for prospecting ground, it may be-
come convinced that, after it has dis
covered the fifty-two mile stones set
up by it each year Of its existence, that
they exactly line and mark the path.
way OF patriotic endeavor of lifetime.
The triple alliance" is the medi.