Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-04-23
POPULAR SENTIMENT,


THE GOVERNORS PEKvEE>IrY.
The attitude ri the Governor in the
parI"nlnG matter i not drf,n~lblc.
The constitution >.>t> in him the
pardoning power II" Is attempting
to avoid the duty. I" >hirk the r,.~pon-
slblllty. He at first stated that h,.
would not intervene IN any ct>r unless
1t were clearly shown th.t ;Niueticr
had been done or that HtW rviicr, e"
was found which changed the aspect
of guilt. This was harsh and hardly
Just, but it ut least established Il rule.
Then he procured the creation Of a
board of pardons. Under the conSti-
tuition such Il board can have no power
ut all, and its recommendations can
only be deemed al, i,ory; but unless
it WAS intended hat its advice be
taken and the Governor thus in Il
measure relieved of an oncrous duty,
why was it created? The Governor
disrcgards the board and the law ere
ating it, procured by himself. He
pardons men without consulting the
board, though the law says petitions
for pardon shall he presented to it.
He informs the members OF the board
that he will not regard their findings,
because they do not favor capital pun
ishmcnt. He goes further and does
what is absolutely rcprchcnsiblr. lie
puts upon the Judges and Prosecuting
Attorneys the sole responsibility OF
determining whether convictions or
sentences shall stand or he set aside.
There is individually no excuse for this
proceeding. 1t is difficult to imagine
by what process of perverted reasoning
the Governor justilics such course to
himself. His frame of mind must be
abnormal. There is no reason to
believe that the Governor is acting in
this matter in other than spirit OF
intentional fairness. OF all men he is
the last who could be suspected OF
malevolencc toward persons convicted
OF crime. The unfortunate feature OF
the complication is that he does not
seem able to comprehend the inherent
vlclousncss of the attitude he has as
sumed.
QUANIsUM PILTON HYU PAPERMAN.
John Miller Murphy, editor of the
WASHINGTON STANDARD, n popocratic
paper published in Olympia, who did
all i'll his power to elect Gov. Rogers,
and howled, rs only new convert to
the POpulist party can howl, for the
success OF the entire fusion ticket,
finding the English language made
quate to properly express his supreme
contempt for the Governors action in
vetoing the capitol bill, calls to his
aid the classic chinook. He says:
"With what frigidity this iceberg
speaks. With what diabolic pucker
of the lips he utters the word 'com-
miseratep With what harlequin
gracefulness he bestrides the chair OF
State, with his eyes turned inward in
alteration of himself! Ugh! Ugh
Big injun me of the Pollywaups! Me
scalpem bill, me.hyas tye, me mcma-
loose hyu Boston"
From the above one would naturally
infer that Brother Murphy feels like
hiring some cheap man to wear hole
in his pants for the part he took in
the campaign last fall. In the words
of Humptulips Pete. Yaka hyas
sick tum-tnm, okoke HAS tyhce copa
Populist tilacums wecht closh, hiyu
waw waw, halo chickamen."-AJerdeen
Recorder.
A LITTLE PUYALLUP TAFFY.
Hon. John Millrace Murphy, the
veteran editor of the WASHINGTON
STANDARD, is Democratic gentleman
of the old school, "a good man and an
honorable man. And he again proves
that he is plain-spoken man by the
way in which he handles the good
Governor for his miserable methods in
connection with the capitol bill. Mr.
Murphy did a heap toward electing
Old Knowsitall, and he now sees his
mistake, and his indignant editorials
would draw tears from the handspring
of frying-pan.-Puyallup Commerce.