Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-06-09
Will Not Lead Forlorn Hope.

IholaaS Mallory bnt states 4 na,pa-
liz Truth whom he writes Commissions
er Br.dsc-. that even though Gov.
kug,rs should receive a denomination
t. the forces opposed to the Repuh-
L. Ala party that he stands not the ghost
r. = >hpN tur reelection. 1t l. too
tt,~. - j. alleged 10y the secretary OF
the STATE committee, that THE rank
and file oi Democracy do not think
that he has treated tho party fairly
and viii no. vote for lim-nor will the
P"puli,t~.
Il Is scarcely within the range OF
possibilities that this hybrid candidate
can carry the State convention, even
with the aid Of the P.-I. which fair
~ bubbles over with enthusiasm, and
His Jags,' who is permitted to sit at
the executive feet and respond yea,
yea" and may, nay" to the wriggle
OF the official toe. The protest that
Will s" up against his candidacy will
shake the mighty forests in the inten-
sIty OF its power. 1t will not be SYM
ply an objection to him based upon
general grounds OF unfitness, but an
earnest, fervent petition OF redress for
specific acts of personal duplicity and
the most fragrant exhibitions OF OIL
cial malfeasance.
1t has been observed that a single,
well-sustained objection to a candidate
for nomination has more weight than
q score OF expressions of hearty ap-
proval. And this is but manifesto
ton of sincerity, for it is much more
in accord with human nature to APP
plaud than condemn; to "look pleased
and be happy" than to carry cloud
upon the brow and "blood in the eye"
MORE MISUNDERSTANDING to
the statement of the correspondent
from Manila to the New York Evening
Post, a consignment of modern rifles
was received recently at Manila and
distributed among the soldiers. Tons
and tons of smokeless powder had
been in that port for months. When
the soldiers came to open the cases oil
the rifles, they found that they had
been safely packed since 1897, while
they all the time had been fighting
with Springfield rifles which had
about half the range of the Mausers
which the enemy used, and every time
they fired gun the smoke gave away
exactly their positions. There has
been some magnificent blundering
in the supplying of soldiers in oul
army during the past yaar.
TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE.-Gov
Tanner, OF Illinois, has began cru
SADIE against tuberculosis-infected cat
tie, which have supplied dairy pro-
ducts to the public. He says that the
danger has not been realized, and un.
til he inspected slaughtered cattle and
found their lungs filled with tubercu.
lar bacteria, he had had no idea of the
risk that milk consumers had been
subjected to. He advises that the
livestock commissioner be given pc.
lice authority to enter any and all
diaries for the purpose of subjecting
the cattle to the tuberculin test
and confiscate, kill and destroy all
animals that show symptoms of infec'
ton. The board of livestock commits
sioners has entered heartily into the
labor of inspection.
The Northern Pacific Railway
Company has issued very interesting
illustrated folder of the Buffalo HumT
mining country, in Northern Idaho
which is reached by the Lewiston ex'
tension Of that company. As this dis
trict is now engaging renewed atten
ton AS mining region, and the tex,
of the folder abounds with facts which
afford perfect understanding of the
geography, topography and agricul
tural, as we'll as natural characteristic
of this country, it will doubtless prov.
valuable acquisition to the touris
and prospector. Copies of the folder
may be obtained by addressing any o
the N. P. X. offices.
DAVID p. Thompson, President O