Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-15
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vacancy caused by the death of Mr.
Bland, late Congressman from the
Eighth Missouri district.
This election was not an ordinary
one. BY consent of both sides, the
result was to be acceped As 4 test oil
strength of. the Philippine policy OF
Mr.. Mckinley. No other issue was
discussed for weeks during the con.
test preceding election. Not only
that, but recognizing the significance
OF the result. large sums of money
were poured into the district by the
Republican Congressional Committee
The Republican candidate was &C.
knowledged to be good man, of Ger.
man descent, and strong with the
German vote in the district. More
than that, he was given the appoint.
ment of Census Supervisor, thus en-.
abling him to use for campaign adj
vantage appointments of a couple hun.
dred census enumerators, to help him
win.
The Democratic candidate was
handicapped. The district had been
represented for a generation by Mr..
Bland, who by his prestige as a silver
leader had secured practically a life
tenure of the nomination. Accord.
ingly, when he died, Democrats who
for years had been unable to be con-
sidered for election to Congress, were
impatient to make the race, and there
was bitter contest for the nomina.
ton. which left many of the candi.
dates and their friends embittered.
The district has been of recent
years Democratic, by a narrow margin,
and six years ago it was carried by a
Republican without great difficulty.
The Republican papers throughout
the State have had special correspond
ents working in the district, and with
editorial and financial aid as we'll,
have done their utmost to secure the
election of the Republican, as the en-
dorsement of the President and his
Philippine policy. The Democrats
stood on this simple declaration, ave
are unreservcdly opposed to the mill.
tarism and Imperialism of President
Mckinley"
Concluding s. series of editorial Ell
forts to pull the Republican candidate
through to victory, the St. Louis Globe,
the leading administration organ OF
the West, said: "With the whole
country watching the result OF mea-
sure to censure the Presidents Philip
pine policy, the failure of a Republi-
can to 60 to the polls is practically a
vote for the Democratic proposition
to reprimand the President and sur.
render in Luzon."
But this is practically what the
Republicans decided to do. They
took this as an excellent opportunity
to show the President that they dis
approve not only of the weak and in
efficient manner in which the war
against Aguinaldo has been waged,
but their opposition to taking the
hordes of Asia into assimilation and
competition with American laborers.
This district piled up the handsomest
Democratic plurality it has given for
many years. The result was morti-
fication to the Republicans not only
in the district, but throughout the
West who see in it clear proof that
whatever strength expansion may
have had a year ago, it has none to.
day. 1t was strong in Missouri, as it
was generally through the West and
Southwest. 1t is fading away rapidly,
and the result of this special election
shows it so conclusively that Repub.
licans i'll Washington now admit the
probability that this administration
will be forced to patch up some sort
OF agreement with Aguinaldo and get
out of the Philippines with as much
grace and dignity as circumstances
will admit. As political issue, I'm.
perialism will become soon as great a
burden as Know Nothingism was years
ago. One is quite as un-American a
policy as the other, and deliberation is
all that is needed to insure its vigor.
GUS rejection by true American man.
hood everywhere.
Twenty-eight hundred was the ma.
jority given the Democratic candidate,
upon his simple declaration against
militarism and imperialism and Nc
Kinleyism generally. This was in a
district that six years ago sent a Re.
publican to Congress, beating such a
Democrat as Bland, who for eight bal
lots was the leading candidate for the
Presidential nomination until he with
drew in favor of Bryan. Now, an un-
known Democratic candidate defeats
his expansion competitor with $500
to spare.
What will be Bryan's majority for
President, if this district is a sample
OF the weakness of expansion and Nc.
Kinleyism?
FoR many years Capt. McMicken and
his wife resided in the second oldest
frame building in Olympia, a residence
erected in 1850 by Surveyor General
james Tilton, commanding beautiful
view and one of the most attractive
homes in the city.-P.-I.
There are several inaccuracies in the
above paragraph. The Tilton resi-.
dence was erected in 1856, but it was
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