Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-11-02

sources OF the State, from this source
to cent, thing that has been purel,
guesS-work up to this time.
The admirable performance on the
harp by Sig Setaro, Of the Royal Ma
rine Band OF Italy, Monday evening, al
the theater, was highly enjoyed by oul
music-loving people. 1t was above
the comprehension of some people
however, as was shown by the follow
ing dialogue heard in the balcony
when the maestro struck minor
chord:
"She-" My. his instrument is aw-
fully out of tune"
He" Yes; he ought to have tuned
1t before he began playing"
And the poor innocents were wholly
ohlivious OF the fact that they had
SAID anything to excite comment.
The home of S. NJ. Percival came
near going up in smoke Tuesday morn.
ing from defective flue. The fire
was between the ceiling and the floor
over the parlOr mantel and while in a
smouldering condition afforded neither
light nor noise to locate its presence.
but the strong smell Of smoke indl-
Gated an Enthusiastically presence of the
hre-tiend. When, however, an AK was
applied to the ceiling and air was adj
mitted to the recess between the ioists.
flames Immediately broke forth. A
lew buckets of water Quenched the
fire, and although the firemen had, in
response to a still alarm their hose
laid. their services were not needed
further than as indicated.
Although the State law provides
that the public schools shall be non.
sectarlan and without party bias, it is
stated authOrItatively that the Re-
publican candidate for County Super
intendent has violated the law and his
official oath so far as to place pictures
of Mckinley and "Teddy" in the
public school-rooms, thus literally
setting up golden calf, for the chill
dren to he taught to worship. A man
who is so hide-bound AS to perpetrate
this palpable outrage upon the propri-
cites at this time of intense feeling on
political subjects should not he elected
to the important Office MIR. Henry as
pires to. Non-partisanship should be
as much OF requisite in that office as
in the Judge on the bench.
One day last week, a west-bound
passenger train on the Northern Pa
cltic road pulled up at little way sta
ton for the engine to take water.
A flashily dressed man in one OF the
sleepers put his head out of tho win.
dow and proposed to the motley crowd
on the platform, "Three cheers for
Mckinley" For few seconds there
was dead silence, when at length, an
old Crow squaw with a papoose strap.
ped to her back and her broad front
all covered with Bryan buttons broke
the suspense in a typical Indian yell
with "Meester 'Kinley no good hooray
fur that King George man, Willum
Bly-yan," and they did hooray" in a
way and manner that settled the
question as to who was the favorite
in that little hamlet.
John r. Mitchell and d. b. Garrison
have been having glorious meetings
through the county, and this in spite
OF the fact that their appointments
have not been duly advertised so that
people could attend. At one time it
looked like campaign of the candi-
dates by the candidate and for the can.
didates. But the way the people turn
out in spite Of wind and weather shows
that it is the peoples fight. At every
meeting the Democrats have had
larger meetings and more enthusiasm
than the Republicans have had at the
same place. At Yelm the hall was
full and the audience listened for two
hours, not person leaving the house.
At little Rock large crowd of ladies
and gentlemen were present and fine
programme was rendered.
For two hours and half the audience
listened to the burning arraignment
of our friends the enemy. The boys
out at Little Rock say it is all our way
Saturday evening a large and en-
thusiastic audience greeted Messrs.
Mitchell anil Garrison and the other
at Tumwater. Mr.. Mitch
ellis voice would not permit of an ad-
dress OF the usual length, but he pre-
sented Imperialism SO forcibly and
clearly as to elicit loud and continued
applause. ID. B. Garrison spoke for
an hour and a half and, while the
room was cold, having no provision
for heating, not a soul left the room
after he commenced speaking. Mr..
Garrison said the &. o. p. was rep
resented as an elephant standing on
four big, stalky legs. The first he de.
scribed as the money leg-the bank.
ers' demand and control of the money
of the people. The second was the
millionaire leg-the concentration OF
wealth in the hands of the few. The
third leg was the trust problem-the
OF labor by machinery,
the combine and the lockout; and the
fourth leg was the elimination of all
in imperialism and the free influx of
Asiatic labor to still further displace
the American workingman. The pol.
icy of the Republican party he held
responsible for these things and urged
the support of the Democratic party
and impartial and direct legislation to
which the party is pledged as a COM
plete remedy for existing evils and
tendencies. Mr.. Curry for School Su-
perintendent, Mr.. Callow for Clerk,
Mr.. Swan for Sheriff and Mr.. Brewer
for Assessor, all made short talks
faithful and economical
service.