Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-04-19
They Still Misrepresent.

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secured the permanent location of the
capitol building in their town they
should be able to spare some OF their
One train a day to the capital OF All am
bilious commonwealth Is pretty slow
system. Spoheme Chronicle.
This shows about the extent OF
knowledge possessed by the many
newspapers that have commented upon
Olympia, and her advantages and
prospects, during the capitol contro-
versy the past fall and winter. Some
of these presumably well-informed
spokesman wanted the capital moved
by act OF the Legislature, others want
ed the Legislature to meet at Tacoma
without the formality of removal !;
all of the class condemned our town
as being inaccessible" and never
missed an opportunity for slurring its
community.
This feeling seems to have been the
result of persistent labor of the Cover
nor's satellites to engender prejudice
as means of excusing his malevolent
and arbitrary conduct in tbwarting
the will of the people, as we'll as the
command OF the Legislature. to erect
a suitable State building. The effec-
tiveness of persistent effort directed
towards any given object-the effect
OF dripping water to wear away in
time the solid rocks apparent in
this crusade. A majority OF the men,
hers of the Legislature "amo horo with
the most bitter prejudice against town
and people, and had vote been taken
the first week Of the session, there is
no doubt but that the preliminary
step for a change OF location would
hove been adopted. The membership
slowly realized, however, that each
charge made against Olympia's claim
as the best location for the seat OF gov
ernment-a claim which met with full
endorsement by the people after a
thorough canvass of relative advan-
tages of several points-was false in
fact and made to carry into effect the
scheme to delay construction OF a
s.atehouse already begun, in the for
lorn hope OF a removal sometime, SIM
ply to promote sordid speculation.
In the campaign of last November,
in the effort made to justify Rogers
veto Of the construction bill, these lie,
we're piled up against our people, town
and county, and it was not until the
lawmakers were afforded an opportun-
ity by personal investigation to dis.
cover their falsity that justice was
done, and it is safe to say that had q
vote been taken the last day of the
session on the proposition to build on
the McGraw" foundation, the origi'
inal Flagg building, it would have car
ried by an overwhelming vote.
1t is time for "me toos," like the
Chronicle, to get out OF the rut OF such
Misrepresentation. Their efforts, il
they have not served purpose, are
now misplaced, and only excite the
contempt of those who know theil
falsity and the motive which prompts
them.
Olympia has now more than ont
railroad and prospect OF many. Sew
: eral trains leave daily, north and south
and steamers to all parts of the uppe,
Sound ply daily. A change of sche
dule made, since permanency of tn
capitol location has been assured, al
ready overcomes the objection of in
accessibility, and all we ask of the re
mainder Of the State is the same spiri
of fairness and honesty our peopl
have always accorded to others.