Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-11-29
The New Paper.

The fist issue OF the Washington
State Recorder, we understand APP
peared in this city yesterday, and it is
said makes very creditable appear
ance geographically.
Not having had an opportunity for
gauging It's mental capability, our
opinion OF that must be expressed
later on. 1t is said that " No pept up
Utica" contracts the field mapped out
for the aspiring mentor, but that it
intends to take charge OF all things
political-so far rs the Republican
party is concerned-in the State of
Washington; that is intended to sup
ply "long-ielt want" and as the
Capitals daily edition said, few
years ago, Just before its demise, eve
come to stay; that it will be made SO
superlatively good that like "Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" it must
find place in every household.
That is surely laudable ambition,
and we pat our neighbor on the back
for entertaining it. The best wishes
of the STANDARD accompany it in the
task of splitting the grand old party
in twain, for the best of politics is to
encourage the enemy in promoting
strife, and for that method of tactics
we have no less revered authority
than the great Napoleon" Divide and
conquer"-which means, divide the foe
that right may triumph surely, expedi.
tiously and economically.
But probably we are too confidential
on short acquaintance and We will not
pursue that line Of thought further
than to bless the Recorder for what
ever good it may accomplish in its
avowed mission.
Speaking OF State papers, however,
we may be pardoned for mentioning
the fact that this is not the first at
tempt to publish a" State" paper, at
what many politicians enormously re-
gard as the hub" of party movement
the State capital. 1t was not many
years ago that Hon. Charles E. Cline
conceived the idea of establishing a
paper OF general circulation through
out the State, in this city. He de.
clared that other papers had failed te
attain that object because they were
not good enough to command general
and universal patronage. That was q
great step towards success. To ascer.
tain precisely the corn that is pinched,
or the cog that is broken, is fully one
half the task for relief and repair;
cure being simply matter OF detail.
Now, be it remembered, Hon. Charles
f. Cline had been a member of the
Legislature, a Speaker of the House,
and was voted for on Senatorial ballot,
and seemed to possess all the requisites
for heart-to-heart confidence with
the people. But despite the fact a
sample copy" circulation was main.
tanned for month or more, Mr.. Cline
found that he was literally "casting
pearls before swine" in his efforts to
build up a great State paper. even
when backed up by unbounded deter.
mination and energy, gall, and a fair
amount OF brain power. But alas +!
Pardon the tear that unbidden flows.
The paper went the way of all flesh be-
fore it had had an opportunity for de-
veloping or demonstrating its promised
power as political aid. Its last pa
thetic gasp for existence was to branch
out on a daily edition. 1t lasted
about a fortnight, then closed its little
wings and turned up its tiny toes,
when its carrier went on q strike for
nonpayment of his Is cents a day for
services!
It is hoped that these somewhat
lachrymose "reminiscences will not be
regarded rs altogether inap propriate
at so joyful an occasion as christen.
ing; for it must be evident that we
labor, in bestowing our patriarchal
blessing in this instance, under the
unusual embarrassment of the coroner
without a corpus delecti upon which to
rest our blessing.