Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-10-31
We Challenge Comparison.

1t is reported that the Republican
nominee for County Attorney, Frank
Owings, has said that the candidates
on the Democratic ticket do not equal
in competency their rivals on the
other ticket, a "cheap" assertion, to
say the least. The presumption of the
gentleman invites comparison which
can in no degree inure to the benefit
Of himself or his colleagues, for take
the respective lists and place them
side by side, and we can find no cam
d.date on the Republican ticket who is
not confronted by man of equal, if
not superior ability, on the opposite
list.
This is notably true Of the compare
tive, or relative merits, OF Mr.. Owings
and his rival for the same Office
County Attorney. The best evidence,
it must be admitted, is the court rec.
ord, and what does it show? Many
important suits won by Mr.. Troy in
official and private capacity, and few
if any by his opponent. Take, for in
stance, the suit against the city by
Mrs. Wilson, for 5000 damages for
injuries received from defective side
walk, which was successfully resisted
by Mr.. Troy as City Attorney, with a
counsellor OF HISTORIAN ability as ad.
vocate of the claim. When, however,
Mr.. Troy prosecuted the claim OF Rose
Gallamore, for precisely the same oh.
ject, against the same defendant, for
$1,000 damages, alleged injury from q
defective sidewalk, the court and jury
allowed the claim in full, notwith-
standing Mr.. Frank Owings, his CON-
petitor for Office. was then employed,
as special counsel OF the city, to resist
the claim. 1t was very generally con-
coded, afterwards, that Mr.. Owings
had far better case for defense than
Mr.. Troy had in the Wilson suit, for
had Miss Gallamore's physical condi.
ton, before and after the alleged in.
jury, been shown to the satisfaction oil
court and jury, as in the previous case,
the verdict would have been the same,
and the action have failed. 1t lie use.
less to discuss extraneous matters in
selecting an officer OF the importance oil
District Attorney. Competence and
industry are essential, and out-class
all considerations of purely partisan
nature.
The voter cannot in this instance al.
ford to close his eyes to these facts
and the same line Of reasoning applies
peculiarly to the Auditor and other
important officers on the respective
ballots. It is hoped that our Republi.
can friends will continue that kind oil
campaigning. All We want Is fair
size.up Of such conditions.
ORIGIN OF THE "MIDwAY."-The
term Midway Plaisauce," which has
been appropriated by all worlds fairs
since the Chicago exhibit in 1893,
originated from the circumstance
that the International exhibit Of odd
customs was located at that fair on q
broad avenue leading from Jackson
Park to the boulevard system of the
city, called by that name. A section
Of this popular recreation thoroughfare
was enclosed as part OF the Worlds
Fair grounds, and the originality oil
much that was done in the Midway
and the fact that people were in their
holiday good nature led to its toler-
ance and adoption by succeeding ex-
hibits until now it is scarcely possible
to hold . county fair without it's
4" Midway" when the door is open to
all sorts Of revolving nastiness. 1t ia
. matter Of congratulation that the
lady managers of the st. Louis Fair in
1904, with Miss Gould at their head,
have resolved that the time has ar.
rived for halt in such immoral ex-
hibits, and that determination has al.
ready been officially announced by
the management.
WHATS the matter with Oily and
Rect Have they declared their san.
culinary conflict off till the votes are
cast! Has somebody called time on
both tho savage little thugs! 1.
it to maintain party record already
badly shattered, that they now en-.
deavor to conceal their stiletto point,