Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-25
FROM THE CITY OF THE ANGELS
The Sage Of Yslm Sautes From Afar and Be-
comes Prophetic.

ED. STANDARD:
l have just finished reading the
STANDARD of Dec. 1lth, which is much
like getting letters from home. Was
pleased to note that my good friend
P. NJ. Troy was successful at the
municipal election. 1t seems to me
strange that the people of Olympia
exercise such poor judgment in de-
feating such men as Fred Schomber,
F. g. Blaskeslee, Chas. T. Lansdale
and John I. Otis. They are certainly
the peers, to say the least, OF any one
on the other ticket.
By the way the installation OF the
Los Angeles Examiner, on the 18th,
was one of the grandest displays in the
history OF the city and puts another
feather in the cap OF that prince among
newspaper men of the 10Th century.
Here are some OF the aphorisms that
appeared in the platform of the first
issue: 1.-THE Examiner will labor to
promote American and Democratic
principles, the principles of jefferson,
Jackson and Lincoln; Labor is jus.
titled in demanding fair share OF the
wealth it produces and its proportion
OF the country's prosperity; "The
creation of wealth and the distribution
of wealth are equally essential to gen.
eral prosperity; High wages signify
high purchasing power and high pur-
chasing power on the part OF the
masses means prosperity for the pro-
ducer, the manufacturer and the mer-
chant; "The standard of comfort
among the masses is the true measure
of civilization; "The cultivation of
hard and hostile feelings between labor
and capital promotes the interests of
neither; "nor does the inculcation
and maintenance of that hated and I'M
American passion class hatred" serve
the welfare of the community in any
way, materially, morally or socially;
" In this republic of equal citizenship
classes are abhorrent." l advise my
Republican friends to paste these in
their hats that they may percolate
through to their brains and stimulate
that organ to healthy action. They
are not so much to blame for afiliat.
ing with the d. o. p. The mind grows
with what it feeds upon. Modern Re-
publicanism is poor fodder and should
be INDUCED in sparingly. 1t is liable to
produce morbid desire to "get-rich-
quick" at all hazard; to ignore the
rights of others; to emulate the exam.
Piles and transitions OF monarchies; to
perpetuate policies inimical to the
masses and beneficial to the classes.
a la protection; to extol the acquisi-
ton OF wealth as the ultimatum of hu.
man happiness; to trample with i'm.
punity on the rights OF other nations
regardless of the fundamental princi-
Piles OF our government.
While am about it will make a
prediction and want you to preserve
it for future reference. l am not q
prophet, nor yet q descendant of one
that know OF, but judging from the
past we shall elect Democratic Presi-
dent next fall. Why? Do you re.
member the "rear end" of the Harri.
son Administration? The Reps had
got the country into such q condition
that it became necessary, like the thief
that stole the "dorg" to find some
thing on which to fasten suspicion.
The stuffed prophet was selected and
the panic was the result. 1t was inevi.
table. Republican extravaganza did
the job and the. Democratic party got
the credit. When Harrison went in,
the treasury was full and the country
prosperous. When Cleveland went in
the treasury was like the widows meal
barrel, "M T." and it continued in
that condition till the end of his un.
unfortunate administration, but the
capitalists got in their work" youst
der same.
Well the last two administrations
have been prosperous for several rea-
sons, namely: The Boer and Cuban
and Philippine wars, discoveries of
fabulous quantities OF gold in Alaska,
immense crops all over the United
States and comparative failures in Eu-
rope and India, all tended to liquidate
our Indebtedness and fill our Golfers,
but during all this time, in conse.
quence of class legislation, this vast
wealth has been poured into the Golfers
of but few to the exclusion of the
masses, and the result is general dis.
content among the producers of wealth
and strikes and lock.outs and suicides
and murders and hold-ups and train
robberies and divorces are rampant.
Capitalism is arrogant, dictatorial and
defiant. 1t holds the reins of govern
ment in its deadly grasp and dictates
legislation in its interest. The Presi-
dent has acquired its displeasure on
account of his stand on the trust ques.
ton and the enmity of Mark Hanna,
on account of the "Wood business"
and the disapprobation of the country
in general on account of the P. o. |
scandals and he will fail to get the
nomination. Mark Hanna is likely to
get the nomination and his defeat is
certain.
Pint that in yOur nine and smoLa -