Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-11-11
It ashlnnton Star(arli
OLNNPIA. WA>n.
fEIDAl NOENiNG, NOVEMBER II. 1901.


AIAe xAsSulI.
The result OF the elections, Tuesday,
is INST about what might have been
expected from the unusual conditions
which prevailed. When politicians
took advantage Of the spirit o! com.
merclalI>m To abandon any expression
upon measure which had been OF
primal importance in the two preced-
ing campaigns, it was a qualification
which met with no favor from large
proportion of the six and a half mil
lions OF voters who had twice support.
ed Mr.. Bryan on that issue Even
though they may have been misguided
in Judgment, the result shows that
where no issues that attract were pre-.
scented; most people prefer to get into
the band-wagon Of the party that has
won victories, than to travel in a cart
that has no springs to relieve the jolt
OF possible defeat. That the matter OF
Roosevelt's election was decided in St.
Louis, in July, is as certain as that
the voters ratified that decision in
November. Witness this State. No
national canvass was made. The name
OF Parker was seldom mentioned, and
leading speakers and newspapers open.
ly admitted Roosevelt's election. Even
Republican speakers were paraded at
Democratic meetings, who as the price
of their desertion of State and county
platforms and candidates. were al.
lowed to eulogize Roosevelt and urge
voters to his support. Such state of
affairs never existed before, and so far
as nation and State are concerned, no
defeat has been more overwhelming,
The only CLEAN of sunshine we see
is in this county. 1t is the election of
over one'half the Democratic county
nominees - the Republicans getting
Senator, one Representative, Judge.
Superintendent of Schools, Coroner
and Wreckmaster, by majorities rang
ing from 231 for Ruth as Senator, to
AZ for Ross as Wreckmaster. The
Democrats elected their candidates for
Sheriff, Clerk, one Representative, Au.
ditor, Surveyor, Treasurer, Prosecute
ing Attorney, Assessor and two Com.
nissioners, with majorities that reach
522 for Connolly as Sheriff to 1863 for
Schomber as Treasurer. The precinct
officers likewise broke even, the Dem
ocrats electing their nominees for JUS
tices of the Peace, and the Republicans
elected their Constables.
Roosevelt carried the county by
nearly 1900 votes, the Republican
Congressman by nearly 900, the Su.
preme Judges by about 600 and Mead
by little over 100.
The Offices apportioned to the two
P"AUCo AL shAo COuuty are dISO aUUut
equal in Importance, aside from the
Legislature, which from the prevailing
railroad issue and election of U. 8.
Senator. were Of far-reaching interest
to the people.
Through the inaction OF the Demo.
Gratis of this State, Roosevelt carried |
the vote by from $4,000 to 10000 ma.
jority. 1t could not, and would not
with proper effort, have been larger
than that of Mead, from 10000 to H..
600. who was pitted againet a man
who drew largely from pre-eminent
ability but lost correspondingly from
his vascilating course in political life.
Now, that the "cruel war is over"
let US all abandon our chickering's and
contentious, and unite as brothers in
promoting the public veal.
LIKE THE STORY OF JACK AND THE
BEAN.sroCK.-Just as the pewit.paper
accounts of the Raltimore fra-wh;rh