Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-08-19

country from another country, without
payment Of government duties.'
The Standard American Encyclope-
dia, in an extended article, draws a
wide distinction between Free Trade
per Sc, and incidental protection. The
latter, it emphatically declares, is the
common means adopted 10y most Of
the civilized states of the world to
produce the revenue whereby the ex-
penses OF the State are sustained, and
its advocates hold that the same
should be so levied as to be incident.
ally favorable in maintaining a fair
price for home commodities when in
competition with foreign products.
Authorities might be cited without
limit to show that the assumption Of
the P.-L is unsupported by reason or
fact, but the bare statement of its
falsity should be sufficient for all in
telligent people who have kept watch
on the persistent policy Of the Repub.
lican leaders and newspapers to select
some misleading term as shibboleth,
in each recurring campaign, and make
it a hackneyed phrase for misrepre.
sentation OF facts, not only to mislead,
but as means of aggression, to OBJ
seure their OWL vulnerable course.
EVERY MAN A LAW UNTO HIMSELF.
I-Street-car hold.ups, robberies and
burglaries have been of such frequent
occurrence in Portland of late, that
the Chief OF Police recommends that
business men 60 armed and shoot if
necessary. The exigency may war
rant such an extreme measure, but it
will be remembered that such an al
tentative is not always q guaranty of
safety. a few years ago, George Rey-
nolds, a bookkeeper in a prominent
store OF Seattle, was shot and killed by
two footpads while drawing his pistol
to repel their attempt to rob him. He
had simply failed to comply with their
command to "rsise hands" and reached
for his revolver. When q person has
deliberately adopted the profession Of
highwayman, it may be said that he
has voluntarily assumed all risks OF
that calling, and self-preservation is to
be as strenuously maintained in COM
hitting the act of the felon as in es-
Gaping its consequences if caught and
arraigned for trial. The highwayman
is generally devoid OF fear and desper-
ate in his resolve. The license given
citizens to carry arms will make these
marauders more cautious and quicker
"get the drop" on victims, without
serving any good purpose that is ap-
parent. The privilege to carry arms,
in itself violation OF law, is one of
the reserve rights that can only be
justified by great peril, and should not
be announced from the house. tops if
it is expected to serve q good purpose.
LET THE PEOPLE ELECT PosTMAs-
TERs.-Amone the new measures of
reform advocated by William J. Bryan
is election OF postmasters by the peo-
pie. He thinks it wrong for the Pres
ident to be enabled to use the postal
service as q partisan machine, with
which to placste Congressman and in
fiuential leaders and build up q per.
sonal organization of the pos
recommended by them. Then it might
be used by a President who openly
bids for the support of race or other
class organizations. by purchase of
support, as the appointments at In.
dianola, sometime ago. aud at Evard,
lately, amply show. Mr.. Bryan's plan
would put stop to such corruption
and place in the hands OF the people
a power they could exercise to secure
the best and most satisfactory service.
That measure is as eminently Demo-
cratic as the proposition to allow the
people to elect their U. s. Senators,
which even Republicans have been
forced to admit might result in taking
the -" American House Of Lords" from
possession of the moneyed aristocr acy.
THE INDIANoLA MATTER REPEATED.
lit seems that Roosevelt intends to
force the race issue to the fullest limit.
Another Indianola case is threatened
by the appointment of negro woman
as postmistress at Evard, on a plsnta.
ton near Friars' Point, Mississippi
News OF the appointment leaked out q
few days ago, when the woman, whose
name is Mitchell, visited that place to
give bond. The white people regard
the appointment. at this time. As q
direct slap in the face, and it only in.
tensi6es the deep feeling of hatred
that has sprung up between the race.
from acts Of the negro directly trace
able to the fact that he has been made
the tool OF administration leaders.
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