Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-12
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0LN.7pIA. WASH.
FRIDAY MORNING, fEBRUA ART Y. 1901.
Bryan's Mission.

Bryan Mission.
Bryan has begun a campaign Of ed
ucation in New York, which he pro-
proses to continue at other places up
TO the day OF the National Convention,
July 9th. His object, he announces
to be, to direct attention to the great
Moral Issue involved in present poiti-
cal conditions.
The average citizen cannot close his
eyes to the everywhere evident retro.
erosion OF ideas on the essential quail
iiication OF integrity in the public ser.
vice, and it is the intention of the
great commoner to produce q more
healthful estimate OF this first require
ment OF all endowed with public trust
The results evident, from condoning
acts OF moral obliquity, are too evident
fer disguise in the carnival of criminal
acts that have been unearthed in
Washington in every department, in
volving transgressions from the high.
est to the very lowest salary.absorber
on the payroll.
1t was predicted that the moral oh.
legations supposed to underlie our
form of government had received an
irreparable injury when, by Jfnesse, .
President, elected by the masses, was
counted out, and the people we're
taught to justify the means by an az
sumption that they were incapable OF
self-government. Then again, when
the Supreme Court was changed in .
night from affirming the constitution.
ality Of a law basing the major part of
taxation upon wealth, which was able
to pay and which required about all
the protection that law affords the
people, except as applied to life, an
other stab was administered to our
bleeding and crippled country. Then
when it was boasted that capital could
create good times or involve our nation
in period of ruin and starvation for
the masses, when the dinner.pail was
made the insignia of the pending issue,
it was shown that about all sense of
moral rectitude had been eliminated
from the brain, and the appeal was
being made, like with brutes and
beasts of burden, to tho stomach.
Mr.. Bryan says that, "If you think
for q moment, you will find that when.
ever public question is brought up,
the people have grown to look 1t it,
not in the light of justice, but whether
it will bring in big pecuniary returns.
That idea has gained remarkably FAST
1t is altogether probable that Mis-
Bryan. in consideration of the moral.
responsibility, will not forget to place
among the canons of rectitude, fealty
to party ~ the leading tenet, and con.
demnation OF the Judases who have
not the manliness to go out in some
quiet place and hang themselves for
their perfdy.
Mr.. Bryan specially invites the
clergy to attend his meetings, placing
his mission on the higher plane of sup
port of the moral law against all forms
Of official dishonor.
THE indictment, at st. Louis, by the
Federal Grand Jury, of U. 8. Senator
Joseph Ralph Burton, Of Kansas, is q
step that may result in checking the
numerous frauds of population 1t the
very fountain head Of the public ser.
vice. The charge is that he received
$4,000 from the Rialto Grain and Sc
curity Co. Of st. Louis, for services At
Washington in an attempt to prevent
the Postofice Department from issu.
ing fraud order against that concern.
If convicted. it means An imprison.
ment Of not more than two years and
payment of . fine of not more than
$4,000. as we'll Is disqualification for
Office. He cannot be arrested, how.
ever, while the Senate is in session.
THE great Patti passed an exceed.
ingly high compliment on Jessie Shif.
ley. As An actress. during tho diva's
late visit at Seattle, when she and her
company occupied boxes at her per-
Torrance of "A Modern Magdalen,"
ct the Third Avenue. PATHS compli.
ments were unqualified words of praise,
and coming from an artist of her age,
experience and reputation. carry with
them an exceedingly Hatteriug esti.
mate of Miss shirley's capabilities. It
is not surprising, however. to the
many who have full conception of
her versatility and power.
REPRESENTATIVES Cushman and
Jones were given . hearing Tuesday,
before the House judiciary committee
on their respective bills for dividing
this State into two judicial districts.
Cushman advocates the north and
south divisions and Jones are east and
west. Yesterday they had . hearing
on the American Lake and Spokane
army sites, and on these they are like.
wise divided, Cushman being for the
lake location and Jones one near the
midland metropolis.
<O
WHILE the suggestion to relegate
silver to the rear" may be received
with silence by the masses who rolled
up such 3 mighty vote for it in 1896
and 1900, it is An ominous reminder
that
The heart feels most when the lips move not"