Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-10-07
III" Frost Is on the Pumpkin.

people were called forth, in Il town
Tacoma says is proverbially " sleepy
the chill atmosphere and the murky
/ log, all conspired to irritate, rather
than to amuse, to annoy instead Of
please, and to impel those who waited
to say, Go to the Devil" instead oil
Good Morning." But the train wa>
not long behind time, and the whistl,
was heard just as WeSton's ice.wagon
emerged from the back entrance OF the
hotel and slowly assembled the alley
way under the veranda where crowds
Of people had gathered, casting an
other distinct chill over the shivering
people, who noted and commented
upon the weird significance Of having
to make way for an ice-wagon under
such circumstances.
A fair representation OF the faithful
had assembled on the veranda, when
Senators Fairbanks, Dolliver and Full.
ton, of Indiana Iowa and Oregon, re-
spectively, stepped to the front of the
platform.
John Rea, who claims to have been
college classmate of Senator Fair
banks, introduced that gentleman in
his usual noridly audacious manner,
in which his claims for party success
was SO pronounced that it caused
Il broad smile, the first indication OF
warmth in the proceedings, to illumine
q few faces. Mr.. Fairbanks launched
at once into an eulogy Of Olympia,
changed slightly from the stereotyped
form at other places. "Here she pre-
sides, at the head OF this great Sound,
one of the largest and best harbors in
the world, that is dedicated by the
Almighty to the United States for q
great commerce" This rhetoric, il
will be Observed, only had to have
head" changed to Gateway OF the
Orient" to adapt it to Tacoma, where
he had spoken few hours before
The gentleman missed master-stroke
however, in not abiding to the dis
tinguished services, rs pathfinder ant
patriot, of Gen. l. I. Stevens, who
established the Territorial capital here
and died on the battlefield at Chan
tilly, leading his Highland Regimen
to victorious charge. 1t would have
been An act of magnanimity, seldom
exhibited by a politician we admit
but it would have shown a nobility O
character in accord with the high OF
fee for which Senator Fairbanks i
contending, and would have sanl
deep in the hearts of Gen. Stevens oil,
admirers while not costing vote il
the present campaign, and supplantet
much OF the end-man drollery will
subject for thought.
The Senator seemed to be consider
ably annoyed by the street cars, which
Notwithstanding a fifteen minute
schedule. appeared, for the nonce, Il
be on fifteen second runs, and afte
pausing repeatedly to allow the rum
BILE to die away, made point of doubt
full utility by declaring that it wa!
only an evidence that you canno
stop the wheels of progress of you
Republican administration" As tn
cars were loaded with beer.barrels, tn
point seems to have been lost in fIoth
The time being limited, Senator F air
banks only extolled his party in gen
eral terms and condemned the Demo
Gratis for doing things they never hal
an opportunity OF doing.
Senator Delivers first sentenc
, showed that his throat had been doin
, over.service. as it made lugubriou
apology, by the inquiry, "Isn't this
, voice for your whiskers"? The gen
tleman's speech was mainly devoted t.
lauda.ions of Washington's Congress
men, especially Cushman. With sucl
an endorsement, that matter is, G
course, forever settled. Senator DOLL
yer made mistake, however, in at
tempting, by sarcasm and innuendt
r to controvert Judge Parker's terse an
Z concise sentences in summing up tn
Issues of the campaign, the five dis
mond pointed queries with which b
ends his letter of acceptance. It
needless to say that even as eminen
, an orator and logician as Dollive
i. came out of the contest with lacer'
, tions which looked very much as if h
had been gnawing u file.
1t may have been the chill in tn
D atmosphere, the fog, the early hour
o inefficient work and smaller atten
n dance than was expected. or all {
, them combined, that marked wha
o was intended to have been an ovation
as fiat failure. There was very littl
n interest manifested, at any stage {
the proceedings, not to say enthusi
: asm, and those hearty cheers at tn
depot, claimed to have been given i
the pewit papers. on departure of tn
e distinguished guests, sounded yer
Q much like the solitary applause of tn
), French critic, after listening patientl
to very poor performance on th
d piano, while turning to his neighbe
y with the explanation, because it
flemish, you know"
g WARRANTS on the Road and Bride
" " Fund and Current Expense Fun,
:. have been issued so recklessly by til
i Commissioners OF King county, this
banks have been subjecting them to