Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-12-08
afashlunton Stardara
OIN upIx. WASH.
fElnii MORNING. DECEMBER :. isoi.
A Quassl Endorsement.

tue most suggestive object .sssOus ever
afforded oar people and comparison
q; tho vote with last year affords rare
food ior reflection.
The registry this year was somewhat
lc~- than iur la>t-tcin1 >Ol. about 20
Irr ccut. ir-~-hut that may he ac.
counted FIR by the general elections
for that registration period. At the
municipal election OF 1904, there were
from 800 to 1908 votes cast for the
city nominees. For Mayor, Carlyon
received COZ votes and Winstanley
:}>G; total OF 33J and a majority OF
2223 for the gentleman who now receives
but 2JG, without an opponent. AT
the election, Troy, for Attorney re.
cci,cd GO votes and King 3i2, a total
OF H92 and a majority of 3OS for Troy.
Then J. X. Dever for Clerk, received
jl3 votes and Val Milroy al, total
oi99l, and % majority for Dover. T..
J.. Brown, for Treasurer, received 597,
and w. II. Bracket i06, a total OF
1908, aud majority Of 19l for Brown.
N. j. Redpsth, for Health Officer,
polled 5S2 votes, and Robert kincaid
ll9, total oil 1901 and 1G3 ma ority
for Redpath. J. NJ. NOVEL; received
JG5 votes for Joint Councilman and C..
ii. Springer 43l, total OF 99G and a
majority OF 134 for Novel; The total
vote cast for those same candidates
this year are for Mayor. 25G; for City
Attorney. 26l; Clerk, 257; Health
Officer, 260; Councilman-at-large, 2G0.
In the First ward for Councilman only
II votes were cast, for Mr.. 7. NJ.
kenney, to 2I7 for the general candi.
dates last year; in the Third ward 81
were cast for Mr.. c. ]. Swayne, to 142
for the head OF the ticket last year,
and in the Fifth ward Al were cast for
James Snow to 1873 for the general
ticket in 1904.
It was claimed that the nomination
OF but one ticket was virtually an en-
dorsement of the administration of
the past year. That might be so, if
the people turned out in anything
like their usual numbers to vote
otherwise it is indifference to results,
or e. silent hut none the less solemn
r-n..ss. Itcannot be regarded as in
difference from the vigorous measures
adopted at times by the Civic League
for restraint of what they allege are
palpable violations OF law. 1t can
hardly be regarded as Indifference,
either, from the manifestations of an.
proval which arraignment of "open
town" methods has received from the
crowds who have attended the revival
meetings during six weeks crusade.
It is fair, therefore, to consider that
staying away from the polls is one
way of expressing disapproval of off,
cial acts. bnt we must express the con.
viction that it is very foolish way OF
asserting the rights of American citi.
zenship. Whether the laws on the
statute book are right or wrong, in:pre-
cept or results, is not now the subject
under consideration, but that they are
there is the best reason why they
should be enforced. One OF those
laws has been declared active by the
Supreme Court, and must therefore
be attacked on expediency with a
demand for its repeal, if that view is
to be sustained by the popular will.
The other does not have even this plea
for liberation, till it can be shown that
moral pests may be purified by some
means not yet discovered.
The STANDARD has always been toll.
Grant Of those who differed with it on
political or moral ethics, and has no
disposition now to assume the fight oil
the moralists who trust too much to
Providence aud depend too little on
themselves, or OF those who claim that
all laws are unjust that hold in check
what are regarded as improper means
OF making an easy living. 1t simply
claims the right to comment on pass.
ing events as circumstances seem to
warrant, to" Hew to the line" through
all the knots and cross-grain necessary
to present fair foundation timbers fol
the base of the social and political
fabric. The voice of the people is en-
titled to respect until shown to be
wrong, when a fair opportunity il
given for expression. This has moi
been withheld but simply ignored and
if i'll befall the community the respon.
sibility will rest upon all alike.
INSANE WOMAN IN Possession OF
CARA Girard, KS, dispatch of the
Sd states that an insane woman, SUP.
posed to be Mrs. Berry, widow of Capt
Berry, who on the 9th killed himself al
Vancouver barracks, has captured a
San Francisco coach, driving othe,
occupants from it with pistol. She
absolutely refuses to let anybody ente,
the car, threatening TO shoot, and that
she means it has been shown by NOV.
ing dummy figure towards the toile,
which she has converted into a fort
and she shot at it, from the transom
the ball striking the top of the head
She has neither fire nor food, and ha.
refused baskets of provisions and
threatens anybody with death who
may attempt to build fire. She wal
finally subdued by fumes of ammonia
N0-
NAN Patterson, as she is still called
notwithstanding she has been re.mar
ried couple of months 10 her forme,