Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-21
Simply Bows PLAY.

the present Mayor, was suggested
for that high office. at the last muni-
cipal election. it was for a time re-
garded as a superlative Joke; nobody,
not even his best friends, consider
ing his aspiration warranted even a
remote possibility OF his becoming u
nominee of either party or faction,
requiring 50 much ability for credit
able performance OF duty or respon-
sibility for results. The first intma-
ton the public had that the little bee
had actually found Judgment in his
bonnet, was the appearance of his
portrait in the local daily papers,
tagged with the words. " Prospec-
tive candidate for Mayor and an
address signed by him. with the ear
marks OF the professional politician
showing that he had been carefully
coached. - if, indeed. the verbiage
used was his own.
At the primary the names Of
several prOminant experienced and
able candidates were submitted, on
the issue of further rule of the
| Thacker ring, with the pernicious
policy of a levy of tribute upon GER
tain lawless and immoral customs al
lied with the liquor traffic, or the
enforcement of law, without fear or
favor, where it was mandatory in it's
provisions. 1t seems that both the
saloon men and their opponents dis
| trusted these candidates, from their
positive nature, and having a mind
of their own, and enough of them
voted for Hagemeyer to give him 4
plurality in the primary, as q mega
tive candidate who might not be able
to do much harm to either of the
contending factions, although it was
not expected he would be able to add
vance in any marked degree the pub
lie veal. So the broad principles of
economic government and respect for
law and order, were sacrificed for a
namby-pamby administration, under
which whisky may be sold from back
doors OF saloons and the front doors
OF double barreled peanut stands ev-
cry Sunday in the year, SO far as the
legal head of the municipality wills
it as q sworn law-abiding officer.
One might have reasonably expect
cd, however, that even this acciden-
tai butter-in for civic honOrs, would
have been able to exhibit enough re
spect for his position, if not himself,
to have dealt with common fairness
in all perfunctory official acts. 1t
was a surprise therefore, when the
compromise Of the delicate and intri-
cate differences, that had long been
a matter of dispute between the city
and the Light and Power company,
had been amicably arranged, and af-
ter the company had begun costly
work in relaying it's track on Third
street to the steamers dock, with
the assurance that a new charter
would be granted for right of way
on that street without reference to
matters of dispute that had been re-
ferred to the directors in Bos ton for
approval, that the Mayor should re-
turn the ordinance disapproved for
reason that the company had stipu-
lated that it would pave twelve in
stead Of eighteen inches outside its
tracks on Fourth street! The coun-
Gil Monday night, stood by its record,
and passed the ordinance over the
veto, by a vote of five to one; Mr..
Mackay being absent, and Mr.. Cor
mier casting the only vote sustaining
the veto.
1t was quite as astounding that the
Mayor, without calling anybody to
the chair, should indulge in a TRADE
of abuse of Mr.. Faulkner and the
electric company and pound the desk,
with face atlame, simply because the
company contends for those rights
which eminent counsel maintain are
vested in their ownership. 1t was
in quite as poor judgment for Mr..
COrmier to brandish his little club,
which on examination proves to be
no club at all, but small sprig of
bramble.
1t is safe to say that by his unwise
course, the spirit of friendly cooper
alton, so essential in such matters,
is by no means promoted. And it is
generally conceded that the Mayor
can do less harm by combining HIM
self to the issue OF proclamations on
every possible occasion and continu-
ing the use of an animated talking
machine to make his public speeches,
rather than in shaping policies of
which he knows little and seems to
care less.
THE Orego"ian's grain expert, E.
w. Wright, estimates the wheat crop
of the three Pacific States, combined,
this year, at 81, 1850, 600 bushels, ap-
portioned as follows: Washington.
Is. $50, 900; Oregon. 1880, 900 and
Idaho, 4,25O,OO0. While this aggre-
gate is some 100000 short of
that of last year, it is about 2,OOO,-
600 bushels above the average yield
of the past ten years.
THE mail clerks on q west-bound