Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-07-17

press ON the matter Of GOV. Mead 5
candidacy for r--c,pc;ioH. 1t vas
only four wears ago. that Tire L"19'r
vas fierce in the d.rUnciation OF
Mead. and flr Coa,ru'iou which
nominated him was ~.iGmatiocd rs a
Railroad ratification meeting from
START to finish. ma~act.plinr Il a Re
p4a..-4nconvrnt.oa. and the H'r'Hh
NOTES that tire Perkins pjanola 4,
Br...gl.u reproduced the TRADE
without missing a note on throwing
@. tL-u stop. 1t likewise refers TO
a.. Inconsistency Of the course nuw
pursued 10y thoS, papers in support
iug for denomination the sam" man
they denounced four years ago.
The STANDARD is quite as much al
u loss To understand why these pa
p'r- row insist upon provoking Il
discussion of Gov. Mead : attitude
towards Olympia. The morning twin
SAYS:
We commend our old" friend Muiphy
for roasting Rogers for that Democrat :
opposition to OIympia's capital and re-
grct - youth Will, that Murphy opposes
Mea! for WORKING for Olympia, in other
words condemns Mead for doing for this
city that for which he condemned Rogers
for not doing. But one cannot expect
consistency in Democrat.
Now were the Perkins outfit fair
or sincere, in their professions of
friendship for Gov. Mead. they would
scarcely invite. much less insist
upon. criticism of his at times qucS-
liUnable course. 1t has been an open
secret. ever since the capital removal
bill, that the Governor 5 act was con-
trollcd by q power behind the
throne" in the person of the owner
of the leading State paper in Seattle,
and this fact was corroborated later
on in the session by the preparation
of bill authorizing the Governor to
appoint commission to investigate
conditions and consider the available
tiles of rival points as basis for rec
ommendation for permanent lOca-
ton to be submitted by subsequent
Legislature, substantially as mis-
chievious in its influence and intent
as the original bill, which was de-
signed much as spite-work against
Olympia as the advancement of any
other city. If that measure was not
suggested by the executive or his
friends, it at least he'd their support,
and would have been introduced but
for the superior political tactics Of
our local delegation. Whether it
would have passed or not, can be but
matter of conjecture, after it had
been shown by Rogers what an eff
fective means the veto may become,
in INSCRIPTIONS hands, for either adj
vancing or retarding legislation.
1t is well that our people should
understand these matters thus early
in the campaign, especially those who
feel inclined to overlook the threat
made while under petty annoyance
over the impounded COW. But trihes
like these are sometimes an indica-
ton of character. The excited man
usually blurts out the truth. AS
straws show the direction of the
wind, so may word spoken in anger
uncover a motive Of hostility that
has slumbered under a calm de-
meanOr.
The Olympian is welcome to these
facts, whether it favors or opposes
Mead's claim for reelection. If they
are true, they should find the widest
publication, and if false they can be
denied and the circumstances in de-
tail upon which they rest will doubt
less be presented for full considera-
ton.