Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-05-29
WIFE AS A BOOSTER.
Delegates Could Not Withstand Her
Editorial on "Our Husband

}. l.. PeetZ. who has received the
republican nomination for State Stat
lStlcian of Indiana, owes tie nomina-
tlon to an editorial writ IN by his
vile and printed by her in a womans
/ paper which she is personally manag-
ing during the illness of her brother
! its owner
A copy of the paper containing the
/ editorial was sent to each delegate to
the convention and to each member of
the State organization They read and
smiled and then went to Indianapolis
( and voted for PeetZ He was unknown
to most of them, but they like his
wife's editorial
The editorial said in part:
We. the editoress, didn't know very
much about politics when we ioined
hands with our. better half and made
a solemn vow to stand by him through
| thick and thin, and to lend a hand at
the rough places to help him across.
We don't know much about politics
yet. but we have always tried to re-
| member and to be faithful to our
sacred pledge: and as We see one of
the rough places looming up in the
not distant future, Ne are impelled to
say something-to make an effort. at
least. TO smooth the way and make the
rough place passable.
We refer. as any lndanian who
reads this article has no doubt sur
missed ere now, to the nomination de-
sired by our husband at the coming
Republican State convention for the
Office Of State Statician.
We have always believed. and we
think a majority of the people believe
that the considerations in selecting
and electing men to public Office
should be their knowledge of and ex-
perience in the work to be undertaken.
their ability to perform the work ard
their moral worth. On scale of to
100. We would grade Mr. Peetz in all
these branches 90"
Then followed review of Mr..
Peetz'S experience. after which came:
During the years of our acquaint
ance with Mr.. PeetZ the day has never
dawned within which We have known
him to commit any act or deed unwor-
thy true man. He is entirely free
from the little vices, the use of to-
bacco in any form. profanity, or any
from Of intoxicating liquors. He is
clear and clean mentally. morally. ply
sically and politically.
He would scorn to do even the
slightest injury to a fellow being and
is ever ready to lend a helping hand
to needy one He would sacrifice
dollars rather than appropriate cents
about which there might be any ques-
tion as to his right
Perhaps it may appear that we
should feel something of a delicacy in
using the columns of the Ncrs for the
purpose for which we are using them.
but we feel nothing of the kind Mr.
PeetZ is our husband. AS noted in the
beginning, We have ever tried to re-
member and to be faithful to the vow
made at the marriage altaH and we
feel that We would be failing did We
not. in this paper. which in part re-
fleets Ourself make known our stand
ing on this question.
In the beginning we were somewhat
opposed to Mr.. Peetz entering the CAM
paign. But he is in now. and we are
with him. heart and soul. The nights
will never be too dark nor the mud too
deep for us to so on foot and out Of
our way if by so doing We can gain
him vote.
ITO be sure. if defeat comes to us
and there is always such possibility
why. the State Statistician's office
is not the only thing in life worth
| living for"