The Seattle Republican., 1909-11-12
The Passing Throng.
REFORM WAVE RECEEDINe.

REFORM WAVE RECEED1NG.
November second seems to have been an unlucky day
for the reform agtators all the country and it
begins to look as if the reform has begun to
recede There is always plenty of for improve
ment on the part of persons and always plenty of
to get nearer perfection in the temporal affairs of this
old world but entirely too much agitation kept up by
alleged reformers who either seeking opportunity
to get in the boat they endeavorng to drive the
other fellow out of they too shtess and idle to
make living for themselves and devise such ways and
means to play upon their less credulous fellow to
incte them to riot and rebellion that the agtators lot
NAV fall in more pleasant as we'll as profitable places
Organized capital has done many things detrimental
to the real working folk, and for which it should be
punished but the oher hand, it has done much for
which it should be commended. In fact this whole
country would present sorry sight had not capital Or
ganized for its development
THE DRINK HABIT ABUSED.
If +ba ..drink habit in the United States had not
heen abused the temperance local option proholtlon
wave now threatening to enguf the entire country ana
finally ruin those with their als invested in the man
ufactre and sale of the drunk drinks would not even
: ho in the neope's mind The human family always
did and always will use intoxicating drinks and to dis
franchise it will but make it seek safety in the bushes
or the boot leg which would make even worse criminals
ont of men than they by abusing the drink haolt
The eat habit if abused as has been the drink haplC
would prove just as injurious W Hlohh1u 0N0 ' Oi0
drink habit Engishmen drink their ale, German S
dr;r their beer Frenchrnen drink their wine and
Anooyicans drink their whiskey, but when the Amer
loan wants to drink his whskey he wants everybody
and his brother to drink with him and as result nine
+irooe ont of ten the whole bunch end up beasty
drunk whereas if he had have drunk alone none OF
+bo would have been drunk The treat habit is largely
rocnonsihle for the abuse of the drink habit.
1nr,E AGITATORS BECOME RIOTOUS
An organization styling itself the Industrial Work
es of the World but who seem to not be working any
tIino oxcent their mouths has been giving the civil
authorities of Spokane world OF work Ior Ine past
,woel branch of the organization is to be found in
M most Of the larger cities and towns of the North
st and these idle rioters may break loose in any place
olnost anv old time just as they have in Spokane.
periodically such organizations flourish for time and
oopv members of the human family lose what reason
+bev have and proceed to make not only damphoos OF
themselves but dangerous criminals as We'll Nothing
save unnecessary boodshed is accomplished by such
demonstrations If these persons have the right sou-
+;on of human affairs it's an easy matter to show
majority of the people it's good effects which will bring
ohou+ boodless and even fghtless revolution. The
l,ino man who is not content with the city go
10 the country and the working not content with
the notcal conditions about them have the numbers to
eond one of their number to the front to look out for
their interest To fight is but to demonstrate that you
are fool.
APPLE, KING OF NORTHWEST.
spokanes Apple Show is rapidly throwing OFT its local
hearings and developing into OF national import
ance For the meet which opens on the 10Th instant
nine states and one province of Canada will be repre-
sened and for six days in Spokane the apple will be
King The apple promises after all to become the most