Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-05-20

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\ more complete vcriication Of
tie improperly OF opening for never
so brief a period Of the vent hole of
he'll. as a means for celebrating a de-
sirab.e Object, or rather as tribute
OF satisfaction for the prospect of re-
coycry from a policy that had led Us
very near 10 the brink Of deSaster,
was afforded on Saturday night.
when Perky's TRIMS suggested and
advocated saturnalia of misrule,
in the forlorn hope of revising an esti-
mute of city population that might in
some degree justify the exorbitant
claim Of realty boomers and the sys-
tematic booster tricGery whereby. if
not deceiving themselves, dust has
been made to obscure the optics
of those who persistently think more
with their heels than their heads, to
make ancoHy tilicums believe that the
che chacos are about to unearth veri-
table gold-mine at their feet.
The morning Cock-d-doodle fairly
made the welkin ring with the admo-
milton to make Rome How'll and
the Evening Bantam bristled with
details of how it had been planned
to have the Tenino people come en-
mass, with a brass band and two
fife and drum corps; how arranged
people in Lacey were coming in auto
mobiles, with another band, and the
Mayors of Tumwater, Shelton and
other outlying towns were to speak
at Sylvester park, Immediately after
the 250 visitors from TeninO should
arrive in Pullman cars. 1t was Spe-
cially directed and announced that
the parade should be formed about
eight O'Clock corner of Third and
Main streets, fronting the Trias'
headquarters, but this proposition
proved to be untenable from the fact
that it was found to be quite impOssi-
Bile to move men about an PROPOSE
ton quite as raw as the one sug-
gestod. After the band had halted
at th.. corner of Main and Fourth
streets, and after concert Of an
hours length. it was impossible by
the almost superhuman efforts OF the
two marshals to move to the point
DESIGNATED by the instigators of
the riot" and finally, when the
order was given to form line, only
three autos and about so boys re-
sponded and like Halley's comet, it
left the tail behind, at least until the
main streets were reached. when an
other dreary wait was made that was
only enlivened by several sportive
gnomes whose identity was disguised
By grotesque costume and wearing
masks throwing handsfull of confetti
into the eyes or tickling the ears of
pure and innocent matrOn or miss,
under the presumption that they
were immune for the time from the
restraint provided by law against
such familiarities.
If there could be shown any COM
pensating gain from the misplaced
zeal wasted Saturday night, it might
go small way towards condoning
this trespass upon dignity and decor
rum, to say nothing of decency or
good manners.
The sounds of revelry heard all
night, were an assurance that the
promise of the Ticins that the town
clock would be stopped or set back.
had been literally complied with and
dissertation of the Sabbath was an
other sin charged up against the Of
fetal revels. 1t was further shown
that many people can work up q
spirit of well-similated intoxication
without a drop of alcohol or fluid
excitants, and how conveniently it
may be made sometimes for. an ex-
cuse or palliant.
The Ticins boast that Olympia
never experienced like enthusiastic
celebration. Thanks for that assur-
ance, despite the source. 1t only il
illustrates, however, the grotesque
smile that Progress may be made
backwards, sometimes-likea cows
tail"