Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-04-22
\ Modern Vanity Fair.

much effort of our patriotic forctath-
.r> 10 eradicate the idea that It wa~
rr..~~;rr TO establish . better
.-.a-- g. rr specially charged with the
t-auS of government. 10 direct the
forms. hold H." Offices. receive the
clnu'LmentS. and if not vested with
hereditary rank, u at least consti-
t!tc the assumed to be " respectable -
portion OF the community those fol
lowing urofcS Sional lives, the veal
ihy, and those already bearing titles
under Old countryside. 1t was feared
to extend the privileges OF free gov
eminent Internationally TO the mus
Gle ana Drawn that had won the con-
test on the battlefield. 4 limited
monarchy would have been the form
had they 0cen successful.
Ever since the colonial days this
tory clement has been seen cropping
out in american politics and usage.
1t is shown by the combine ever
existing under one of the national
parties the Fedcralists, the Wings, or
the Republican, which makes them
closest of all corporations when it
comes to distribution OF the spoils OF
office. Il debarred from establishing
rank or caste here, they seldom il ever
lose an opportunity to barter their
daughters for titles from abroad!
They are always found lined up with
the tax eaters, and ready at mo-
ment's call to respond to party neces-
sity.
1t was noticeable that at the close
of the civil war the Republican party
had become apparently so securely en-
trenched in public Offices that they
thought they held them by divine
right. And when the unexpected,
happened, and Grover Cleveland was
elected President, howl like that of
ravenous wolves went ur from little
gatherings of Office holders. in groups
assembled to receive the returns. In
one public place in this city they act
ed like wild-men. They screached
and sworc, they cursed and raved,
and picture of the President elect.
was thrown under the feet of the in
furiated mob and ground to pieces.
The prediction was freely made that
the whole country would be ruined
from want of capacity of their sue
cessors. This solicitude, just now, is
better understood, from the realiza-
ton OF the fact that such jumbles as
of oil-inspector Clark were then wait
ing official probe. So that discov-
cry has now been sanctioned by eX-
ecutive proclamation" that incom-
petence is condition that must be
considered to avert a more serious
charge of dishonesty.
But just see how that finding is be-
ing condoned, and even an attempt
made to make it respectable. Schive-
ly's pilferings we're passed over be-
cause it was the other fellows pocket
that paid tribute, although the State
was particeps in upholding the whip
hand. Defaulting Hamilton was de-
clared to be a model prisoner, and
was convicted on only one of the
many confessed charges against him.
and that lost much of its filth in pass
ing through the immunity bath
so literally supplied by his society
friends, who seemed to regard his
turpitude more of misfortune than
a crime.
So fragrant, however, became these
evidences of corruption, that Legis-
lative committee had to be author.
lied, in response to public opinion
which has just spent SIG, 900 and sew.
eral months time in ascertaining thai
many of the murmurings were true
and this investigation has also uncov
cred the fact that the same DISPOSE
ton exists to stand in" on the par
another faction OF the party, who, b.
it noted. are also calmly chewing
cuds from the public crib. or are dill
gently extracting the strippings'
from the official udder and gatherin.
the small crums that fall under tn
table.
This is not peculiar, however, t,
our side the continent, or to thi
State; nor is it only to be found I'm
der the Federal policy, as well as un
der State and municipal rule. All il
authority are tarred with the sam,
stick. The New York Legislature j!
under the stigma of bribery. Pitts
burgs municipality is reeking will
corruption, affording a double in
stance of perfidy. by convictions TO
peculations as aldermen many year
ago, with standing proffer of immu
munity as condition for confession
And now, so completely have publi
-mer become imbued with kingcraft
that it was only by the insurgent Re
publicans voting with the Democrat
that defeated an appropriation O
$12,500 for maintaining automobile
salary of chautfeaurs, oils, axle
grease, etc, used by the Speaker o
the Representatives Hall and Presi
dent of the House OF Lords to rid
about in patrician style. This wa
supplemented. last week. by propo
SitiOn, in the Senate, to apprOpriat