Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-05-19

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trail II can find mostly and thanks its
lucky stars If 1t doesn't run up against
| any bridges gone or any mudhOles too
deep to ford. We've got a good man
for governor-not any too broad, may
be. but good-church good; he's q min
lister Of the gospel and the president
OF n church university. No man has
ever said he'd take bride. but he
| isn't heavy enough to sit on the lid
| and hold ii down. Alec Gordon, the
| man who Is going to succeed him 2ext
fall. Is all the things that the present
governor isn't. SO that Is fixed"
How 'fxedT" queried the young
man. who. though he was not from
Missouri. was beginning to fear that
he would constantly have to be
| shown"
"ln the same way that everything
has to be fixed. II we're going to get
results" was the calm reply. After
the governor the man upon whom the
most depends Is the attorney general
| The present incumbent. DOrtscher. Is
one OF the candidates. but we've cross
| ed his name OF. The next man we
considered was Jim Rankin. In some
ways he's ct; he's hard fighter, and
the man doesn't live who can bluff
| him. But he's poor. and he wants to
| be rich, and guess that lets him out"
All this was directly subversive Of
Evan Blount's IDEAS. of the conduct Of
affairs political In free country. but
he was willing to hear more. "WellT'
| he said.
| What We want this time Is one Of
your 'hew to the line men. son. Reck-
on you'd like to try it,"
The young man who was less than n
week away from the atmosphere Of
the law school and its theories was
fairly aghast. That his father should
be cOOlly proposing him for a high Of
fee In the state to which he was as
new as the newest emigrant seemed
blankly incredible. But when the In
credibility began to subside the despot-
Ism Of u machine which could propose
and carry out such unheard Of things
doomed maleficent.
| I'm afraid we are good many
miles apart. father" he said. uncon-
sciously using one Of his fathers ia
vorite speech forms, when the pro-
posal had been given time to sink in.
America Is supposed to be free
country with representative govern
ment. Do you mean to say that you
and a few Of your friends can set
aside the will Of the people SO far that
you can nominate and elect anybody
you please to any office In the state?'
The farseeing eyes were twinkling
again. 'Oh. l don't know about our
being SO far apart" was the depreca-
tory protest. You're just little bit
long on theory. that's all. son. When
1t comes down to the real thing some
body has to head the stampede and
turn 1t. and II we don't do 1t the other
bunch Will"
what other bunchY
I'm this case It's the corporations
the timber people. the irrigation COM
panies and. most Of all. the railroads"
"Gantry seems to think that the rail-
roads are prosecuted. or his railroad ut
least"
The senator pulled his horse down
to still slower walk. where did
you see Dick Gantry?' he demanded.
Evan told Of the meeting on the
veranda Of the club. adding the fur
Their fact Of the college friendship.
Just happened So did It," queried
Is still needing a name. ard I guess
yours would at It as we'll Us any
body's."
! The young man. who was so lately
out Of the we'll considering east.
yasped.
| Heavens" he calculated. You're
not considering me Us a possibility on
the state ticket before I've been twen-
ty-four hours on the ground, are your
mo. not exactly as a possibility. son.
Wen call 1t sure thing II you want
to. It's this way: We're needing n
political housekeeping pretty bad this
year. We have good enough laws, I
guess, but they're winked ut any day
In the week when somebody comes
along with a barrel The fight is I'D
between the people Of this state and
the corporations. 1t was up two years
ago. and the people got the laws all
right. but forgot to elect men who
would carry them out. This time
think the voters have got their knives
sharpened. We've been a little slow
catching step. but the marching orders
have gone out. We're going to clean
house this fall"
Not II the slate hangs behind your
door or any mans door. father" was
the theorists grave reminder. RE
form doesn't come In by that road"
Hold on, son; steady go easy's the
word. Reform comes in by any old
the senator. that getting together last
Saturday nightr
why. yes: I suppose SO. Dick
knew 1 was In Boston, and he said he
had meant to look me- up"