Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1912-08-02
The Old Order Changeth.

The Old Order Changeth.
With this issue Mr.. John Miller
Murphy. the dean Of Washington
newspaper editors, who established
and has edited the WASHINGTON
STANDARD for 81 years. retires from
its active management, though he
will continue as contributing editor
so long as he desires, furnishing the
many readers who have followed him
throughout his remarkable career.
with more of his able comment. AS
ISOLATED with him during the early
years of the paper was the elder
Beriah Brown; associated in the new
management are a son and grandson
of this one-t time former assistant.
No other newspaper man in the
Northwest and but very few in the
entire United States have made Q
record such as that held by Mr..
Murphy. Ever willing to aid every
thing he thought was for the good OF
the public welfare, he never hesi-
ta.ed to point with directness at
those things he thought were repre-
hensible. Stalwart and independent
he has been throughout the years OF
his active management and editor
ship and it is with great deal of
pride that the new management an
nounce that it has been able to in
duce Mr.. Murphy to continue with
the weekly in an editorial capacity.
The new owners, to whom the
WASHINGTON STANDARD was sold
yesterday, desire no political pre-
ferment-have no political axes to
grind. The weekly is to be for Olym-
pia and Thurston county and not for
politics, and it is their ambition to
continue it along those lines laid
down by Mr.. Murphy that have made
it unique among the newspapers of
the Pacific Northwest.
They believe that Woodrow Will
son and Thomas R. Marshall are the
best and only suitable candidates for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency
Of the United States; they believe
that Olympia "The Pearl Of Puget
SouEd.' and Thurston county, have
tho most brilliant prospects of any
part Of the Puget Sound country, il
those prospects are properly aided
and developed.
Consequently the new owners Of
the WASHINGTON STANDARD propose
to further, SO far as they are able,
all projects for the development oil
Olympia and Thurston county, to
give unqualified and continued sup
port to that element Of its popula-
ton which is seeking its best inter
ests and to call the attention Of all
to the program Of the new Olympia.
To that end they desire to offer now
the free and full use Of its columns te
all clubs and societies in the city and
county who are working for the bet.
terment Of their home neighhOrhood
The offer is made in the nature of 3
request, for the WASHINGTON STAND
ARD wants to be known as the paper
that stands for all that is good in the
development Of Olympia and Thurs
ton county and the one that is ever
willing and ready to give its aid.
After this week the WASHINGTON
STANDARD win be located at sos Co.
lumbia street. adjoining the public
maket. It's new owners. Eagle Fresh.
water. j. II. Brown and ]. deK,
Brown, have formed the Effenbee
Publishing company. q Mr.. Flesh
water to have entire control of the
weekly's editorial policy and Mr.. ].
deK. Brown to be business manager.
The new plant the Edenbee Pub.
fishing company is installing is en-
tirely up-to-date, capable of publish
ing o daily newspaper as we'll as hand.
ling all kinds Of. job printing. The
plant will grow steadily. for the com.
pany proposes to issue other publica-
tions which will circulate through
out the state. bringing money into
Olympia that will be spent here.