Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-06-06

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Watch Sulxer of New York.
Everett Labor Journal)
Gov. Sulzer of New York will bear
watching. He is travelling fast along
the road to the White House if we are
any judge. Not for many years has
the Empire State had such a man in
the gubernatorial chair. The old state
has had many able governors, adroit
politicians, men with great minds, but
few who grasped the viewpoint of the
mass of the people and stood with
them against corrupt business inter
ests. One of Governor Suffers latest
acts was to veto workmen's compen-
sation measure bearing the endorse
ment of employing interests generally
as we'll as the casualty people. The
bill didn't suit the laboring people,
who considered it worse than no leg
islation at all along that line, and the
governor vetoed it. In his selection
of John Mitchell as head of the new
state department of labor he showed
desire to put the right man in the
right place rather than to pay political
debts. His enc meawillsishy. .......
ing politics. He should worry!
More About Jones.
(Kent Journal)
Senator Wesley l.. Jones, from this
state, announces that he will again be
candidate for the senate. Mr.. Jones
has been one of the most active and
valuable men that Washington has
ever sent to Congress. His success or
defeat will depend entirely on the SUI
cess of re-uniting the party. If the
Progressives insist on putting up
man it will probably mean the defeat
of Mr.. Jones, or any other man put up
by either wing of the party, while
Mr. Jones could win easily with united
support. Mr.. Jones has served In Con-
gress so many years that he is now
the head of some important commit
tees and his loss would be felt by the
entire state.
The Associated Press and News.
(Friday Harbor Journal.)
The Associated Press daily papers
are devoting much space these days to
defending that association against an
unsavory reputation which it has
earned and no doubt deserves. A dog
generally gets bad name because he
earns 1t and 1t is necessary for him to
be good dog long time before his
reputation is improved.
Listers Aid Sought.
Vancouver independently
c. M. Spencer, loser to the tune o:
$4,000 in the Commercial bank failure
three years ago, will send petition to
Governor Ernest Lister some time this
week asking that the state give some
aid in the prosecution Of President H.
c. Phillips and other officials of the de-
funct bank. The county commission
ers at the June meeting are expected
to decide whether or not more funds
will be set aside to prosecut the case.
1t is Spencer"s plan to have help from
the attorney generals Office.
Friedman ON Advertising.
Clarke County SUM-
Whatever they can say against DR..
Friedman, every man must admit
that he has helped to give strong con-
firmation to the claim that advertising
does pay.
The Passing Of Senator Jones.
(Kittitas Spokesman
Senator Jones has been aligned with
the reactionary forces in the senate
throughout his term. In matters af-
fecting the interests of the mass of the
people he has invariably been found
arrayed against them. Big Business
has had no complaint to make against
the senior senator from Washington.
His influence during the Taft admins
tration grew greater as the numerical
strength of his standpat conferees grew
less. That element will never again
have absolute control Of national leg
islation, and with their passing passes
the need of Senator Jones.
just Shingles, Nothing More.
(Colfax Commoner)
Albert Johnson, congressman for the
Second district of Washington, broke
into the limelight last week when he
,nada an addroSS in COngresS on tha