Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-04-25

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In this column l purpose to set
down from time to time, some ideas
about politics. Some Of these ideas
will be my own, but most of what
write will have been suggested by 9TH
ers either in person or through the
press.
Just now there is much talk about
Democratic Office seekers. Not being a
job hunter, job holder or the creator
or protector of job for another my
self, l can comment on this subject
without fear of injury or hope of re-
ward.
Wilson In the nation and Lister in
this state are being besieged by liter.
ally thousand of Democrats, real and
pretended, who earnestly hope to fill
appointive positions. Nothing is more
disgusting to the onlooker than this
outpouring of public parasites except
that crowd of Republicans appointed
by an administration so thoroughly re
pudiated ay the people, who hang on te
their jobs with an indescribably leech
like cling.
IT'S serious business, this prying thu
politicians of the grand old party
loose from the public pay roll. 1t hal
been customary for SO many. many
years in the state of Washington fol
them and others of their ilk gone or
before, to stay right on regardless Of
other changes which may occur In the
world that they dream O. nights that
no change will come and confirm the
delusion IN the soft spring sunshine
by thinking the dream Is true.
Then, too, there Is another reason
why these thoughts are fathered by q
wealth of wishes: the coming years
do not seem to hold much promise for
their party in this state. The record
of the legislature which adjourned
some weeks ago "a blessed day for the
taxpayers of the state) affords NO
hope. The Republican leaders did
their work but added fresh fuel to the
Democratic flames which like burn.
ing conflagration last fall swept across
the state burning M. E. Hay out of
political house and home and singeing
the dwelling places of several others.
Why, tits even said that the guber-
Material boomlet of Howard Taylor of
speakership fame has been chloformed
preparatory to early burial. note,
too, that Representative McArdle, late
legislative leader and erstwhile CON-
mander Of the cow-county crew, is still
in Olympia. Evidently the political
barometer showed cloudy days ahead,
mayhap even storm in Jefferson
county, so that he now feeds freely at
the pie counter of Auditor Clausen as
an appointee on the bureau of inspec-
ton, q board he helped to save from
humiliation by the legislature as rec
commended by Governor Lister.
In the meantime Governor Lister So
journs slowly through the eastern
part of the state, stopping at many
banquet halls and churches to tell the
voters how hard he tried to make his
actions square with the principles,
platforms and promises of the party
and himself in signing and vetoing
bills. He visits state institutions and
yerifies many of the things he thought
and said in the last campaign and
ever and anon does yeoman service
! as a political sponge absorbing show
ers of recommendations and floods OF
appeals from peanut politicians with
out losing his battling smile or even
oozing suggestions as to who'll be
next among Republican job holders to
fall.
Then hore's to the hope that this
transient popularity will not turn his
head nor make him take himself toe
seriously, but simply serve to so steady
him in HIS course. that the ship Of
state may not list with Lister!