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

man in the world and He was crucified
Can Teddy escape the cross?
Sorry to See Dill Go.
(Tacoma Progressive Democracy
| Private Secretary Dill has resigned
his position with Governor Lister. Mr.
Dill made good with the governor aud
it is too bad that he is to retire. We
hope that the governor is able to get
as diplomatic man as Mr. Dill proved
himself to be. Private secretaries arc
hard to pick up and good ones are
scarce.
Are You Ashamed OF Something.
(Ellensburg Capital)
The governor has visited all the
state institutions, it is said but the
normal school here, and it will proba-
bly, close without having been honor
edy by his presence. His action has
caused no little speculation.
Appointments and the Party's Future.
(Tacoma Progressive Democracy
If President Wilson listens to such
men as Hugh c. Wallace and refuses
to listen to such men as Charles G.
Heifner and other progressives, then
two years from now we will not have
party worth mentioning. This is
plain talk but the truth. The Demo-
cratic party is on trial for it's life in
the state of Washington.
When one can 60 to the registration
books of this city and find where GER
tain "would-be" bosses have not voted
for the last five or six years or some
Of them had only voted once within
the last 16 years, it makes good Dem
ocrats' blood boil to think of such men
trying to boss the appointments of a
president that few helped to elect.
The Democracy of the state of Wash
ington has been long suffering. 1t has
supported the ticket when there was
about as little chance Of electing 1t as
there would be to keep a snow ball
hard in Hades, yet they have gone up
to the polls and cast their votes. Not
all of these good Democrats are after
positions. and many Of them do not
want them, but what is wanted by the
rank and file of Democracy Is that
nothing but true blue Democrats. party
supporting Democrats, be appointed to
the federal and state Offices.
Republican Stands BY Lister.
(Camas Post.)
The Columbian of Vancouver, In An
editorial. attempts to belittle the ei-
forts at economy by Governor Lister
during the recent session of the legis-
lature, stating that about all he ac-
complished in that line was the seal
ing down Of the road appropriation to
the extent of two mills. This isn't
fair The fight Of the governor during
the session was constant and effective
in holding the total appropriations
down to the amount at which they
we're finally passed. There is no at
tempt here at approving the amount of
the appropriations, for in our judg-
ment the total is entirely too large for
SO young a state as Washington, but
the fault lies with the legislature and
not with the governor. The hard and
fast combination of Republicans and
Democrats in the house was an un.
holy one, to say the least, and no fair
man can approve the methods by
which the appropriation bills were
passed and the general legislation
handled. 1t is we'll known that no
piece of legislation was considered up
on its merits, and no bill had ghost
Of a show without the o. X. Of this
combination at the head Of which
were Speaker Taylor. Representatives
Sims and McArdle, and perhaps Jim
my Davis. Ninety-nine per cent. of
the bills were held up by this combi-
nation until the last week or ten
days of the session, or until suffi-
cient number of the members who
were interested in local legislation
were gathered in to put the pork bar
rel" measures over possible veto by
the governor. The attempt on the
part of the governor to give this state
businesslke administration should
be commended and Republican papers
can do their party no better service
than by holding up the hands of even
a Democratic governor, when his eff
forts are along the right lines. The
Post. though Republican, will seek to
be eminently fair.
Democrats Have Much to DO.
(Prosser Independent-Reco
The Democrats of Washington have
much to do. The national administra-