Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-01-17
With the Editors

With the Editors
Continued from page A.
True, If Mr.. Hay had had is way
about it he would have deferred COM
ing here for at least four years, but
the people of Washington decided that
Olympia was not the place for him,
and that was all there was to it. Thus,
Spokane is the winner. and, we believe
the entire state is the better for the
change in the Hay habitation.
This IL About Right.
(Nooksack Reporter)
A newspaper is something like q
banquet there is usually something
about it you don't like. Some people
like the bread, some don't; some like
the meat; other are vegetarians; some
like pickles, others the syrup. But be-
cause you happen to not like part of
the menu, do you condemn the whole
feast? So with newspaper. II you
don't happen to like an item, it is no
excuse to condemn the whole paper.
A better way is to keep your vest pull
ed down and your subscription paid up.
Nation Bigger Than Any Party.
(Elma Chronicle.)
Every real American should be pat
riotic enough to be loyal to the gov
eminent no matter what party Is in
power. The kings of the greatest ma
tions in Europe have not ranked in
ability and craftsmanship with the
presidents of the United States, and
up to date the majority of the people
have never elected a president who
was not high minded, loyal to the gov
eminent, and intent upon doing his
duty as he saw it. Parties have chang
ed from time to time, but 1t is to be
remembered that the government has
gone on ahead in the same old way
The fact is that the nation Is bigger
than any man in 1t and than any po-
litical party, and the man who does
not realize that has only q hazy idea
of the bigness of this great nation.
Our Council Kicked Them Out.
(Washougal SUM-
The Northwestern Electric company
mean business, and they have the mon
ey to back up the business they mean
to do. They don't ask for bonus to-
build line. They ask for franchise
and square deal and they'll build an
electric line to Camas. They want =
franchise for line through Vancouver
then 1t is presumed another along the
county road. They ought to have both.
When they lay the tracks, property
along the line will have increased Is,
per cent In value.
Mason and the Socialists.
Mason County Journal)
AS the Socialist committee Is wear
Ing Mr.. Kingery's resignation In it,
vest pocket, we reckon that he will re-
spond with motion when the string
is jerked. Being in such hands, In or
feet the representative Of small lac
tion in secret operation. and not IN
any sense representative Of the varied
interests Of the county. Mason Will be
simply cipher during the coming ses-
sion SO far as results 90, its people
may give praise II they are not de-
prived altogether Of representation for
the rest Of this decade. DR.. Beach was
able to effect q combination Of the
"cow counties In an offensive and de-
fensive alliance against King and the
big counties. and now King county
openly states that 1t must have its.
full measure Of representation, which
means that Mason and some Of the
smaller counties must go without. This,
county, being in temporary disgrace,
will doubtless be the first sacrificed,
and its representative must flock by
himself, sans influence, sans all but
voice and vote. If the course the Com
monwealth claims for him is followed
out. The Grange is wasting its time
''dickering" with Representative KIN
gerry. and should go to headquarters
Archibald In Guilty, senate Says.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. H.
Robert w. Archibald, associate justice
of the commerce court, charged with
misconduct in Office. was today found
guilty by the senate, sitting as an i'm
neachment court on the first article