Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-25
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Events of Interest from the seat
of GOvernmcut.
BY j. f. JONES.
1.-THE Heather Still RACES"
BY j. 4. JONES.

1.-THE Heather Still RACES"
The recent defeat of Cole Blease
in his effort to secure a senatorship
has again attracted attention to the
state of South Carolina, which was
made famous in the annals of politics
by Benjamin h. Tillman, who shot
his prongs about the senate in early
days until he came be known as
"Pitchfork Tillman." Most of the
senators were afraid of him, since he
attacked most of them with vile cpl
thets, and this being insufficient upon
one occasion. he backed up his ar
guments with his fists.
But Tillman subsidized long ago
and his successor to notoriety, Cole
Blease, came upon the scene, and he
has done more lawless things since
he became governor than any man in
recent history. In the beginning of
Blease's career, he and Tillman were
friends, and the senator telegraphed
his congratulations upon Blease's
| first election. adding "let the heather
rage" At the time of Blease's sec
ond election as governor, Tillman
telegraphed: "They still rage" And
now when Blease has been defeated,
Tillman wires: "The heather still
RACES: the people rejoice"
Old Ben Tillman is not doing much
in the senate nowadays, as he is
broken in health and tanned in spirit.
He has at last learned how to behave
himself like a real gentleman, and
he is as much loved and respected
among his colleagues as he was hat
ed and despised 10 years ago. In the
autumn of his life it may be said
that he has met with some success.
The High Cost of Living.
Authorities upon the high cost of
living have blamed the automobiles
for good deal of it, and have point
ed out the almost fabulous prices
of highliving among the people of
larger cities to greater extent than
demanded by wine, women land
song," which figure in the luxuries
why things cost so much more than
ever before in history. uBt now there
| is real and valid reason for those
who have complaints. since the pri-
ces paid to producers of meat ami
mails in the United States advanced
3 per cent during the month from
July Is to August Is. Sugar has
also materially advanced, but the
breakfast food people periodically
advertise that they propose to keep
down the prices of their goods.
| It may be after all that the actual
food values have in some instances
important bearing upon the high
cost of living. although as a general
rule too much emphasis cannot be
laid upon the fact that the reason
why things cost SO much more than
formerly is largely due to the demand
|of the people themselves for more
Injuries and comforts than their par
ents ever dreamed would be posi-
BILE except for those who were very
rich.
| What's Doing in Mexico.
| Naturally the news from Mexico is
not all of rosy hue, but it is quite
certain that the quarrel between Car
rama and Villa is not as serious as
has been pictured, and even though
the two chiefs occasionally have
their quarrels, there is not much
likelihood but what they will even
tually submerge their differences and
pull together for the good of Mexico.
The plundering of Mexico has long
held up prizes which has instigated
the trouble makers, and If Carranza
arises above the level of the petty
grafters, our Interference in his be-
half will have been we'll worth while,
and the American people can forgive
some of his peppery replies to our
suggestions as to what should be his
course In Mexico.
The Presidents Bale of Cotton.
President Wilson has invested $50
/ in bale of cotton. The BALE of
Cotton Club" is sort of emergency
institution resulting from the strain
caused by the European war. The
cotton growers are having a hard
time of it and their initiative in Great
ing public sentiment in their behalf
may be followed by "bushel of wheat
clubs" or pound of sirloin" frater-
mites. In the upset conditions in
volved in our foreign commerce peo-
pl- will indulge in a sort of