Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-07-17

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d Dy Representative Humphrey in his
GiSsraceiui and boorlsh outburst
aG@rSt oca-lie'a irta,sst heiper an,
friend, President Wilson.
We congratulate the country, that
despite the concerted effort to bring
about hard times by the special inter
ests, TO bluff President Wilson from
carrying out his promises 10 the
American people and notwithstand-
ing the efforts of Republican calamity
howlers, prosperity is returning in
great measure and President Wilson's
/ prediction that with the settlement of
the great questions his administration
has solved, prosperity will come, is
being verified. Local evidence of this
is the running of two of our mills
day and night.
I'VE believe the time is ripe, and
the welfare of our state demands that
Washington should elect members OF
congress in full accord with the Will
son administration, and who will
place our state in the progressive
place it belongs, and to that end it
is imperative that Democratic Unit
ed States senator and five Democratic
members of the house should be elect
ed by our state this fall.
1--WE commend with confidence and
pride the magnificent and economical
administration of the affairs of our
state by Governor Ernest Lister anG
call attention to achievements, while
in a smaller sphere, quite as pro-
nounced as those of the national adj
ministration. We call upon all good
citizens who have at heart a plain.
practical, economical, common-sense
state administration, to rally to the
support of Governor Lister, VINO is so
admirably conducting the affairs o.
the state from such standpoint. Lei
the watchword to the Democracy and
.;ood citizenship of our beloved sta
be: Wilson, Lister and good Govern
ment.'
For many years millions of acres
of lands granted to the Northern Pa
cific Railroad company in aid of its
have been locked away
from public taxation because of the
failure of the national government to
survey the lands within the granted
limits. This abuse has been the sub
ject of public criticism and complaint
for years. We heartily commend the
action of the Democratic national ad-
and congress in righting
this wrong and in properly causing
the necessary surveys to be made and !
this large body of land to be placed |
on the tax rolls where 1t should have
been placed years ago.
DenOunce County Administration.
1--WE call attention to the profligate
and extravagant administration OF |
affairs under the present Re- |
publican administration and it's Re- +!
publican predecessors. The utterly |
and extravagant, If not |
regime of the present board |
of county commissioners and it's GUS
tom of giving contracts for the build
ing Of so-called emergency bridges,
calling for bids therefor, and
the giving of contracts to construct
the same to favored contractor, are
and deserve quick, sure and
rebuke.
1--WE believe the time has come
when all good citizens of Thurstou |
county should unite to GUST the pres
ent board of commissioners and to
defeat the slate of county officers |
agreed upon by the old stand pat"
Republican machine; and to the end |
that we may get speedy relief from
this intolerable situation, we COM
mend the most speedy and effective
method to achieve the result, to-wit:
% drive the rascals out of power.
ITO accomplish this we recommend |
The appointment of committee OF |
Eve to devise way to unite the op-
position to the Republican machine,
20 that the friends of good govern
ment can unite in one body to save
: his county from utter ruin"