Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-09-25

Yelm, Wash.
Editor Standard:
The initials &c. O. p" for the Re
publican party are 2 misnomcr. Some
nincompoop dreamed that would be
the proper appellation and. like many
of the religious fanatics, he found
plenty of gullibles. The proper title
is 81. o. p" 1t sounds more euphon-
ious and is certainly more appropri-
ate. So in referring to the party ]
always use the initials I'd. o. p" in
small letters.
The subject l have under consid-
Grafton is the Non-Partisan conven-
ton held in Olympia on the Sth Of
September. l have no apologies to
make for being a member of that
convention. l didn't have to sacrifice
any of my Democracy for Democracy
means a government by the people,
and all parties were represented by
that convention.
The object was to select men for
Office that would carry out the will of
the people rather than the will of the
d. o. p. There was no wrangling,
no slate ready-made, and no official
bees buzzing in any body's hat. In
fact it was hard to find men willing
to accept a nomination. 1t was a
clear case of 1.-The Office hunting the
man." but we got 'em and I'll guar
antee they'll fill the bill better than
any candidate on the d. o. p. ticket
and will fill "a long felt want"
If ever there was a time when
Thurston county needed change of
official timber, that time is now, SO
harden not your hearts" Turn
from your evil ways and vote the
Non Partisan ticket and show the d.
O. D. that sit can fool some of the
people all the time. all the people
part of the time. but can't fool all of
the people all of the time"
/ w uCN RSHubliNdH uhO 1. Il.
J Rockwell, cores suuarely out and
declares that our school system needs
a receivership: when our school debt
! is nearly $4,000. 900: when we have
1 paid out nearly $4,000, 900 for roads
in four years and received SO little
benefit for our money, 1t looks, ITO a
man up tree" like "going some" for
a state in its swaddling clothes. 1t
lco's like the d. o. p. had more re-
rard for the barnacles than for the
produce It's long on appropria-
lions. ONCE salaries and Office crea-
tions. and short on common sense.
How we have been flying! In 1890
the school debt was $2s1.261. Only
% years later 1t is $16.941,352. At
that time was teaching school at an
average rate Of 1888 1-3 per month
and boarding around. Girls Of IS
years are now getting SITS to 500
per. OF course had this consola-
ton, / got my hash well mixed. Mark
you. that was the current price for
teachers at that time and am quite
sure the children got about as much
| useful knowledge in their "think
box" as they do now, with all their
hifaluten schools of many grade.
that they never will use.
But to my subject. Where was I?
Oh. yes. $16,S41,352 school debt. But
here's another: for the years 1919.
1911, 1912 and 1913 we have ex-
pended the enormous amount Of $24.-
749,202 for roads. This vast amount
Of money has been fllched out Of the
pockets Of the producer, ostensibly
! for the benefit of the farmer, but in
/: reality for the owners Of buzz wagons.
Verify. the d. o. p. is a good spender
Of other peoples money. Long live
the d. o. p.
| This county has been Republican
SO long that 1t has become chronic,
they imagine they can't get along
without 1t, but it's all imagination
What the people want ia charge of
diet. They're getting tired of the
same old d. o. p. hash, year in ana
year out, and IL they will onlv elect
the Non-Partisan ticket they'll find
the change will work such a n'i,acu-
lous benefit that they will never vote
the d. o. p. ticket again.
]. c. CONNIE.
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