Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-05-05


men and things political. aud OF such
cate CORY was the following bright
h.r OF byplay recently INDUCED in by
me Washington Voter. under the H.
lie, Prominent Politician Laid to
Rest" and profusely decorated with
Il heavy black border:
Last week the last sad rites were
performed over the political remains
of the Hon. l.. ID. McArdle. who re-
Gently passed away politically at
his country home in Olympia. Mr.
hcArdle was a prominent figure in
state politics, and while his demise
was not unexpected, it came as a dis
t,nct shock to his many friends and
associates. Those closest to Mr.. Nc
Ardle have known for some time that
his political health had been failing
ever since the adjournment of the
last legislature. His physicians were
unable to check the ravages of that
much-dreaded political disease, wan
ing popularity.
THE funeral services were con-
Quoted by Joe Gilbert, prominent po-
litical writer of the P.-I., in his usual
impressive manner. Mr.. Gilbert be-
gan his eulogy something over a
year ago, when Mr.. McArdle called
him to the floor Of the house, and con-
cluded his peroration yesterday, TAX
ing as his text, 1 came to bury Gaze
sar, not to praise him.
The Funeral Dirge.
Louis F. Hart, lieutenant gov
ernor, shed copious tears while in
tOning one of his beautiful extern
poraneous masterpieces which he
had carefully prepared for the oc-
casion.
"A male quartet composed of
Jimmy Davis, Billy Conner, Col.
Hartley and Victor Zednick furnish
ed the music and soulfully rendered
that beautiful hymn, 'Massa's in the
Cold, Cold Ground
"The Jitney Bus association fur
nished the Fords that carried the
mourners over the beautiful Olympic
highway, built by Mr.. McArdle's eff
forts at the expense of many other
sections of the state, to Lost Hope
cemetery at Quilcene. on the shores
of Salt creek, where the political re-
mains were inferred.
With Lady Slippers.
"The casket was covered with
many beautiful floral offerings,
among which were a pillow of poi
son ivy sent by the state tax commits
sion, with touching tribute; an an
Choir of bleeding hearts from the
Washington State Weekly, which had
been supplied with campaign ammu-
milton by the deceased: a beautiful
wreath of forget-me-nots from Tom
fellow member of the
legislature; a huge boquet of lady
slippers from the garden of the ex-
ecutive mansion: a symbolic design
in Jim Hill mustard from Represen-
tative Ben Hill of Walla Walla, while
thistles were sent by Frank
Reeves and an offering of wilted
glories by Lucy Case.
"Messrs. Stone and Webster, trac-
ton magnates, occupied the promi-
nent place in the mourners' carriage,
and S. A. Perkins, Ed Sims, Willard
and Senator Howard Taylor
Officiated as pallbearers.
" Handle him lightly. o Charon the
boater,
Untimely cut off by fear of the
voter"
To those who are familiar with all
the things that have happened, all
that have been done, in and around
state political circles during the last
three years, with particular reference
to events of an Observation-Disclosures
lative character, that comment is re-
apropos to the subject dis
cussed.
James McNeely, candidate for gov
arnor on the Republican ticket, with
great acclaim at tho Renuh1ican coun-