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Th Wiir Smoai ofTvrt tht Det Modlurn for Advortlt
r ef any publication en th Pacific CoAit.
rOMil!l',KS )m n aked to inrrr,iM its annual
V militia Aj .r".riati..n from I Immh,,(mmi)ii,
and 1 1 r i little ! Mjtt but thai th- jr-r na
tion in takr-n. tttlf.,Tr the lliofi-V ha? Urn
n'j'fti'ln '1 aitvtr.jitijf j.pulatioii, h hie h ha re-ult-1
In art S rft 1 li"ti' hare to titer .pulou and
Mrallhr taU tli rat in it i.f jt. aid doling out
I lli' Ul !- able to 'fi'rlr nij-jxirt a service
able titilitia (Itr M-ant j.ftii.ti iif the ,pr animals.
A loof jt).n i.itif iim- otipht In made of tlii' Iii'tlH-V.
Tli'-' Alain ujmi ihf l.r-. r of the nation, hih
!tlM U f,C n Hlj.r (.1 fr ilainn, RIkI
which will ! thrrliiif w!T. fif iii dm rvmt of a for-
Igti war. 1mM I- socially viiidrrd, nn enough
fpiMiolir .t ll.rin to rrlnli r thrill adequate Bist
fliMr, iif-tir of Ihrjr -.j ulnti..ii ,.,f,. j
nf ft tl.t Orv.n at Vahitigtnn to day maintain
a lfjrr mdilia rjrii !in in proj..rti.,n to their
j'uUli"ii than any thr it, th.- I'liion, ,-vinK
aUu l'Minrn rmh, or on ti n. h f pul.i
In California ha at many U.th ..f them. ,t
hat aV'i iii"fr than tl, jr ,.ti.litir jn.j.nlati .n T M.
thfoc 1U l-r.!rr th- rntirr (N.t lm- ..n I In ',n iJlr,
riruir of AlaVa. aol aIi..ii!. fni iv Mrial alien
lion ff.-m ,r ( urMiii.rnt Wrrr Ortp-n anl Wanh
it.U'.on l U cotiAt lrri-l tn,j.lr in the liht of th.)r
jj.1''''"". l'ir of ih a..n..mtin ouM U
urr iii.all in ci.j.arU-n ith me, j. uLmji tt)(
i;faj hirall; !' liiMant intrfi-.r ,taW a llm.iii
an. !oa Our tit..ri anl rrprrntjitivr. th.H
maVf a tftnuoui rf?,.rt .i Utr ihi, lukUt.r yih,r
a Iju.tl in Ih a f j.riati .n , t)a thr luur'y
my U aj j.MioiK, in tjh a ar a t lot am.n,.
li-'n ! rjfl i in ').. n
tin.. ltd liti ;il prectige, he claim, i ulehj due to
rotri'tion. argument if, take away all Nitric
tioti nrxl liquor Ix-comea o cheap the x)litical paloorm
ran not U' maintained, arid consequently the traflic
will h.ivc nool.joct in M-curing legislation, nor will it
try to Miiori KiliticK, from the town caucua to the
I'nit' d Stat ? congn-cn, to its own liking. He admits
th re might ! more drunkenness for the time Wing,
hut h cit-s incidents in France and elsewhere to hmv
that the cheajMT the article is the less it is sought as a
medium ly which to compliment each other. To re
move all rectriction, then, would be to eliminate the
caloon from politics. As to making jn-ople more tern
Ignite, Mr. (ieorge concludes this can he done by the
Ix ttering of social conditions. He is doubtless right
here, but many will differ from him in his concluding
that overty is the source of drunkenness among the
MK.r, and that to make u all comfortably poor or com
fortably rich would be to give us wings ! One thing
may ! said in conclusion : In removing all restric
tion we would take the responsibility ofT the govern
ment and place it Uon the individual, where it ought
to rrtt with the weight of a millstone 1
In January Antt Hmry IS; r-ifu IV t,f
Jii., o ih, - run, h,.rf - in ita rrlti n to ,'.,i.
At Olympia the merry autograph album went
round, nrxl numerous solons, eager to "put them
helve? on record," inscrilted their names upon the
party -colored nnd delicately perfumed pages. It has
Kincc transpired that thene legislative souvenirs are the
projrty of ladies not recognized by respectable eo
pie, and who exhibit the signatures of their "dear
friend?," the solons, with great satisfaction. The
H)loim all iMrm to know this, and are sorry they are
"on rm.rd." but just how they obtained their inform
ation and just where they were while obtaining it, is a
nrrrt not to 1. divulged.
A rorre,,,iiderit takes exceptions to the comment
made by the VT SiMlK ujM)n tne exietonro of the
"!"r line i the (J. A. K., and states that in the Port
land incident referred to the colored soldier was ex
clude.1 for other reasons than because of his color.
The truth of this is accepted Ujon his statement, but
it i? unfortunate f,.r the (. A. U. that the general pul
hc acjuinsl the impression at the time that the source
"f intention was the color of the individual.
Candor win to W one of the virtues of the law
P'vtr. at Olympia. and, being a virtue, it is well to
-f it, since the credit side of the account should
have s..nc entry other than "P. and L" The resolu
tjon U a.ljourn a,.serts that the legislature is costing
the Mate II.uh) t day fr nothing. If "to know thy
" the arm of wisdom, then are these men
ilons indTl.