, 1859-02-18
For the Pioneer and Democrat.
A Little Plain Talk about Political " Mat
terS and Things in General"

Mr.. EDToR:-That man must be viii.
fully blind indeed who does not see that
there is being great effort made, just at
tlis time, by well known clique in this
Territory, to deceive aud mislead the pub,
lie mind, by misrepresenting and maligning
our present Delegate in Congress. Their
motives are easily seen, and praiseworthy
as far as the principal actors are concern
ed; their motives being nothing more nor
less than to ascertain whether each one oI
tue aforesaid clique have not some chance
to get to Congress.
At meeting of the knowing ones, re-
Gently held at Olympia, as l am credibly
Informed, it was agreed that no one mans
name should be put forward, but that all
hands should attack Gov. STEVENS, by re-
peating all the old lies that have been con-
cocted against him, circulate new ISLANDERS,
raise the cry that he has Gone nothing
for the Territory, and thus turn public at
teniion from themselves. But this is an
old trick, that might hoax few, but the
masses will at once sec the chicanery Of the
thing, and thus avoid being deceived by
designing politicians. How well the Clique
referred to will succeed will be answered at
the polls at the next election. But l
started out to eX pose some of the base
means that are being availed Of to deceive
the people of this Territory.
We will first notice the course pursued
by Messrs. BILEs, STILES, CAPLEs and SMITH,
members Of the House fran Clarke county.
They pretend that they have been repre-
senting the wishes of the people Of Clarke,
by doing and saying all they can against
Gov. STEVENS; and by meeting at places
unknown, and at times unusual, with the
central "Sanhedrm" for the avowed pur-
pose of defeating Gov STEVENS reelection.
The two members of the Council and Mr..
GODDARD, of the HonSe, take an opposite
course, and believe that they are carrying
out the wishes Of their constituents; and
for proof of their position they refer to the
last election-boh The regular and boiling
candidates protesting 10 BE friendly TO Gov.
STEVENS.
OF the professions of the nominees of the
last regular Convention in Clarke county,
there is no question. They are STEVENS.
friends first aud all the time, but will cheer
fully support the nominee of the regular
Territorial Convention, be he whom he may
to the majesty of the majority, they togeth-
er with all good Democrats, bow without u
murmur.
What is the record of the fBolter" par
tyNof Clarke county? Afte the regular
convention had made their nominations,
and pledged themselves in the usual form
to support the nominations made by it, GER
tain members thereof became, dissatisfied,
fused with the opposition party, and elected
all the representative ticket with the eX-
ception of CLARK SHORT That there may
be no mistake in this matter give the
names Of those who took part in the regu-
lar convention-then bolted, and after
wards fused with the opposition, viz: j. f.
Smith, (present member from Clarke
Clark Short, G. Grooms, (the present
sheriff. q. Bozarth and John Pollock
This same Smith is continually preaching
corruption against the regular convention.
1t is true, that on account Of the ''Bolters"
claiming to be the TRUE friends of Gov.
STEvENs, and owing to there being no time
to expose their hypocrisy, (on account of
the near approach of the day Of 1election)
they carried the election.
We take occasion to say that the majori-
ty of the first, or regular convention stand
above suspicion as to character and integ-
rity. They are our BEST men, and would
scorn to do other than carry out the views
Of those they represent; yet VIC hear con.
tinnollv from Smith e. M choroas oF cor
ruption against such men as composed the
convention referred to. We mention as
members of that convention, g. Hart,
VIM Morlit, b. l.. Gardner, Il. j. Taylor,
5. ID. Maxon, T. j. Fletcher, G. Hayden,
j. Ubunks, VIM. Ryan, l.. Petrain, VIM.
Dillon, Ira Patterson, S. b. Curtis, James
Gelbrath and G. S. Irby. If such men as
these are to be denounced as corrupt and
traitors to their trust, by their own repre-
sentatives at this Capitol, without receiving
severe condemnation from the people of
Clarke, then shall we be most egregio usly
mistaken.
As there are charges of corruption, let
us see how the account stands against Biles,
Stiles, Caples and Smith. We have said
that the nominees OF the regular conven-
ton were Stevens friends to man. How
stands the case with the second meeting!
They called mass meeting and passed res,-
tUt'OnS in favor Of Coz. SteGeas! AS there
has been much said about these resolutions,
they are herewith transmitted for insertion,
which, in connection with the call, reads as
follows:
DEMOCRATIC NOTICE.
Pursuant to notice, the citizens Of Clarke county
w. T., met at Vancouver, on the evening of July lst
| 1853 Marshal Il. Hathaway was elected Chairman
and E. B. Smith Secretary.
| The object of the meeting was stated to.wit: That
| this meeting was called to nominate true Democrat,
be supported for the several territorial and county
officers to be elected at the next election on the 18th
day of July, 1853, in opposition TO the clique, who
have forced themselves into the Democratic ranks
aud whose bareiaced trickery has become so gaIing
and who have been detected in political barterng
and otherwise tamDering in underhanded ways with