Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-11-30
Returns Of all Presidential Elections siuce
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EDITORS PREFACE.

EDITORS PREFACE.
The single end of this book is the presentation,
| in compact and ,nyencnt form, of the more inn
portant facts, votes, resolves letters speeches. re-
ports, and other documents, which elucidatc tho
political contest now agitating this country. It
has been our aim to let every candidate and other
important parsonage speak for himself, mako his
own platform, and yindicatc (if he may) his own
consistency and the soundncss of his views on tho
great questions which unGerlc our current poll
| tics
| Of course, such n work can have but compara-
| tive merit. Make it ever so large, and still many
things must be omitted that the compiler would
wish to insert: and every critic will rausbly ask,
| 'Why insert this and omit that? Why give so
much of and so little Of B?'' Besides, it is not
always possible to remember, or, if remembered,
| to find, all that would be valuable in work like
this. We can only say that we have done our best,
Let him Il halter u 10 can------------
Inaccuracy of citation is of the chief vices Of
our political discussions. You can hardly listen
to set speech, even from wcll-informcd and
truthful canyasscr, which is not married by some
| misapprchenson or unconscious msstatcment Of
the position and views of this or that prominent
statesman. Documents, heedlcssly read and long
since lost or mislad are quoted from the huency
and confidence rs though with indubtable accu-
racy, when the citations made do gross injustice
| to their author, and tend to miscad the nearer.
We believe the documents collected in this work
are so printed that their general accuracy may BE-
| safely relied on.
by canyasscrs Of all parties, VIC trust our Text
Book will be found convenient, not to say indis-
pensable. But those who only lsten and read,
| and reflect, will also find it a manifest help to
clear understanding of the issues and contentious
of the day. They will be interested in comparing
the actual positions taken by Mr.. Lincoln, or Mr..
Douglas or Gen. Cass, or Mr. Everett, as faithful
ly set forth in this work with those confidently at
tributed to that statesman in the fluent harangue
of some political opponent, who sintent on bazon-
ing inconsistency orproving his sincerity. To verb
fy and correct the citations of frothy declamcr 10
sometimes the easiest and most convincing reflta-
ton of his speech.
Ifa trace of partisan bias is betrayed in tho
thread Of narrative which partially unites the sue
cessive reports, bills votes, etc., presented in this
work, the error is unintcntional and regretted.
Our purpose was to compile a record acceptable
and convenient to men of all parties, and which
might be consulted and trusted by all. Whatever
Is original herein is regarded us Of no merit,
save a necessary calculation of the residue
Without apology, therefore, further explanation,
the Textbook is commended to the favor a tho
American public. iss.
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