Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-11-23

To Statesmen and Politicians.
TWELFTH EDITION NOW READY.
A Political Textbook for 1850.
Comprising Brief View of
Presidential Nominations and Elections:
Including
ALL TIfE NATIONAL PLATFORMS EVER YET
ADOPTED:
Also;
A History Of the struggle respecting
Slavery I'm the Territories,
ACTION or CONGRESS- AS TO THE FREEDOM
OF THE PUBLIC LANDS,
With the most notable Speeches and Letter:
Mcssrs. Lincoln, Douglas, Bell, Cass,
Seward, Everett, Breckenridge,
II. V. Johnson, ETC., etc,
TOUCHING THE QUESTIONS OF THE DAY;
Returns Of al Presidential Elections since
1886.
EDITORS PREFACE.
The single end Of this book is the presentation,
in compact and convenient form, Of the more inn
p0rtant facts, votes resolves, letters speeches. re-
ports, and other documents, which elucidatc the
political contest row agitating this country. IL
has been our aim to let every candidate and other
important parsonage speak for himself, make his
own platform, and vindicate Cf he may) his Own
consistency and the sOundness of his views on the
great questions which undcrlic our current phi
tics.
vi course, such work can have but n compare
tive merit. Make it ever SO large, and still many
things must he omitted that the compiler would
wish to insert and every critic will plausibly ask,
why insert this and omit thatY Why give so
much of A and so little of B?' Besides, it is not
always possible to remember, or, if remembered,
TO find all that would be valuable in a work like
this. We can only say that we have done our best:
let him do better who can.
lnaccuracy of citation is one of the chief vices of
our political discussions. You can hardly listen
to Il set speech, even from well-iHformed and
truthful canvasscr, which is not marrcd by some
misrepresentation or unconscious misstatcment of
the position and views of this or that prominent
statesman. Documents, hecdlessy read and long
since lost or mslaid. are quoted from the huency
and confidence. as though with indubitable accu-
racy, when the citations made do gross Injustice
to their author, and tend to mislead the hcarer.
We believe the documents collected in this work
are so printed that their general accuracy may be
safely relied Oh.
BY canyasscrs of all parties, we trust our Text
Book will be found convenient, not to say inds-
pcnsahlc. Bat those who only listen, and read,
and reflect. will also find it manifest helm 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, Gen. Cass, or Mr.. Everett as faithful
y set forth in this work. with those confidently at
tributed to that statesman in the fluent haranguc
of some political opponent. who isintent on blaxon-
ing Inconsistency orproving his sincerity. To verb
y and correct the citations of frothy declaimer is
sometimes tho easiest and most convincing refuta-
ton of his speech.
If trace of partisan bias is betrayed in the
thread Of narrative which partially untes the sue
ccssivc reports. bills, votes. ETC., presented in this
work. the error is unintcntional and regretted.
Our purpose was to compile record acceptable
and convenient to men of alt parties, and which
might be consulted and trusted by all. Whatever
is original herein is regarded Of no use or merit;
save Us n necessary calculation of the residue
Without apology therefore, or further explanation,
the Textbook is commended to the favor of tho
American public.
Price 81 per copy, postpaid. The trade and
clubs supplied at S6G per hundred Cash orders
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