Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-12-14
SATURDAY. DECEMBER IA. 1861.
The Government Patronage and the Demoe
racY.

Tacy.
The Portland .ldreritscr Of the ilh nsian,
contains an article defending the Superintend-
I'll, Of Indian Affairs agains, VIVA, it terms
the prosecutions Of the Republican doctors"
In this defense occurs the following rcmarka-
BILE sentence: This is the remedy row in
use bv the Republican doctors to get rid Of
Democrats who hold office under Uncle Abe"
1t was not necessary that we should betold
by the Adretiscr that Mr.. d. +. Kendall is
Democrat in all his associations, sympathies,
and future political aspirations. and that his
entire patronage and influence will heused. as
far as he dare use it, for pulling down the Re-
publican organization and strengthening, as
far as possible that Of the opposition If nc
had been appointed as a Democrat, we should
not complain of his throwing his influence in
that direction, whatevcrwe may have thought
of such suicidal folly Oh the part Of the Adj
ministration. But we have the best of evil
dencc for believing that he took great pains
willie at Washington, to create the impression
that he was an ardent Republican, and it was
we'll understood that he could not obtain the
appointment to soimportant an office but byre-
moving all doubt of loyalty to the Govern
mcnt, and by protesting desire for the pros
perity of the Republican Administration.
The Republicans, as a party, never pre-
tended that if elevated to power they would
feel disposed to change the fixed and settled
policy Of the Government, by ignoring parti-
san considerations in making appointments
to col Offices. They did, however, complain
Of Mr.. Polk for having confined his military
as we'll as his civil appointments erclu4ray
to his partisan friends. President LINCOLN
has very properly repudiated this Democratic
precedent, established during the Mexican
war. and has given his political opponents
fair share Of his military patronage; while
justice requires that the civil appointments
shoxld be made from the Republican ranks.
The reason for making this distinction be-
tween civil and military appointments is ap-
parent Our army is represented by all par
ties and crceds, and it is but fair that the men
who thus express their willingness to risk
their lives in defence Of our flag should be
entitled to share the honors and emoluments
pertaining to the army. When our Demo-
cratic friends shall formally abandon their
organization, and shall cease making meta
physical distinctions between the Government
and the Naturalization, and manifest their
willingness to support the measures of Presi-
dent Lncolns Administration, we will not Oh
jsct to their sharing with Republicans "who
have borne the heat and burden Of the day."
the patronage that may be hereafter dispensed;
but We protest, in the name Of all that is fair
and hoscrnble. against putting or keeping in
the hands Of a Democrat large or a small
power and patronage to be used for his own
merceuxry purposes. or to build mp a Demo-
cratic party upon the ruins Of the Republican
organisation. We are cyniden, that the
prc.rut Administration viii not COMM, the
extravag.ni folly Gifts predecessor. and retain
IN power those who are known TO be plotting
IT'S destruction
II oshc. evidence was needed than the A.
s<ssisns Of the Portland .adrerfisev TO prove
The Democratic instincts Of the SuPcrin:cnd-
sns. and that he Is using his ~ha,e power and
patronage against Republican snd for the b~n-
efs Of his Democratic friends. VIE have cnly
tn rrArr TO his of6eial ac:s nov a matter q
rrcusd, for proof -ssrng = Holy writ--
II swell known that The great body of tiss
Methods, clergy Of the United State are
woss ze.,ou, and eficien, supporter Of the
Republican Administration. and IL II very
uieuifran, fact that a.nass the firs, okscixl at
e he Superintendent Was TO most grossly IN
~ then in the per-on 81 shr;r universal IA
vurise. The Rev. Jas. II. Wilbur. and hin next
act ~. 10 treat with the greatest insolsDcs
and indignity his grsy-hairrd co-labesrr. in
Ii vosk Of nsgalizins and Chrissianizing
IL Indians upsn thu Sineoe Reservation !;
- ~ content with this. hs usurp~ the pow
- e fsssiag upon him t;he AGENT as subor-
linaNss. HI most deadly enemis.; takes frorn
him his c3srk. who he knew could mt Be dis
with. and haA always hem allowed to the
vririral Aernci~s. for the very apparent