Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-01-23

to patronze the grindstone where he was tho
surcst to get his own axe ground.
We have mentioned Mr.. Bradshaw's name
in this connection only because it was neces-
sary to clear statement of facts. The other
gentlemen, who, after endorsing the Union
resolutions. have uniformly joined with him
in casting their votes with the opposition, have
subjected themselves to the same charge OF in
consistency. Aside from the fact that they
voted for set Of resolutions which cannot 10
considered anything but mere declaration of
faith. neither of them has recorded single
vote during the present session which indi-
Gates desire to strengthen the Union organ
ization. by acting with those who represent it
upon the floor. We do not pretend to ques-
ton the right to grind what axes they please,
but we do claim that the Union party is not
obliged to turn the crank whilst they sharpen
weapons to be used against itself.
In the printing matter, the objections urged
against the Secretary apply equally well to
these gentlemen as his aiders and abettors.
1t does not answer the charge of bad faith to-
wards the Union party to prove that he had
the abstract right Of appointing the Territorial
Printer. Even granting him the legal right,
no ono pretcnds that he, any more than his
predecessors, was bound to exercise it; and
the presumption is that if they had from the
first shown firm determination to stand by
the Union organization he never would have
interfered with the long-establisled practice.
One of the gentlemen Of whom we speak
has stated that he was elected by both " Dem
ocrats' and Republicans; that he was no
party man, and voted for measures whenever
they struck him to be right. This is an error
frequently committed by honest men who have
not mucl, political experience, but it is really
the first step in that labyrinth of darkness and
mirs already alluded to. The distinction Of
" Democrat" and " Republican" is mere fall
lacy when ]rawn between those who in these
days vote for the same men and advocate the
same measures. The Union party is made
up of those who once were either Democrats
or Republicans, but the latter have given up
their organization entirely, and those who op-
pose the Administration alone maintain the
name and organization Of the former. 1t is
not reasonable to suppose that any number OF
those who are democrats" now united with
those who were " Republican" once. upon the
same candidate for Representative or any 9th
er Office. If they did so, it was because one
party or the other was sold out
The copperhead on the stump, fishes for
drifting votes that acknowledge no panty tie,
by general professions Of strong attachment to
the Government, and great desire to secure
the prosecution of the war, ana all that. but
when he gets into office he finds it his duty
to resist the Administration and all Of its
measures, because he does not think them
right. We do not say Of bur friend that he
is capable of doing any thing Of this kind.
We are only pointing out what may be the
result Of such reasoning. But we will ven
ture the assertion that no man who is styled a
" Democrat" will ever vote for either Of the
gentlemen who recorded their votes in favor Of
the Administration resolutions of Mr. Ward,
1Mey know the fact.
THE ApPoRr1oNMENr.-The apportion'
ment Of representation in the Territorial Leg
islature, as fixed by the present Assembly, is
as follows: Councilmen-Walla Walla is en-
titled to one; Walla Walla, Spokane, Stevens
and Ferguson, one; Clark, Klikitat and Ska
mania, one; Clark, Cowlitz, Wahkiakum,
Pacific and Chehalis, one; Thurston and
Lewis, one; Pierce and Sawamish, one;
King and Kitsap. one; Snohomish, Island
and Whatcom, one; Jefferson and Clallam,
one. Reprcsentatices-Walla Walla, FIVE
! Spokane, Stevens and Ferguson, one; Walla
Walla, Klikitat and Skamania. one; Clark,
three; Cowlitz and Wahkiakum, one; Paci-
fc. one; Chehalis and Sawamish, one; Lew
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