Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-05-20
The Democratic" Nominee.

luc WI h''h
is too well known hercabouts to require
much comment from us. 1t is enough to
know that the Democrat has been the
faithful exponent of his peculiar views and
opinions, so far as it would do to make
them known, to damn the party which ac-
knowlcdgcs him as its leader. That he
has from the beginning Of the rebellion,
been consistent "Democrat." as that
term is now interpreted. is doubtless true.
In 1861. the Democratic party had but
started down the inclined plane, and hence
it repudated Mr.. Tilton. cast him aside,
and, as a very natural consequence, he
bolted the party, and very materially aid
cd in defeating the Regular Demo-
cratic Nominee, Hon. S. Garficlde.-
Then the party claimed to be. and was
probably, a Union party. if we are to Judge
by the men who belonged to it aud have
since identified themselves with the Union
organization, as we'll rs by the code of
principles cnunciated in their platform
viz: That the Government had "noccessa-
~ power for self-prescrvation'; that they
sanctioned any amendment to the Con-
stitution which would render that instru-
mcnt clear and unambiguous"; that it was
"thc duty of all citizens to assist the Gov
trnment in the enforcement of the laws"
and other resolutions of kindred spirit and
import. 1t is true that the doctrine Of
State rights was formally avowrd, but even
this :' slab" was not sufficiently strong to
secure the support of the redoubtable Ma
ior, and he carried tho ultra Buchananites
bodily out Of the ring. The Union Hag,
the Democratic campaign paper published
at Vancouver, and edited by Mr.. Urban f..
Hicks (now Mr.. Ti'on's chief backcr) says
of the "Dcm ocl1tic" nominee
"Gcn. Tilton says he cannot mem1er of the
d.mocratic pa1y, vote for Mr. Garhclde.
Tic is not member of the dem >cratic party, and
have good reason to believe that he is as strong Sc
ccssionist as there is in this country. He sympa-
thises with the Southern Confedcracy and is Of
its principal apologists in this Territory. -
lie says he is patriot and lover Of the Union
We have no doubt jeff. Davis, Yancey,
Stephens and 10 Lane would say nearly the same
thing. We sure they could with as much pro-
priety."
-Four years later this same editor says in
the Washington Democrat, q journal es-
tablishcd and maintained as Mr.. Tilton's
special organ, that the Major is staunch
IS supporter of the Government" having
in the fall of 1861, clearly defined this
right to oppose the Administration in re-
ply to slanderous charge of disloyalty
then made against him." The Democrat
further says:
"In politics, Gen. Tilton has ever been staunch
jackson Democrat unAinchiny in character, and
answering in fidelity to the Union and the Con.
stituton."
Now when we consider these quota
tions in connection, W.T. find discrepancy
which can only b. accounted for upon the
hypothesis that either the party has gone
over body and boots to Nj. Tilton. Or the
/" Democratic" nominee has come back
into thu party, and this latter conclusion
would seem, by implication, to be denied
in the quotation cited above, "that Gen.
'rilton has erer been a staunch Democrat I"
To leave no shadow Of doubt remaining,
however. that the party has really come tn
to the NJ jor. after it had ruled him out for
being too ulira.-an "apologist for .eees-
sion'-we quote again from the Democrat
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