Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-06-26
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE &c, 1869.
A True Statement of the Case.

A True statement OF the case.
Beriah Browns Press has the following
sensible remarks in regard to the twaddle
and childish ordinations IN which some Of
the fossils who ground their Democracy Oh
the common law reason, have INDUCED
since the defeat Of Gov. Moore.
"Since the defeat Of Coy. Moore, in
Washington Territory. wesce that the same
class Of men have commenced to assal the
poli.ical character of tie candidate and the
policy Of the Convention which nominated
him, and in doing this they talsify the facts.
1t is VIGOROUSLY false, q. is insnua,ed. that
the Convention put aside consistent Demo
Gratis merely because they were such, and
nominated Gov. Moore because he was not
as a matter Of policy to catch Republican
votes. The facts are that the preference
Of every member Of that Convention was
first expressed for one Of the odd Demo-
Gratis" Of the Territory. Of whom there were
i've or six candidates. After many ballot
tings i, was found impossible TO agree on
auy one Of these Then, and not till then.
was the name Of Gov. Moore proposed and
unanimously accepted b. the Convention.
lie was not present; he had not sought the
nomination. nor was it the result Of any
preyiou. bargain or intrigue among poli,l-
clans. He was nominated because he was
capable. honest aud Democrat. and be-
cause he had the confidence ami esteem Of
all the member. ofiie convention. The
Convention did not discriminate against
any Democrat because Of his consistent adj
hcrencc 10 the parry during the war for the
members had fri Individually expressed
their preference for enc Of that kind
they did no, select COY Moore because Of
his war record bu, for other and suf.
fcient reasons. above named. In this they
acted wisely and well. honestly and consist
emily.
The hypothesis upon which the nomina.
,5ea ofGoy. Moore is as.alce, if reduced
TO practice az party policy, would drive
from the Democratic party nearly three
four,bs Of its members 10 Oregon and re-
duee it to a hopeless minority in Washing
ton"
So far from our defeat arising from any
mistake upon the part Of the convention, or
from any fault or neglect of its nominee,
had the entire Democracy Of the Territory
discharged the simple duty of supporting
party nominations our triumph would have
been complete. Notwithstanding that the
entire patronage Of the government, aud
with it every selfish interest was against u.s.
we still sLo I'D have been victorious, bu,
for the bascst trcachery, founded on the
very meanest Kind of selishncss in our own
ranks. In Kitsap and other counties, We
learn that our candidate was deliberately
slaughtered by the local candidates, to Sc
cure their own election. In some Of them
there were no Democratic tickets printed
except those having the name Of Garfe,de
at their head The course of sone Of the
papers claiming to be organs Of the party
is calculated to sow dissentions, and breed
jcalousies and, if persisted 10, mus. finally
end in breach between the MAY and asa.
war elements of,he Democracy. Whaser.
er has tendency 10 such Il sesyk ,sass he
deprecated by all rhp a,e are 9e.aperas.
because they believe ;Ae Trlnoit..ss Il The
party are right, AID sqr ~ esis.r REASON.