, 1869-04-16

1t will be seen from the above that the
counties east of the mountains, namely, Ste
vens, Walla Walla, Klickitat, Yakima and
Skamania, polled 100 democratic votes,
which is over one.third of the whole demo-
cratic vote; that the democratic majority in
these counties was us, and that all of them
were democratic except Klickitat. An ex-
animation of the democratic vote at previ>
Gus elections will make equally as good
showing for the democracy of eastern Wash
ingtOn. 1t being fact then, demonstrated
by the figures, that on the democracy of eas.
tern Washington our candidate will have
mainly to depend, the following would seem
not to. be an unfair view of the field:
LIST. Those who de, the work and upon whom
is mainly the brunt of the battle are entitled
to share. in the hOnots. The democracy here
are always ready for tho fight, and yet be>
cause Of that they ought not always to be
thrust aside and considered only as hewers
of wood and drawers of water"
I'd. Our Territory has been organized six
teen years, and the democracy have had the
candidate here only once-namely, Geo. E.
Cole, in 1868. In 1865 Thurston county
furnished Gen. Tilton in 1867 Pierce
county furnished Frank Clark, and Lewis
county now proposes to furnish the candi-
date for 1869. So these three counties, ly>
ing together, are to furnish the candidates
for three successive canvasses. 1t was con.
ceded year ago, all over the "Sound coun.
try that VIC should have the candidate this
time; but as the convention approaches these
assurances are proposed to be ignored.
Sd. Some reasons make it especially desi
rable that we should now claim our rights
and have the candidate Among these may
be named lst. With a candidate here sue
cess is sure, and with one selected from
distance success is doubtful. I'd. The an
nexatiOn Of the northern tier of counties of
Idaho to this Territory. These counties will
add greatly to our material prosperity and
our political importance. With democrat.
ic Delegate elected from here we will get
these counties, and without one we will not
get them. Let our delegates not forget this.
We would now have had these counties if
MIR. Flanders had kept bis word. Let ussee
that no other Delegate is sent who throws
out his word only as the dog throws up his
vomit, to swallow it again. Sd. Our far
mers need this military post to be resestab-
lished, at least, for winter quarters 70: cav
airy, TO furnish market for grain and hay
A Delegate from here can'get that much of
favor for our people. 4th. To use his in.
Huence in so shaping the railroad and other
improvements as to advance the interests of
our valley. The next two years will be im>
poTtant in this respect to our people, If eas.
tern Washington is left out of the circuit of
these improvements our growth will be slow
and we will be insignificant compared to the
Sound" 5th. To prevent, as is now pro.
posed In some quarters, the formation..of
new Territory and severing our connection
with the sea. Such step would be a great
calamity, and yet there is danger of its con,
summation if we have no one at Washing>
ton to watch our interests. Other reasons
could be named, but 1 will conclude by
briefly answering the only objection that is
urged against our having the candidate:
II is said in answer to all these reasons
in bur behalf that we should not have the
candidate because we are not united on any
man. Now, there is no force and no Justice
in this objection. If the objection is good
for us it is good for the river counties, and
good for the Sound !" and yet the Sound"
got the candidate last canvass, though they
we're not united on any one man nor will
they come to the convention now united On
any one man; and il they say to US we would
give you the candidate il you were uni>
ted we can say the same to them. "What
is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gam
der" 1t should be to Our credit, and not
to the prejudice of our rights and interests,
that we produce more than one man ct for
the place. II the "Souud" can produce
only one suitable man the soil is too poor to
pay for cultivation. We have Smith, and
Newell, and Mix, and Dugan, and Sharp,
stein, and they are all good men, and strong
men, and we can elect any one of them
Let our delegates say to the convention, here
are our men. Take your choice of the lot
but we must have one of them for the next
fight. FAIR Play.
MAJOR JOHN P. BRUoE, editor Of the