Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-12-11


pierre is yet eanewhat impregnsted With
foul vap.n as1 not 80 clear aud healthy rs
The hopsfM snes ofthe ooyspryDod itaie-
s:;,utiose1sk 10 see il. kfhncs Slid
cal appoKvery much coafa ID Many h.yQ
allowed their political d ronqpe,en +
rus s6osn. ssd in conseqo ene haze hk
fLeis psGiczl lonciiudc. Soc Of fS6
e.irsy Msriae.s in the political ocean are
nos rakAHS mp to sense Of their lost con-
3i;ies Nave taken alarm. and arc c-yin.
out. :. Breakers ahead" while others are
,,ill drifting whi,hersover the predoni-
uza: brcczcs aud currents chance to carry
them The late war vas the principal
cause Of this confusion. Men Of all form
er political Parties got mixed up in the
war and cauise, prv1uced- u great ex-
tent. 3euiorsEzlioa Of the forrscr par
ties The - Republican party. so called.
is 6irided into VIA: are dcnnminafci
e. Radicals" aud Conservatives" The
Democratic party is in about the same tx.
During the war, IL vas divided int. war
ueu aud peace NEE, aud ibe disiss,n is
not Vet entirely healed, although the false
declarations Of Congress as to the object of
OF prosecuting the wsr. tende3 IL re-anite
the party TO considerable extent. Eremt-
usliy. the party viii again lie stnopg. The
:. Conservative portion of the sca aes0sf
d" Republican party are Ses,ised To drift
inio the democratic ranks. but the bali
headed . Radicals ere bound 70, aud nos
far distani FROM. the political - bone-yard, !"
and for the good Of the country all over
they eansci g. too soon- This class Of
political spirits did much. through con.
slant agitation Of questions calculated to
esiraa.e aud ALLEVIATE the people Of the
North and South, To bring ufoa the eoan-
try the late disastrous war. and il viii not
lie placing too msch to their account 10
charge them with being the chief isstru-
,ncn,s in the prolMga,ion Of our war diff
culties. II The Fedora! Congress had not
lsd as 10 the Office, Of prosecuting the war
on It's part, the political atmosphere would
have been clear aud healthy long ere this
time, If Congress had adhered to and
carried oGi lis resolutions as to the vars
object all the reconstruction" and miii-
'ary deyiltry eaaoied in the South since
the wAr enied mo-'ii nut have trauscirzi.
and the Union - j, was, with slavery
E accepted. would have leen the immediate
result, of the wars ending. But Congress
did lie, aud in my opinion. II did 50 inten-
tally to deceive the people. If successful
10 the war. the party in power did not in
tend to let up OF the South until the 20
Iiiicai complexion of tina: section was
changed The soi dsass Republican,"
party had jus, got into power, after having
struggled for wears under various names
70, that object, and i. was determined to
use every means within its possible reach |
TO keep in 1t 20; in only By IN accident. |
IN the frs: place. 10 ~is: split in the
Democratic party. aud the healing Of tine |
sa;d split or division would resui, in the |
overthrow Of the ruling party and hence the
determination to destroy tie Democrats OF
the South. through the reconstruction |
measures and secure Republican supper,
u the same hy the ea.rauchisemeu, of',he /
negrccs- The idea Of PERI etua,ion 10 pow
er On the part Of the party now administer
nc the government, has been one Of the |
most fruitful sources Of the coun;ry's woes !
since the year l>5l. The VOC men who, !
n 1855. when krcvpot.in. isn was run !
lin- ri0; through all tire land, wanted 10 |
put all foreign barn persons 90 probation. |
or rather. on iuiton 81 instruction in the !
principles and form Of our government, on !
account Of their ignorance Of them, Of from /!
ourt:en TO twen;y-onc years. now 20 for !
Ia. immediate enfranchiscment of ihc ne I
-rocs who, as a general rule. know no moro !
.boui the government: than so many jack !
uses. THIN, they wanted - dufranchise I
persons Of foreign birth because they voted !
,caius; them; nor. they want 10 eAiran- /
Aiise the negroes because they expect TO /,
,et their votes. That's what's the matter, /,
hey want 10 perpe,uate their rule and |
hey will do anything aud everything avail /
lbie for that purpose 1t was " corrupt
ng the government" in the opinion Of |
hese same Radicals in years gone by,
o lei intelligent persous Of foreign birth |
Goie until after they had served political /
apprenticeship in the country Of from, four
cen to tweniy -ose years bot it is bean
ifuliy cleansing process no- in couduc:-
q. the government To admit 10 the right !
# suffrage the blackess aud the scsi IN
cultivated and ignorant rabble in al! hu-
nan 4, creation. Butthe why and where |
'cfe Of these tergirerous doinys on the /
part Of our modern Republicans. is |
lbove ex plaised There are, in the politi- |
al paths Of the = risgstresked- sod speek- |
ed politicians Who nov officer the Rspab-
lean party, esoaeh Of similar contrsdie-
lions to the above-sf-Isht- angles. obsuse-
'ngicd trisnglcs. and qssdrssgles. to make |
up hrse volume. bot have not time bow |
10 refer to each particular ehssee. only |
rant. in conclusion Of this aricls. to say |. |
lev words about = rcccostrsceiss." hold |
10 the opinioa that the Feaenl Congress !
has no night By the provissses Or virtae Ut
he Constitution b rruosstrsrf State gov- |
ernments. l also hoA that the Eebellious |
States we've States De tado When the var |
vas ended. n much 80 as vhea il besas. |
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