Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-05-08
Garfelde's Address,

w lClOUI Ns'i
iicklc has issued an address to the people
of Washington Territory. 1t is addressed
to My Countrymcn.' There were cvi
IDENTITY two objects in adopting this new
phrase, Instead of that of - Fellow Citi-
zcns." which men of humber prctcnsi"nS.
such MS Washington jefferson and others
employed. In the first place it is some
what novel and does not bring one down
to the same level as the old and familiar
designation. In the second place. the
phrase itself is intended as an assurance
notwithstanding ';articldc fed t" British
Columbia during the war. that now since
he has received nomination for Congress.
he ahnryatc> all loyalty to the Queen, and
clnims to be- Il countryman of the people
of Washington Territory. Tie then pro-
cccds to state that the late date at which
the lnion Republican Convention was
held. will prevent him from visiting all
the counties. and then adds:
lad the Convention been held at an
earlier day. as it should have been. it was
my purpose and earnest desire to visit cv-
cry section and confer freely with the
people.
Here he speaks as though there had
lccn no doubt all along about his hrin. Il
candidate. Tie unlouhtrllv months ago.
had arranged his wires and laid his pipes
in this adroit manner which liiclon" and
persistent politician is supposed t" have
ar,l,,ircd lie aludcS as II claim for the
office. b, residence of twelve years in
the Territory" but he t"r@ctS t" state
that he came here an office holder and
that in such occupation. "r that "i office
seeking lc has spent the whole Of those
twelve wears. \s persistent office seek
rr. his twelve years residence in the Ter
rtorv has been in II" MANNER accessory To
its developments but ON the other hand. he
only served to distract and cmbittcr the
Iolitiral struggles which have occurred.
Without fixed principles of political hon
c>ty. his yazc like that Of the weather.
cock. has always been towards that quar-
ter from which the wind sets strongest.
IN order to show the ui,>crnrul"u> char
actrr of the man more fully. We take from
the address the following extract:
- Bcin" in harmony with both the EN-
crutivc and Legislative departments Of
the general government. and having made
an active canvass through, Oregon and
California last wear for General Grant. !
feel justified in saving that shall be- able
to bring more influence to bear in ;,d>alc-
in" the material interest, of our TERRITORY
than the Democratic nominee can p"sslbly
,ln.
while an honest and patriotic express
ion "i' the political c",,viction of the ,"tcr
is an imperative duty of every state oi
the nation. it is well understand fact
that the people of the T'rri,orirs have no
r"M in Congress. and their delegates are
bu; the representative of the wants and
necessities of their respective Jurisdictions.
This being the ease our people will find it
t" their interest. in the present canvass. I"
elect the man whose symratlics are with
the government. whose services have
placed the whole Pacific coast under obli-
yaiiun> to him. whose travels and inve,ti-
cations through the Territory have male
its necessities familiar to him. and whose
long residence in your midst affords Il
guarantee that his interests are identified
with yours"
in this extract We have the infamous
proposition made to the irccmcn of Wash
ington Territory that they ahncgatc their
principles for the sake OF rcruniary hcnc.
fit; that they should cease their protest
against the vile wrongs which the party in
power propose to the people Of this Coast
by the iniliction Of negro aud Chinese suf-
iragc in consideration IF " the material
interests" for which he shall be able to
bring more influence" because he can
vasscd through Oregon and California last
year for General Grant" Never was
there more infamous proposition nla'lc to
free people than this, which proposes
that they should sacrifice their political
opinions ut the shrine of their material
interests. II the citizens of Washington
Territory bc the men We deem them, this
thing alone will condemn them, to an ut
ter and overwhelming dclcat.-Pui'and
HYuN.