Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-01
OLYMPIA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. /, 1870
Oregon Senator.


The citizens of Washington Territory
are no less interested in the character of
the Congressional representation of Ore.
gon than are the citizens of Oregon them.
selves. The former retain grateful re.
membrance Of many favors received thro'
the good Offices Of Senator Nesmith, and
also recognize in Senator Corbett sincere
friend, while the action Ex-senator Williams
in relation to the Territories adjacent to
Oregon has manifested an arbitrary and
selfish spirit, both in the Federal appoint
ments, which he controlled, and in all
measures affecting their material interests,
and our Delegate in Congress has shown
himself completely under his control. For
all practical purposes the Oregon Senators
are our Senators, and in Col. Kelly the
people Of this Territory have true and
faithful representative at the National
Capital, bound to them by sentiment, sym.
pathy and long association. Hence we
felt deep interest in his election and as
deeply deprecate the combined efforts of
certain Oregon journals of both political
parties to tarpish his fair fame and impair
his influence in the national councils by
assaults upon his personal honor and po-
litical integrity.
The pre'ext for these assaults upon Col.
Kelly, is his assent to certain resolutions
passed by the Democratic caucus pending
the nomination for Senator, pledging the
candidate to aid the railroad route by the
way Of Jacksonville, instead of the Hum
boldt route which he had heretofore favor.
ed. The Bulletin and Oregonian, both
personally and politically hostile to Kelly,
construe this action as corrupt bargain,
dishonorable and disgraceful to all con-
ccrned in it, aud especially to Col. Kelly.
The Herald, pretending to be friend Of
the assailed, accepts this construction and
puts in defence infinitely more damaging
to the honor and integrity Of Col. Kelly
than all the assaults of his enemies. 1t
characterizes the resolutions of instruction
~ buucomb," and represents the affair
As piece Of sharp practice by which the
friends Of Kelly circumvented the opposi-
tion and secured his election by bogus
resolutions and pledges which they expect
him to violate, like the platform of a
Radical convention ; and subsequently as.
sails certain Democrat in the Legisla.
ture and his associates for the treachery
and bad faith to the party which subjected
Col. Kelly to these disgraccful aud humil.
iating conditions. The animus of such a
defence is too Transparency hypocritical
and malignant to deceive any one, else
it would place the Democratic members of
the Legislature before the public as a
compound batch of knaves and fools, and
Col. Kelly as petty trickster, destitute Of
honor and truth, and a filter candidate for
the penitentiary than the Senate. There
never was baser libel uttered, either di.
.ectly or BY iuuendo, and this BY a pre-.
tended friend and party organ.
A candid anay ration of the facts which
have publicly transpired, will show nc
ground or color for any inputations upon
the honor or integrity Of the caucus OF
candidate. The right Of instruction ha,
always been exercised and acknowledged
BY the Democratic party. 1t was not only
the right but the duty Of the representa-
tives Of certain section of the State t.
secure, If possible, the nomination of q
eaudidate favorable to the material interest,
Of their section without sacrifice Of gen
eral principles; it Was the undoubted righ
q the GASEOUS to consider and determine
tssse questions in connection with the Sc