Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28
The Discussion at Tumwater,

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discussion at Tumwatcr Oh Tuesday nigh,
OF last week. The Judge opened the dis
cussion in speech of an hour and quar-.
ter, and the Doctor closed it in a speech
of the same length. The first speak or
in consequence Of the short evening, at.
ranged for no time for reply.
The Judge, in his speech, alluded to the
position of Gov. Solomon and the Repubii-
can party that the people Of the Territories
had no right to anything from the Govern
mcnt, anu denounced the position as false
aud slanderous. lie then alluued to the
great parade of Girticllc's railroad inhu.
once, and read telegram dated May lth,
showing that the Northern Pacific Railroad
bill had been killed in the House by the
vote Of the day before, and read Il dispatch
Of Garfclle's from Ogden, Utah, Of the
10th, showing Garfeldc had deserted his
post at the very time the House was to act
on the bill and so deserved the ccnsurc ill.,
stead Of the praise Of the people.
The speaker then proceeded to review
the political issues of the day. lie al.
! ludcd to the Fifteenth Amendment and dem
onstrated clearly that its adoption was Il
fraud and that it therefore legally consti-
tutes no part Of the Constitution. The
fruits Of it were then shown. 1t gave US
900, 900 ignorant negro votes, which elected
some thirty,Gve members of the House
and dozen or more Senators. to make
laws for us. The Amendment too would
make Cinnamon voters. There were now,
as proved by statistics, almost 100000
of Chinese in the United States, nearly all
Of whom were on the Pacific Coast, and
nearly all men, and would be voters. 1t
required no further amendment to make
them voters, but simply striking the word
white from the naturalization laws, and a
bill was already introduced in Congress for
that purpose, which would doubtless pass,
Then the longest purse would inevitably
rule, and the sccpter of power will have
forever departed from the people.
The speaker then reviewed the tariff
policy of the Republican party and cx-
posed its swindlng provisions, showing
that many millions Of dollars went into the
manufacturers pockets without contribut-
ing anything towards paying the national
j., debt. The tax on salt, iron, boots and
shoes, carpets, blankets, and on various
other articles of common use, was given
as illustration. The statements were all
supported by official documents, partcu.
larly Wells Revenue report. The cx-
travagaucc Of the Administration, the
corruption in all departments of the Gov
eminent, were set forth, substantated by
undeniable proof.
DR.. Scott replied, and his great argl-
ments were the rebels and jeff. Davis and
jeff. Davis and the rebels. lie then
shouted for the Union and came back to
the rebels and jeff. Davis again. lie did
not make any attempt to defend the fraud
ulent adoption of the Fifteenth Amend.
mcnt. lie embraced Sambo, and went
the whole hog on him; and, we are cred
itably informed by these who sat near
him, that he sighed because he was not a
negro himself; Knocked the Chinese ques
ton into the middle of next wcc!, by de-
c!aring that Cinnamon wouldn't vote Of
the Republicans afforded them the oppor-
tunity to do So Powerful logic
The showing against the tariff policy OF
the Government was so complete that the
Doctor could not defend it, but he affirmed
that the tariff question was no political is
sue, and that all partisans were for OF
against it as SUITED individual preferences
The Doctor we'll knew this was not the
truth. The position of the parties is
we'll known to every reading mrn,
and the third resolution of the Democratic
platform is explicit on that point. The
Doctor said however, that in the matter OF
shoes, the tax was too small to consider
and amounted to only three quarters of a
cent on a pair Of shoes, and askc | who
would vote the Democratic ticket for that
sum. This statement was rs near the
truth as most of the other statements OF
the Doctor, and to show how near thi,
may be, we here give the exact duties OH
boots and shoes: Slippers, calf-skin, thirty
per cent. polished leather. thirty-iive per
cent; silk, sixty per cent webbing
thirty per cent; lasting, ten per cent.
laccs, thirty per cent. buckles, forty pei
cent. all of which materials are used in
the manufacture of boots and shoes The
Doctor then closed by cursing jeff. Davis
and the rebels and hurrahing for the Tn
ion and then dcnouncing jeff. Davis and
tho rebels again.
The plan of the Garielde party is to *.
more the reason and the judgment of the
people, and carry the election by appealing
to passion and prejudice, and by hurrahs
| and clap.traD demarouism But the ncO