Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-06-04
OLYMPIA. SATURDAY MORNING. JryE 1, 1870.
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HIS HUMILIATION COMPLETE

HIS HUMILIATION COMPLETE
When man has been honored by the
people with position Of trust. and returns
to his constituents, all feel that he is under
special obligations to state facts. As the
representative Of the people, all parties
have the right to expect and to demand
the truth Of him. How has Gar6elde met
this Just expectation? On his return he
found the fact to be that there existed a
strong feeling against him, owing to the
influence Oregon had exerted in shaping
the route of the Northern Pacific Railroad,
and also the fact that Holidays money
elected him, and Holiday was known to
Be m avowed enemy Of the Northern Pa
ci6c Railroad. To meet this feeling and
overthrow it. Garfede, in his speeches on
Cowlitz Prairie, on Mound Prairie aud at
this place, asserted in the clcarest and most
asequivocal terms that the words Port
land, Oregon" were not in the bill; that
he refused to support the bill until Port
land was stricken out; and he declared to
hundreds Of the people that the Northern
Pacific Railroad was to cross the Columbia
at the Dalles, or some other point on the
Upper Columbia, and would come down on
the north side Of the Columbia river, and
not go to Portland. He doubtless sup.
posed the people would not be able to OBJ
tain the: facts in the case before election,
but fortunately Judge Mix obtained a
copy of the bill as it passed the Senate,
containing the words Portland. Oregon"
and to make assurance doubly sure, tclc
graphed to Senator Ramsey, the Repuhli-
can Senator from Minnesota, who had
charge Of the bill in the Senate, and We
here publish the dispatch sent aud the re.
ceiyed:
tssae . OLYMPIA. May 20, 1870.
Hon. ALEX RAMSEY:
.5.r.sa Washington, D. c.:
Is Portland, Oregon, in amended North
Pacific Railroad Bill!
ca . j. D. MIX.
-. 1921 WASHINGTON, June l, 1870.
J. D. MIX:
"a Portland is nomed in the branch to Pu
get Sound bill signed by President.
q '- ALEX. RAMSEY.
y The above kilograms are true copies Of
originals, as sent and received at this
Office. II. H. PITTS,
: Operator at Olympia.
This reply fell ike boub-shell into
the camp of the enemy, and to meet its
whitening force, carrying as it did couster-
nation among the Gar6eldeits and death to
their most cherished projects, the following
telegram was obtained by them and scat
tered far and near:
s. .. WASHINGTON, June 2. 1870.
Received in Olympia June 2, 1870, 8
A. NJ. p..F
Hon. 6. GARrIELDE. ,3s
b.. The Northern Pacific Railroad Act, ap-
proved May 9th, 1870, authorized its
construction to some point on Puget
Sound. via the valley Of the Columbia
River, With branch across the Cascade
AInntaiss TO Puget Sound.
{Sigusd) H. B. ANTHONY,
81 a.t f. Pres't pro. tenn. U. s. Senate.
ITO .ti.e .sr j. G. BLAINE.
Speaker House Representatives.
The aboye is a true copy Of the original
telegram. H. H. Pitts,
Operator.
! A few words will suffice to explode this
telegram. First, tue dispatch sent to which
this isla reply, is not published. Judge
Mix's telegram sent is published. as we'll
Is the ono received. We dare the publ.
cation Of The tslegram sent; ws demand it,
6ssaodly the Telegram states, what nobody
denies, that the railroad is to come to Pu.
get Sound, But Is entirely silent on the
point n iasus- land the only point-name.
iys whether Portland. Oregon. is 10 the
Novthera Pacific Railroad bill, or not
Oer telegram states positively that Port
lad j. ia. the bill, and the road will con.
90 there. Gar6eide has solenn.
y declared Portland l. not in the bill. sud