Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-07-23
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 49, 1870
The Contest for 1872.

IL 10 not less true IN politics than in
anything else that coming events cast
their shadows before"
For weeks the Republican press with
remarkable unanimity has been cx pressing
the fear that is prevalent with the whole
party, that the Democracy will certainly
have o majority in the next House Of
Representatives. The leading and most
sasacious persons already confess that it
is utterly impossible to retain Republican
majority in that body after the XLIst
Congress. We make this assertion upon
the authority alone of Republican journals,
and shall print within few days extracts
from enough Of them to prove what we
say.
Reasonable and clear figures we have
already given to show that it is not only
possible, but more probable, that the Dem.
ocrats will have over forty majority in the
next House, and such being fixed, there
is no power in Republican organization,
strategy, or corruption to prevent the cleo.
ton Of Democratic President in 1872.
During the past fifty years the one event
has invariably succeeded the other, until
it has been made an established fact.
Look at the record:
In 1928 Henry Clay, Of Kentucky, an
old line Wing, was elected Speaker of the
House in the XVIIIth Congress in the
same year John Quincy Adams, Wing,
was elected President to succeed James
Monroe, Of Virginia.
During the seconds year Of Adams
term the XINth Congress was chosen, and
its Democracy was manifest from the
choice it made of John w. Taylor, of New
York, Democrat, for Speaker. This
event forcshadowed the election Of Andrew
Jackson, which occurred in 1923. Jack
son served eight years, during most of
which time Andrew Stephenson, of Vir-
ginia, Democrat was Speaker.
Two years before the expiration of
Jackson's second term, James X. Polk, of
Tennessee, Democrat, was chosen Speaker,
aud this was succeeded by the election,
in 1886, Of Martin Van Buren,, Democrat.
In the second year of Van Burcn's ad.
ministration, II. NJ. T. Hunter, of Vir.
ginia, then an old line Wing, was chosen
Speaker, which for,hadowed the election
Of w. II. Harrison President, who was an
old line Wing. Upon the death Of IIar-
rison, Tyler succeeded him, and in the
second year the Democrats again secured
a majority in the House of Representa-.
tivcs, clccting John W. Jones, of Virginia,
who was Democrat, Speaker. This was
followed by the election Of Polk, Demo-
crat. to the Presidency.
In Folks second year the House was
again turned over to the Wings, and
Robert c. Winthrop was chosen Speaker,
forcshadowing the election of Zachary
Taylor, Wing, in 1910. Taylor died after
having served little more than year,
and in 1850 was succeeded by the Vice.
President. Millard Fillmore.
In 1851 Linn Boyd, Democrat, of Ken.
tucky, was chosen Speaker, and this was
followed by the overwhelming triumph of
the Democracy in the election of Franklin
Pierce: Democrat, to the Presidency.
During the administration of Pierce,
Notwithstanding the Democrats had ma.
jority, there was split up, by which the
Republicans and native Americans coales.
ced in the election of Speaker for the
XXXIVth Congress, and the result was
the election of Nathaniel p. Banks, Jr.,
Republican. This was in February, 1856,
and when it came to the Presidential elec.
ton in November of that year, the Native
Americans refusing to give their support
to any other party, but running Millard
Fillmore as their own candidate, James
Buchanan, Democrat, Of Pennsylvania,
was chosen President Then the real
Democratic strength, which had always
existed, Was asserted in the election of
James L..Qrr, Democrat, of South Caro-.
lima, Speaker.
In February, 1860, the Republicans
having attained majority, William Pen.
niugton, Republican, of New Jersey, was
chosen Speaker, forcshadowing the elec-
ton Of Abraham Lincoln, Republican, Of
Illinois, who was chosen to tho Presidency
in November of that year.
Since then the Republicans have reveled
in almost unlimited and unrestrained pow.
er, until it is evident to all who have any
respect for decent government that they
must 90 to pieces through their very cor
ruption. Whichever party can gain
majority Of the House Of Representatives
this fall within the event of an honest
election-name tho nineteenth President
Of the United States.
A VALUABLE RECEIpT.-Are you trou-
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