Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-06-11
OLYMPIA. SATURDAY MORNING. June #, 1870.
The Great Fight.

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On Monday last the sun went down on
the hottest contest ever waged in the Terri.
tory. The Democracy were routed, and
the victorious enemy on the morning of
the 7th occupied the field of battle. Pierce
county, with a few other bright spots
here aud there, only illumined the general
gloom. The rout was complete and the
defeat overwhelming.
When the smoke Of battle clears up and
peace returns, it's the province Of the his
torian to review the contest, to show just
what the results in fact arc, and what they
might have been with different DISPOSE
zion Of the forces, and how the day was
carried BY charge here or lost by panic
there. We shall enter, however, upon no
such review, yet few things may be fit.
tingly said.
Our defeat is owing primarily to want
Of votes, aud this deficiency is attributable
to several causes, few only of which We
will name. There is large new voting
element on Puget Sound, aud nineteen.
twcnticths Of it went for Gar6elde. A
goodly number Of this new element were
legal voters, and this class generally con.
sidered that the tide had set in for Gar6elde,
and asit was easier sailing with than against
the tide, they went with it; while a yet
larger number of this new element had no
interest in the Territory and to large ex-
tent were not legitimate voters, and yet
they had been gathered in from logging.
camps, from ships and from by-ways, aud
were brought to the polls in solid body for
Gar6eldc. Garfelde's majority in the
Territory will probably be about what it is
ON the Sound, and yet it is not saying too
much to state that majority of the poo
pie on the Sound who own the country
aud have interests at stake, voted against
him.
Official patronage is an immense lever,
in this sparsely settled Territory, the pro.
portion Of those holding official positions,
Or in some way dependent upon the Gov.
eminent for support being very great, and
this power was, in every department, un
sparingly used against US. Whoever
could be obtained by the bestowal of posi-
tion, or the promise of political favor, wa.
secured, and the peoples money in the
hands Of the officials was distributed with
lavish hand. 1t must remain difficult t.
carry the Territory with the Administra
sion against us. With change at Wash
iuston, We could carry the Territory by .
thousand majority.
Garfelde's positive personal strength
vss q controlling force in the contest
When he deserted the Democratic party
he carried with him considerable element
Of the party. The place-huntsrs and
amp.followeu Of the party went over bag
aud baggage, are in the camp Today, and
in fact the working aud controlling ele
,nent Of the Republican party. These fel
lows are astonishing workers. They could
We venture to affirm, bring out the Devi
tomorrow, raise hurrah and Juror fol
him, whip the preachers into bis support
and carry him through with larger ma
jority than Gar6slde has received. Thu
canvass Of our opponents for force is un
surpassed in our Territorial history, aut
in pride and power, force and fraud, j,
without peer. Touching Wal:s Wall.
but little more than two week. befor.
election, he shot like comet down the
Columbia river, then moving in north.
erly orbit no struck the Sound, thence
rushing down its waters to the sea, while
the people gazed in wonder at the velocity
snd glamour Of this wonderful body. Du.
gan looked upon its light aud was daz.led
~ The glare. Wyche sought to take some
observations, but it rushed on REGARDLESS,