Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-10-26
THE CANVASS IN WALLA WALLA.
WALLA WALLA, Oct. 16. 1879.

LII VANV VAo0 IN WAI1d WALIAs
WALLA WALLA, Oct. 16, 1879,
EDITOR STANDARD: Supposing the
people on the Sound would like to hear
from this quarter as to how the canvass
progresses. I drop you few lines.
Judge McFadden arrived here week
ago to-day. The friends of the Judge
and the people generally received him
with a cOrdiality that must have been
gratifying to him and chilling to the
lovers Of the Honorable Salubrious.
The band discoursed some lively strains,
and our improvised cannon sounded
loudly on the stiffness of the beautiful
evening, while q crowd of intelligent
citizens gathered in front of the New
Oriental to welcome the next Delegate
to Congress. Garfelde's welcome here
was failure and farce. McFadden's
success. Large, earnest, hearty and
enthusiastic.
On the 14th inst, Judge McFadden,
Judge Mix and myself addressed an au-
dience of ladies and gentlemen ut Day.
ton, and on the 18th. yesterday, a large
and attentive concOurse of ladies and
gentlemen at Waitsburg. When tell
you that Judge McFadden was able and
convincing, give you at best an made
quate idea of his effort. The honest
Republicans were terribly shook up, I
do assure you, and many of them ex-
pressed their determination to drop the
man who was always just ready to put
important measures through Congress,
and take one that was not likely to get
sick just at the nick of time his services
were needed.
The people of Walla Walla think it a
little strange that man of the potent
influence that Garfelde processes to
possess at Washington, should permit
our interests to suffer in the location of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, and leave
Vancouver out in the cold; in the with
drawal of the mail route through Yaki-
ma county over the mountains to Seat
tie; in the withdrawal of the surveying
cuntracts in Whitman and Stevens
counties; in permitting Colville Valley
to be taken as an Indian reservation
without objection on his part, requiring
the earnest protest of citizens to save
their homes; and lastly in failing to sus-
tain the $3.50 amendment in relation
to odd sections in the grant of lands to
the Northern Pacific Railroad md his
speech against that amendment. The
people believe that the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company will do what is right
in that regard, yet they expected when
their interests were at stake provisions
for their safety and security would be
Incorporated In the bill, and did not
expect their servant to absolutely oppose
their interests rs Mr.. Garfelde did in
his speech against that amendment.
We in Walla Walla know Mr.. Gar
felde's promises, his wind, and his fail
ures. We know that Judge McF Fadden's s
interests are with us and for us. His
family is with us, his home is hera. He
has grown gray in the service of the
Territory, and we of Walla Walla know
and appreciate these facts and will
prove on election day by the rousing
majority that will be rolled up for Nc
Fadden that we know equally the mis-
cradle failure and emptyand false promi
ses of that political acrobat, Salubrious
Garfelde.
We of Walla Walla will on election
day send greeting to YOU of the Sound.
Victory over the ring that pow curses
Washington Territory is our determine
ton or there is no truth in the present
signs. Yours, &C., tr;
N. T. CAToN.
P.S.-Iforgot to say that McFadden's
speech here on Saturday night 9th inst. :,
was a powerful effort. The audience
packed the City Hall.