Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-11-23
OLYMPIA. SATURDAY MORNING. N3I. ., 1872.
TEE NEW DISPENSATION.

The Courier Of Monday INDUCES in
retrospect of the political situation in
this Territory. 1t compares the rela-
tive strength of the parties. and con-
cludes that disaf1ec.ion in the party
alone is to blame for its defeat. 1t
then classes the several political ele-
ments. The Democrats of course it
passes with q cool mol of recognition,
but the recalcitrants' and Boilers
receive the contents of its walls wrath
in terrible showers of fire and brim
stone.
The ridiculous assumption Of the COZ
rier, that it and the Ring of corrupt
politicians it represents are the Rpub-
Hcan party, and constitute the great
fountain or source from which all au-
thOcitv must emanate, is in keeping
with the actions of the clique since
Ferry "by virtue Of the authority con-
ferred by his appointment as chairman
of the Central Committee" assumed
uneIuivocal and absolute control of the
consciences of his party supporters.
1t appears alike Needless of policy and
oblivious of consequences. By careful
figuring, it processes to have ascer-
tanned the exact number Of votes re-
quired to change the result from dis
as:rous defeat to a glorious victory,
and it has been ot|ia'y decided that
the number Of recalcitrants," who it
magnanimously affirms, were inno-
Gently led Of, will be sufficient, with
out the original Boilers, who it says
have, with malice aforethought en-
compassed the death of the party"
The former, it announces will be re-
ceived as was the Prodigal Son, with
great rejoicing, as soon as they " return
to the house Of their friends" but the
poor Boilers are declared guilty of a
more heinous offense, the objectionable
sin, and their lot must ever.more be cast
outside the pale of the party
Now when we reflect that the original
Boilers are men, who by their acts as
we'll as their professions, have consti-
tuted the life and spirit of the party at
times when it required sacrifices to sus-
tain its existence, the modesty of the
handful of conspirators-Bcach, Strive
Ferry and Tom Reed, all of whom were
then Democrats-wi be universally
acknowledged. AS disinterested spec
tators, We believe that such assump-
tons of superiority are worthy of but
the con.enp. of those they prescribe.
The Ring have neither standing here
nor at Washington that will support
such an idea, and it requires bat an eff
fort to demonstrate the fact by actual
results. Can Gov. Ferry explain to
President Grant how it happened that
the Republican party, largely in the
ascendency but two years ago, with all
the prestige and patronage of official
station to back it, met with Waterloo
defeat? Can he account for the won
derful difference between the result
here and in the elections all over the
Union, on any reasonable hypothesis,
that will not carry with it his own con-
demnation and ruin? Will he not be
compelled to acknowleye that the
charges made in the last canvass have
foundation in truth, and take the con-
sequences whatever they may be?
We believe this is a common-sense
view. We hold that the despised and
and execrated Boilers, according to
Courier) would to day, with a proper
showing at Washington, have ten-fold
the influence of the clique of usurpers.
with Ga,ielde at their head. That
they will ultimately succeed none can
deny who know the men composing the
contending forces. 1t is contest for
principle against the spoils, Of men of
acknowledged integrity against profess
sional demagoynes. The PEOPLE have
rendered their verdict and from it there
is no appeal.