, 1872-09-12
Under Which King?


The Courier of Sept. 9TH heads with
the above inquiry leader most indica-
tive of the spirit of the political Junta
of which it is the mouth-piece, and eve
ry way worthy of the newly installed
editor who wrote it.
With the voice of dictator he ar
raigns the Independent freemen of the
Territory in language which may oe
epitomized thus: Choose We this day
whom ye will serve. If Garfelde be
King, serve him; and if any of you dare
confess allegiance to any other prince,
then the Republican party Of the whole
country will promptly and decisively
ignore your claims to recognition and
fellowship as members of the party"
Here we have the test, the orly test of
loyalty to the principles of the Rerubli-
can party. LAS a shepherd divideth
his sheep from the goats SO this ring
appointed censor Of the people arraigns
at the bar of his Junta the electors of
the Territory. saying to all who do not
bow the knee to the author of the Nesmith
letter: Depart We cursed into everlast-
ing Punishment from the fellowship of
the Republican party; under pains and
penalties we command you to hoodwink
your eyes to all the fragrant inconsistent
cies, political hypocrisy. corruption and
fraud, official lunfaithfulness and person.
al wickedness of this most detestible of
all demagogues. Stultify yonr con-
sciences; Danish all self-respect. and in
blind obedience to the dictum of an un-
scrupuIous faction consent to be led
with a ring in your nose to the shrine Of
the brazen image that we have set up"
This is the spirit and intent of the edit
or's language, and it is proper index
to the spirit of political rule in this Ter
ritory. Garfelde is King, and loyalty
to him settles the question of every
mans polital desert. All questions re-
lating to personal honesty, to capability
in any branch of the public service, or
title to respect on account of sacrifices
for the public welfare are ignored and
spurned; while froln Governor down to
the smallest post Office and humblest
employe on an Indian Reservation, ev-
cry place is filed by some supple tool of
this political mountebank, irrespective
of all questions touching his personal
character. Nobody denies this state OF
facts in Washington Territory; the ring
itself, through its official organ. boldly
proclaims this as the principal Of its
action. Come under Garfelde and own
him as your king or else be counted an
alien from the covenants of promise.
If the spirit thus exhibited we're linn
tied to Washington Territory;if we were
the only people ruled by profigate,
inscriptions faction, the evil complain
ed of were comparatively a small mat
ter, but it is the spirit of the times on
which we have fallen. What Gar6elde
and his pernicious faction are to Washing
ton Territory, U. S. Grant and the mill
tary dynasty about him are to the whole
nation.
Under which king? is the rallying
question of the so-called, but much de-
generated Republican party of to-day.
Loyalty, not to conscience, to the Con-
stitution or to the interests of the whole
people; but loyalty to Grant, determines
every mans eligibility to service IN pub
lie affairs and to respect in private life.
Whose declares against Grant becomes
a target of every poisoned missile that
the tongue of hate can WELD. Men of
purest personal and political record;
men whose patriotism was never before
called in question; VIII ose labor and
learning for lifetime have been devot-
ed to the best interests of every class
and section of the country are now held
up to scorn and contempt for the only
crime of preferring the man of their
own choice to the man whom factious
party have nominated.
Here lies the secret of that great up
rising of the people of all parties, who.
ignoring all the political landmarks of
past organizations, are uniting as one
man to put down this intolerable spirit
of misrule and restore to the country
the rights and privileges of ancient time
when freemen knew no king but law
and conscience and when place and
power were attainable only upon the
ground of personal desert.
A LIFELONG REPUBLICAN.
1--WE Told You So" We told you