Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-01-10
OLYMPIA. SlTrGpiY MORNING. JAZZ. 10. ISL
Is He HONEST?

devoted 20 our Delegate in Congress.
The statements made ale so inconsist-
ent with truth and show such Il inaliG-
nant purpose, and are so much at yarl-
arce with former articles in the same
paper. that we cannot refrain from
asking ourselves, is the writer honest?
The first paper in the Territory to
suggest the name OF Judge McFadden.
for Delegate to Congress, was the
Statesmen. II represented him to the
people, aspossessins " intelligence and
ability of the first order" as being ga
man of industry and the very soul of
honor that he g in fact possessed all
the essential attributes of an honest
man and good Delegate
From the time Judge McFadIen's
name was thus brought before the peo-
pie, until Mr. Ncwells return from
Olympia, in October last, the Statesman
prided itself and assumed special credit
because the Delegate elected was first
named by it.
In the issue of the paper above re-
fcrred to, Mr.. Newell makes statements
and prefers charges which Judge Nc
Fadden's political enemies, even, have
not the hardhood to make. If Mr..
Newell was honest when he placed Nc
Fadden's name before the people,
and when he advocated his cause, lie
cannot be honest now, unless our Del
egate has by some act forfeited the
esteem and respect in which he pro-
fessed to hold him. Mr.. Newell is
pleased to characterize the bill asking
I'M appropriation for public buildings in
Olympia as this steal and the bill
relative to certain rivers does not suit
him because the Columbia River is not
named. These bills are but the pretext
for Mr.. Newell's wrath.
In October last, Mr.. Newell came to
Olympia, after the Legislature had
organized" for what purpose we know
and care not. The first news which
greeted him on his arrival here, was
neither gratifying to his pride, nor
soothing to his ambition. He had ex-
hausted his eloquence in column arti
Gle, debating to the members of the
Legislature who should and who should
not be elected their officers; and upon
his arrival he found his wishes had been
SO far disregarded that those he hated
most had been most highly honored.
Because his wishes had not been re-
garded, Mr.. Newell blamed Judge Nc
Faddcn. On being informed by the
whole Walla Walla delegation that
Judge McFadden had nothing to do
with it, then he blamed him because he
had had nothing to do with it, Friendly
to McFadden personally, yet to some
of the Judges personal friends he was
loud in his complaints, and threatened
to write him down. Some of Judge
McFadden's friends suggested then,
that Mr.. Newell was only clustering
and threatening to extort money from
him, but the Judge could not believe
this, since it was so inconsistent with
the honorable character Of the man and
the reputation he bears at home.
After Judge McFadden had gone,
Mr.. Newell, in public saloon in this
place, We are creditably informed, used
this language: 81 am the Warwick. I
made McFadden and 1 will unmake
him. I will go home and poison the
minds of the people against him.
That he is now attempting to do this
is self-evident. Why he does it, none
but himself knows. That he is unscru-
pulous, the facts amply show. We
have the best of authority for saying
that Judge McFadden explained to Mr..
Newell his views, at length, on improv-
ing the Columbia river navigation. He
informed him Of the substance of con-
versations and correspondence between
himself and the Oregon members of
Congress on the same subject. He
stated to him further that, at his re-
quest, MIR. Isaac W. Smith had made
personal examination and estimate OF
the cost of building locks at the Cas-
cades and the Dalles, and exhibited a
letter Oh the subject from that gentle
man. Mr.. Newell copied the letter
and has since published it without the
Observation-Disclosures of the source
from which he had obtained the infor
nation, or OF the Judges connection
with the matter
POSSESSING MS he did personal kno,yl