, 1874-10-22

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MERcENARY PoLITIcs.-The editor OF
the Olympia Standard, a few years since
the publisher of "the only Republican
paper in Washington Territory" in
speaking of Mr. O'Meara, the editor of
the Courier and the editor of the Dis
patch, in connection, says:
"During the war and long after its
close, these patriotic gentlemen were
found fighting side by side in the same
old ditch, and the same motives which
actuated them then inspire them now.
When speaking of disinterestedness
they can smile sweetly; while pasting
each other on the back they can say
truly you know how it is yourself. old
boy The one gets paid out of the
corruption fund, and the other is to be
rewarded by the appointment OF local
Inspector of Customs at Seattle. The
one relieves our pure officials of their
spare cash and the other relieves an old
and respected Republican of Office.
Gentlemen, we applaud your tactics.
Go in and win, but we pity your unfer-
tunate dupes, the honest Republicans,
who must come down with the cash and
give up Office to buy your penny-whis-i
tles."
No doubt he applauds such tactics.
They accord exactly with his own views
of the aim and end Of all political ac-
ton, and he is representative of what
he dignifes by the name of Democracy.
His modes of thought and habits of life
utterly disqualify him from forming a
conception of political act disconnect-
ed from selfish motive, and where no
such motive is apparent, he invents one
upon which to maintain his theory. as
in the present instance. The facts are,
that Mr.. O'Meara is no more the subsi..
died instrument of party than is the
manwho sets the type or furnishes paper.
In accepting employment for hisprofes
sional services, he surrenders no prin-
ciples and compromises no attribute OF
independence, and receives no more
for his labor than he honestly earns.
The views and sentiments he utters are
his own, and whenever they conflict
with those of the publisher who en-
ploys him. their connection ceases with
no more humiliation on one side than
on the other. With the officials he has
no business connection, whatever may
be their relations with his employer,
who is alone responsible to him for his
pay for professional services. 1t is not
regarded as at all improper to hire pub
lie speakers to appear in an election
canvass, but very wrong to employ ed
itors for like service.
As to the charge against us, which
Gen. Murphy applauds, We have to say
that it is pure invention, without any
foundation in fact. We never, on any
occasion, made our support of any man,
measure, or party, conditioned upon
any consideration of personal gain, ex-
press or implied. Our relations to Mr..
Webster, the Collector of Customs, are
of the closest intimacy, and yet we have
never songht favor at his hands which
would compromise his party standing,
and he has never intimated to us an in
tention of appointing us Inspector of
Customs at Seattle. The only contri-
button we ever levied upon any candi-
date or party, was for printing and ad-
vertising at ordinary rates, and have
very rarely received that. Two years
ago, for all the work we did to elect Nc
Fadden and the Reform ticket in this
county, we did not recsive enough to
pay for the stock used in election print
ing, because we laid no claims to pat
ronage on party grounds. When Mr..
O'Meara and we were . found fighting
side by side," through contumely and
reproach, at the sacrifice of property
and the peril of life and liberty, in the
defence of Democratic principles and
for the maintainance of the Democratic
party, Gen. Murphy. was fattening at
the public crib as reward for his 10y
atty. Now, when he has again reached
place at the public crib without person
al or pecuniary sacrifice, as Democrat,
he taunts US with being actuated by mer-
cenary motives in not following his lead.
Murphy and his kind now constitute
the Democracy of Washington Terrific.
ry. The organization is kept up solely
for the purpose Of matchmaking candi-
dates, and not for the purpose of main
tanning any Democratic principle. The
candidates have uniformly been robbed
by their pretended supporters. Gov.
Moore was nearly beggared; McFadden
was nominated for the money promised
and paid by the Northern Pacific Rail
road. and now Sharpstein is selected as
victim for plumber, because he is said
to be rich. An anxious crowd of un-
compromising Democrats are now waits
ing for his gold. If that fails, their
support fails. We want no part in
mercenary or purchased Democracy.
CONSISTENT DEMocRArs.-Ihe Walla