Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-09-19
OLYMPIA, SATURDAY MORNING. SEPT. 10, 1871.
WE APPEAL TO THE RECORD.

. 1900
Judge Brown, of the Dispatch. per-
sists in disappearing the position of
the Democratic patty in the last Con-
gressional campaign OF this Territory,
and its present attitude towards the
Liberal Republicans. Judge McFadden
was nominated Ivy a Democratic conven-
ton, which SO far from repudiatinS
when it met, as party measure, the
call under which it was convened, spe-
officially and unanimously endorsed the
action of the Central Committee in the
following language:
Resolred, That the Territorial Central Com
niittee appointed by the May Convention,
have our thanks for the faithful discharge of
duty so far. and that said Committee be re-
appointed to act till the assembling of the
next Territorial Convention.
Does that look like reputation to
any unprejudiced person? Does it in
any sense bear out, or justify, the Dis
pdtch's assertion that the Convention
repudiated the action" of the Com
mittee Gas party measure"
The Democracy was then, as now,
essentially party of reform. 1t had
just proven its devotion to principle by
endorsing the nomination of Horace
Greeley for President, and the Liberal
Republicans, equally patriotic, equally
sincere in their adherence to the cause,
had joined hands with their former
foes for the work. Recognizing the
magnanimity displayed in this act,
neither party was disposed to bubble
about minor questions which might
place in jeopardy the triumph of inter-
ests of far greater importance. The
Democratic Convention, as an indication
of this sincerity, nominated Judge Hew-
lit for Prosecuting Attorney in the Sec
ond Judicial District, and his name was
placed at the head of this paper as a
Democratic nominee for that office,
while the neutrality-suspicious. journals
claimed Judge McF adden as the Liberal
Republican nominee for Congress. The
reason why the distinctive names of the
parties were not merged, is owing to
the fact that the Liberals had but a
partial organization in the Territory
county conventions having been called
only in 1--WE believe) Thurston and King
counties. The nomination of County
officers here was effected with equal
harmony of sentiment and unity of ac-
ton. A county Democratic Convention
was held at the same hour Liberal
Mass Meeting convened, and the ticket
was selected and recommended by a
joint committee of fourteen, whose &C
ton was subsequently ratified by joint
convention of the two parties. The
result, as it always will be when good
men combine for a given object, was a
sweeping triumph at the polls, which
neither party claimed as the result OF
its own individual efforts. In announc-
ing the verdict of the people, we did
not claim it as party triumph in any
sense other than as a victory of allied
forces united for specific object; MOI
do we now advocate party convention
for any other purpose than as the most
convenient means of allowing the sen.
timent Of the people, favoring the prin.
ciples enunciated i'll the platform Of
1872, to find free expression. To as
sumo that the people can be alarmed by
the mere name inscribed upon theil
banners, or the precise manner in which
minor details necessary to organization
are managed, is to accredit them witt
less common sense than they possess
The time for ostracising men because
they are Democrats or Republicans ha
passed. Principles not men, reform il
whatever shape it may come, are the oh
jects now contemplated by the people
and they will not allow the sophistry O
demagogues, though they don the robe
of righteousness and go forth as preach
ers of new creed, to divert them from
their purpose.
The assertion of the Dispatch tina
leading Democratic partisans' claimed
the election of Judge McFadden as
party triumph, is, SO far as we know
unqualifedly false. Nor have the,
ACTED in bad faith towards their allies
as is intimated by Mr.. Brown. With