, 1875-11-04

Seattle. W. t.. Nev. 4. isza.
FAc1eus.-By the Revised Statutes
Of the United States, the appointment
sf TeEEitorial officers is vested in the
EoxesDsr, subject to the approval OF
tie Legislative Council. In accordance
with this law Governor Ferry sent to
TIE Council fer confirmation the names
Of Frank TarhaN for Auditor, F. n. Sar
gent Cor Treasurer. J. 81. Munson for
Librarian and j. r. Thompson for
School Superintendent The nomina-
tions were all summarily rejected by the
accidental majority in the Council, as
suming to represent the Democratic
party Of the Territory.
No Intelligent, candid man of any
party can regard this factious action of
Ahe majority of one in the Council in
any other light than as an exhibition of
petty and pitiful personal spite against
the Governor, or as an evidence of a
corrupt ring combination to retain the
Offices in the hands Of the present oc-
supants, against the Administration.
against the lew and against the popular
sentiment Of the Territory. Most GER
tainly the cause for the rejection of
these nominations does not lie sgainsl
their qualifications, moral character, or
offensive pzrtisanship. Capt. Tarbell's
qualifications for the office of Auditor
are far superior to those of any man
who has held that Office within our re-
collection. His nomination was hishsy
.areditable to the Governors iberalty.
clearly showing that he sought qualif-
cations fez the public service rather
than to reward partisan service. In our
Territorial politics Capt. Tarbell has
never been regarded asa partisan, but
IS, an independent politician. He
earnestly supported Judge McFadden as
an Independent candidate for Delegate
to Congress, and subsequently suppor-
ted Judge Jacobs. the Republican can
-didate for the same Office. The other
gentlemen named are all well qualified
and of irreproachable moral and social
character.
Two years ago the Republicans held
majority in the Council by the same
tenure the Democrats nov claim it,
there were four Democrats. four Repub-
licans and one Independent Republican.
The party politics were not mentioned,
either in the organization or subsequent
proceedings of that body. Every Re-
publican as we'll as every Democrat
voted for o man for Chief Clerk, who
had never acted with the Republican
party in any way. and this without con-
.ditions expressed or implied; and at
the close of the session, resolutions
highly complimentary to Governor
Ferry, were introduced fy Mr.. Frank
Shaw, the present President of the
Council, and passed by unanimous
vote. What has Governor Ferry done
since to forfeit the confidence then ex-
pressed in him by the Democratic men,
Bers of the Council? The truth is that
the present action of the Council is the
result Of factious ring combination
formed at its organization, in the name,
but without authority, Of the Democra>
tic party; the first movement in which
was to secure the cooperation of Mr..
Pickering, elected as an Independent
Republican, and never before identified
with the Democratic party. Who does
Mr.. Pickering represent in this factious
proceeding? A constituency which
gave nearly four hundred and fifty Ad-
ministration majority at the very elec-
Aon which returned him to the Council
AS an independent He certainly does
not represent the respectable portion of
the Democratic minority of his district,
for allhonorable men would scorna party
advantage gained by such manifest
breach of faith. and which can only in
ure to the advantage of two or three
trading and time-sersing politicians,
calling themselves Democrats.
It is enough to disgust any decent
man with party politics, and particular
ly with tho Democratic party, when
men of the social standing of Frank
Shaw and Jacob Hoover, representing
constituencies in which Republicans
are in the msjority. allow themselves to
be drawn down into afactious ring com-
bination for the exclusive personal ad
vantage of the Murphys and Judsons,
whose only idea of Democracy is the
.spoils of Office. The people of Wash
1ngtor Territory are Democratic in
sentiment, but will never endorse q
party under such leadership.