Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-09-09
OLYMPIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 8, 1876.
BE SURE OF YOUR FACTS.

BE SURE OF YOUR FACTS.
An article in the Olympian of Tues
day on Party Politics" is exceedingly
amusing to anybody who is at all posted
on political matters. The writer as
serts that, Notwithstanding the part
taken by Gov. Tilden in purging the
Empire State of the gigantic corrup-
tons existing in the general and muni-
opal governments, he was in open
relation with Morrisey as he was with
Boss Tweed" What "open relation :"
means we infer from the context-that
Gov. Tilden aided and allotted Boss
Tweed in his gigantic swindles, and as
sociated on terms of friendship and
equality, with gamblers like Morri.
sey." Now it is we'll known that Us far
back as 1871, Gov. Tlden stood should
er to shoulder with Mr.. Seymour, in
fighting tho odious Tammany ring,
which was controlled by Tweed, Swee-
ney and others of their ilk. In the re-
port of the proceedings of the Conven-
ton of that year appears the following:
"Gov. Tlden proceeded to denounce the
Tammany organization, and declared that
he would not, this Fall, vote for any of the
nominations for Assembly made by that or
ganiza:iOn, and if that was undemocratic or
irregular. he would resign his position as
Chairman of the State Committee, and retire
to the bosom ofhis plundered fellow citizens.'
The New York Times, leading Re-
publican organ. subsequently accorded
>4nlf credit to Mr.. Tilden for this hold
and determined course, as witness the
following. from large number of SINH
lar utterances. We quote from that
journal of Nov. 9Th:
.The voters ofthe Eighteenth Assembly
District ought to deem Il an honor and
privilege to elect Samuel J. Tilden to the
Legislature. He has shown himself q gal
We appeal to every Republican to vote and
work for him, and TO do so the more cheer
fully-as we make this appeal-because he is
an honest Democrat"
The action of Gov. Tilden since that
date has been straightforward in the
line Of policy thus indicated, aud it was
owing to his exertions. more than any
other one cause, which led to theprose-
cution and conviction of the Tammany
ring swindlers.
When the Oiympian asks, What po-
litical reform can be gained under the
leadership of gamblers like Morrissey p
it propounds q conundrum which the
mentor of that journal is best qualified
TO answer. II to receive the support
Of Senator Morrisey for public Office is
to detract from the merit of Gov. Tilden
rs q reformer, what is to be the measure
of condemnation OF those who support
ed Morissey for the important Office he
now fills? Mr.. Morissey was the Re-
publican candidate for Senator in his
district last Fall, and received every Re-
publican vote cast in it, defeating John
Fox, the regular Democratic nominee,
notwithstanding he had the support of
the potential N. Y. Times. If "politi-
cal reform cannot be gained under such
associations and the leadership of gam
blers like Morrissey," as the Olympian
confidently asserts, what, pray tell us,
was the Republican party, which has
lately made such loud professions of re-
form, doing under his " association" or
" leadership? If Mr.. Morrissey con-
scientifically joined the Republican par
~, and was by it exalted to the highest
honors, does it appear ingenious or fair
to traduce him for supporting Gov. Til
den, so soon after his "puri6cation" by
the great moral reform partya Morris
soy il an honest man, at least so far a.
his public acts are concerned, and in
this respect he is an improvement on
ins-tenths Of the Federal appointees,
no matter what may have been his an
tscedents.
When the Olympian again essays q
political homily, it had better be care
fnl in dealing with matters of fact. It
cannot hatch . white black-bird, nor
make anybody believe it can, and it
might Just - we'll give up the attempt.
HAI5 FAaz.-All the principal steam
boat and Iailroad lines propose to carry
delegates to the Grand Lodge Of Good
Tenplan. which meets ct Vancouver,
on the 2Oth inst, at half price.
NV Aasxr.-Nr. 81. i. Tibbals has
been appointed agent Of the Pacific
Nail Company on Puget Sound. the
poaitioa nade vacant By The rssigna-
Mon q n. Freeman.