, 1878-11-03
PORT TOWNSEND W. t.. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER j. 1873.

'oN" 90 bSi'S 'ciy prominently
before the people of Jefferson coun.
ty for Representative in the next
Territorial Legislature. He is spok
ell Of as a man OF "Education
varied experience, ability" &c
We'll, his experience certainly HAS
been VARIED. He has been educated
to look out for No. /, and would
doubtless be shrewd enough in the
legislative halls should he ever get
thereto dispose Of his vote every
time to the best advantage. He is
also mentioned as being mot rabd
politician of either stripe" This is
true, as we can testify. He is NOT
rabid in any case unless PAID to be
so, and even then his efforts are de
cidedly weak. When we purchased d
the ARGUS from him he confidently
assured US that he had no political
princ pies or afiinities, but stated that
he always went "where there was
most money" AT the same time he
volunteered a little advice to us re-
garding the best method of making
the paper PAY. His claims to being
non partisan are abundantly sus-
tanned, as is well known, from the
fact that when publishing the ARGUS
he was easily hired to make it d
straight Republican journal during
one campaign and was more easily
induced to make it rank and blatant
Democratic sheet during the sue
ceeding campaign. At the latter
time referred to, the ponderous in.
luence of the journal under his
management commanded the muniti
cent sum of FIFTY DOLLARS. What
admirable command he must have
had over his feelings and convictions
TO succeed in reversing them during
the WHOLE CAMPAIGN for even tina,
immense hire. We are gratifed to
know that his present prominent (?)
position before the people makes the
publication of these facts duty on
our part to the voters of the county
With unfeigned pleasure we bear
testimony to his many noble p quail.
tiles; how, in order to dispose Of his
newspaper to good advantage, he
promised never to start in the print
ing business again in Port Townsend
if we would but purchase, and bow
he subsequently conjured up a bril-
liant stroke OF financial policy by
threatening to start another paper il
we did not either purchase or rent
his property; how he carried his
threat into execution and then braz-
enly denied ever having made a
promise 'either express or implied
regarding the establishing Of bus-
ness conflicting with the old one, sc
Nice man to send to the legislature
Why, he could actually barter away
the rights of his constituents if they
were not enterprising enough to pay
him more for supporting their meas.
ures than any one else would advance
against them. We never like to sup.
port a man for a position Of trust
without being able to give substan.
tial and important reasons therefor;
but then it is such a rare thing tc
have the privilege Of voting for one
who has the hardihood to do what
Phibrick has done, and the cheek to
solicit the suifrages of the people
afterward, that we cannot forbear
ventilating our feelings. To put
such highly [unlp princip!ed individ
ual forward for so important posi-
tion IS but an insult to the inteli-
gence Of the county, and it must be
in a de plorable condition indeed if he
is representative man of even a
score of its citizens.