, 1879-06-05
COL. LARRABEE SPEAKS.

handed me copy of the Tacoma
Herald" in which appears the fol-
lowing morssl. Had | seen your
paper / should have noticed this
matter at once-In violation howev-
er Of my uniform policy hitherto Of
never noticing anything said Of my
personal affairs in a newspaper:
1.-The Port Townsend ARGUS says: We
have an intimation by IA private letter
that Col. Larrbee is trying to purchase the
Seattle POST for the purpose OF chang
ing 1t into Democratic paper. From
present indications it seems likely that the
next Democratic race for the Delegateship
in this Territory, will witness another
proper and legitimate result OF office seek
ing. Cation had worked up his chances
for some time previous TO securing the
Democratic nomination, and was pOliti
cally buried for his pains. Larlnbee will
doubtless become u bed-tellow for his pre-
deceSsOr."
Your correspondent is misin-
formed. have never contemplated
purchasing the "Post" Or any other
newspaper. However, it is true,
that other parties have considered
the subject in connexion with Ger.
tain business arrangements, and have
consulted with me in that regard.
From this fact, no doubt, your cor.
respondent drew his false conclu.
sions.
You are pleased to connect me
with the canvass of next year for
Congress. Surely it would have
been time enough to speak of such
thing when I announce a desire to
engage in that enterprise 1t is not
pleasant thing thus to be thrust
upon the community as candidate
for Office at any time, and surely not
for more than year before the sub.
ject ought to be considered at all.
a year ago this same announcement
was made by an irresponsible news.
paper without any authority what.
ever, and the only way / had left
open waste positively decline nom.
ination in advance.
ain, as you know, engaged in the
duties of my profession, and you may
not know, am dependent upon my
labor for subsistence. 1t is there
fore positive injury to me to be
represented as a persistent seeker for
office. ! have not been a candidate
except upon one occasion, and that
was in the line of my profession,
when the people OF the Sd Judicial
District unanimously elected me a
delegate 10 the Constitutional con.
vention.
accepted tho responsibilities of
the position; and, believe, faithfully
performed its duties. Anyhow, the
constitution was accepted by the
people by two.thirds majority.
Perhaps it is enough Cor me say l
do not desire to be Delegate in
Congress. That I regard the inde-
pendsncs Of the citizen as much more
to be desired than the vassalags of
the official. But in order to relieve
myself from all doubt as to the fu-
ture, / say now that under no cir
cumstances ! can conceive possible
to occur, will accept nomination
for that position. l do not think it
at all likely that such nomination
will be rendered, and ] certainly
shall not seek it.
The next delegate in Congress
should, as view it, be selected with
out any reference to his party afilia-
tions, for he will have in charge the
important matter Of procuring the
admission Of the State. certainly
shall vote for the man | deem best
fitted for that work, and not stop to
enquire how or by whom he is
placed in nomination--for l regard
the State question as subordinating
all others. A delegate has no polit-
ica! status whatever. He has no
vote, nor has he any influence other
than that derived from his social and
intellectual qualities.
He can best serve his people, by
absolutely forgetting that he is par