Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-03-12
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Below we present Il document
which will be of considerah utter /
est to the people of Was..'",,o
Telrl;o.y, aud which probub!y NI
excite tie attention ot the carrots
elsewhero. The writer is the Terri
torial Treasurer, who owes his APP
pointment to Gov. Ferry; hence his
anxiety for the reappointment OF
that funcliouary. Hence, too, his
zeal. as chairman OF the rump com
mittee that attempted ~ !, We away
to Ferry the whole RepubIiy =, part
OF Washington Territory. ,nr doc
ument shows farther that tn deral
and Territorial officials over /. wash
incton are dong in the wa, Il re-
forming the civil service by keeping
out of political and otfice-hnntinG
intrigues. Ferry claims that there
il an overwhelming demand for his
reappointment springing up as
spontaneous outburst of public ap-
probation of himself-he and his
official clique disdaining to take any
measures IN that behalf. How does
this tally with Tarbell's letter signed
wholly by officials and with the post
script thereto? The letter itself
bears date as early as Dec. 18th, aud
the postscript is manifestly not much
later, at which time Ferry had al
ready written to Mr.. Brents, sending
him the original petition. The letter
is literal copy OF the original which
vas sent to Brents, and we publish
it Just as written, with all its pecu-
iarities of photography, puntuation,
syntax and capitalization. Were
this matter brought directly to the
notice of the President of the United
States, it is very probable that the
officials concerned in it would receive
proper admonition as to the proprie-
ty of future abstention from such
intrigues; and the admonition might
come in such way to render it me-
morable, as we'll as effective. The
people of Washington Territory will
see from this document that they
have an official clique which is en-
ploying all possible resources OF
craft and impudence to perpetuate
its own tenure. Doubtless they will
be interested in the revelation Of this
fact which the document affords. It
is proper to say that Mr.. Brents did
mol furnish the copy of this docu-
ment, and if those who prepared it
wonder how it has obtained public
ity, let them remember that L" stones
have been known to hear and trees
70 speak," The fulsome laudation
of Ferry in this document is we'll
worthy of one who owes Office to
him and has not spirit enough to be
man ON his own account. The
idea that Ferry has paid tie debt of
the Territory is as ilnpudent as any
other part of the document. Con-
corning the other petition referred
to, said to have been signed by the
members of the Legislature, it is
enough to say that q number of the
signers are the same who had preyi-
ously signed paper arraining Gov.
Ferry for gross misconduct in abus-
ing the pardoning power for politi-
cal considerations, besides other pal
pable improprities. This last petit
tion was during the recent session of
the Legislature, when Gov. Ferry
was in position to exact from mem.
bers what perhaps they would have
hesitated about granting at another
time. 1t is proper that these things
be published, in order to let the peo-
pie of the Territory into knowl-
edge of the manner in which their
affairs arc carried on by an official
clique whose chief study is to keep
themselves IN Office, and VINO adroit-
ly work up matters of this kind in
their own behalf ard then pretend
that the call to keep them in official
place comes from the people and
ought to have weight both at home
and with the appointing power at
Washington. Those who have suf-
tered themselves to be deluded with
these ideas may find disenchantment
IN the foregoing statements and in the
1arpe!I letter winch we now present:
Francis Tarbell.
TERRITORIAL TIEAsUREg's OFFICE.
OLYMPIA, W. L. Dec. r. 1879.
Hon. T. II. Bfents, ,Vastngtoa b. c: DEAR
Sic: We, with your numerous friends here,
are Very anxious that Gov. Il. p. Ferry
should be reappoin;ed. of this we have
but little fear. ii you can get the Presi-
eent not TO promise it 10 any one, Until
he can have an expression from the peo-
PIE Of TINS Territory. assuming of course,
you are for the man the people Want, We
would lie very much gratiilcd ii Won can
DO this. We nave been informed and,
nave every reason to believe, that there
VIII lie petitions numerously signed from
every County Ill the Territory Ivy men
IRON all Walks oilite, and shades OF poll
ties bssides Many personal letters from
representative Men from every part OF
the Territory urging his reappointment.
i'll as much as the Governor was so Sue
cessiui i'll carrying Out the directions of
The Secretary OF the Interior, we believe
Genl Schurz will favor his appointment
II You bring the Matter to his attention: