Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-08-04
Political Drift.
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\, Unlimited III Il iI,vi"u> issue.
tic .lobab.llt.. ii an cay Nc;"iy ii
the Ecrubiic,n nun.ncc tor C"n-
%fcs>, hu- led to he most tubu.en'
state OF +, -.ing htlWttu the factions
OF the lali!. Ii app,at- nom tue
Tacoma Lrtrr, that DR.. Minor j.
the choice Il TIE clique which usu-
ally controls the cuo.cc OF the Con-
vention, and that lis parade as orator
al the Seattle ceiehratiou on the 4;h,
Was bat u prelude to his appearance
at the hus'lngs III November. That
Journal does not seem to favor his
if we are to Judge by
the sharp criticism Of his orahon,
or speech, On that occasion, and it
ACCUSES him of plagiarism of the most
Ha1laut nature ia the selection and
arrangement of ideas expressed on
tina: occasion. In two-columu ar
ticle, it comlar the address deiiy-
cred with that of Col. Insersoll, IN
the New York Academy of Music,
on the evening of Decoration Day,
the 3Oth of May, greatly to the
disparagment OF the doctor, who
appears before the public decked in
borrowed plumes, detected in the
undignifed task of attempting to
pass them off as his own. 1t is diff
cult to imagine what reply the doc.
tor can make to the charge, if in
deed he should attempt an ex-
PLANTATION. So far, We have met with
no form of denial, and but squib
or two from the ring organs accusing
the Ledger Of LOOKING, at matters from
railroad standpoint, and suggesting
the possible candidacy of Gen.
Sprague. Iuasmuch as the same
issue of that journal warmly en-
dorsed Mr.. Brents' denomination
aud the gentlemen whose name has
been dragged into the controversy,
holds position far more lucrative
and quite as honorable as the office
of Delegate, we regard such insin-
nations as wide of the mark and
dictated more malice then by reason.
The situation, viewed from any
standpoint, is quite interesting.
The Walla Walla Statesman, in
commenting on the article in the
STANDARD Of July 2lst entitled
The Pot begins to Simmer" ex-
plains that the selection of MIR.
Prents "was made on the modern
principle in politics, by which a
man is elected, not so much for what
he is, as what he says he will be.
Judged by that rule, Mr.. Brents, -
it affirms, =" should be left out in the
cold. x * Should the people ig-
more human nature, and accept mere
words as u substitute. the candidate
who writes newspaper puffs for him
self would get away with the nomin.
alton. To hear him, one would
imagine the Millennium had come
and he, the full-fedged Messiah. II
the people will so back to the re-
cord, he will neither be cheered
chaired or elected" There is no,
a voter in the Territory, who is not 9
slave to party, but who will admi,
it is folly to choose a man of med
iocre ability for the important posi-
ton of Delegate. 1t requires the
highest order of ability to accom-
plish anything without the potent le
verage of a vote in Congress. Thu
public interests are too important t.
be subordinated longer to party, ant
unless the Republicans rely more or
brains and less on the party whip
the regular nominee will find him
self ditched sometime when he leas
expects it.
The Statesman, concludes with th,
following sensible suggestion t.
Democrats:
eve understand that in the Democrats
party in this Territory there is apathy
carelessness and disinclintion, but we d,
not believe that this will continue mucl
longer, for every party leader knows tina
this apathetic condition means stagna
ton, and stagnation means death. w,
believe that at the election this Fall, tn,
Democratic party of this Territory will
awaken from the present apathy, and thes,
candidates, who are coming forward from
the region Of selfish and uuscrupulou
scheming and announcing themselves a.
patriots, or some sort of political Moses t
lead us out into the promised land of State
| hood, will find the Jordan a hard roat
to travel"
Irappears that Henry Ward Beech
er has finally adopted the Univers