Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-19

JTDCE BTRKEs LETrER o. &C.
CEPTANCE.
SEATTLE, Oct. Is, 1882.
DxAA Sns:-I have Just received your
Letter IN which you inform me officially.
that the Territorial Democratic COuven-
ZION has done me the honor 20 re-nomi-
nate me ~ it, candidate for the posi-
ton OF Delegate TO Congress from this
Territory. Under any circumstances
should Be deeply Impressed with such a
marx Of the oon6deuoe and regard Of
body OF representative Democrats,
such a. recently assembled IN oonyen-
eieo q Vancouver; bot Appreciate the
honor all the moro highly because the
nomination came 70 m, not ooly
uneoo4At bat aeainst my sxpeunsd
WhhoA u W0eO nov 20 consult my
personal Seelin01 intsreGts or oonven-
ienoe, / should certainly decline thu
nomination. In the early days Of the
Republic, it vas q maxim IN politics
that no man should seek or decline an
of6ce. ] have hitherto generally regu-
lated my conduct in politics upon the
principle Of this maxim; and I think L
my duty 70 observe IL IN this instance.
II Il Be true, - our Republican friends
delight TO tell n, that our party Il In q
hopelees minority, then / should feel
bound BY double duty to stand a. the
candidate Of the party. First, would
owe it a. duty to the Territory TO aid
In keeping up the party organization a.
. wholesome and necessary check upon
the party in power; and secondly,
would Owe it ~ q duty to the party that
has hOnorod me, to uphold and contend
for II even IN the presence Of inevitable
dsfeat II would b base in ths extreme
to desert friend, or party in the hour
OF trial q misfortune. Nominees art
not wont in our day to decline nomina-
tons rendered by . party a. able to
elect a. to nominate. But If party or
RAniza$ione have any higher alma than
noseoly 70 Gkirmiah and scramble for Of
dces, to scheme and struggle for place,
men should be a. ready to uphold them
IN the minority - IN the majority. In
deed a. q general thing, men who stand
BY party having no substantial favors
TO best0w, do 30 from principle; while
there y always large number to be
found IN the ranks Of the party in power
who fight for it and shout for it, not SO
much for tho good that il in it, as for
the good they can get out Of it. There
n6vor has been time in the history of
our Territory whom the public interests
60 impeEatively required, as they do now,
an able, enlightened and powerful oppo.
sition TO check the growing and danger
ous tendency Of the party in power
towards 'bossism" and machine
methods With all their attendant politi-
cal abuse. Party managers seem tohave
SnUsvhk ~ svp%Nnksrv~ At~< 60 - T. AZ
States, degrading the public service, de-
bauohinR tho public morals, and scan
datzing the nation. II We would keep
the demOralizing presence Of tho "bOss''
and the machine" We must endeayoY 20
obtain something like an equal diyis-
ion Of political power, and thus keep
the party that happens no be dominant
for tho moment constantly ON its GOOD
behavior.
The great question in politics TODAY is
the reform OF tho Civil Service, and that
question concerns ~ here as deeply
a. IL does tho people of any other
part Of the country. The ory comes TO
% from three great States of the Union
that the nominations Of tho candidates
of the Republican party in each Of those
oorruntion al natrona0s. Ths vo;ca of
the peonle II stified. their vishes d;sre-
parded and their ableat and most mn
RIGHT leaders thruae aside nv An mn
ecrupuIoua cabai vho have Gained con-
troll Of the party me chine.
Al eminent Kapnhlican has racart,v
thus oharaoterized The Condition NJ ~.
faira in Nev York and PennsvIvar;a.
"The events in both States shov that
M oraver noIiticaI neriI nov nm ror,t.
IA countrv than the oomnIste snh;ncs.
tion of the ReDublioan partv nv nnscrn-
nnious oahaIs. wh;ch hrihe LII nnhi;c
emniovment. and nav their wav nv fiIch,
inc from ths nuhlic treamrv This 10
an av;I vhich mi and in Violence nn,ass
corcina;veIv rehnlai hv thu n~c,,ia a.
fhe noIIa. And this rehnka v;lI l,e al.
min3stered ~ tha defeat and overthrov
Of ma oahais And tina snccess NJ The
Democratic party: and II the Demoorat-
i AN fails 70 900 The IN. ;r.r;rs t;on ~
"a hour - hscoms tho no., , ;-oIM ~
Win ~ imnortance Of Ma orsst nnss-
tion Of civil aervioe reform. X Mi. II ;ta
turn. ID hnrled from nover. - in anch
case Il would richly deeerye TO be. But
the Democrats are In full svmpathv
with the shirt of this great movement.
A great Democratic Senator and Ieader.
Senator PendIetou, Of Ohio. has slreadv
brought forward q MEASURE Of the first
importance in securing q reform Of the
civil earvice. and under his alba and
enliahtoned edvoceoy the meaeuro Mn
dou6tIo0 b adopted.
This, then, 10 no time for the Demo-
cratic party Of Warrington Territory TO
abandon the field. Let the perty or
Ranization b maintained. Ief the
party sveryvhero throuehout The Terri
tory take 6rm and pronounced stand
against ''bossism'' and machine meth
DDS In politics; aGainst politjoal cliouee
and oabals, and The resslt will Be that
our Territory viii be saved from the
political disqualification that seems to
have ovegtaksn % many Of The States.
The Demooratio party will thus have
something to couteud Tor Of INFINITELY
moro Importance than this or that