Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-03

[WalIa Walla Journal /


Democratic Committee, ia meeting %
appoftion the government appointments
IN this Territory among themselves and
their particular friends. has sss III with
the party at large. in which is a pro-
nounoed feeling that tbs democratic
success In the late election, so far from
being IN any way Consequence Of CON-
mitfse heip, was IN spite of q heavy
hsudIeapplue by the committee.
te chairman is a man with q firstrate
pro faiiTsad record and be was strongly
and generally suspected of sympathy
With the eanse Of the republican railroad
candidate for the dsaeQateship. Ths
secretary Ia openly q railroad adherent
and has been published without denial
as worker aud voter foo. Armstrong.
fhe body of the committee compriss q
number Of staunch. faithful democrats,
bat the working part, the officers, upon
whom was dependence for what help
the organization could give, made 10 .
weight 70 the osuse.
Moreover, the comniftee nesting,
called and engineered by the chairman
and secretary, in their own interest az
candidates for office, was piece Of pure
presumption, not only unprecedented In
political custom bat Surprising for the
hardihood of it.
The meeting was held secrssly, and
the results are secret yet, a. II the
Democratic voters OF the Territory had
ne business to know what their CON-
mittee was doing officially and no right
20 consider whether or mot its recon-
mendations for Office we're proper.
The party Is indisposed TO be run by q
secret inQuisition;. the Council of Ten
method belongs not to this age In this
Territory; and the party Is indisposed
to be rcn by the kind OF Democrats
such as the Chairman and Secretary Of
the Central Committee.
In this oonnection the follow nR
manly letter from Judge Burke. ad-
dressed 10 a citixan of this town, is per-
tiasnt:
Ivalus your good opi ION and thai of
the other Democrats of your oOanty
highly, and should be very sorry 10 loss
it. But highly as value II I'd rather
lose 1t than forfeit my own self respect.
understand that members Of the Ter
ritorial COMMITTEES from Western Wash
ington both condemned and misrepre-
sented me in connection with the Ad-
ans petition. Both their condemua-
tion and Misrepresentation are beneath
notice. Time will eifectuaily answer
them. But should say, in this eonnsc-
ton, it would be Interesting 20 knov
where this notable committee got les au-
thority TO meet 10 secret, nominate one
another for office, and attempt to foist
on the Democratic party OF Washington
Territory policy remarkable only for
its alarina stupidity and impudent pre-.
sumption. One Of th4 members and
officers Of shis committee 10 Mr.. Fuller,
Of Taeoms. Ikis 10 the gentleman who
during the last campaign had 80 little
sense Of honor as 20 hold the post Of
secretary OF this same Democratic Com
mittes while openly opposing Mr.. Voor-
bees and favoring Armstrong. He 10. ]
think, the same gentleman Who before
the Maila Wslla convention vas put
forth by the railroad interests 90 dis-
tribute free passes tus1icionsly among
the delegates. de IL notoriously, and
has besn. one Of the supple and servile
tools OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company in WaahinRton Territory.
And yet this Democratic Committee
doesn't hesitate to insalt the Democracy
OF this Territory, nay. the whole people
of the Territory, by Recommending this
man for jadiciai position Why don't
they recommend Paul Sohulzs and be
done with Ill
Nor is this ali. II has been reported
since the adiournmeut Of this wise
committee that some of its members
aad some Of the candidates recon-
msnded by 10 have gone to Washington
90 free passes furnislaed by the n. p.
x. X. Co. ! am not prepared 10 vouch
for the truth Of this, b1t an afraid 10
10 true; and supposing 10 10, what do you
think the honest Democrats Of Eastern
Washington will think OF the perform
ancSs How will they like 10 zee these
detachable Democrats mortgage them
selves In advance 20 the benevolsns
monopoly for the convenient but
rather psltry consideration Of . free
pass =
And ys, ne aoabt tAese men think
that Burke is not good Democrat I;
that be is teo sentimental and what net
Ii 10 shameful 20 Ipee the camp fol-
lowers, the feliowe that hung back be-
foae the election and were efrsid % say
q word for fear Of offending the rail-
road cempAny. noe vAiiantiy step fer
ward after the Heht is over. and 9th
that irresistible weapon Of modern var
fare In their prookeia-a free pass--
claim all the froIts Of vieiory for them-
selves and dictate Ga the rank and file
who won the victory hsw What is lefs
shall b dissribatsd. / believe the De
mooraey Of the Tertiary viii soon 70
dace thses lofty eenihzaen 70 The raaka
We want no railroad Officials in politisz,
no matter What their profeszions nay
be. Yours truly, 1Honks BUkKn.
r. 8. have further word b say In
regard 10 my posifitla relating 70 the
srns eanrse 81 the Democraey tonohine
resnssals frcm oflice. shfnk the Dem-
ocratic platform adopsed last year ~
Chicago lays down the true doctrine.
Ciexelandis letter 30 George William
Curtis uAkss that d0,trine- % clear and
plain THAI he VITO runs may read- Thaa
aaesrins emeodiss q iboana and honest
prtnciple, a1d under that banner the
democracy OF the uatioa vers able 70
achieve q great victory. In 1875 Samuei
j. Tiidea, % aekno'EiedRed ssadss of
the national Dewoeraey. prpeisined the
same prtncipie, and rtnoer thai bsnnsr
shs democracy we're Victories then.
that is she scat Of Democracy l profess.
Does il snrpriss yoa that | viii nes con-