Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-07-30
SOPHISTICAL REASONS.

ARDS article of last week. now cndeav-
Ors to give some reasons why Mr.. N"or-
bees should be- renominated for Dele
gate. The first of these is that " he is .
an able and aggressive fighter" We /
readily concede this. 80 Is Pat with
his shillalah, but his method is the last .
that should be employed under the /
peaceful rule of free government. Sec
ondly, the Nugget claims, 81 he has !
faithfully kept the vow he made to the /
people Of the Territory" Where are
the results of his labor if the row has
been kept? Are We any nearer for |
fixture now than last November? Does |
ANYBODY believe for an instant that the
forfeiture smukr indicates anythln"
more than smoullrring embers with
out the slightest prospect of blaze?
The action of the House Wednesday
in adopting the " whole hog policy
forfeiture of everything, is the death
blow to all effort this session of Con-
Mr.. Voorhees, is entitled to election
because he was elected once" That
is truly refreshing. Then he would he
entitled to continual succession until
beaten, and hv the same logic the Mug
act would he entitled 70 the postotficc
forever because once selected to finger
the mail bags Fourth, "Mr. Voor-
hees is in favor OF admission of our
Territory into the Union" Has he,
we inquire, a monopoly of this senti-
ment? Could not somebody else sub
serve this interest as well as the scion?
1t is not probable that somebody would
accomplish infinitely more for this
project, who would not hamper the
measure by restrictions which practic-
ally deny to the people the privilege of
making their State Constitution? Has
not Mr.. VOORHEES, hostility to corpor-
ations assumed the form of mania,
when he assumes to place q clause in
the enabling act prohibiting them,
from passing judgment on questions
affecting the large monetary interests
of the proposed State? The fifth rea-
son lauds our bantam Delegate for his
fight with the corporation rooster. All
the remaining reasons given by the
Nugget were buncome. There is no
foundation for them. They declare
that Mr.. VOORHEES, is deeply interested
in the welfare of the Territory; that
he can command great influence at
Washington; that he can carry con-
siderable Republican influence in the
election and that he is opposed to the
Chinese, every one of which propos-
itions may be urged in behalf of n
number of other eligible candidates
Surely men who came to the Territory
by the slow, laboriOus methods of for
mer years possess as much interest in
the Territory, and certainly as much
knowledge of its requirements, as the
young man who came in Pullman
car, and probably would not have came
had not this easy means of transport
tation been rendered possible by pion-
eer enterprise. Then let the Nugget
point to the results of the mighty in
fluence of Mr.. Voorhcesf what has
he done besides introduce bills that
never passed, and secured office for
two or three henchmen? Who is there
in the Democratic ranks, prominently
named in connection with the nomin-
alton that could not poll as large a
proportion of the Republican vote as
Mr.. Voorhees,? Why is it that ma
chine Republicans are anxious for his
nomination, unless they expect to heal
the breach by an application of home
opathic remedy? Has his opposi-
/, tAOAi w tiC OulliCsC
Is not his speech and action on the
proposed legislation palpably, plainly,
unquestionably the mere work of a
demagogue whose object is to do some
thing and say something that will
make him solid" with the people?
Wherein has he ever shown that he
has any sympathy with the farmer,
the mechanic or the common laborer,
except to use him as stepping-stone
for his vaulting ambition?
The Nugget may rattle the chain at
tached to its collar, but it will not
frighten free men from careful con-
sideration of public measures or from
independent action in conventions and
at the polls.