, 1886-05-20
Not So Many Slips, Eeighbor!

The Seattle PoSt-I.fetiigencer, of
Saturday last, says:
The Port Townsend ARGUS nomi-
mates j. Il. Mitchell, Jr., of Seattle
for Delegate to Congress. The ARGUS
is evidently determined that the
next campaign shall be fought out
by young men exclusively"
Our neighbor is seriously mistaken,
and should correct its error at once.
Its editorial item quoted above prob
ably grew out o. an item in the Port
Townsend CaH, a democratic paper,
naming j. H Mitchell, jr., for Dele
gate on the republican ticket. The
ARGUS did refer to the subject, but
this is what it said:
"An exchange, with q not very ap-
parent feeling of fricndliness for j.
H. Mitchell, il, of Seattle, suggests
that the republicans will nominate
that young gentleman next fall for
the delegateship. MIR. Mitchell, like
young Voorhees,, is the son of q I. S.
senator. But permis Us to say that
the republicans are not going to
''send boy to mili'' just because
their opponents did"
Does that sound like wanting the
campaign fought by young men ex-
clusively?" No, the ARGUS wants the
old war horses to the front; it wants
no foolishness about the campaign
next fall; it wants a straight ont, SEN
sible, ringing republican platform,
devoid Of absolute forfeiture fol de
rol as referring to the Cascade branch
railroad, and also entirely free from
the slightest taint OF suspicion of
railroad influence on the other hand
"a platform upon which all good
citizens can unite heartily; and then
it wants to see the strongest posi-
BILE candidate nominated (no weak
sucking, such as the democrats will
have with his ''iaund graunt" buga-
boo to frighten voters with; and
lastly, it wants IS see every republi-
can with an iota OF influence take of
his coat and go il to win-go in to
redeem Washington Territory from
mugwumpism. iEe believe Puget
Sound is entitled to name the repub-
lican candidate next fall Eastern
Washington has named the man for
four consecutive campaigns, and last
time she made shipwreck of the busi-
ness when any man suggested in the
convention from Puget Sound could
have been elected. We are not fight
ing for any section of Western Wash
ington, and are not disposed to OBJ
ject to Seattle or King County man,
because he halls from there. Givs
US the strongest man TO be found, as
we said before-an old war horse,
or, at least a man who will bring
prestige, ability and broad political
strength to the eampaign-one whose
name and leadership viii of itself in
spire success from the start-aud
such one, OF course, would not be
j. III. Mitchell. jr., who, though
very estimable and talented young
man, is nevertheless not the man for
this occasion. We want no towards,
faint-hearted, nor soreheads in the
republican ranks this year. We want
to see democrats taught that their
political methods, their attempted
coercion of voters on the
statehood question, the free trade
theories of their party that would
hopelessly cripple Puget Sound lum-
Der and coal trade, will not be toler-
ated by the Intelligent citizens of
Washington Territory. We want to
see the young democratic ''son of his
father" buried under an avalanche Of
clean, white republican ballots next
November, when he has leen before
the people second time with his
plausible, demagogUo pleas to whee-
die republican voters out of the ranks
where they belong. The foregoing
fully outlines the political standing
of the ARGUS in this year of our Lord.
How does the p-I. IKE it? And will
1ur neighbor join IN patriotic Ell.
deavor to reuniic the party en- basis
just to all basis ca which the dead
past viii be buried and differences
within the party will be forgotten?