Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-05

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1sfuls lha QIeae maaa u nlIaEoptez1nia-
ffea and 8Ifupsrasi8n - whieh heEe
boan eah5eated simes my ela1ii0n 30 Cen
afesa. TED, houapof. thn1 the effort
zhfah = baInQ unnds 70 ideufify the
DemooEa8ie party of WaaAingf8n 4eFEl~
tory Win 9 osuslds aRainst tha sdmis-
M0n og re IersitoFy iEto TIE Uuion
i1sliGaa me n dapaEtinG from nv asn-
TsvIs1 of aii he fssas. ths lsttsr Of
Marsh nth, l64ss 70 Hon d. y. Noor-
beea, signed = kisx. Mo1sRonsFf, King
ecun1Y membex q NashlnRton Terri
toFy UemoeTa4Ic Central Oommiltee, -
4 moss ssnaxing pEnduelion. AuE -
other reaeon fhan shat tie chances are
State uil1 Be under the oonsFol of aparEy
had tna aGunpndnaa hardkkaod 10 Vio.
lsufiH anfnRanizs ne esectkon ct -
puhiican forra e government fyE ne
people 81 WeshlnGlol IszEieoEy. Inst
aaeea b purels rarfisan metieess be i
wiling 20 eousmts . colossal crime
aaafmgt 1naa auEerEmant. As . private
elltzsn ] wu1ld not stop e ohallenRe kia
riRhs 20 tbua aazHait she tnnern0et cita-
dai ol The people'e rights. GiacS b then |
outlines Z policy for himself alonfi bat |
when be essamea % gpeAk. for the Dem- /
ooratio party, ag an ofhciaa representa- |
tive thereof, Il then bGosEne1 The euty |
u every honeat maR Ia she DemoeEatte /
rafty 10 repudiaas bis authoEity 10 oQm-
nit him e - utterly indsiensible q /
position.
Il "a unfcrtnnats for ths aoeomplish- |
msne % M9. NonsQ0msEyas manifest |
purpose that ths Demoozatio party Of /
Waskinaton Territory does not oenupy /
any nnssTtain atlitnde upon this great |
question.
Ihs platform upon which lhs Demo
cratic party achieved 50 signal visaory |
Ia November, 1854, eoutained the fol- /
losfna uueauiTooal declaration:
That wa SAX for the npesdy adrnis- /
aion el WhshinQtou Territory with che
name Of Waahinzlon aa oua 0f TIE soy /
ersign STATES of The Federal Union, and |
We favor the incorporation Of NoFthern /
Idaho within The hmits q the fatare
Stata."
ID may Be interesting 70 recall in con-
neeiion with this extraordinary effort
on the part % Mr.. MontaomeFy, the fact
thas be represented KING eoanty 90 .
delegate IL The Democratic Convention
which formulated this unambiguoua
pisdae 10 khe people Of Washington
Territory. Have 8e not The right %
essnme, In the absence Of record Of
any protest from him against Is that he
at that time endorsed the doctrine
therein enunetaied7 Having the inter
este Of the Democrats party 90 cara.
estly ~ hoarf, as be says be has. would
a b unreasonable 20 conclade that dur
ing she campaign of 1884 bic plume,
like that Of Henry Of Navarro, vas eFer
5applemenfinR his alleged devotion 70
hia party's Interests With the fact, which
be makes especially prominent IN his
be vas q member Of the Democratic
Territorial Con mittee, there would assrn
20 be no escape from she eoonciuaion shaf
be must have lal5osod uBeeasinRly aud
unliFinRly 10 establish the oonvietion
that the Demoer6sfe party waa net dis
honest enough 10 seek success as tha
result Of falss pEetensas and Rrcss mis-
representation he undoubtedly pledg.
ed bis loyal aliezianoe 20 every ho1ornbie
sfort to orystalixe into legislation every
sneQestion Of the DemocFatic platform.
There can Be no doubt Of all this. since
he never raised bic voice Ia opposition
90 bis paEty'a pledge until the 18th day
OF March, 1856. feel oonhdent thai q
candid pubiio will reaeh correct oou-
aluaion II coAneotion with his attitude
then and nov, and wiil give his singular
Communication the weight and foros u
deserves.
When I vas before the people Of
Washington Territory seeking their
votes aE q candidate for Congress,
pledged them my undivided aid 10 %
curing theig relief from q eonaition Of
Federal vasaalaRe. and shall allow 10
nan or eet Of non 20 cast diaoradit
upon the integrity aud sincerity Of that
pledge. ] have, since my election ae
DELEGATE 20 Congress, uiaFemittipRly and
faithfully labored 70 secure the fav0ra-
BILE consideration Of that measure which
will bring TO the people Of Washington
Territory, Democrats and Republicans
alike, their certificate 0f sovereignty,
and / shall sontinue thsss lAboFs uHsll
this great reaalt shall have boen ST
tanned.
should this result fail Of accomplish
aent daring my Official life, il shall lie
10 no mans meath 70 tFuthfuily assert
that suoh failnre vas due 70 any lack Of
warmth, determination or zeal in my L
eherta % bring Il aboat.
know I speak for "all true Demo
Gratis OF WashiuGsen Territory and OF
tue Union" when insist shat. IN ordeR
70 b claased IL that category, they
muas not be detected Ia tFafiiakirg IN
she eEeduliiy 81 the people. I know ]
SPEAK foe them when insist that thay
e0nlinus true only 90 long Aa they cnlti.
Vate az honest and true observance Of
thsiF pledges 10 the people.
yisld 20 no RAN IN ms loyalty 70 the
Democratic party, and ] oAiy emphasize
that loyalty By exerting mysalf, IN sea-
son and oui of seaaen, 70 realize sbe
cardinal prinoiple Of Democracy, VIA
" A govagnment et tbs people, fer the
people and By ths people"
q. 5. VoOaHExH.