Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-04-30
Those Reasonable Utier,nces.

Following is the letter written by
Mr.. Montgomery 10 Senator Voor-
bees, Which the htrlligtacer charac.
t-riz.sa as " Treachrry 20 Inc people,
and which it afiirm- Was read with
general disgust and Indignation
in the "city of its origin"( Seattle J:
SEATTLE, March 2G 1856.
Hon D. W. Voorhees,, WASHINGTON.
Do. DEAR SIR: In your over anx,st,
TO advance tue political and personal
inte, -, of your sou, you are doing
gleat injustice to the Democratic
party OF tn Union. You ar. advo-
eating aud urging the admission
of Washington 7 rritory into th.
Union - Safe. DO you know
what such admission menus. Idoub:
it. Let me tell you. 1t means Re-
publican State ulcers from head to
foot; it means r publican member
of Congress-; it means two Republi
can United States Senators; ii means
three electoral votes for the next
Republican candidate for President;
.ud it that candidate should happen
to be James &. Blaine, 1t means
popular majority of not few hun
bred only, but one largely up in the
thousands. This is what this lad
mission" you are advocating means,
and it means it without a shadow or
shade Of question.
Our Republican leaders here know
this. Our Republican newspapers
here know thu. Oar pre.ent Re
publican Governor knows tins, AMI
hence they are all urgent and anx-
ious for admission. That these par
ties would compromise and give the
Democrats one of the United States
Senators in case of admission. is ut
ter nonsense. They are not wont to
be that liberal, and if our presen!
national administration would take
q lesson from them in the matter Of
partizanship, it would strengthen It,
self very materially with all true and
tried D mocrats. Look at the last
Senatorial election in Illinois; the
Democrats had the vantage ground,
but Logan, REPUBLICAN, Was elect
ed. Who was in fault for this, for
there was a fault! What power
what authority, what leadership is
responsible for this unfortunate Dem
ocratic defeat and mucn to be de-
precia,ed Republican victory?
ask Democrats of prominence al |
position. not simply in Illinois bu,
in Westinghouse it right, and prop
er, aud equitable, ind just tha' you.
and all-time Democrat, Should exhlb,'
such greedy haste to take Territory,
not overburdeued with male voting
population, from under the wing OF
a National Democratic Admlnlstra-
iou and place It under the complete
con rol of an extreme local X 'publi-
eau one :? l. II honor bre? l. At lam
to The Democracy. h, Un.un IN he
ms,ter Of q Presto. Il .ai election
DO Republicans - 40: Iiat kind Vi
maSnauimiiy ? DUES any politician
DO so un.ess guided by no;hinS be-
yond selfish motives
Do you want evidence OF what say
III regard 10 The poii,lciil status Of
this Territory? Ii so You eau have i;
in plenty. For single and tellin;
item. look al our Legislature lately
III session at Olympia, with its upper
house membership Of niue Repub
lican to the three Democrats, and
lower house membership of seven
teen Republicans to seven Democrats
the entire membership of both houses
having been elected at the same
time Delegate Voorhees, was chosen.
A splendid outlook this for Demo
cratic United States Senator And
yet some Republican sharpies tickle
the ears of some unposted Democrat
with the syren song that in case OF
Statehood, Democrats may catch one
of the Senatorial Representatives
Bcsh and humbug! Humbus and
bosh! Look again at the action OF
our Republican Governor Squire
who, within the past few months,
has appointed Territorial officials to
the many places of prominence and
profit in his GIFT. looking we'll TO il
that his appointees are not merely
active partisan Republicans to-day,
but will continue to he 40 in the
needy political times of the future.
The United States Senate, of which
you are an honored member FROM
the gallant State of Indiana, whose
great Democratic light" but lately
shone SO brightly as its presiding
head, is now, as it has been fol
, some time, in the hands and under
the control OF extreme partisaus OF
the Republican school-men whose
chief aim is to embarrass the lately
CHOSEN Democratic Administration
and brin. it into disrepute; but this
dictatoriaI and presumptuous power
is on the wane, aud its majority is
fast losing its prestige and authority.
IL it for Democratic Senator OF
Democratic Congressman to help
steady and rebuild this tottering ia
brio, officer it anew, vote it recruits
and give it vitality for mischief fol
years to come I trow not; I hope
not. and in saying this I think ]
speak the sentiments OF ali true
Democrats of Washington Territory
aud of the Union.
am, very respectfully.
ALEX. MONTa oMERY.
King County Member oil Washing.
! ton Territory Democratic Central
, Committee.
The following letter from Mr.
Montgomery is se'i-.xpianatory:
SEATTLE, April n, 1856
EDITOR STANDARD:
A prominent Seattle Democrat
J who, in my estimation, ought te
have been yet more prominent ere
chic hrouuht tho STaNn, p0 10 ~, =. =