, 1888-10-04
The af'eel3ll. Argcta
A MANLY LETTER.
Puts a Quietus UPon g Democratic
Campaign S.anasr.

The following letter from Hon. /
Francis HinkIey Of Port Angeles. !
republican candidate for joint repro
sentative for Jefferson, Clalam and
kitsap couatleS. explains itself.
PoRT ANGELEs, Sep. 27th, SIS.
Editor ARGUS
When man runs for public Office
be Is usually and rigLtfully subject
ed to criticism. His life aud charac~
ter are considered public property
for the time and the opinions of
friend and foes are freely expressed
as to his fitness for the proposed
position. To this habit oftLc pcO-
pie no one can reasonably object
while the criticism Is far, and the
statements in regard to life and
character are truthful aul Just. But
when persons take advantage Of this
custom TO cOyertiy slaudeT and viiify
the candidate, disregarding truth
and honor 4 protest Is proper, and
III some cases imparatiyely demands
ed.
Since l received the nomination
for representative to tho legislature
from this District, an evil disposed
person has circulated the report that
l was an ''-4HdrchiSt" Of course
the story Is told in the hope Of de-
feating my election, and may have
that effect l. it had been reported
that l had cooked and eaten mv
grandparents who died before | was
born it would have been Just rs true
and justitiable as this story. But |
would like to do what-I can to COR
rect this statement through the coli
umns of your valuable paper. Iou
and your readers can judge whether
there be foundation for the report
when L tell you that L was an Anti-
Slavery man long before the forma-
tion of the Republican party. The
Liberty party, rs you doubtless
know, was the name OF the first po-
litical party through which senti-
ments in opposition to slavery were
made the ruling purpose. James
q. Byrncy was its candidate rur the
Presidency Out of the Liberty par
ty grew the Free Soil" party. john
I. Hall being its standard bearer in
'52, and John G.. Fremont in '56. [
took some little part in both these
parties. And when the sentiments
OF both were embodied in the Re
publican party l hailed its advent
with joy, and have voted with it
and no other ever since. The recall
of the great names and noble lives
enlisted IN its service excite senti-
ments of veneration and tha great
deeds accomplished through the par
Ly by such men as Charles Sumner,
Henry Wilson, Benjamin Wade
Salmon p Chase and Abraham Lin
coin, with hosts of others, can but
arouse the gratitude and profound
respect OF ali true Americans For
myself l can never forget that the
Republican party has wiped the
darkest stain from ouc cOuntry's his
tory and changed 100000 chattel
slaves from brutes to men! This is
enough to make any party immortal,
and entitle it TO be held in grateful
memory forever But in addition to
this, when we remember that the Re-
publican party carried Us success
fully through those terrible four
years of the war of the rebellion, and
maintained our country in ITS entire-
ty, our gratitude to that party must
be redoubled. And there is much
work for the great party yet to do
and if it does not do it thoroughly
and well it will not be for lack OF
such insignificant aid as [ am able to
give, and take it that this is not
anarchism
But in closing let mo say more
specifically that have never saio
that / was an Anarchist. / have new
er sympathized with the doctrines of
anarchism and / am not q belieUeg
either in the sentiments or the meth
ods of anarchism; but on the con-
trary l have often been diseusted
with both.
l believe in the power of .fret
ballot in the hands of an enlightened
people as sufficient to correct al
evils of government, and fondly
cherish the hope that humanity may
soon see that all violence and blood
shed are a hindraRce and not EelI
to any reform.
Yours for light and law, justic,
and humanity.
FRANCIS HNCKLEY.