Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-01-13
OLYMPIA. WASHINGTON TER.
OLYMPIA, FRIDAY EVENING, JAZZ. 10, 1855.
Another " Point" Scored.

Another g Point" Scored.
Mr.. Ballard, in the last Partisan,
complains that the STANDARD OF the
Both ult. answers but one "point" OF
his letter in the Oregonian wherein he
so magnanimously advocates an APP
preparation of 5000 per annum as
pension to the widow of Gen. Candy.
In making that comment, We very
naturally thought that there was but
one "point" to the letter, but it seems
that the generous proposition to APP
propriate the peoples money was only
a pretext for an attack upon Mr..
Lamar, the retiring Secretary of the
Interior, and to emphasize the howl of
ultra Republicans over his appoint
ment to the Supreme Bench. We
now understand the matter, and as
the original "point" seems to be ig-
nored by Mr.. B., it is fair to assume
that its nub has been somewhat re-
duced by the judicious application OF
the STANDARDS rasp, and all We have
to do is to file away at the other point
presented to reduce the whole matter
to comparative smoothness.
Mr.. Ballard seems to think that the
war is still in progress. He quotes
the utterances of Senator Baker in
1861, just after national disaster in the
field, when he declared that no cost of
life or treasure should stand in the
way of the perpetuity of the Govern
ment. The echo of that eloquent ap-
peal seems to linger, as it should, in
the ears of Mr.. Ballard; but he must
try to realize that circumstances have
changed; that the war is over; that a
general amnesty was declared; that
the Southern people have accepted in
good faith the results of the war; that
they are to-day as firm III their ad-
vocacy of the new order of things, as
steadfast in their efforts to harmonic
all differences and restore the nation
to unity of sentiment and interest,
as patriotic in their devotion to the
old flag as many who bore arms on
the Northern side and now seek to
prostitute that hallowed impulse which
preserved the nation and to subvert
the prestige of a victory won equally
by Democrats in blue under Generals
of their own political faith. Senator
Stewart, of Nevada, differs from the
Ballard stamp of Republicans. He
says of Mr.. Lamar: "I know of no
other man who bore arms against the
United States in the late war who has
so unreservedly accepted the verdict
of arms and SO unequivocally and
continuously maintained the validity
of the new amendments to the
constitution as Lamar. Is he dis
qualified to fill the Office Of justice of
the Supreme Court by reason of his
participation in the late war Can
no person who bore arms against the
United States become eligible to
that Office 7" He answers these ques-
tions by advising Republican Senators
to follow his example, and vote for the
confirmation of Mr.. Lamar.
When, few years before the war,
John Brown attempted to incite an up
rising of the slaves at Harper's ferry,
it was as much an act of treason
against the Government as the shot
fired at Fort Sumpter; still, where
is the Republican of the Ballard
stamp who condemns that act? Was
it less treason because Insignificant in
its results : Is it less reprehensible
because greater length of time has
passed since its commission ? Or has
that memory, embalmed in song, by
some subtle process of partisan
alchemy, become q virtue, while
similar deeds under other conditions
are to be attended by lifelong political
ostracism
The story of the gored OK finds fire.
quent application, and none are SO
oblivious of its moral as party dema-
gogues, who endeavor to keep alive
passions and prejudice for the want of
fixed principles upon which to base a
hope of success. As long as the mol
dering body of the Republican saint
offers up sweet incense to Republican
nostrils, let them not object occasion
ally to a pinch of Democratic snuff.
If present appearances are to be re-
lied upon, the women will soon possess
the means Of taking sweet revenge
upon those recalcitrant politicians
who were 90 hasty in approval Of the
Supreme Court decision by which the
ballot was wrested from their fair
hands. The bill for their enfranchise-
ment passed the Council by vote
that indicates very strong sentiment
in its favor, and friends of the measure
in the House claim seventeen votes,
or nearly two-thirds of the whole men,
bership. The only chance for its de-
feat seems to be in those parliament
airy strategems which consume time
and often defeat measures supported
by clearly defined majority.
The American ship Alfred d. Snow
was wrecked near Waterford, Ireland,
q few DAYS ago. and the officers and