Year: 1859




The opposition are making desperate effort to de
feat portion Of our regularly nominated ticket and
arc reckless and INSCRIPTIONS as to the they
employ in the attempt to accomplish their object
This was to have been expected. At almost every
preceding election, the game has been played
once or twice, indeed. successfully. Our nominee for
the Council Mr. JAMES BrLEs one Of the most ntelli.
gent and worthy farmers in our country appears to be
particularly obnoxious to the opposition, and every
appliance will Je availed Of to encompass and defeat
him. For the purpose Of weakening his chances Of
electiss, o report has been circulated in Sawamsh,
and in the remote portions Of this couAy that he had
withdrawn from the canvass. This is entirely nm.
founded The opposition need not "ay the ilatterirg
JUNCTION TO their s1ul that any Of the democratic
nominees will back ont Of the contest nasmuch the
democracy have determined to elect the whole ticket
Just a. it stands. Mr.. BnEs needs no defence at our
hands. He ~ well known, and has established rep
utation which, for honesty and integrity, is above
proach. lie has been one Of our most prudent and
efficient County Commissioners, and has, in conDec-
ton with bis associates upon the board, managed the
affairs Of the county with prudence and wisdom such
has nearly relieved the people from their county in-
debtedness. The only regret citizens need enter.
tain in the election of Mr. BILEs TO seat in the Coun-
ell is that they will have deprived themselves Of his
valuable services as County Commissioner


The opposition are also striving hard to bring about
the defeat Of Mr.. CHAs. +. NEED, and A. s. lANrIs,
than whom, two better men are not upon the ticket;
bat if the democracy are anything like half true to
themselves, in this they will be most sgnaly disap,
pointed As substitutes for their defeat the opposi-
tion will move heaven and earth to run in the two
m.
mics Of the democratic party have ever contendcd
that the towns and cities should represent and govern
the country and rural Districts that the people of the
county had no business with Ctiice, and that as
general rule, they are not competent to I'll Offices
We the people of the country against surrender
ing their right orrepresentation Of thinking and act
ing for themselves into the hands OF contemplate
town cliques cabals. Should they once make such
surrender II will be their fault; and should they
hereafter feel agrieved that Olympia undertakes to
dictate to them the candidates for office for whom they
may hereafter be called upon TO support, they must
remember that they have melted such dictaton, If
they do not support their own candidates now. The
democrats in Olympia have ever been ii favor Of an
equitable distribution Of all the Offices to be filed and
it remains to be whether not the party in the
country is desirous that the policy Of the past should
obtain now and in the future. Olympia precinct,
with but few individual exceptions, will do its duty in
the support Of a straight ticket. Let tie country do
likewise, and deleat is impossible.


It is 10 be hoped that the democracy in each county
in the territory, will vote an unit for their several
regularly nominated candidates for office. should
there be upon of the tickets that fractions
Of the party dislike, they have the privilege, next
year and it will be their duty to attend the primary
meetings and secure such nominations as they can
more cheerfuly sapporS Those who are in the habit
Of "boliing regular nominations too often forget
fu that It Is the principles Of fhe party that they are
Fboing" and that it is but their private feelings
that bolts the who is politically but the rep
resentatiye OF those principles.


The prospect was never brighter for the general
success Of the democracy throughout the territory
than at present Let the full democratic strength be
paaded at the polls the day of the election, and
decided victory will have been achieved.