Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-02-27
"THE DIFFERENCE"

caption, draws such a marked contrast
between the cherishing cure manifested
by the English Government of her colo
mics and the treatment our Territories re-
ceive from the home Government, that
we transfer the article to our columns.
1t is as follows:
Appropriations for the Province of
British Columbia appear in the Esti-
mates of She Federal Government of
the Canada, Dominion, for the fiscal year
1S75-76, to the amount OF SALE, 600.
This is exclusive of the salaries of the
Judiciary and other Federal Officers.
They are for the improvement of rivers
and harbors, FOR lighthouses, hospitals,
surveys, telegraph lines, postal service,
mail subsidies, Indians, a hundred
thousand dollar penitentiary, and fif-
teen thousand for other public build
ings, in that sparsely populated Prov
ince just adjoining this Territory. That
is not all. Over two millions of dol
lars are also to be set apart to meet the
cost of actual railway construction there
during the coming year or two, and
half million more for works of navi-
CATION. .....
The Victoria Standard, in referring to
the munifcent liberality of the Domin-
ion Government, says: Taking it all
in all, we see no reason to complain,
but on the contrary, we have to con-
graduate all parties upon SO satisfactory
a result" In view of such evidences
of liberal policy tow ards them on the
part of their home Government, and Of
its interest in affording substantial aid
to the speedy development and advance
ment Of their country, our neighbors
have reason to be satisfied, and can
well congratulate themselves upon not
only being q constituent part of such a
Government, but upon the fact that
their Province is not under the domin-
ion of the United States-as a Terri
tory. If they were in a territorial con-
dition, as we are, instead of having as
potential voice in the political affairs
of this nation, as they now have in
their own Dominion. they would find
themselves shorn of their power, and
reduced to more passive condition
than they were years ago under the old
British rule. Not only that, but they
would be utterly helpless and I'M
helped. In lieu of such an appropria--
ton asis set down for them above, which
is nearly as much as has been allowed
this Territory in the twenty years since
its organization, but mere pittance
would be doled out to pay the salaries
of fourth-rate politicians thrust upon
them as their officials. ..H %
The people Of British Columbia have
reason to be satisfied with the action of
their Government towards them; but
the people of this Territory have not
with that of theirs. With not one
third of our population, the Province
has heretofore been generously aided
by its home Government, and, amply
provided with public buildings, and is
now about to be still further benefited
by its fostering care. Not so with this
Territory. The people here have strug-
gled along for score of years develop
ing the resources of the country, under
the greatest of disadvantages; without
any aid to single industry. from the,
Government; and while millions of dol
lars have been layished upon public
improvements in nearly every State
which has the influence OF votes in
Congress, scarcely anything at all, has
been bestowed upon this Territory for
the same purpose. i've. have had no
public improvements made, and no ap-
preparations for them; no necessary
public buildings erectedI and no appro-
priations for any, except about sac, 900
for a penitentiary which is about half
built and in danger Of becoming d ruin
unless soon completed; and so far as
assistance for the development Of our
Territory is concerned, we might as
we'll look to the government of Japan
for it, as from that ct Washington.
It may be idle 70 complain Of such
neglect, yet when we see what q neigh
boring Province, which is of less ;za-
portance in every respect than tbs Ter
ritory, receives from, its hor,e Govern
ment,, the difference between the foster
ing care and wise policy shown by the
two Governments becomes at once