The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-23
HARD. HORSE SENSE"

mittee on Territories, in favor OF An en-.
abling Act ~ permit Washington
Territory to enter the union. as q State.
Judge Jacobs made an excellent argu-
ment. printed copy Of which now
lies before US. Devoid of any attempts
at fowery establishment. it teens
with strong appeals to the fairness and
justice of Congress. Evsding any At
tempts at fanciful imagery aud content
to let the sdjectives remain in the
Dictionary. he has handled the facts in
an able manner. upon the time honored
though vulgar principle that 1.-The
proof Of the pudding is in the eating
thereof" We append an extract to
show how be placed the question of ad-
mission in fair way to be treated on
its merits by both Houses Of Congress-
The people of Washington Territory
come here asserting their willingness
and ability to sustain q State govern
ment. 1t is the oldest Territory in the
Union. having bsen organized in 1883
"a quarter Of . century ago. The
question was submitted to the people In
tho fall election Of 1870. The result
was nearly unanimous. The Legisls
ture met on the 18th Of October last
and passed sn act carrying out the
will Of the people in that regard. 1t
provides for the election of delegates
to Constitutional Convention, said
election to be on the 9th day of April.
1878. There are 20 be fifteen dale
gates only--thres from the Territory at
large. three from the judicial districts.
and one from each council district.
The delegates thus elected are to meet
at the city Of Walls Walla on the
second Tusdsy Of june next. The
three northern counties in Idaho are to
send ono delegate, and provision ID
made for the payment of his per diem
and actual expense. The votes are to
be returned and csnvassed ss now pro-
vided by the law. The constitution 10
to be submitted TO the vote of the peo-
pie for adoption or rejection ut the
next general election TO be hold in
November. A. ID. 1878. I have been
thus particular in the enumeration OF
what the people have done. because
this bill refers TO and confirms their
acts.
The number Of people to bs repre-
sented in said convention Is about seven.
ty-five thousasd. The vote polled in
Washington Territory at tho election
in November, 1870, was near ten thou
sand This would give . population Of
about fifty thousand. exclusive OF
Chinaman Of whom there is quite .
large number.
There are between ten aud twelve
thousand people in the northern coun-
ties fo Idaho Since the election OF
1875 there has been large increase OF
the population OF the Territory. For .
few years past the tide of emigration
has steadily set towards the fertile
plains Of Eastern Washington. and its
volume 10 continually increasing.
Two years. 1t least. must elspse before
the machiaery ofa State government
can bs fully set in motion. By that
time our population will exceed hun
dred thousand.
know the popular bslief 10. that un-
less Territory he's fully the popuis-
ton necessary to entitls il 20 member
on this floor under the last spportion-
mens, that il cannot be admitted into
the sistsrhood of States. No such rule
has been acted upon in the past.
Oregon was admitted February l4,
1850. The census Of 1880 shows that
she bad q population then OF only
1857; the censns Of 1850 shows her
population 10 bs but ST. Nsvads
was admitted March 81. 1854. The
census of 1850 shows her population
then at 6,si2. that Of 1870 only raises
il to Sc. .S5S and that was nearly siI
years after her admission. Nebraska
was admitted February 3, 1857. The
census Of 1860 shsws her population to
be d 6o6; that Of 1870. three years
after. TO be i22.li7.
No rule founded 90 population alone
ought TO dominate in this matter. me
elements that composs that population
the habits and domestic institutions of
the people: the character OF the country
and its climate; its natural resources
AMI the ex,sn, of their dsvslopment-
these are the questions necessary to be
understood, in order to dstsi'nine no'
only the ability of the new c"mmon'
wealth TO support itself. Dat % escs,
tain whether its population sno wealth
will bs continuous. and its Industries I'll
verified and permanent. We have We
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