The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-28
Monday. October %. 1878.
Mr.. WHITES SPEECH.

Mr.. WHITES SPctCh.
W. Fl. White, Esqr., one OF the can
didates for Representative in the Legs
lative Assembly, delivered speech at
Yesler's Hall on Saturday evening to a
large and attentive audience. The
speech was of uncommon ability. care
folly prepared and occupied an hour
and half in its delivery. The ques-
ticns Of special public interest which
he elaborated, were those relstirg to
the railroad land grant. tho adoption
of the State Constitution and the Indi-
ap policy. He stated he stood square
ly with the King County Democratic
Convention. which declared upon the
matter of extending the time tor the
completion Of the Northern Pscifc
railroad: "Thst we are unslterably op-
posed to the renewal or further contin-
uancs Of this vast land monopoly" He
eloqusntly and logically detained
against land monopoly, Government
subsidies to corporate companies. and
special legislative privileges OF every
character, affirming emphstically that
the Democratic party throughout the
Union and in every section thereof, and
slwsys, had been Committed against all
such measures. He read the resolu
ton Of the Democratic Territorial
Convention: That we are uDqualitedly
in favor OF the extension of time
for the completion of the Northern
Pacific railroad" and by system of
ratiocination which exhibited wonder
full logical scumen. proved conclusively
that there was no conflict between the
two; that Mr.. Cation, the candidate for
Delegate, who WAS . member Of the
committee which drafted the Terrific
rial resolution. and himself, who was
the chairman Of the Convention which
adopted the county resolution, did not
differ ct all in sentiment; that, in o
party sense, to be "uuqualifiedly in IA
vor Of" and considerably opposed to"
the same measure, meant the same thing;
that extension of time did not necessa-
rily imply unconditional endorsement
OF the measure; that no was personally
opposed to the renewal Of the grant
upon any terms, but was willing to &C.
cept Mr.. Cations declaration that he
would insist upon conditions such Is
the company have repeatedly declared
they would never accept. - satisfac-
ry to him.
de made . very able argument in
favor Of the adoption Of the Constitu-
ton. not only as measure necessary
to the assumption Of statehood. but on
its intensive merits. declaring that there
was no state constitution in tho Union
which afforded greater protection to
equal rights and especially tho rights
OF laboring men. He mentioned the
fact that tho only journals whichs
opposed tho adoption, were the Oregon
tan. North Pacific Times. and Walla
Walla Statesman. well known
organs Of railroad and stsamboa. mo-
nopolies. and their opposition was based
upon the anti-monopoly clauses of tho
Constitution; but he neglected to allude
to the fact that the same Journals al
zsalously endorsed the railroad plank Of
the Democratic platform and the can.
didats nominated thereon.
He compared the two platforms on
tho Indian question. both declaring
against our present Indian system; the
Republican platform recommending the
abolition Of tribal relations. opening oil
reservations to settlement, securing 10
the Indians oil tho rights. and subject.
ing them to all the liabilities of other
citizens; the Democratic platform diff.
fering only from the other in recon.
mending . consolidation Of oil the
Indians upon one reservation, under
military control. The proposition Of
subiect,ng the Indians to civil authority
under the conditions Of citixensh,p :
identically the system which has work.
ed so we'll in ell the British colonial
possessions--the speaker denounced in
strong terms ~ introducing into our
local politics an Ignorant and unreces.
sary element which might in some
counties control the government; but
be did not suGgsst any alternative bat
the holding the Indians iu durssa by
military power. - psasioass and
wards Of The Goverumsnt. which il
amply perpetuation Of the present
system under different department.
Upon local measares. Mr.. White
avowcd the authorship of the oct Of the
last Territorial Legislature. increasing
tae duties with corresponding Increase
Of the salary Of Prosecuting Attorney,
aud showed that the couaties Of King
and Pierce alone had saved more there
oy than the whole amount Of the in
crease OF salary. He also said that he
had drafted. labored and lcbbied for
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