Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-04-20
No Need Of jealousy,

is accused in direct terms of desire to
keep that territory in tie back ground.
1t is charged with some bitterness that
Oregon takes every p,rtunity to az.
grandise herself at the expense of
Washington. A large share of the blame
and the objurgatinn is teapcd on Ore
gon politicians, including cur repre-.
sen,atives at Washington city. 1t
seems to us entirely wrong to assert
that Oregon is jealous Of her neighbor.
True, he has introduced a proposition
in the senate lonking to the annexation
of Walla Walla and Columbia counties
to Ogegon. True, it is mainly owing to
his efforts that the branch land grant
from Yakima across to Puget Sound
has been cut IF. But it is not right
to assume that these actions and meas
ures are either prompted or apr roved
by the people Of O.e.ou generally.
They do not pretend that they have a
right to interfere in the political affairs
OF Washington Territory Nor do they
support the c aim of any Senator from
their state that he has right to con.
troll or dictate 'ilicial appointments
there. Moreover they are not hostile
u the claims ut that terr tory for rail
way aid. That there is intertcrence in
the aff.irs Of the territory by Oregon
pollt c'ans we do not deny; nor do We
thiuk it is strange that the people there
are moving for state government in
order t, get rid of this meddlesome die.
tation. But Oregon sanctions nothing
of the kind. Let the fault lie where it
belongs
Complaint i also made that Oregon
apprcpriate~ commercial honnrs that be.
long to Washington. The Olympia
Transcript says: Fifty thousand tons
OF wheat will 90 this year into the mar
kets of the world as from Oregon; our
Puget Sound fir lumber will all be re-.
rorted as Oregon pine; the salmon of
the Columbia river; will be known as
Oregon salmon, and so of our hops and
wool Of our oats aud barley. and every.
think we produce that is sent abroad"
Tins is somewhat overdrawn. 1t rarely
happens now that anything shipped from
Puget Sound bec'mss known abroad as
an Oregon product. When it is so it
occur. probably because the whole of the
great Northwest was known ouce as
Oregon, and people may not have fallen
yet into habit of observing the later
p,litic,l divisions and designating them
accordingly. AS for products Of all
kinds shipped from the Columbia river,
though a large portion belongs to Wash.
inotnn, it is quite natural that they
should ba called Oregon products rs
matte: Of convenience. because they are
mostly shipped through Oregon and
cleared from Oregon ports. The ship.
ping business is done in Greg w. aud
the custom houses are on the Oregon
side. That products OF Washington
going through this channel should be-
come known as Oregon products is not
surprising but quite to be expected. II
is not because Oregon wants to appro
pirate or steal the credit of them. bu,
because it would be impossible. unlcs.
there we're reason, stron" as necessity
to keep separate statements showing
what is from Washington aud what i.
from Oregon.
There is.no need Of testness on eithc
side about this uratter; for in CONNER
cial sense Oregon and Washington ar,
practically one country. 1t MAJ some
what mitigate The Wdignation of ou
friends Of the press in Washington to b,
reminded tina, the products of their ter
rtory and our State together. which ar,
largely shipped through San francisco
become known thereby to the cnmmcr
cial world AS products of California. ant
neither Oregon nor Washington get
the credit of them.
Oregon and Washington are 20 mucl
the same in situation and wants aud in
tere>ts that there should be no hostili
ty between them. They must devel
ope together. Anything that benefit
one must help the other. Neither cal
grow in ponulatiun and w.alth unles
the others grow with it. The small
jealousy of our politicians, who hope t.
win favor in Oregon by attempting in
justice tn Washington will overreacl
itself. Readers of the Oregonian vii
bear witness that it has steadily oppcse'
everything OF this kind We d
not think the interests of Ore ION re
: quire us to seek favors and advantage
at the expense of Washington ORE