Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-11-19
A New Dodge.

The next Legislature of this Terri
tory should call convention to form
constitution for tho futur. State Of
Washington. We want one with all
communistic doctrines left out. The
one made two years ago has too much
Kearneyism in it.-W. ~ Union.
Nov Bro. Johnsca, would not your
positioa lie better for Recommending
another convention to form = new CON
stitutioa, had you called attention to.
and discussed tho measures Of tho
present constitution, which you deem
communistic. while said constitution
WAS before the people and before its
adoption, and thus prevented it's adop
tion il found 20 comm unist,o. You
then made your grounds Of opposition
to be that our condition was too pre-
mature to become = state under any
constitution. You was overwhelmed
by Uore than two.thirds vote OF ell
of Washington and by fifteen-sixteenths
Of AZ the votes Of North Idaho. and
the people before voting had the same
chance As yourself to read and oonsid-
er said constitution and to detect what
matter there was contained therein
that was unconstitutional or in any
manner ini,nical to the we'll being and
the rights Of people emerging from
territorial vassAlage to statehood.
We know that in the discussions held
in the convention that framed that
constitution, there were two or three
men WHO seemed to enunciate and ev-
en- propose some cummunistic doc
trines, but the efforts Of these men
to accomplish anything more than to
let oil their surplus gas, most sig
nally failed, and while that instru-
mcnt as adopted by the convention
and the people, contains a few innova
lions FROM other constitutions suited
to our condition and the one in which
our people live, and which il upon
trial arc found to he impractical can
easily be remedied under the provision
for amendments, yet We deny that the
instrument contain. those distinctly.
communistic doctrines or Kearneyi.m
as they are understood by the people
generally. We have presented this
constitution since its adoption to sew
eral able, legal and constitutional gen
tlemen and they have pronounced it a,
good an instrument a. the constitution
of any state in the Union and as fire.,
from those objectional features thai
. would mar the peace and welfare OF
the new state. Now Bro. johnson L
convince the Oople that you are sin
cere in your views respectin: the CO m
munistic doctrines of the present con
stitution, would it not he we'll to poin
out in the pages of that constitutio,
these Objectionable features and SHOW
by some logic or attempted logic tina
they are IS you claim them to be. W.
know that just 30 sure IS you of Wash
!. inyton abandon the constitution 20,
;, have adopted, you open the door t.
defeat our admission with you as
!. state and we cannot help ourselve,
1t is with tho help Of your people tina
:, We of North Idaho ever expect to a,
tain any position Of Importance. Pc,
haps you don't want Us, and this
: the part you are playing to defeat GU
alliance with you. If 50, say so, an
:. we will know better your meaning, bu
:. more than two-thirds of your peopl
:. have said to US tina. they wanted II.
and that sentiment so far as we ca
r learn has largely increased since tn
e vote on tho constitution, and you ~
e the first man that has proposed pla
- that is sure to keep US out OF your ne
state. We would he glad that tn
Union meet this question squarely an
show what the people of Washingto
are to gain by All abandonment of tn
constitution they have adopted All
how we of North Idaho can ever e.
psct to be attached to you if you aba'
don that constitution before your a,
's mission as state. Your very sugge
he ton, if followed hazards all the hop.
ID of North Idaho, and any man VIII
\ fully knows our situation must con
to such conclusion.