Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-15

the same faith with the majority Of
Congress and the admin tration, thus
enabling the party in power to perpet
uate their control Of the Government
We have lived nearly . century with
out any such division, and are We now
to inaugurate the policy of dividing
States slready admitted into the Union
The suggestion is not new in relation
to Oregon and Washington. 1t has
been nooted in certain quarters for
many years but the project has never
received many adherents from among
intelligent thinking men. The whole
subject is mythical and should at once
be dropped. Again, if we admit tina,
such project were practicable under
the constitution the delays incident to
making all arrangements for such a
division and getting the Eastern EN-
pire admitted a. State, would be al
most ruinous to the people of the East.
eru portion. We don't doubt that
Portland and vicinity would favor the
project, by means Of which she would
become the center of the West State
geographically. and would draw bust
ness from tho Sound country as vel
as from tho Willamette valley, and
bring the capital to Portland and then
be the center Of the political poser #
the State. 1t is possible that by such
q division Walla Walla may have an
eye to become the Capital Of the EN-
pire State formed out of Eastern Orc.
gon and Washington Again it 8
quite possible that this project may
have been suggested to lessen the desire
and even the necessity of the construc.
ton Of rail road directly across the
Cascades to the Sound, and that the
railroad magnates of the North Yves,
may have had something to do in hav-
ing this matter agitated At the present
time. Of course disintegrate Eastern
and Western Washington, and cause
tho Western portion to drift politically
and otherwise 10 Western Oregon, what
cord OF alliance would there be left be-
tween Eastern and Western Washing
ton, to urge the necessity Of ever com.
pleting the Cascade branch of the
Northern Pacific, or any other rail
road across the mountains. The sug-
2estion Of this project just on the eve
of the admission of Washi ,gton As a
State, to Us seems very inopportune
aud we'll calculated to distract public
sentiment and make it less earnest il,
the demand for admission of the State
at an early day, and it may be that
such was the purpose If the Standard
in raising the question; nd what sur.
prises us most, is that the Union after
its late expression of desire for the i'm
mediate admission of the new State 80
soon as constitution to suit that iourn
al could be framed, should now endorse
aud deem advisable tho suggestion of
the Standard. We cannot deem the
Onion in earnest in its endorsement,
and We hope it will no, farther indulge
in so visionary scheme. Bro. Beaserer,
though not in the front ranks of those
advocating State government, yet to |
this question of division aptly says as
follows: sand now the Olympia Stand
ard favors division Of Washington
Territory on the old plan, long ago
hooted out Of existence. We object to
being cut of from the west OF Wash.
ington and spliced on to the east Of
Oregon. Al all events, let US wait un
til the Seattle and Walla Wa;la River
Railroad is built. 1t may unfold
tale, yet untold. Hence lay that project
on tho table until called for by the
people"