Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-29
THE DIVISION.

OREGON and North Idaho because Walla
Walia, being in the center, would be-
come the capital Of the State OF wash
ineton. Tho TELLER's objection is one
Of the best reasons yet offered for the
division. - Onion.
Don't pervert US Bro. johnson. We
never made the capital at Walla Walla
one Of our objections to the division Of
Oregon and Washington. But We did
assert that the capital at Walla Walls
might possibly DO an argument for
Walls walla people in favor of divis'
ion, au argument which it seems you
endorse in the above. So far Is the
question of the capital, that will Ic reg
ulatsd whom We becom State and no
doubt it will be located whore it will
best subserve tho people. But we ob-
iect to the division for the reasons Civ
On, to wit: the project is impracticable,
and any general attempt to accomplish
it, would only delay the admission OF
Washington (which so far as is yet
disclosed the attempt is for no other
purpose than delay without effecting
such division, and by that means would
leave 10 at the mercy of Oregon in
Congress, and enable her to dictats both
the political and commercial status Of
Washington for a long series of years
hence, the same Is she has in years
past, to the enhancement Of her own
growth and prosperity, and to the detri-
ment Of Washington. We don't want to
b cut of from the line Of the sea coest
by any State line. To enhance our
prosperity we want all the diversified
climate, soil aud business occupations
Of our people, such as We now have. A
State with mining interests, agricultur-
81 interests, stock interests, timber and
coal interests, fishing interests, shipping
interests, with climate and soil, rivers
and sea coast suited to all these with
an industrious and willing people, is
Just what is wanted to make great
and growing State. 1t is this remark
able combination Of natural advantages
which has attracted the attention of the
American people to Washington Ter
ritory as a place Of residence for the
thousands who come here to reside and
make homes and do business. Seggrc-
gate these and assign all Of one class to
one State and all of another class TO
another State and you rob Washington
Of her present distinctive feature and
glory - an embryo State. Look at
New England, whose whole territory
il less than Washington, and yet she is
90 divided in her boundaries that five
Of her six States has . sea coast, and
the sixth has an extensive lake coast.
Tho Atlantic coast and gulf Of Mexico
from Maine to Texas is Iarcelled out
to tho several States so as to give to
each situated within reasonable prox.
Unity, small portion, and al of these
have their commercial sea ports, and
their ingrsss and egress to aud from
foreign countries without any restric
Sons from any other one State. This
Il asit should BE-. We protest against
California and Oregon holding all the
American sea coast on the Pacific.
We much prefer to zee such boundaries
aads - will give every State formed
- The PAci6e Slope part Of the coast
line. The only argument which either
We Olympia Standard or the Union
Have attempted 10 asriously assert in
Ayor Of . division is dissinilarity OF
sentiment between the people Of the
East and West side of the Cascades.
Will division assimilatc that senti
msnti By no means. It will become
still wider, arising from State pride and
rival State int eresn, which will
b constantly antagonizing each other,
and the coast State will always hold
the key to tho prosperity Of tho East
srn State, certainly till such time as il
viii b practicable for the east State K
do all it, foreign business with State.
east Of the Rocky mountains. But tn,
open and free navigation of the Colum
bia river from east to west, tho con
struction Of the Northern Pacific ane
perhaps smother road across the Gas
oades to the Sound, and the Villare
road down on both sides of the Colum
bin, and the Oregon Short Line acros,
70 Aqaina bay, will, when constructed
- thew now nrosnect soon v;rtr.llx