Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-31

DAILY POST IHfgLLlaEHCER.
pr sURE AND voTE.
The Walla walla Daily Union quotes
. norton of the Posr-IsrKLLIoEscEss
remarks upon the duty Of every voter 70
mt in an appearance at the polls On
the It'll Of November next and register
his name in due form. The Unio" en-
dorses our proposition, and advises the
people of Eastern Washington 70 DO
their duty in the premises, urging, by
vsy Of plea, that that section OF the
Territory has never had ih due repre-
sanitation in Council or Assembly.
We shall not take issue with our con-
frsre of tho linton on that po'n'' Du'
gladly welcome him a. an ally On '1'
general proposition. Diveseane sne suo
iect Of the peculiar interest which u az.
t.ched 20 II in visw Of tho expeoesd
r...noortioumsnt, 1t ia none the le@ the
duty of every citizen TO mako his vo'oe
hard and his vote felt a. an integral
mart Of this, our representative system
Of Government. This thing OF AFFECT
iuo q lordly and sublime indifference 70
the general result, or asserting thst the
country will b Just a. well, or JOSS -
bodily Of WHISTLER Staagins, the Demo
orat, or Maggins, the Republican y
elected. il founded neither In good
sense, or in a proper appreciation OF the
rights and obligations OF citizenship.
Stseoins may not be An orator, and
Margins may not b able TO draft cor
reotly the enactinQ CLAUSE of . bill Tor
the improvement Of the putative fathers
of mules, but, for oil that. ono OF them
must 90 to the Capitol to assist in pass
inc the laws By which the community u
70 b. guided. governed, assessed, pro-
teoted and-perhsps-Aeeced.
Perhaps il the picture Of Indifference
and his fellows, Who asssrt their linton
ton not 70 bother themselves about sne
result had bestirred themselves . little
about the time the primaries were held,
had. for instance, written 10 tho local
Newspaper and exposed StaaRins' ina
biiity 70 mould lat will the fierce DEM
ooraoie," by either native or borrowed
oloauence, or called attention to the
fact that Margins Was but poor hand
With the gray goose quill, neither OF
them would haye gotten the nomina-
ton, but in their places, Cicero Lavoaif
and Optimus Sculptor would have boon
tho candidates for the "sudraRes" OF the
vioinage. In which event tho gentle
mon Who propose to stay at home on
election day, would 90 to tho polls, even
il they had to borrow thsir nsighbors
gol0shes and umbrellas.
This sort of thing won't do. such 40
lions have already been recorded ~
presidents, and many an error by the
sams example has orspt into the Ssats.
Il IL the majority Of the people who
vote, and not the minority who spend
their time in querulous thinking about
how and for whom the votes should be
cast, who decide tho dsstinios for the
time being Of tho City, County, the Ter
ritory, tho State, the Nation.
To certain extent 10 this especially
true Of the voting done at the prima-
ries. II the sticklers for the qualihca-
tons Of excellence in oratory and tho
capacity for framing bills had done
for the future will do-their proper
share in tho preliminary work. this do
fault Of which NO justly complain would
not be made again.
In the meantime 6tagRins and Mag
gins have been nominated. Each Ia the
avowed and recognized representative
Of opposing policies.
Every voter in each precinct through
out the Territory which the suocsssful
candidate ID 10 represent regards one,
or tho other of them Al the exponent of
his political views. Clearly, il the voter
reflects upon the matter at all, he must
realize that be is helping to pat q club
In the hands Of tho opposition 70 break
his-ths voter's-head With. II he stays
away from the polls. II. however. he
honestly believes that the candidate Of
his own party ID dishonest, corrupt, in
competent or merosnazy. and The can
didate Of the other party Just the 70
vsrse Of all these things, his duty in tho
promises II equally clear. He ought 10
vote for an honest mnn in preferences 70
dishonsss one.
Look At tho subject from whatever
psiut Of view 10 may. the duty Of the
voter y paramount. Il stands out clear,
distinct and-not 10 pot TOO hne . point
upon it-in ths attitude Of . menace
against IL neglect Thus much for the
general aEpsos Of the oass - Il nov
stands.
We return Ter moment TO the origi-
nal proposition, again 10 urge upon The
people o. Western Warrington the Inn
perative necessity Of voting ~ masss a
The eomiug election. What No intsnd-
ID ~ . quiet hint 10 our own section has
bssn taken up ~ battle cry ON the
other side Of the Cascade Range; aud
while W are sure that ~ heartily wish
our tFansmoutane friends al imagine
bic prosperity. and hope thAy viii gel
I'll that they afs entitled 10 in the way
OF approximation. at The same time, in
common With Ill Who wish 70 80 justice
dons 70 our own section. - feel il 10 b
our duty 70 warn The psopis Of The Pu-
a. Sound Basin That unlso they shaks
od doth and Indifference thsy viii and
thsmsslvss IN ths vocativs when thu
Legislature Of lseS assemblies a Olym-
piA There b more than one public In
stitution vhieh-lse Easessn washing.
ton obtain "a undue prspondsEanes q
Council and Aasemhly-ths Puesl
0candsea win b sure 10 loss, and. losine
them. have nobody 10 thank or biam1