Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-02-02
Ainslie's Objection to Brentz' Bill fol
the Admission of Washington.

we nave only Tic sHOTC teleSraH u
inform US of the reasons put forth by
Ainslie and others from South Idaho
why Brentz' bill is opposed 10y them
This reason, as given, is that it vii
establish a bud precedent to cut W
Territories to form States. If there
were anything in this objection it may
be answered that Congress has, long
since, established this precedent in the
formation of States, in numerous in
stances. In fact since the original
thirteen States which entered the Union
but very few territories have been ad-
mittsd as states without some change
IN their original boundaries as terrific
ries. In some instances the territory
has been diminished in its boundary
limits, and in others it has been in.
creased, according to the prayer of the
people, the fitting geographical posi-.
tion in which the amended boundaries
would leave the people Of the newly
formed state, and oil done by the au-
thority Of Congress; in fact, We have
never before heard the question Of
either the power or the policy Of Con-
grsss in making these changes Of boun
Diary and establishing such precedents
doubted. That in some instances local
objections have been sprung arising
from loss Of territory on the one hand,
and the objections Of the people to be
included in the new state OH the other
hand. But ire right and policy of
Congress to consider and determine
these objections has never been ques-
TONED, and if the above is the only
objection urged by Aiuslie, We cannot
for one moment consider that either
the committee before whom tho bill is
now being considered or the members
Of congress- will regard said objection
- entitled to any weight against the
admission. Many Of Mr.. Ainslie's
friends who were themselves strongly
in favor of our going in as state
with Washington claimed that he
would make no objection, at any rate,
If the people Of the North wanted TO
50 70 Warrington, and some went so
far - to say before his last election
that he would favor the measure if the
people Of the North wanted the trans
for. We told them that we thought
differently; that while he had before
him the acts Of the people of the
North and their vote polled on the
adoption Of the Washington constitu-
ton, he claimed at Washington in an
swer to that vote that the people here
had undergone a change in their wishes
10 this respect, which he certainly
could not have believed at the time he
20 claimed. But to mako our present
wishes plain and unmistaka in this
respect, the people Of the North were
called upon, without distinction of par
~, to signify on their tickets polled
their wish in this respect, apd the re.
turns in the three northern counties
showed that Of the l,24l votes the
whole number polled in these northern
counties for all the candidates for Dol
sgats in Congress, including Brayman
Ainslie and Smith, 1915 Of these
votes cast had at the bottom of the
ticket the words "For Annexation
Yes,"aud only seven that we're returned
had tho words "For Annexation, No.
We say, then, that.no more unaaimou,
expression Of desire for going to Wash
ington could have been obtained from
The same number Of voters in any Ter
ritesy to be affected by the change
Tho question now remains to be seer
whether or not Mr.. Ainslie and BIZ,
other composers from Southern Idaho
will in the face Of these facts dar,
urge upon the committee or upon Con
grsss that the people Of the Norther,
counties do not want to become a par
Of the State Of Washington a. provid
ID for in Mr.. Brentz' bill. If MI
Ainslie should do this again, he woul'
become perjured villain, having tax
en- his oath Is Delegate to fairl,
represent the people Of the differen
seceiohs IT Idaho. He, himself, be
Ing 90 fully identified with tho Nor
mon population of Southeastern Idaho
hs certainly will not dare to urge tn.
By transferring North Idaho to Wash