Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-04-06
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and working with the provcrbial grit
of beavers to secure the admission Of
their country along with Washington
Territory, whenever that anxiously
looked for event shall take place. At
a meeting held at Lewiston on the 9th
of March, Alonzo Leland, M. A. Kel
ley, j. Rand, J. NJ. Howe, Richard
Monroe, l. n. Maxwell and others ad
dressed the meeting and spoke Of the
necessity for continued work in the
cause. The letter Of Delegate Brents
requesting them to give expression to
the popular will was read. and while
no stronger means could possibly be
given to show their deep interest in the
cause than the almost unanimous vote
taken directly on the subject At the
last election, it was deemed by all pres
ent that it was advisable to show that
the fire had not died out, but that it
still burned brightly in the breasts Of
the people. To accomplish that object
committee of prominent men was ap
pointed as sponding committee
to solicit the aid of all the North Idaho
counties in the support of Brenss. We
hope they may accomplish their good
work, and assure them that aside from
the direct pecuniary reword which their
annexation would give US, the people
Of Eastern Washington as a unity
would gladly see them rescued from
their unnatural and improbable posi-
w. ". Union.
The Chronicle endorses the senti-
men's Of tho Olympia Courier and
adds:
While it may be true that half a
loaf'is better than no bread, we protest
against the organization Of the State
Of Washington without including
North Idaho. We prefer to wait
few years longer to being admitted with
the proposed boundaries. We had
hoped that Brents' bill would pass and
that we could be admitted next winter,
but II it is not so ordered we must bide
our time. In the meanwhile, we shall
oppose all movements looking to the
dismemberment Of our Territory and
the formation Of two States thereof.
1t adds:
The report of the House committee
on Territories accompanying Brents'
bill is lengthy document, full! of sta.
tistics concerning our Territory and fav
ors our admission without North Idaho.
We want to be a State, ought to be o
State and will soon be State. Sooner
or later, Idaho will cease to be Ter.
ritory, DO dismembered and we will
yet take that by nature was intended
to form . part of our vast common
wealth, bearing the name of the i'm
mortal father Of his country. 1t would
much simplify matters to annex that
portion now while there is practically
no objection on the part of the high
contracting parties. This is neither
Democratic or a Republican measure,
but one in the interest Of the whole
people, nor is it in the interest of poll
ticians as some would have US believe.
As State We could select our own
officers and rid ourselves OF that very
class which party favoritism now forces
upon US. Those papers that attempt
to throw cold water upon the effort be.
ing made for admission, are working
directly against the common veal,
merely to crafty some personal spite,
or in the interest Of some selfish, local
prejudice. Lot the people mark them
for future reward.-Dayton Chronicle
ED. CnRoNloLE:-The probability Of
annexation of North Idaho with Wash.
ington Territory as State is not fiat.
tering, Our people are unanimously
in favor of Brents' bill. l. P. Brown,
one of North Idaho's representative
men, writes from Washington that We
must bide our time. 1t il universally
conceded that North Idaho is right,
but from puerile objections on the part
Of certain leaders, the movement is
deemed impolite at present. Cores.
pondence Dayton Chronicle.
1t is shame that North Idaho is
not included in the bill pending before
Congress to admit this Territory into
the Union.-Er. just 90. Every man
that knows the lay Of the land, will say
so, bnt all that Ainslie knows is the
lay of the wires.-W. W. Waterman.
Tho Lewiston TELLER is somewhat
indignant because the press Of Wash.
ington does not unite with Northern
Idaho, in the demand that the boun.
Diary lines Of the proposed new State
Of Washington, as adopted at the Con.
Convention, be preserved,
and we be admitted without any change
Of such line. We hardly think it prob
able that wo will be admitted for some
time to come. When we are admitted,
however. We would much prefer that
Northern Idaho be annexed to Wash.
in2ton; and we bslieve Congress will