Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-22

The general. We were about to say
sublime. indifference manifested b.
candidates and constituents concerning
the election to take place on the 9Th Of
November next. is certainly not wise
under the present condition Of affairs.
Washington Territory has for some
years been dem lndine admission to the
Federal Union as . State. Our dele
gate in Congress has labo.ed with tire
less energy and undaRRina zeal TO CON-
pass this object. Facts, statistics. ar
guments, entreafies have been used
lavishiy to promote our claims to the
dignity Of statehood. The showing
made by the census:.marshals has been
used as far as 1t went, but it has been
persistently supplemented by assertions
Of great increase Of the population of
this Territory since 1890.
These latter assertions will lose much
Of their weight with Congress if the re-
suit of the approaching election should
reveal very slight increase, or no in
crease at all, in our voting population.
Intelligent and candid gentlemen assert
that full vote ought to show an III
crease in tho whole Territory Of at
least 900 votes since the last general
election. Such an increase in the num-
Der Of votes would indicate an increase
in our population. which may be yari-
Ously estimated At from 20,OO to 25,-
OOO souls. This fact would be worth, TO
ns, several speeches in Congress. On
this SCORE, therefore, there should be
throughout the whole Territory a gen.
sral rally to the polls On the 9TH of
November.
Locally speaking, to Us Of Western
Washington the importance Of q full
vote suggests itself forcibly, irrespective
Of the question Of admission to the
Union. A new apportionment Of ooun-
cilmen and representatives will doubt
sOoo 70 AnnOo dt suc uCAt ncooiou VI tA0
Territorial Legislature. The appor-
tionment viii be made upon the basis
Of the nGmber Of votes cast, not upon
the population Of counties a. disclosed
by Federal or other census officers.
Let it be borne in mind that in East
ern Washington party lines are much
more strictly drawn than in tho western
portion Of the Territory. In many of::the
eastern counties the two great national
parties will wage an active fight, calling
out full vote. Here, ON tho Sound,
the Republicans have virtually a walk
over. Judge Burke, up for Congress,
will make no canvas; there is no Demo.
cratic candidate for Prosecuting Attor-
ney for this district. Mr.. ID. X. How
ard, the Democratic nominee for Joint
Councilman for Pierce and Kitsap, de-
clines to run for the Office. There are
no Democratic county tickets in King
Thurston, Kitsap, or Lewis counties. al.
though there are Independent tickets in
three Of them. 1t seems to be generally
believed that there will be decided
disposition on the part of great many
Democrats to abstain from voting A
they see no chance of electing theil
friends, while it is thought that mum.
Der Of Republicans will pursue the same
course because they consider il unne
oessary to do 80 to secure q triumph OF
the party ticket.
We trust most sincerely that thoss
who have expressed the opinion JUS,
above referred 10 will lind themselve,
mistaken when the votes are counted
II our Democratic friends can't sex
their way clear to vote for Independent
or Republican let them cast compli
mentary vote for somebody, or. come t
think Of it, give Judge Burke every
Democratic vote on the Sound. As TO
our Republican friends. they can hav,
no excuse but sheer Indifference for no
doing their duty ut the polls. This il
emphatically n case where poor excuse
is not better than none. Let there be ,
full vote !