Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-07-13
NORTHERN IDAHO AND WASH
lNCTON.-DUTY OF THE CON-
VENTfONS.

9NOIVbNusOUll UV HE NvN.
VENTfONs.
Tho time has fully come when all
tSssidious delicacy and prudishness
should be laid aside in the treatment
pe %he question-"Ought North Idaho
70 form part Of the proposed and
coming state Of Washington ~ Hith-
erto both the press and the people have
ON many occasions hesitated to express
sheir views freely and fully, lest those
speaking in North Idaho might be re-
garded as meddling with the affairs Of
Washington, and those speaking in
Washington might DO subject to the
charge that they were meddling with
the affairs of North Idaho. Under
some circumstances it would be med
dlesome for the people Of North Ida.
ho to advise those of Washington
what to do, and so it would be meddle-
some for the people Of Washington to
advise the people Of North Idaho what
to do. But, after nearly eighteen
years Of struggle Of the people of
North idaho to be a part OF Washing
ton, and the reciprocal desire Of
great majority Of the people Of Wash
iagton to embrace in her boundaries
the area and people of North Idaho,
according to their ardent wish, and,
considering their true interests identi-
cally the same, there is no such thing
- "meddlesomeness" for the people Of
one section to counsel those of the
other with perfect freedom and man.
full independence upon this question.
In view Of the above we have few
ssggestions TO make to the voters of
both sections. In the first place we
suggest to the voters and citizens of
North Idaho that they be not disheart-
sued nor discouraged at the slow
movements in Congress in relation to
lAs Washington State admission, nor
1t the adverse movement of the com.
mittes Of the HOUSE towards North
Idahot becoming part Of the new
state, for SO far as now known the
senate committee will favor our union
with Washington, and, il we do not
lesson our energies in placing before
Congressour grievances, and in plead
ing with that body for redress, we
confidently predict that we will uhi.
mately prevail. Among these energies
and determinations and pleadings, we
must continue to show in the best
manner possible the utter irreconcila-
bility Of North and South Idaho as a
part Of the same territory. Nearly a
sccrs Of years since the settlement Of
the country has fully demonstrated
this fact and we must take it as an
admitted fact and act for ourselves
upon It ~ = base. To carry out this as
: people, irrespective Of party aflilia-
tlons, We must support no man for the
Office Of delegate in Congress or for
nemhers Of the Idaho legislature who
does not stand publicly pledged to work
ior and where he has a vote, to vote for
the Union Of North Idaho and Wash.
ington into statehood whether il be
under the bill now before Congress or
any subsequent bill that may be intro
duced. We must ever teach the men,
hers Of Congress that We ourselves. as
> people, have rights in this matter
that they must respect, else prove re,
creant Of the trust that is reposed in
Congress 10 reference to the people Of
the territories. There cannot with
safety to our success. there must not
b, any weakening or faltering in our
purpose to triumph in this matter, and
tho people of al. parties belonging
10 North, Idaho must be united on
this question, and moro closely so than
at the election Of 1880, although then
they evinced = remarkable unanimity
shdsr the advantageous circum-
stances in which their candidates we're
nominated and placed before the PEG,
pls.
We further suggest to the people of
Washington---alsrge majority of whom
se regard - desiring and demanding
the same nnioa of the two sections in
tho state formation that thew. the