Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-04-27
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April IA. 1882.

ED. Notwithstanding that you
have, for several years, labored earn
estly, arduously and ably to convince
the "powers that be" at Washington
and elsewhere that the part Of North
Idaho commonly called the "Pan Han
die" should be admitted within the
boundary lines Of the future State Of
Washington, l am led to believe that
views upon this important question
from this "neck of the woods" will
prove of interest to you and to your
numerous readers. l am satisfied that
thousands of tho voters of Eastern
Washington and hundreds Of Western
Washington are in strict accord with
you and your people ard are willing to
lend all reasonable assistance in their
power to consummate and accomplish
the desirable end which you have long
been struggling to attain. During the
past two years l have fully discussed
this question with hundreds of citizens
of Washington Territory and especially
with those who reside east of the noun.
tains, and with almost unanimous ac-
cord they, in substance, say: "North
Idaho is geographically part of Wash
ington, and we do not care for, neither
shall We consent to admission into the
Union of States until, and unless our
neighbors over the Territorial line, with
the area of fertile country which they
occupy, shall be recognized and accepted
by operation of Congressional law as
part and parcel thereof"
Our Delegate in Congress, Hon.
1. IL. Brents, very properly expressed
the will of his constituency in the bill
introduced during the present session,
and, notwithstanding your Delegate
Ainslie succeeded in influencing the
committee on Territories to report ad.
versely to the interests of common
people relative to annexation, | am
firm in the hope and belief that the
expressed wishes of the people of Wash
ington and North Idaho will eventually
prove more potent than the machina-
tions and questionable methods Of
scheming politicians. Keep on in your
good work and take courage by the as
surance that majority of the citizens
Of Washington Territory are in sympa.
thy with, and will labor for the project
and interests Of which you are an able
advocate.
There can be no doubt but that
Washington is entitled to admission
into the Union. Yet under the present
complications of the Brents bill as
amended by Ainslie aud reported by
the committee on Territories, we do
not wish to be, and evidently will not
be admitted. Time is a methodical
and equitable adjustor OF mundane af-
fairs, and will eventually make all
things even. Let us, therefore, wait,
but 10 the meantime let us work. In
the due course of human events the
expressed will Of the people of Wash
ington and Idaho properly and logical
ly pressed, though host of misguided
men in Congress and in Southern and
Eastern Idaho shall marshal their forces
and make their assault, it will be
discovered in the end that they are
tuttins their heads against rock as
solid as adamantine and as firm as that
Of Gibraltar, upon which irresistible
force their untenable opposition viii.
be wrecked.
Be of good cheer, friend Leland.
The efforts of yourself, of Hon. l.. P.
Brown, Of our able Delegate and of
host of others in Washington and
Idaho will n t, let US hope, fail and fall
ainlessly by the wayside. Right is
right and will prevail when backed by
an Intelligent and determined people,
especially when nature, and logic, and
equity throws its solid weight in the
balance scale, as against vaporous vaga-
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