, 1883-11-08
Weekly Argus.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER =, 1888.
Editorial Notes.

huFg -a-nlSSeF slavery argument.
Comment Is unnecessary. Bro. Gum
has never married foE fear he would
ba hen -Pecked
The OstIntelligenc>r thinks 1884
will fnd at least 5000 men Ut work
on the Cascade branch Of tho y. PR.
h, IN King and Yakima couutias 1t
las been the fond dream Of many III
both eastern and western Washing
koR b see the mountain barrier,
known ss the cascades. aRnihilated by
the iron horse, and when tho last
spike is driven no will propose 3
grand celebration Of the event.
Now that the WhatcOm county di-
vision bill failed to become q law, its
friends nay realize their mistake III
biting of too big chew. The Rec,
esiIe claims the victory for itself, but
1t really vas due to = movement
vhieh antsgonized others by attempt
ing 10 take San Juan and Island
counties to the La Conner court iu,
gisGetion. Let Us have peace.
Mrs. Duniway writes the Oregonidn
that the prospects for the passage OF
she woman suffrage bill are very
bright, il having been gaining friends
every day since its introduction
Several councilmen who were in the
Beginning OF the session, either in
dKsrsnt to woman suffrage or op
posed to it, are now carefully consid'
sxing the question, and two Of them
have frankly stated that they will
not oostTnct the passage of the bill.
FRoH QUILRUTE.-Ina private let
ter trom Mr.. Daniel Pullsn, who
Keeps q stors at the mouth Of the
9uilsute river, the following words
occur, and We take the liberty of pub,
fishing them: "The Indians are
catching great many salmon this
fall A. ". Smith has an S-horse
power thresher at work on the prai
Eis; grain turns out well. Potato
crop good quality but short. Some
Of tho farmers are at work on the
Pyscht road. Settlers are coming
quite fast, taking up the river bot
toms. They all say it is the finest
Land that they ever saw"
Indications point very strongly in
todsys dispatches to the permanent
shelving of poor old Butler in Massa-
shusetts. Buffers political ambitions
have besn such IS to take on the
character Of brazen effrontery and
audseity. He has been perhaps the
boldeat politician IN his line of action
IN the Uuitsd States during the past
tvsaty years. He played desperate
ly, and his success in the gubernator
ial race last year almost foretold his
elevation TO the head Of the demo
cratic ticket in the presidential con-
ssst in 1884 With the extensive pa
zoAage at bis disposal as chief exec
Atiys Of Massachusetts, it was thought
hs soald win this year sasier than he
did Iask But his unlimited combat
itisensss. it seems, antSgonizod sc
RAas that his defeat has been accom-
pliAhed without doubt. OF course
the rssult is not positively known, but
. oispAteh trom Boston, dated yestsr.
say,shovs thss revised tootinSs from
90 toSRs give Robinson, the republi'
sAn candidate, II, 600 majority. But
lsr has been and is demagogus. and
A3s tricks in connection with tAG
present campaign have been, if pos
sible, more transparent than those OF
former years. His defeat gin at
least place him out Of the way OF
Sammy Tildsn-
/ lot Of Cinnamon managed TO gel
th-ough from British Columbia yes,
tsrdsy on aftidavits from parties il
sssttls identifying then as having
hssA in the United States previous tc
tie passage OF tke restriction act il
LAY, 1882 So many devices have
been resorted to, however, to eyade
che Law, that Collector Bash has de-
sided to hereafter require identified
tion in person. AS the Canadian Pa
eiac railway suspension is throwing
about six thousand Cinnamon out Of
employment IN British Columbia
there will now be an unusual press
urs from that quarter for admission
soross the line by the mongols, and il
behooves our customs and treasury
officials TO look carefully to the mat,
ter Of guarding the boundary. i
our revenue cutter could be used {
little nou and then in enforcing the
restriction Law, the people would not
90 much begrudge the high salaries
paid its officers We believe Major
Wasson, who is out on special duty
ia connection with these Chinese
evasions, is actuated by q desire tc
report the facts a. they exist, with
out fear OF favor, and if he does the
Department will surely take such
steps % Will insure the enforcement
otth Law. Delegate brents atten
ssA is respectfully called TO the mat,
tai Of amending ths restriction Law
80 - 10 prevent, if possible, the tech
aisai evasions that have 50 annoyed
customs and other officers IL the