Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-29
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II il An sstabl,snsd fast that some
D opls in this world have become
veslthy and remained respected BY
strict attention TO their own busanso
Il il possible that out Of tbs vast NUN.
bsr of intermeddlers in the concerns Of
other people one especially foftnn.ss
has become rich. Certain it 10 that soon
q ono has forfeited the sstesn OF tnose
into whose business be has pf'sd ana
With vhose affairs be has mixed himself
vithout invitation. There are grea'
n.nv in the world who are never %
v.,, satis6sd a when attaching their
sionaturee 70 . petition. Whether 1t b
70 request the city fathers to establish
. dog pound or the President OF the
United Seatss 10 appoint Governor OF
. TerritRy, Dos mot matter. Nor DOS
IL copcssn this class Of psFsons whssoss
the pstitina 10 proper. or the proposed
appointss quilted or acceptable. u y
q pstieioo Tor somebody else - do some
thing. and that u safieisst.
We are moved 70 tbsss remarhs y
two or three circumstances vhscn nave
ooaurrsd In con osotion with the Gov
srnorship Of this Territory. The term
Of the present inea~bsns vii shortly
exoire, Governor Newell will either
succeed himself or . new person VIII
take his place. Under the state OF vas-
salaQs in which the citizens Of this lei
ritory are held. il IL left to the President
of the United States 70 say WEo shall IN
part lsQisisss and also DO oar chief
executive sfiiosr. II would naturally
oosor 70 moss people that the wishes OF
the 10000 people over whom this ap-
poiutss 10 to exercise official supervision
sheold Be, Ill other things beinx equal,
arst regarded. To . disintseestsd OBJ
server The thought must sssorediy sog-
Qest itself that the citizens of this Ter
ritsry, even though partially disffsn-
chissd, should bs allowed to receive and
welcome q Governor selected BY the
proper authority uniaAosnoed by med
dlssoms persons whose Interest IN this
people 10 - slight - their impudencs u
huge and Astonishing.
A few days ago the people Of this ap-
psnags 70 . Rspablio we're treated 70
the tslsarsphie information that shs
pres correspondents Of Washington
City had selected Q ruler for 10 and had
importunsd tho President for his ap-
pointment. This vas . kind act, OF
st lssst doubtless % intended, 70 the
gentleman - recommended. Bot the
President had not asked for their advios
upon the subject; neither had the people
Of this Territory been consulted. In
shors, fatty and unsquivooally, the
selection Of this officer was and is none
Of their business. Still more recently
W we're informed that some ladies Of
New York had IN equally great interest
in the enforcemeut Of Law and general
good government Of the people in this
colony. They therefore also petition TO
His Exoellsncy the President for the ap-
pointment Of lady ~ our Governor.
Here again We are favored by mission
a4y xsal. and here again We add that
With oil due Difference to the rights Of
the sex, the ksS York State Won an q
Suffrage Association il meddling With
other peoples business.
Il dues not matter that the too par
sons recommended TO the President are
equally competent, honest, ETC.. etc.
Either would probably do credit 70 the
position. Csrtsinly either could draw
ths salary attached. For that ma TOR,
there are . thous .nd good, reputable
men and women in tho Territory vhe
could ali the bill With equal credit, in
eladinR Absorption Of all accompanying
compensation and Appropriation Of all
attendant and appsndant oppostuni-
tiss- But the thing ve oritieiss 10 this:
Thsss people have or ought 10 have
enough businso 1t homo to occupy
their entire attention. We Of this Ter
ritory have to . greater OF less degree
Gani6ed eur wishes in this matter. II
any arc 10 b hssdsd ours should come
Arst- II mot, ut the President uss his
own judgment and vs vill have {, stand
it. Bat Il 10 . little matter between
him and ourselves, and one in which 10
sersnuoosly protest no iutsrvenor has .
right - be heard. We will mind our
own bosinss oyer here. II our friends
on the Atlantic will do likewise there
vill b considerably lsas friction.
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