Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-01-03
WANTS TO BE ADMITTED.

senator Dolph, OF Oregon, introduces a
bill in the senate few days to have
Washington Territory, and a part Of Ida
no, admitted into the Union as a state.
We think the senate is wasting time and
papers, in introducing such bill at the
present time |, is true the republicans
are in the majority in the senate, but
they are not in the House of Reprcsen-
tatiyCs, and it is almost safe to say that
territory that is republican will no; be
admitted into the Union, Immediately
preceding presidential election, in which
it would cast its electoral vote for the re.
publican nominee Hence we say it will
not be admitted at this session of con
gress, unless something very strange in
politics occurs, that cannot now be fore
seen. But the simple admission of
Washington Territory is not all, she
wants part of Idaho to complete her com
pliment Of inhabitants. She wants the
northern portion, that part which has
been eager ior several years to unite her
fortune with Washington. The question
which most affects us is shall We let it 90?
The answer to the intcrrogative should be
carefully considered. Before giving it,
we should weigh we'll the advantages, if
any, northern Idaho is to us, at the pres
ent time, and whether it would be doing
our northern population an injustice in
Withholding our consent. 1t is true that
the "social and business relations of the
inhabitants of Northern Idaho and Fast
crn Washington are as intimate as it is
possible to be between people only sep
arated from each other by the ll7th de-
gree of longitude that northern and
southern Idaho are separated from each
other by impossible mountains; that for
one to visit the other, it is necessary to
travel for hundreds of miles through
Washington Territory and the state of
Oregon, and that as a consequence we
have no social or business relations with
each other" This proposition we think
every candid minded man will admit, and
under the circumstances would say, pay
your portion Of the territorial indebted
ness and go, for if we were placed in the
same situation we would ask the same
thing. But in view of the contempla-
ted building of railroad down Snake
river to Lewiston, the barriers will be
done away with, that now exist between
the two sections Of country the distance
will be greatly shortened, and north and
south Idaho would be comparatively near
or, and joined by ties of steel. Under
the circumstances would it be Just and
would North Idaho have any good rea-
son to desire separation except the graf
iica,ion Of bling part of a state ? We
answer, no. The time seems near at
hand when Mr.. Singiser will be called
upon to fulfill pledges made to the people
of North Idaho, prior to their indorse-
ment of him AS their nominee for con
gress. Though unseen causes have aris-
en- since MIR. Singiser made those pledges
why North Idaho should not be sepera-
ted from South Idaho yet as an honor
able man he stands in the same position
to them, as ON the day he made his
promises. He has placed himself on
record and he must stand by it, or else
stand disgraced, not only before those to
whom he made his promises, but before
the people of Idaho There is no mid
die ground to occupy, so he must either
face the music, or to his eternal disgrace
turn deaf ear to it, We feel confident
that he will keep his pledges, though in
doing SO, we may possibly lose North
Idaho, A political promise should be as
binding as any other, and we expect that
the Hon. I. +. Singiser will regard it.
Idaho Aralanche.