Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-30

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Il has been urged as a reason for VOC.
ing for Armstrong for Delegate 20 Con.
sress, that the election Of VOORHEES,
souid seriously delay oar admissisra "a
the union- Were this the case, IL michi
Be worthy Of consideration. Bot il il
the case Il - always vel 10 exarnius
carefully when sush claim il set 40,
and TO dassrmiDe whether il be Justified
bT the facts. After such an examina-
sisn, il h evident to any impartial man,
not only that the election of Mr.. voor-
hees would not retard the admission Of
the state Of Washington, bar that il 4
the sIe thing that makes that event al
all probable.
Admitting that, as We all hope. the
next President and both Houses Of the
nsxt Congress will be Repubilosn, does
tnaf assure our admission in ease OF
Armsfroug's election Does the Re-
publican party stand pledged to admit
Washington 7 No. Is there any rea.
son 20 suppose that il voald do 40 No.
Is u less than two years since both
Houses Of Congress were Republican.
yet no action was taken TO open the
door for the new state. We Jared no
befter before the last Congress than we
have before she present one. Oar re-
qnest was not eyea dauied il Was sim
ply ignored. What reason have we 20
hope for more consideration at the
hands ct the next Congress True, our
population end our wealth have In
creased, bat that does not afford us any
guarantees. At the same time that
Washington was urging her ciaims DO
fore a Rspublican Congress. Dakota
Ena also apply ing for admission. How
did Dakcta fare She had q popula
tion Of 3O0, ,000-had for years returned
Republican delegates by maiorities
reashing m high "a 1900, presented a
tax roll far in excess Of that Of many of
the smaller States yet Dakota Jared no
better than Wasninxton. Both we're
denied admission What claim can
Washington urge that Dakota did not
urge two years ago There is abso-
iutaly no reason 10 believe that Re-
publican Congress would admit the
State of Washington.
But 10 il not probable that the next
Hosssof Representations viii be Reput,-
loan. IhH Democratic majority in the
present House is over eighty, and the
Republicans have not yet made any
gains which justify the hope that 50
large majority can be overcome. Be
that as IL may, there Is yet one session
Of the present Congress and at
that session We stand our best |
chanos for admission, provided the Ter
ritory goes Denoeratic at the coming |
election. The Democrats will bs glad |
enough to admit State which they |
think they. have chance to carry, and |
the Republicans will not deny ii ad- |
mission when the Democrats are willing |
10 grant il. In the past fifteen years |
but one State. Colorado, has been ad- |
mitted to the Union. How was her ad- |
mission secured? Year after year Col |
orado elected Republicans to Congress |
in the belief that in that way only could |
the doors of the Union be opened. The |
doors. however, remained closed. FL
nally ths people changed their policy.
In 1874 they elected Patterson. a DEM |
oorat. The House TO which be was
elected was Democratic. while the Sem
The situatson was precisely similar TO |
resultY Patterson took his seat In 1875, /
Union. Thus the only State admitted |
In recent years secured her admission |
by adopting the very conrse which the /
railroad politicians are frantically warn
ing us against. Evidently the railroad /
crowd do NOT care 10 zee Washington in
the Union. II n unnecessary 20 say
that Colorado ever since her admission
has been Republican State, Just rs
Washington would be. we're her admis-
sion secured Ia similar manner.
In 1874. ia 1876 and in 1878 the people |
Of this Territory expressed their opin.
ION on the Question Of admission. Each
time they favored IL by large ,uajor. |
ity. In the last named year they elected
to Constitutional Convention
and State Constitution was adopted,
which has thus far been OF about as
much uee as In the Declaration OF inde.
pendeHce 10 ths Hottentots or Magma |
Charta te the Esqnimanx. All this was
done at great expense Oar application
for admission has been vigorous and /
Year after year We have
elected Republicans to Congress In the
belief that In that way alone could ad.
mission be secsred. What has it all
so2 Eothiug absolutely
nsfhing. How. then. caA change OF
policy iniure Us in this respect? We
have nothing TO lose. We have everv-
Ihing to gain. The Colorado expert
ment might once more be- successful.
Give tho Nation the impression that this
d dehatable erouad, aad both parties
will be glad 10 weloome us. Then, once
IN the Union, we can go TO work and
crush out the Democracy yesr after
year. precisely ~ il is done In Colorado.
So far as the admission argument goes,
Il is most powerful ono for the cleo
lion Of Voorhees,.
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