Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-12
DAILY POST-IN1Ell|GENCER
A QUESTION AND Ans N ER.

A QUESTION AND ANswER.
Racause the citizens of King County
and the city of Seattle, in II ass meeting
assembled, without distinction OF party,
and in furtherance Of All object purely
non.partisan in character and effect,
selected as a representative to appear
before the committees of Congress, to
vo;ce their demands and ple' d their
cause. a prominent member OF re
Democratic party in this Territory, the
Walla Walla Stasss"'dn-a corporation
oollared Democratic sheet-thus vocif-
crates:
The papers of Seattle are very enshn-
elastic over Colonel W. II. White, waom
thew have sent to Washington as DEL,
eoata To demand forfeiture OF the land
Grant Colonel " ute, as 1t 50 happens
Is man OF great ability and Demo
orat. He ia also An ex- Union soioier.
Nov wbat the Statesman wishes 70 Oh
tain from these at present very Iupllan.
seattle newspapers, is an expression OF
on;niop in regard to Colonel White as
real instead OF sham delegate tn Con
oress. In a few words, we wish 10
Enow without any beating about the
bush, if they will support him as Deie-
oate At the next election II the Demo
crats choose to nominate him. Ihere
ia no necessity for them to beg the qnes
t;on INT TO give us aplain and exIliclt
answer. IL they will not support MIN
+h.n II shows there is considerable mum
bn0 about the whole affair but II they
aYnress themselves favorable we Snail
heoin to think they are IN earnest ana
,oaan bnsiness. The Democracy OF
Eaatern Washington wish to send a
mar OF ability to Congress, ana would
like to Join hands with their toe water
brethren.
The Posi- -INTELLIGENcER speaks but
for itself. While Republican in sym
pathy, believing that in the continued
administration of that party lies the
welfare Of the country, it is in no sense
hide bound, nor is it a party organ.
There are members Of that party in this
Territory of known capacity and intee-
rity. and Who are thoroughly IN accord
with the sentiments Of this people In
antaponizing land grant and all other
forms of corporate monopoly. For the
nomination aud election of such man
Va shall give earnest advocacy. The
ouestiop of land grant forfeiture Is
essentially non partisan. In our ludR-
ment. TO the people of this Territory It
far outranks in Importance any ISSUES
now dividing the two great parties OF
the nation.
Were there no other question To DO
discussed or acted upon by Congress-
saye that which has induced the seiec-
ton of Mr.. White, it would little matter
whether the Delegate from the Terrlto-
~ were Republican or Democrat Tor az
wa have said, in the subject matter OF his
mission party politics has no place. But
a Delegate in Congress has votes ana
influence on questions purely partisan
He ia an exponent, not only of the ma
terial interests. but political preferences
of the people whom he represents
Contingencies might arise where, In his
voice or vote. would materially affect
the interests Of his party. Therefore,
other things being equal. our preference
and support will be for a Republican
Delegate to Congress.
Mr.. White il not before Congress ~ a
politician, nor az party nor sectional
representative but rather as an attor-
ney selected by large clientaPe OF
both parties to present and advocate
their claims. 1t is not usual for clients
to ina uire rs to the politics of attorneys
whom they employ. They select for the
particular duty in hand him whom
they Judge to DO best qualified and most
available. The suggestion OF the States
man. and its evident attempt to score a
political point out of the selection oil
Mr.. White by a non partisan MASS meet
ing, would DO ludicrous, il not puerile
There is no more distinction OF party IN
this Territory upon the question OF this
land grant forfeiture than upon Chinese
immigration. Public sentiment in favor
Of forfeiture is AZ practically unanimous
AZ in favor Of the restriction act" and
NO efforts Of demagoeues nor Of corpora
ton organs can make it in any sense a
party issue.