Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-25
ruruIsHEu BIT fHE T0TsG Mgvs IN
pgPgyDgxr POLITICAL CLUB.



- for the endorsement Of the Club
-, siffsd everything clean down h
t.lvck. Beginning with the diseessior
8 he sdvisabiIity Of the Clab, ~ /
-. taking an active part in the can
- Of this campaign, and ksspins
- il mind the great principles upon
-hieh the Clab is founded. they care
s.llv considered and vigorously discuss'
= ,he past achievements and present
..,d~ne;ss OF the great political parties
q ~ Nation: the position Of this Ter.
ss1evs 10 relation 20 National politics,
- vsrious rings and ring rule Of thiz
Tsr,itory. county and city; gn0nopoIies
- fbeir tendencies on thiB coast Ia
-s~seaI. and Ia this Territory IN parti-
s.isr. corporations, their benei1ts. q
.-siI q thfjr attempt ~ the present time
= sssabIisb an upqaslified eutocraey ia
- mi6sf: tbs ressorssien Of the land
srsns Of the Northern Pac1hc Railroad
Company 10 the public domain, and the
Immediate opening of the same 10 eet-
si~msnt; the equal suffrage question;
~ ousesions Of equal taxatson, Of the
.srs;ion Of church property. and Of the
e5mIs6ion Of this Territory into the
f3rioo as q state: each received the
servful consideration which such Inn
.oe1sut subjects demand.
Ths feid once surveyed, deductions
nede. and the issues in this campaign
lairlv drawn, IL became apparent that
ruok good might Be accomplished By
H. cIub.
Is national pelitlcs-being only 4
Tsrfjtofs--wo have no voice Ia decidinR
vhlch II the candidates for Presidents Of
- [jnIfed States has the better moral
obarsetss, and the protection OF Arneri.
- Industries being the only other issue
nads uss Of In the canpaign, We feel
hat ws are sll Republicans IN that re-
enrd, e. IN this Territory everybody
vbo eiyss the subject any thought must
3 4 psofectionisf from selfsh motives,
L nol from any other principle.
As 10 the eqaal suffrage question, We
upanimously believe that in free
eountry ell the governed should have 4
yoioo ID selecting the governing power,
snd that women should have the addi.
fiouaI YiQht 70 be protected against
physioal svils, sueh as serving on juries,
e1oept from choice, poll tax. and bear.
ine srns, ~ q partial recompense for
tho duties peculiar TO their sex In rear
Ing the young and making home
On the subject Of equal taxation there
shsuId be no question. Corporation
snd citizen alike should bear the burden
q The protection Of life and property In
rgopoYtion to the amount OF property
hsI hold. or any question Of inequality
which might Erise, should more properly
oome under the head of taxing church
pFoperty, which by the committee was
recommended TO the club as an open
question, and subsequently decided by
Tie club 10 vote, for church property
-.
Az 70 the question Of the admission of
The Territory into the Union az q State,
Democrats and Republicans alike favor
2dlnission, hence IL becomes merely a
question Of policy as 10 what constitutes
de best means 10 accomplish the de-
ured end. Many fine theories are spun
q 10 what Is the better course TO pursue
10 order TO secure our admission. Some
would sacrifice everything; would even
md railroad man AZ Delegate to Con.
Rssas 70 ask admissinn as state, under
ban Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company anything to become State,
and bere is where We think they are
meFpinR on dangerous ground. Almost
swell might Utah be admitted as a
bfats under han OF the Mormon church.
g this Territory DO admitted while in
@e hands Of . giant corporation, with
tne future welfare of the people bound
q the rack.
lhe restoration of the land grant Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
70 tbs public domain, and Its immediate
opening 70 settlement, was by the CON-
mlslee regarded as being paramount TO
al the other issues of this campaign
o9mbined. Much has been said, writ.
sn, heard and read upsn this subject,
sna that the great majority of the peo
ple q TIE Territory have long since de-
c'oed IN their own minds In favor Of
iofisiture, 10 clearly evinced from the
Iaef that at yearly every Republican
county Convention in the Territory res.
olntions fayorinR the immediate resto
rstion OF the unearned grant to the
Hanllo domain were enRrafted in the
sounsy platforms, and the delegates TO
We territorial Convention instructed TO
we for nsne except forfeiture man
.u peieeate to our National Legisla-
Mfe also that the Democrats not only
s1efaffed absolute and immediate for
.sstufe resolutions In their obunsy plat
.ofmss bat In their Territorial platform
n.
The fact thss many of the delegates
@ the Republican Territorial Conyen-
Won y did not vote according to instruo-
aonss Tor Delegate, and that the Terri
Vital platform does not. on the land
want question, coincide with the ma
ls,'sy OF the county platforms on that
ssolsct, proves that thai convention
~. - nov representative body; that It's
sc.aoa does not represent the will of the
psopie, and hence should be spurned
WIN contempt, as representing the
msnipnlsiion of a HYDRA. headed mou.
~ se1 oofpofation, aud not the sentiment
~ - sun the Republicans or the people
the Territory.
~ tae Recommendation OF candidates
Ut .ne various offices to be flied, the
nmitsee based their Endorsements
sfsa zoe sonndness of the candidates
~ ~. zoe foregoing principles, together
~ ~ 1aeir fitness for the Offices 10 which
Wy sevsrally aspire.
-ae Niao IN open convention decided
spoa taking an active part In the cam.
s.lRh ss club, aud. with e few excsp-
us ~ minor positions, indorsed the
niffee. w 'Ae s
~ aelnh we had reason 10 expect the
49, p se were taking 10 be at first very
rsska'ar, - hence We are aereeably sur
49,. sa 70 nnd our action as well a. our
. meesinR with such general favor.
a.. ne endorsement OF Mr.. Voorhees,
peie2afe 10 Congress. his position
ne land grant question was snffi.
- 70 warrant our decision in his IA
80 specially since that question has
.ssosse1 - Itself 10 this, whether the peo-
4 eai,y want the unearued land grant
!, se northern Pacific Railroad CON-
sy 70 De decided by Congress to be
sne'eu or not, or whether the people
sss s1s want thst uuearned grant re-
= ssu W the poblic domain and opened
y settlsment or not. II Mr.. Armssronc
) pYsid y os elected, attorneys Of the N.
a.,s y. 20. VIII 90 before Congress and
mat that was the issue In this
,1paien, clearly defined in the can
~ oct IN CASE Mr.. voorhees, is elect
- no great amount of Argument viii
- c4aired to show 10 the Congress of
- United States that the peoule of
srssnineton Territory demand the res.
- asion OF the unearned land GRANT of