Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-18
DAILY Posi- -INIELLIefncfR


few weeks 1Eo c9As1 49, - 4-.f~.-.
against the sane corpofas,on. -
singular 70 rssd q the reloaonk . -
psrs down IN YakimA over the extens.en
- 80 C.~eede division. when the same
sheeta were bowling out Y snppss - -. -
49, <ffnsione & disQusfino. Ths rail-
s<sd Z either ! benefs OF - injury g
the oountrv. and II the fev lires siresay
Is oncrafion are an injury, Why slss y.
5 e.. a sncseaeed with an extenMon q
"a rad. III the Democrats Deieehse
$780, oarrisa ouf what be psotDisso q
80 sfamn. or bis henehmen proms1
a. rim there viii BE- no mofs rsiifosu
hrsidinc IN the Territory. ~ suo1
1870 he CASE, Washington ieFfisoEy
rilI retroorsde. - far - advancsfnsn1
e concerned, for the next few yesf
Spokane R<yisu.
Revival meetings are in progress -
euokane Falls. According totbs Htssep
Great interest IL manifested and there =
s general religious avaksnine. This
infusrcs has, however. evidently nos
affected the Resiew man 70 any appfe
eisbls extent, slss she mass Of falnneA-
zion above quoted would mot hare ap-
pesred 10 the editorial columns Of tnaf
peculiar journal. WalIa Wsiia people
rant branch railroad 10 connect With
ths Northern Paoifc. eueh road VII
undoubtedly benefit the company ana
also the psoplc Of Walla Wallis city ana
county. Therefore II Il suggested thai
beth behs6oiaries combine 20 construct
suoh a branch. The railroad company,
be Il noted, az usual gets the best Of ths
bargain, because il will oscs the branch
vhsn eonplstsd. Sueh Appeals are
called ridiculous By the RssisS when
coming from people who oppose con-
6rmation Of hugs land grant 70 =
company that has not earned y ana
does not deserve IL. We fall 70 zee the
point.
tis mot singular 70 see the forfeiture
psopls Of Yakima county rejoicing At
che advent Of q railroad. They are not
opposed 70 railroads, and furthermore
thsy have abondsnt reason for retoie-
inr. Bat for the fright Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company at the pros
pecsiye loss Of very valuable portion
Of It, land grant. coupled with tho
threatened destruction Of its monopoly
Of the carrying trade OF tbs Northwest
by reason Of the completion Of the Ore
eon Short Line and failure to secure q
lease Of the Oregon Railway and Navi-
gation Company's line from Wallula to
Portland. i've years more would have
elapsed before the sound of . Northern
Pacific locomotive whistle echoed In
Yakima valley. The railroad company
has been compelled 10 hasten building Of
she Cascade Branch In sheer self preser-
walton. The officers OF the company
admit such to be the fact. and only those
journals whose vision extends not be-
yond the immediate present and their
restricted surroundings, are idiotio
enough 10 deny II. OF course the peo-
pie of Yakima county rejoice at the
coming Of the railroad. They have
waited twenty years to welcome It, and
by their independent and vigorous 40
tion Of the past year have done more 10
secure that result than the whole race
Of teadies 10 the Northern Pacific could
have accomplished in generation.
A railroad Ii either benefit or an
injury 10 the country" says the aapisnt
philosopher Of the Rsrfem. Undoubted.
Iy. Railroads are necessities Of modern
civilization; thev are indispensable fac
tors Of commerce. They are benefits II
properly msnaeed; curses II used as
engines Of oppression or for purposes OF
purely private speculation. They are
business enterprises. II conducted upon
business principles they are blessings.
otherwise they work out injuries, limit
ed In extent only by their power for evil.
They ara not such benefits a. 10 justify
the hypothecation OF individual or com.
munity independence TO acquire them /;
nor the transfer Of ne free soil Of this
Republic TO aRgrandize their original.
ora or managers. They are neither so
strong nor can they inflict so great In
Jury, thai the power Of the people Is not
ample 10 control and regulate their
operations for public benefit, and 10
remedy any injustice attempted or per
pesrated. Washington Territory wants
railroads just AZ il wants other business
enterprises established and properly
condueted. Capital is welcomed and
assured Of ample protection In every
legitimate and beneficial investment.
The people Of this Territory are no,
communists; there 10 not the slightess
faint Of Nihilism or Socialism among
them. The need Of railroad or other
business enterprise and Investment 10
not, however, 80 great nor imminent as
10 justify perpetual enthrallment of the
citizen nor alienation of haa the landed
area. without consideration for PURPOSES
Of private speculation or sale In huge
bodice to alien purchasers.
Forfeiture Of tue Northern Pacific
unearned land grant win not step rail
road building in this Territory. Even
the threat Of forfeiture has infused an.
wontsd energy. Land Rranis have never
FASTENED railroad construction. More
miles OF road have been constructed IN
the Northwest in the past i've years
without subsidies, than with their IS.
sumsd aid. The proceeds OF Northern
Pacific land sales are nos. nor have they
been used TO build its railroad. but
rather TO cancel and retire iss preferred
stock, 20 that the illegal and fraudulent
wstered issue known rs common
STOCK" may become valuable. TAe
railroad has been built on borrowed
money; by tas proceeds of the sale OF
mortgage bonds Its apparent cos, 10
more than double It's legitimate or nec-
essary cost It's actual valae il aheat
what Il owes It's bondholdeFs. Thieves.
spectators and swindlers Of INSIDE
singsn have made huge sums ef money.