Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1884-09-25
THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

Since our last issue we have reccive
the resolutions Of both Of the Idaho CON
yentious, in both Of which they have
flank in relation to North Illho going t,
Washington, in which both parties claim
that the CONVENTIONS eoneeie that the
are villin. that we shall 20 as We wish
The Republicans have placed in nomina
ton man who has shown himself person
ally in favor Of the measure, both befor
the people and made biz record befor
the committees in Congress ia favor Q
the measure, while the Democrats havr
placed In nomination q man whose recon
in Congress before the committees il
Congress about ten years ago was again-
annexation, and no where that We knov
Of has be made any oiLer record upol
the question till he accepted the no1i
nation On the platform Of his party on
the 18th Of the present month, but ha:
always bitterly opposed. Even at tbs
last canvass be bitterly opposed Singise,
on that ground and supported Ainslie
who took violen. grounds agains, annex
atiop. His conversion mus, have been
sudden and unexpected. Admitting that
the convention which nominated him
we're sincere in their resolution upon an
nexatiop, and that Haley was equally
sincere in his conversion, the people Of
the North have abundant reason 10 rejoice
that the whole South, as evidenced By
their conventions, have come to the North
and are now ready to make no further
opptsition to our wishes and just demands.
1t is the greatest victory which the North
has ever gained since the organization Of
the Territory in 1863 when VIC first knew
that the boundaries Of Idaho had been
changed from those asked for in our pc
tition TO Congress for a new Territory,
and the Northern portion left in 50 un-
favorable position with reference to the
other PORTIONS Of the Territory for the
resident population. We of the North
have long tried to effect change, by
memorials, and petitions and votes run.
ming back Is far a. lS64-5. We have
induced the Legislature to assist us in
this respect. We induced the Consti.u-
tional Convention Of Washington, held
in 1878, to include us in the boundaries
Of their constitution, and make provisions
Tor vote Of the people Of Washington
and North Idaho to be taken upon tn,
question, which resulted in an overwhelm
ing majority Of both sections in favor o
the measure and only 81 votes police
against the measure in all North Idaho
The Delegates from Washington sine,
that time have faithfully advocated the
measure in Congress in various ways
HALEY was in Congress as Delegate frcm
Idaho IN 1874 and defeated the measure
before the committees else we would have
been annexed while Washington was q
Territory. Subsequently Ainslie did the
same after the adoption of the Washing
ton Constitution Of 1873, and opposed
II up to the time Of his own defeat BY
Singisefsin 1882, and in the canvass of
1882 made his greatest opposition to Sing
User because he stood up manfully for the
North. And HALEY the present nominee
Of the Democrats stood side by side with
him and opposed the rights Of the North
and now we find him ON an annexation
platform with the rest Of the Mormon
Democracy, as they claim, containing a
resolution stronger than the one adopted
BY the Republicans in favor Of annexation.
This sudden change is wonderful. L,
beats the sudden conversions mentioned
in the apostolic times when the Holy
Ghost came down upon the people and they
we're converted and spoke in an unknown
tongues. We say then that while we
rs editor Of the Leuiston Journal. of
the Idaho Signal, and lastly of the
TELLER, have been steadily working to
convince the people of the rights and just
claims Of tho people Of North Idaho, and
for our constant fidelity, have been ac-
cused by oqr enemies Of riding political
hobby for some Interior purpose, and by
some of our friends, as engaging in a
useless igh. agsinstg great odds, yet taking
the resolutions az sincere expression
Of the sentiment Of the people Of the
South, then our continual dropping has
worn deep aato their stony hearts, and if
there be no treaehcry developed in the
future, North Idaho will as surely belong
to Washis'gtou,ns Washington will be-
come State of this Union. There NAV
be now and then sorehead among us
Sho will make feeble efforts to oppose.