Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-31

| that noble panegyric of Bacon's on our
faithful servant and companion.
rHE NORTHERN PACIFIC IN Poll.
TICs.
ICheney Tribnne
Since corporations are creatures of
the Law, their actions are more or less
checked by the law therefore, CORPORA
tions as corporations cannot do other
wise than interfere with the politics of
country. Ever since the Central Pa
eif1c has been in operation there has
been constant fight between the peo-
ple of California and the bosses of the
@. =. Il. X. The Legislature. has been
bought mp; Commissioners have been
bribed laoorlng msn have been com-
PEELED tn vote certain ticket news
p+psrs have been bos oott.d, an example
OF which Is the Sacramento Union. AN
anti monopoly paper, tnat was prohib-
ited from being sold ON the cars, such
force being brought to bear upon il that
II Was entirely killed. Today the great
issue In California is the railroad ques
ton, which has cost the p-ople nun.
dreds of thousands of dollars. While
the n. p. K. X. has had Of late good
managers at his head, and We have no
faults to find with the men. nrverthe
less. We have 1t from pretty good al
thority that there are evidences of fraud
displayed even by this modest company.
This is proven by the fact that 50 ikane
Falls is willing to let Cheney have all
county officers except commissioners.
but is extremely anxious to get Con
Rressman, joint Councilman, Represen-
ta.ive and Prosecute ATTORNEY. 1t
seems very strange that the very officers
wanted by Spokane Falls should hap
pen 70 be the officers that would be the
most beneficial TO the railroad.
That the Congrdssman ia of the ut
most Importance can be understood by
| anyone who gives the un armed land
QUESTION thought. That the Council
man and Representative are of vast i'm
portance can also be easily seen from
the fact that the laws of the Territory
are III their bands, ard railroad com
pany Is creature of the law. That
Prosecuting Attorney and Commission
ers are of Importance can be seen from
the fact that IN 1882 the taxes of the
railroad in Spokane county WAS $40, 600,
| and by the Com nnisslouers and Prose-
| outiug Attorney 1t Was compromised to
SLIGO, about one seventh.
Certain p'opiHent p railroad officials
spent three days and part of the
fourth la Spokane last week with their
| special Car. As TO whether their mission
| was political or not may ne inferred
| from circumstances. They bad no
other known business there, and if they
had IL WAS not obvious suy II was neoes-
| safy for them to spend tine greater por
| ton of their time while there Ia Close
conference With the bosses, who are
we'll known as the leaders OF poll
tics in that town. A further inference
may De adduced from the fact that the
delegation el .cted At tue primary in tn At
town Is largely composed of men whose
interests and intrigues with the n. p. X
| Il. Co. are notorious, genuine railroad
complexion beng given To the delega
tion by the fact that one of its strong
est strikers Is Judge Bettis, who is the
veil known attorney of that corpora
ton.
Their chief aim is to secure the dele
CATION to the Territorial Convention,
and thereby secure the nomination of
both members of the Legislature and
delegate to Congress.
| To cover up the real animus and mo.
tive of their schemes, they have sought
20 stir up l.cal strife between rival
sections of the county and incite parti-
san support on the theory that tbis is
a contest between Spokane Falls and
| Cheney.
The absurdity of this proposition be.
comes apparent when it Is considered
that the only issue that could exist be-
tween these two towns Is the location of
the county seat, which can only be
4 al q nod ku a ~ he x-Ls s~k
cannot In any human probability be
taken before November, 1886, as the
vote cannot be taken before an en-
abling act is passed by the Legislature,
which does not convene again until
December, 1885. Up to three days ago
the fteigat on whsat to our on v m ar
ket was more than the wheat would
bring when II got there. That the re-
duction of freight has been benefit.
and great benefit. We are willing to
acknowledge. Bot We will not acknovl-
edge this as anything ether than our
rights. We, the people, have given a
franchise TO the raiiro ID, have given
them lands, right of way. etc.. and IN
return We simply ask fair and reason
able Rates. when, as a free people, IL IL
our liberty to demand.
10 can, however. be noticed as a SIN
gular coincidence that this gracious
condescension on the art of the North
ern Pacific Railroad comes coupled With
q vigorous effort for the political con-
troll of this cpuntry. While la the na.
ture of thinRs 10 cannot be asserted that
this - bait, IL may be well 10 bear in
mind that We have no guaranty that this
concession will not be withdrawn al
soon as Their axe 10 well ground, and in
this connection that the promise only
holds good TO the first of December
lhe interest Of the Trrbass lies with ihs
entire country and people of Eastern
Washington. While We do not wish &c
directly accuse she railroad of any IN
derhandcd measures, We will simply SAY
N the country delegstes. keep your
! vita about yos and do not allow AM
county seat gag 90 go down. DeIegate,
. look well 60 your ballots, and see thai
. yoa ssni TO the Territorial Convention
men wbo are not the tools of the North
ern Pa~i6c Railroad Company, and nj
, for sale.