Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-06

Tn< Nsssnesn R.efa<ss R1eesas Aposaa
- - Enp1sy go.
TIE following Il the full t<xt Of tie
infanous slection order issusd By ths
Nosthern Pssifc Railroad Compsny y
iss Tired msn il Yakima county
Nonruxxx PAursc RAnzoAp,
Cctober ., 1884. {
FxrIorxxs cAscxDx Drvxzom
take this rneana of ealing your ~
tension 10 the impoxtanoe-to yo1r-
se.ves-of the pending election On To
4th day Of November. On thas day ws
are invited 10 exercise oar rights -
Amsrisan citizens and cast cur ballot
for Delegate 20 ConQress, and also Tor
the several ecunty ofiIoers-
Nov the former Office il the one with
which Ne havs 70 deal moro directly.
Whiist the candidates are nominaiiy
Democratic and Republican, yet the
main issue Of tbs eanvass. and that 70
which each candidate i pledged, y
question Of forfeiture or non forfeiture
Of the lands granted 70 the NortherH
Pacific Railroad aIsng the line Of the
Cascade and Yakima division OF the
sane.
For fear there might be some Who
would otherwise he misled. wish TO
say to you. ooe and all, that Mr. Voos-
hses IL pledged TO do all in his.pcweF 20
get Congress 30 declare those lands for
feised. On the other hand. Mr.. ArE-
strong In in favor of the Government
living up 10 its promises. and thereby
enable ths railroad company TO con-
plets the road they have spent % many
millions IN their attempt TO bald from
Dulnsh 70 Pages Sound.
do NOT ask yen 10 vote kepuhli-
cam or . Democratic but vote for the
man that says be " will york for you. |"
and thus count one against the man that
says be $ viii do all in his power 70 stop
the only important work going on IN the
Territory You ask will the work step
in consequence Of Voorhees, election Z
I answer. is most probably will. With
the land grant unmolested, the coTnpa~
nv il enabled to raise upwards Of one
half million dollars for each twenty
i've miles received BY the government.
With forfeiture bills before Congress
and q forfeiture Delegate sent from this
Territory, through which tbs road Is
being constructed, the company viii not
be able to negotiate land bonds or 70
raise 3 sufficient amount of money for
| the prosecution of work, and in conse-
uuenoe you and are ont Of employ
rnens, and the Eve or six hundred thou
sand dollars which will most surely be
spent in building each twenty i've miles
or the heavy work left on the Cascade
division, will never zee Washington
Territory, and We will be compelled to
hunt neu fields of employment. and
ask where are they to be found : Your
duty TO yourself, your family and friends
demands shat you turn out on election
day and cast your ballot for Mr.. ARA
strong, who proposes to work for youl
interest and the interest of the whole
Northwest. Unless the road goes ahead
to completion that part already CON
strncted cannot be operated success
fully, and the immigrants and other
who have settled along the line are a
mech isolated a. in the days Of o.
teams. On the other hand, with tn
road in process Of construction, train
will run regularly, consumption Of pro
duce will be large, prices good ans
money plentiful. Don't vote the breat
ont Of your mouths don't do q thinl
that you will regret hereafter.
Turn out, each man and womsn, ans
defend your rights by voting "a -
nonforfeiture candidate, Mr.. Arms: ronS
Yours, very respectfully,
NELSON BENNETT.