Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-03-07
,uf poST-INTELllcENcER PUB. co.
IN THE NATION
..snEWOCRATlC CONVENTION.

Through the instrumen.ality Of a few
,ssidents of Territories At the National
c.o;tal, principal among whom were
RI Metcalfe and j. A. Kuhn of Wash
;ootou, the Democrats Of the Terrific
,;ss will, in 1884, for the first time be
,0,r.sented in national convention of
Democrats for the nomination of can
a;aatss for President and Vice Presi-
dspt. The statement following, pre-
parsd at a meeting held February 10Th,
and presented by committee of four,
,spresenting Arizona, New Mexico,
wyoming and Washington, accom-
plished the object sought, the National
Dsmocratic Committee graciously
granting the eloquent petition
WHEREAS, The National Democratic
Party has IN the past declined to recog-
uize the importance of giving to the
Territories any representation IN the
National G onventiOn and,
WHEREAS, We, AS representatives of
the Territories, believe that such policy
IL, in reality, against the true and per
manent welfare of the party; there-
fore, Wa respectfully urge the following
reasons for more advanced and a
souDder policy in relation to the Terri
tories than has governed tho party in
the past
First-That tho population of the
eight organized Territories IL now esti-
mated ut about 100000 people that
these people are your kinsmeH, closely
bound as we'll bv the ties Of trade and
commerce AZ those of blood, and IA
deeply interested in the nOminnt q of
the Chief Magistrate of the Republic as
any of the sovereign States of the
Union. Our industries and resOu' ces
are vast and varied, and are being rap
idly developed, and our wealth COIN
mands tho earnest attention Of the oap-
itai and commerce Of the United States.
SecOnd--It il safe to assume that
within four years at least One-half OF
the organized Territories will he ad
United as sovereign States Of the Union,
and that the commercial and agricul-
tural interests, as we'll as the popula-
ton, IL sufficient to warrant admission
Of several even now.
lhird-1hat these facts should com
mand the attention of the party, and
the efforts of those who are its standard
bearers should be directed to the better
organization of the party III the Terri
tories, and all actual and moral aid
should generously be bestowed, rs far
as yOur committee is concerned, IN
keeping close relation with tho party
there, and maintaining All effective and
aggressive force within their borders.
Fourth-We beg leave to state that
the policy that denies the right OF
voting in the national convention to the
Territories is simply the result of usage,
the reasons Of which ha q long since
lost their force, If any such ever existed.
The progress of tho times evinoes the
fact that the party who seiZes the op
pOrtunities to advance the interests of
the people and manifest its earnest
friendship and interest for the peoples
welfare is the party Of the people.
Fifth-Our great political enemy-the
Republican party-never allows the OPP
portunity to pass to soliaifv its party
interests in the Territories, while the
Democratic party in the Territories is
without even the fostering care Of your
parent organization. and ia left An
isuIutollts W WhiIucI usthAosoay WIN
even the hand of the national party
against it. Can you afford to 10 less
generous than your enemy!
Sixth-DemOoratic organizations have
been and now are kept up IN the Terri
tories: but If the said narrow policy is
to govern our party i'll the future that
has swayed its councils IN the past all
incentive to mark party lines within the
Territories will be shDr of its vl2or,
and the active energies of Republican
ism will secure the prizes Of the inoOm-
ing States.
10 view of the foregoing unanswer-
able propositions We, as representative
Democrats Of the Territories OF the
United States, demand, At tho hands Of
the national De,aocratio committee,
representation and voice in the ma
nonal convention. which recognition We
Insist belongs to our people through
every consideration. not only OF party
ont OF public policy, of right aud of
Justice. Respectfully submitted