Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-03

bsansh - kold its bsssness, sLoaId be
add by large giff u pabilc lands foT
20 doinsI Does i. deserve especial fsv-
orsf Hes Il ~ bsnsHted tbe peopIs shst
they ought In grs,itads 10 aid IL 70 Oh
tsin vast landed Subsidy Has it
dealt eqaitsbly With tie GgVerDDent
by whoss favor IL susts7 sit, 10 short.
untitled u anything mere than sIae;
justice. sosn IS 10 guaranteed 70 every
citizen snd corporation under 0vr sys-
TEN u la~sI
The kspubiss4a TerFit0r,ai Cor ven
On declared ansng osbsr self syident
truths, that the contracts Of corpora
siots aTs M more sacred thaa tbo@e OF
tins eitizsn," that the grants u lands -
he sorthsfB Paeiac we're msds. gwen
70 and sceeptsd by that O. ppauy 90
soaditiJns, and t1st Congress reserved
he right 70 declare forfvltus~ upon
breach Of any thereof" IL furthermore
declared ons Of these conditions 70 be
tbs eosnpistioa Of the roaa by 1911, and
distinctly assigned ss . reason for ssk.
Ing aa extension Of tie time, the bsces
atty Ut railroad eoBneosl0n betgssn
Eastern aud Western Washington. Ia
othsf words, that convention declared
thai the railroad company bad tbs best
u the psopls. that q road over the
mountains was Indispensable. and thai
although said company bad tao isgAi or
s4altabls right - ans land, It would
asip IL to get SOME II by 10 doing
gtis eiei railroad eDuld be SECURED
10 other construction VI Ihs hspabll-
can DiatforIs is possibls. IL ~As "a at
Israues andsr durss-. Imposed by and
zro@iug oaI II Tbs failure If tbs North
srn Pacific ~ keep - contract with the
Government. Only ~ secure q rOa
Eas each = concession extracted from
the ins IofIty Of that convention. Ins
yote and rssJrds prove tai. ~ be tue.
Now thag the dareas IL removed, nov
that this sluggish company is forced In
seif-pfotegttoB 10 bald liae Of IL own
70 tide water With OF uithOus pubi.e ard,
shAt should ie donsi shall uGtofaBees
sxtortsd from a people OF convention
nndsr lfisfont circumstances De- destined
yslidT What reason exists today for
advocating continuance IT tbs land
zrantf II there bs asy other save u
iesife 10 aid the S1rthera Pacific 10 Oh
tain without consideration 10000
sores Of public lands IN this Territory,
Il should be- given pro nptly. hs Gully
motive thH imDelisd tbs hepublio n
party Of this Territory Ia It's convention
70 declare against prompt and absolute
forfeiture was 10 induce or secure
pronps building OF the Cascade Branch.
Had u been known 10y that convention
that the company would, failing ~
secure another route to- tldo water. lse
compelled 20 build suoh road, you'd it's
members bave favored giving Il further
Tins TO secure band grant for 81 doug
II 80. they were aud are two faced, AID
the declarations Of tholr platform are
hypooritical and intended 10 deceive.
The Northern Pacific asserts that u la
in good faith building tbs Cascade
Braueh. No one objects to that. IL
ought Tor It's own interests aud credit to
have done ~ years ago. w. sincerely
nope IL will push the road ~ speedy
completion. Iiat We repeat, with an
emphasis born Of conviction aud found
cd on absolute justice, that it is not on
titled 10 nor should u roosivs any por
ton of IT, forfeited land grant nor the
prooeods Of any portion for 40 doing.
IL has no lnat claim Ia exceptional favor
Oa the contrary II has, by failure Ia
keep it, agrseTsnis, greatly retarded
tue growth aud prosperity OF TIE whole
Northwest.