Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-23

Tbsre h oae phAss abons The uonde~-
fui KepubIsosn victory N Oh3o fhsf
pleases - shove nil CHER thtne4. -
viii snake the Dewiy cunverted Demo-
cratic shsef. The seattle F0sT-1nrxxxI-
oxrcxR. awful sorss spoka< hfsz~~.
We assure cur rsedsrs that 10 Shove
1as mot infsndsd - joke. Tia R<rsss
has taken upon itself the sspeciai ebarge
Of champiopinR the r&iiraad kspubli-
can platform Of this Territory. and IL
frsnxisd zeal BY far exeels 10 adbss-
ence 10 trzfh OF exsssiss Of discretion
Bseaass The pos1 -IxTxErIaxxcxH calm
~ pursues the even tsnsr Of - way.
opposing what il deems wrong and hurt
FIJI 10 the people. and advocating what
IL deems right and beneficial 10 its read
ers and supporters. certain vsuid be
oensors Of partisan fsalty and pFess
frsedom are violently exercised Il
doesn't hart NJ, and IL II 10 source Of
qualification 10 the inspired lunstios Of
the R<vs<w, Argus. Ledger and others OF
tke railroad press gang 10 stand By ths
roadside and yell . Democratic sheet "
~ NO steadily 20 on IN advocacy Of po-
Iiticsl honesty and the tEus principles
Of ths Republican parsy. ~ shall oifss
no objection
Tho Resisss will. Of course, be disap-
pointed TO know that No are very glad
Of Republican success In Ohio; that H.
ID voald be disappointed, II sincere In
| the lines quoted above. There 10 not q
papsr In this Territory with which the
Posr.IxrxEIIeExcKR exohanges, that Il
not perfectly aware that ON every ques-
fion, save only thai Of forfeitars, this
paper has been, and IL in accord with
every Republican organization therein.
Nor IL there one Of our exchanges which
can contYovert, or thus far has tried &c
do 30, the assertion Of this paper thai
upon this question Of forfeiture ths
position taken by the Republican Terri
sosial Convention and approved by IL
NOMINEES for delegate. IL directly antag-
onistic 70 the expressed views Of tn.
Republican party throueh its severa
National Conventions since 1872. Ii
this Territory the question Of restoring
the unearned lands to the public do
main 10 the only real issue. We plac'
no stress whatever upon the question o
admission ~ State, because both par
ties are as fully In favor of that a
against Chinese immigration. Nor, il
or Judgment, will the result Of thi
election. whatever IL may be, operate :.
retard such admission, by even singh
day. Bat this election ssili have an In
fiuence upon Congress With respect q
the unearned land grant 10 the Northern
Pacific. II the people of this Territor.
ask for prompt action. We believe thei
cry will be needed. II they do not o
declare --thers will DO no cry TO heed
We are In favor Of forfeiture, and not
withstandinR the utterances and action
of the late Republican Convention
shalt continue TO urge upon Congress
and the Executive the Justice Of promp
and effective legislation to that end
This course is not unrepublioan. Nor
what 10 better still, 10 IL unpatriotic. /
does not preclude "a from rejoicing a
the success Of candidates who represen
Republican principles. II does proven
IA from espousing the cause of public
| enemy, snch as il the Northern Pacifi'
Railroad Company under its presen
| maua1amenf.