Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-26

veeRmREs EeR DgIxGarE
Waila Walla Watshman.l
Asie from every sxtrnnsoas issus
an0 vff1oas regard te auy isreIevxnI
ciemcr about matters thAs have no 70
iaslon 70 the vital interests u peopIl
hvint U snB Territory. and a. en em
pezsic declaration of the sentiments oI
tne psople upon ths land grant qaes
ton. ana g hasten the hoped for tims
unen snss Territory may put On Ssat<
pvsrelznty, q seems 10 b ihs suprems
duty OF the electors, q this juncture. q
selecs Hon. Charles b. voorhsss - thsiI
attorney ~ law and In facs, 20 look A.
YER toeir vital iuterests IN the halls oi
NATIONAL legislation. A every intelli-
Rens human eau perceive. there 10 moth.
tnR political In the selection Of Dele
rate 70 Congress any more than there II
m tne ssiecfton OF IN attorney 70 look
sftsr any mans business. The capacity
ana disp0sitisu 20 do the business are
tne only considerations In the choice.
Ihe paramount question pressing for
solution With the people Of this Terri
tory - the removal Of the blight that
has retarded progress. made properly
bfelee uncertain and thrown the burdens
Of txxation upon settlers Who have la
bored 20 pionesr civilization in this re-
eion. while untaxsd specuIators were
adjusting on lands made vaIuabie
thr0ugh individual efforts 70 lay the
Foundations Of societv and establish the
machinery Of government. In emyloy-
ing "a attorney 10 transact any business
for us, vs do not stop to inquire how
Ms father stood on public questions
twenty years ago. IL i urged that M.
Armstrong sheuld BE- elected a. an at
torney before Congross for the people
of this Territory beoaose be fought 20
save the Govsrnmsnt. Il IS had been
born Ia the South, and his early asso-
oistions had been With the people Who
felt that section entitled 20 be free and
independent, he might possibly have
been on the other side ysk his capacity
~ man and hin qualifications for use-
fulnees to She people of this Territory
would not have been affected by any
question Of his birth or early associs-
tlon or any fortuitous accident that
may have impeiled him 70 any partico-
lar oourss In life. The self respecting
people Of this Territory must consider,
rather, his attitude upon present public
questions affecting thsir material inter-
ests.
Mr.. Armstronq IL committed 70 the
doctrine that the land grant Of the
Northern Pacific IL non- n-forfeitable. Mr..
voorhees, 10 committed 70 the doctrine
that the grant il forfeitable that the
interests Of the people demand an i'm
mediate declaration Of forfeiture that
railroad lands should be taxed and
that laws should BE- passed TO prsvens
uujug. discrimiuaticns He avows thesa
sentiments; and the attempt to show
he inherits other sentiments from his
father proceeds on the assumption that
electors In this Territory are imbeciles
TO Be caught With such campaign pueril-
tiles. The alternative is presented TO
the people Of sending to represent them
bi Congress q railroad or an anti rail-
road attorney. The So called Republi.
can Convention, at Seattle, was a rail.
road convention. The Chairman Of
the 90 called Republican Central CON-
mittee is q railroad officiai. II Is im.
portant 10 the railroad comp any that il
should have an attorney in Congress,
and that the people should have no at
torney there. For many and obvious
reasons the Northern Pacific does not
wish this Territory to become q state /;
il does not sish an attorney for the peo-
pie IN Congress who will voice the true
sentiments of the people upon the qnes.
ton of forfeiture; il Dies not xlsh &
friend of the people there, who will file
the peoples caveat against the accept.
ance of grabbing lists for lieu lands, or
applications for certificates ef land on
constructed roads. With declara-
tion of forfeiture OF the part from
Waliula 10 Portland even, the lands
in this section would immediate
ly become public lands. With an
absolute declaration of forfeiture,
the lands in the whole Territory would
become Government lands Pesple
must net allow themselves to be de-
tuded into belief that there is any in
j1stice in an immediate declaration OF
forfeiture, or that il will prevent the
construction of the Cascade branch.
The injustice to the people In the 20
years. blight upon their prosperity by
dark strip 100 miles wide of lands with
drawn from market is she point for
them now TO consider. and by their po-
litical action 20 decree they will no
longer submit 20. The people must
send to Congress an attorney who will
represent them and not the Northern
Pacific. Il is safe TO assume that either
Of the gentlemen named would secure
the necessary establishment Of post
effices aud post routes, the proper APP
propriatioas for legislative and judicial
expenses, and sach appropriations for
rivers as not over -indul9ent Congress
might grant. Territories sending DEM
ocratic Delegates are as highly favored
IN tl.sss respects a. the Republican Ter
ritsriss, SO that the entire question IN
this Territory resolves itself into attor-
usyship for the railresd or for the peo-
pie. A railroad attorney docs not want
to see the Columbia aud Snake rivers
improved-an attorney for the people
might. Il is the supreme duty OF the
people on the 4th Of next Novsmber 70
make ous full power of attorney 10
Hon. Charles 8. Voorhees, 10 represent
th4m an Delegate in the next Congress.