, 1884-10-11

dear people.
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In Its Proper Place.
Under the above caption, writer
in the Ellensburg Standard talks the
following hard sense. This article
will have more effect among the vo-
tiers when 1t is understood that the
writer was and Is n forfeiture man,
but does not propose to desert the
old party he has always trained with:
Ed. STANDARD: - The Yakima
Signal has finally shown its true col
ors and drifted into the ranks Of the
democracy. Since his delegation
was thrown out at Seattle, Adams
has been swapping at every one, at
friend and foe alike. His hand is
lifted against everybody because, af-
ter a two days fight in the territori-
al convention at Seattle, with their
attorneys, Jacobs, Lewis, Hanford,
Smith and Dunbar, his delegation
failed 10 obtain their seats.
= The Signal fails to state that their
minority report was all cut and dried
and consisted of a dozen affidavits,
which sounded very much alike, and
were prepared by their own hands
for the occasion.
He forgets to state that two pre-
cincts, viz; the Horn and Cowyche,
were not represented In the conven-
tion. In his wrath, to establish the
fact that it was simply a railroad
convention, and in order to cast odi-
um upon Major Armstrong, he fails
to show that the railroad candidate
was John P. Hoyt, that their next
choice was Bradshaw, that Brad
shaw's nomination was seconded by
a member Of the Pierce county dele
cation, and that the Pierce county
delegation never recorded a single
vote for Armstrong.
The proceedings Of the convention
show that western Washington had
four candidates in the field. viz
Hoyt, Bradshaw, Calhoun and Bloom
field, and that eastern Washington
had two: Armstrong and Dunbar;
that when Bradshaw, Dunbar and
Bloomfield withdrew, that the dele
cations scattered to different candi-
dates; that even King county, the
strong forfeiture county, recorded
ten Of her votes for Armstrong. Not
withstandlng the fact that the con-
ventlon said in Its platform that we
are opposed to the acquisition Of
large tracts of the public domain by |
corpoatlons or individuals, notwith-
standing that the convention states
that the law enacted by the legisla-
ture at its last session for the nom
taxation Of railroad property should |
be repealed and that laws be enacted |
taxing the railroads in their land on
the same basis and to the same ex-
tent as individuals are taxed; not
withstandlng the convention declar-
ed against unjust discrimination In
freight and passenger rates, but be-
cause a large majority Of the dele
gates recognized the fact that the
building Of the Cascade branch be-
tween eastern and western Washing
ton is essential to the welfare Of the
people Of the territory, and to the
successful and speedy completion Of
said branch they confirmed said
grant OF land with marked and stipu-
lated reservations that even the
King county delegation could en-
dorse, viz; "That 1t is the sense Of
this convention that the land includ-
ed within the grant Of The United
States to the n. p. r. r. Co., on its
branch line across the Cascade noun
tains be made subject to sale under
existing laws Of the United States.
The net proceeds thereof, together
with all Of the lands remaining un-
sold after the expiration Of three
years from the list day Of January,
1885, to be given to said company;
provided, no lands or proceeds there
of shall be given to or belong to said
company on such branch line until
such branch line shall have been
fully completed; and upon the fail
ure to complete and finish such
branch line within the time afore-
said that said grant shall be uncon-
ditionally and absolutely forfeited to
the United States, and that our dele
gate to congress is hereby instructed
to do all in his power to accomplish
this measure;" notwithstanding the
convention took care to flx the price
at $3.50 per acre, and to specify the
time when the road should be built
nevertheless, according to the Sig
nal, the whole thing is wrong, be-
cause forsoOth we were tried and
found wanting in the true principles
which constitute republicans.
Like all sOreheads, when their per-
sOnaI aspirations are defeated, they
must bolt, go over to the enemy and
fight the power that made and pre-
served US nation, and alas! placed
federal commission in Mr.. Adams
hands and started him as a carpet
bagger for Washington territory.
Alasi where Is the bridge that car
Tied me safe over. This federal
commission that he himself holds is
the charge he brings against Arm
strong. The difference is Armstrong
has richly paid the debt on the hard
fought hattie field OF ChancellOFs-
Vile, while Adams was looking after
the negroes in Indiana.
REPUBLICAN,.
SOME one has been imposing upon
the credulity Of the young man who
publishes the Seattle Star, a aweekly