Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-29
WHAT NIX. VOORHEES, PR0MTsED
AT PORT TOWNSEND,
EprToR Po@r ISrELrIsEscKs

EprToB PosT ISrELLIsEscEs
The CAroHicls gave its read.rs lss,
night a sample Of its Controversial
ability. 1t appzaIs from PhiIio
drunk 70 Philip sobsr." and iad0in0
from the rssalt, +" PhiIip- was A Vrest
deal more sober on his return from the
Democratic joliihcation meeting a,
Port Townsend on the 18Th Of Noyetn
Der than when be wrote ths editorial
comment on Mr.. Voorhees, in ths
Chroaicle Of night before. last. He es-
taoiishe@ from bis own hsst report OF
the meeting and editorial commsn,
thereon. thai my criticism on his latest
editorial edasi0n concerning what Mr.
voorhees, said on that occasou was p.r.
teetiy just. That edusion was this
Delegat=-eleet Vsorhees promised the
people of Port Townsend, aud through
them the people Of the Fsrritors. that
BE would make il bis business 90 see.
when he arrived in Washington CITY.
that the Territory Of Washington should
De admitted 30 the sist-rhood of
States" All this, ken in connection
With the remainder of ths articles was
clearly intended t., and does, convey
the impFeesion that Mr.. Voorhees, prom
.issd that this TerritoES should be ad-
tnlt'ed at this session o. Congress.
In my eomBunicasion denviug that
Mr.. Nsorhees made any such statement
| said The editor of the Chroai
,fs sat on the platform while Mr.
VOORHEES, vas making his speech at Port
Townsend, and he knows, II he had his
ears open aud any sense az ell aboat
bim, thar Mr. Voorhees, made no snch
promise. What Mr.. Voorhees, did say
was Ia effect that he should do his ut
most TO secure the admission of the
Territory as state. and shat he would
gladly ses it admitted at this session.
even though snch action would deprive
him OF the office to which he had Just
been elected by the people,"
Nov let us see what "Psiiip sober"
has 10 say when called upon by Philip
drunk" Look in last nights Chronicie
and see what II r, produces from its is-
sue of November 10Th to sustain its
latest assertion that Mr.. Voorhees,
promised to have as admitted as
State at this session.
Report in local columns He prom
issd TO go to Washington at once and
urge the admission nf the Territory into
the Union. After that be
shall have fought for the admission Of
the State and won the fight, be will re-
turn TO receive the eneomium, Well
done, good and faithful servant He
will then lay down the mantle for older
ones 20 take mp. HIS cup Of ambition
will then be full"
Editorial report " In his speech last
evening Mr. Voorhees, promised the peo-
pie of Port Townsend that be would
proceed at once to Washington and
strive, ere the fourth of March at which
date Congress will adjourn, to SEQ ure
the admission of the Territory as
State"
ls a promise 20 fight" for a thing
and 10 " strive" for il a promise TO ae-
complish il +? IL there anything in the
remarks OF MIR. Voorhees, as reported in
the Cltroafcie of November 3Jth TO jus
tify the assertions made by il several
times since then that he had promised
to secure our admission as n state be
fore the fourth OF March He did not
promise to secure that result during this
Congress or the next one even. He did
promise to " strive" and fiRnt" for ad
mission, and that when the fight was
WOO be would lay down the mantle He
did not even 90 so far rs to say he ex-
pected that We would be admitted Ii
these reports of the Chrcaicie had been
before me could not have better stated
the gist OF what il said Mr.. Voorhees,
did say than did la the communication
IN yesterdays Posi- -lNTELLTaESckR In
It's introduction to the quotations In
the Chroaiele taken from It's issue of
November 20th. il says:
"ws have hitherto intirpated. re-
ferrinR TO the speech made in Port
Townsend, November 18th. by Cha slss
3. Voorhees,, the Delegate elect from
this Territory 20 Congress, that We
thought Mr.. voorhees, entered into a
contract the magnitude of which, with
the resources at command for eom-
pletinR the same, he then did not appre
oiate, aud. further. that he could not fui-
fill."
What contract did Mr.. Voorhees, un-
deriske further than TO strive" To
'fRht," for admission? And Is there
anything about that ditticult to fulfillg
was inclined to be charitable yester
day and said: But perhaps the ChFohi-
Gle cannot comprehend the difference
between the two Statements That pa
per proceeded at once to demonstrate
60 . certainty that It does not know the
difference between promise 90 do =
thing and protaise TO try 10 do It.
The allusions 10 nyselt pass over as
the idle yaporings of mind that is rs
inaccurate, unreliable and vicious as il
IL weak aud as OF no consequence 20 toe
public, which no doabt regards them ~
! do, as the ptoduct OF an alleged brain
much added by an uvcerdos of anti
Sunday law. ID. II. GILMAN.
SEArTLE, January y, 1884.