Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1886-09-02
OUR POSITION.

ed and worked for the union of Nortl
Idaho with Washington Territory, eithe1
10 the formation of state or union O.
the two sections under territorial or
ganization. We so far have been unable
to see that any circumstances either il
Washington or in North Idaho hav,
made it less important to both Nortl
Idaho and Washington than it was a
first. The great majority Of the people
ofboth sections, long ago, came to enter
tain the same views with ourself, ant
have in their conventions Of representa-
tive men aid in the votes OF the people
90 declared publicly before the world
and in no instance has any great number
ofthe people ever recanted from that
wish, but have been persistent and con
sistent, when they were given opportun
ity to express their sentiments. Those
sentiments eliminated in North Idaho in
the election of Siugiser in 1882, and
again in the election of Haley in 1884,
and in Washington in the adoption of the
constitution framed at Walla Walla in
1873, and in the election OF every dele
gate to congress from Washington Ter
ritory, from that day to the present,
and finally eliminated in the passage in
the lower house at the late session
bill, and it being referred to the com.
mittee in the senate tor action. That
committee failed to report it to the sen
ate before adjournment, Tor reasons
which that committee have not made
public, and it remains to be acted upon at
the ensuing session Of congress. No
1ntimation is given that the senate will
not pass the bill when reported, but on
the other hand that they will pass the
measure when reported to them. That
being the true state of the case, what
reason have the friends of the measure
either in North Idaho or Washington
for relaxing their efforts to have the
measure coDsusmated IN the form of law
~ The next session Of congress. IF any
reasonable friend of tho measure can
point out to us any consistency in
dropping the question at this crisis, his
penetration into the future must be
greater than ours. It is acknowlt dyed
By al parties that it is in no sense polit.
ical question upon which democrats and
republicans can reasonably divide aud
take issue with each other as partisans.
It ever has 80 far been kept out Of the
region Of partisan politics aud certainly
there can be no coed reason now for
makingit political question to divide
parties. The question then for the PEG.
pie Of tho North is to see to it that no
man be sent as our next delegate in
embryo or in fact, that will use any in
fuence. whatever either directly or in.
directly or inferentially with the senate to
defeat measure which is so important to
the people Of the North, and which has
como 20 near final contamination as a law
~ has this annexation. Hence the peo
plc Of the North should be careful to vote
for no man, for delegate. who is doubtful
or squamish upon this question and Ger.
tainly not for one who is known to Oh.
pose the measure publicly or secretly.
Annexation never has made any advance
BY being mixed up with its opponents,
but has in every case been destroyed and
fooled and delayed to the great detriment
Of the people Of the North. The whole
crowd Who urge such a policy are like
Delilah Of old who got Samson to lay his
head in her lap aud then cut off his hair
in which lay his strength. We hear it
said that efforts will be made in both
democratic and republican conventions to
Be held in the South to have the rcsolu.
lions Of these conventions ignore annexa-
ton, and then put their candidates upon
them. We would like to see the color
Of . mans hair that will succeed before
Ihe people Of the North upon such
platform. We acknowledge that there
ire tew persons in both political parties
'f the North, who to subserve what they ,
ieem the behests Of some party leaders
vii submit to any kind Of inconsistency ,
md indignity 10 their policy of action,
q order to compass certain purposes that
lease their self constituted party leaders. /.
'ut such persons are few and hopelessly s
eyond any redemption to right and .
ast policy Of thought or action. We
ont count on that clasrat all. Their
pinions have but little force with the q
'asses Of the voters in the North. We y
we seen them wiggle and squirm SO as 81
become naught but dcrision to the
at mass Of independent free thinkers
both parties. We are of the opinion
It N their case history will repeat itself
the coming campaign. We in tho r