Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-19

1855
hsa. lharlea 81 FugFnees, the Demo 4
Grade e4naldats tor Dslaeasa. aarnAdY 4
1as eerVed . tara Ia C0nsKesa What /
b4s be dsAeto unt1fIe HIN 9 tbs anepoEt 1
% the eieetozs q tnis Isrraf0ryf East i
q sDislY upsn he sae % forte tuss Of 1
he Aorthefa Psel6o Lard eranf. b e
fassa % csc his irfnenoo % secure The /
paEssEB q . bfis tag0nRh tue Usmo-
sFafle hsaas, 81 Whish - va nsn-
0eE. % oea1fe tha restoraii0n Of neariy ]
fhfee miliion acres Of land clalnad o. /
tne Aofghexn Psclh8 Railroad In tbs
tefFzsory. he assisted 10 zoe defeat 81 I.
ne D1lpn nili, whiaa PISSED lhs kepab- /
lIaan Hannte amended hy ths anti
msn0poiisl, Van WFck, 50 as NOS 10
preelad ths fogfsiEars 81 other lands
10 Eastern sssfes OF IeErisor1ss 81 3
infn1o date; opposed ths bali uhich |
asuld have repealed the provision IN I
zoe n. T. 4. charter ghioh psrmits taa
FiRht Of gay Of the railroad % fmmn-
nHy fFom taxation. Ihe only reason
ahIoh be assigns Tor bstFaYinR the trn-f
ropoasd q MIN i Z flimsy ore; that ths
Oil did not aIs3 forfeiI the lands IL
&oniana and idaho. As Ne vas -leo&ed
% tbs peopas ~ Washington IerFit0FY
8nlt 80 understand ehy he should m axe
nis duty toward them c0uiinaent upon
matters e0uceEniBe other IarEitoriea
The sane can be said IL relation 10
his promise 30 WoFk for the admission
u Washington 70 statehood. He 80
kn0EiedRes that be- and bis fFiends
made the adni0aion Of Washington
oon1inaeaf on the admission Of the
TNr~rnr.anaaas fF.nmmtfrsm~. - Mnraawm an1aa.
aalf Cur popul aGion. rhe Democrats
AZ q rider fag political purposes. 10 Is
a sAGnihoana fact tnat bosn the forfeit
are oil and the admission bill passed
Oemoerafic Hsase.
remembeF reading z seafhinQ de-
nunciaaion Of Dolcaate Voorneea "a the
| kni4kfs % Labor organ, the seattle Go
| 0psTafor, beeaaae Of hla fndisp0altion
50 do ssmsthing 10 Congress % eradicate
the Chin9se evil from this oouhtry.
Following thie be introduced bill ask
/ lna an appropriation 20 fuRiheE assist
10 enforcing the Chinese restriction act
i dc also bad apeecn pRiatad 20 m0llifv
the anti Chinese element aud pull Ghe
wool over theif eyes. 10 is q matter Of
oonjeoture vhy the bill died 10 q Demo
cratic House; either be did not have Q
disposition 70 secure its passage, OF be
lacked tbs necessary iDhaenoe. ] fest
a liberty 20 speak on thls Cnlnese quss
ten beoAuse / vas 3 member OF she
Anii-Oninsse Congress 10 Seattle, the
0ute0me Of whioh vas my arrest, As the
instiRatioa Of Democrats Federal
sftiesr. appointed thronRn ths inhasncu
and By TIE recommendation OF this
same DeleRate VOORHEES,, who now poses
ts ths friend Of and sympalhi2er with
the anti Chinese movement Like alenth
noanda the Democratic appOlntees Of
Ne voorhees, have prosecuted the indl
Vlduals wno took part IN she peaosabie
removal Of the coolies, 10 which Mr..
voorhees, aequiescedi and now an en-
teavJr is being made 10 compel ths
alleged eenspaFatoFs aud their friends 70
lick the sword that slew their number IN
seattle end prosecuted 0thersin Tacoma
and elsewhere. Noorhees saw the drift
OF public Sentiment on the acquIttal Of
the conspiracy caseH, and trimmed his
sails 70 euit tee popular breeze.
The platform. which Voorhees, wrote
himself 10 order that be might stand
ap0n it. endorses tue administration Of
the Democratic President, Cleveland.
who ordered Gov. Squire 70 declare mar.
tial Law, aud subsequently, endorsed bis
action; bat anothtr planh IN the same
platform censurea Governor Squire for
obeyiug the orders Of the sAnye Demo
cratic administration, which Voorhees,
endorses unQualih IDLY. lhe explains
tlon nsay be f0and In the fact that
Cleveland 10 Democrat and Squire is a
Republican. Why did NOS voorhees, pat
plank IN his platform censuring his
D. =. Prosecuting Attorney appointee
Tor advising the course WHOA Governor
squire pursued relaetantlyg The cloud
4 dust which Mo. Voorhees, Il raisiug
on the railroad question Will not blind
The vision Of thinking men.
What has our Delegate done during
the past term, what endeaVOr has he
made, 20 alleviate the sniferings or
liRhsen the burdens Of the common
atty?
What is his position on the tariff
question: Why is be as silent as uis
piatform on she protection OF lAboF and
sne industries OF this ferr toFyf Last
9intes, when tbs coal minea OF the
sound we're closed because the miners
couid not oompets uith the panpeS labor
Of kaFope, w1o Rlutted the San Fran
CISCO market with coal brought 10 this
country as ballast IN foreign ships, ths
Democratic party, Of which Mg. VooF
nees is 8 repE sentative. we're trying 20
pass che Morrison bill, WHICH would have
Gus % tue duty on foreign caal and
placed eur labor 10 direct competition
9ith the pauper and convict labor Of
EaTope and Australia. This same Dem
cratic free trade measure w0aid have
closed the iron works near PoFI Town
sand and most Of the lumbar mills. then
ranntng half time. Having a DsleRsts
10 Congress Of free trade pr0cliytliss,
he people of this Territory, Boards Of
trade snd Chambers Of C0mmerca, ap.
sealed 30 Congress In q private capacity
% save them from the rain esnfem-
slated b. AorFiaon's free trade 10 sasare,
md the bill was killed BY q solid BE.
publican vote, the Democratic members
seperally voting for free trade. Not
only does this matter ooncarn Puget
Soand. whers the resources he which n
she near failure shoald make Wasting
ton Territory the PsHnsylVaniA Of the
Pacihc coast, bat the uool growers and
farmers q TIE bnnsh grass country are
also interested. Wool at present is sill
snR a Victoria fer loo. per pound; a.
seattle for ID, owing 70 duty. 1aks
"A this pfuteosiye tarif. aud ear WOOL
gtowefa and faEmers must prepare 20
accepa ona halt less for their prodness
Ia tne eoai mines and AZ the NUMBERING
mills the labofeE mat suder "a the
adoption of free trade. II The mines
and mills are nov running barely az q
prone' then further rsd1ction OF o5mpe-
tltion With { Feiga imports would close
them % compel laborefs 10 accept l0Wsr
usRes- Can the iAboFine element aGoFd
% soppof man for Congress Who, ss
al individual and IN bis party platform,
ignores taese vital q1esttousf
Roru - tha s,urufa aanstI.4 l.. A.. -.