Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-22
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HItE .tl 49, aFtlt - 4.
adoutea 81 ~ DemocTaiin Terriers
Convection. Ana be esus plaiissn
fnfshes sayn. We sonanend Ne 80
r.iousas ndslily 81 Hen. g. 5. foollAss
ear Deisaate IN C0nRFess. = - psinei-
- Il Is platfosn upon vhieh ne W.
$500. lls EoysIsg % ~ inisssssa q
- Territory, and bis earneatasaa $50
saal a asrrine dos interests.
one may veil w0ndsF WHISTLER tna
eaavsnslon rssant % BE ssreastis O -.
eusy slightly mixed when Z pla1sa
shsus 80 planRs b sis sms plAsiei1a.
eneh . query IL especially psrils.enl
when i q rsnembessd that ne nEs'
aasaed pianh IL : rsDslision. sore 4.
word. - plank ID ne pisifoEn q -
she ons upon witch Mr.. YooEasss -
elected End fog hia s0napicnoaa hasli-
~ 70 which he h commended ~ ne
aamlrlna Dsmscraey. Has Mr. Voer.
hes shown eosaplcuoas adelity % tnai
ulstformf Has be endeavorsd - secure
fbs admiasion u Washington into ths
Unson on terms If eaualily With AZ
otker staiesfs Dscidediy. BE- has rs.
On shs contrary. be - responsible tor
Ne inisodnofion 81 bill foF the Aamas-
sion Of waahinaiss, noa on terms
II Equality with Al other States" bns
hsmpessd, rastEio,sd. sh0rn Of onehalf
II her legislative pewer, ard aabisessd
70 hnmiliaiina terms. whish voaid res
Ger her inferior 70 al other siaies--ths
Isms member Of he sisisfhood. Hsfe
Is enc point Al least Ia whieh NJ. NooE-
hess hss been faiitlsss 70 the platform
upsn which be VA elected, and which
hs plsdQed himseif 70 carry oat. The
Democratic Convention il adopting
anew ths admission plank Of - plat-
form Of 1884 unviitinRly adoDted 3 -
vera, hurning condemnation Of ne on
olal whom. in he next breath, 4 oons-
meuded Tor bic conspicuous iidelity.
Was Il stepidliy o. irsayl
TIE Voorhees, admisuion bill is mon
srous. Itinposss oendliions whish ere
unnecessary and odioua. Tbs people
Of Washington Territory are either d
70 govern themselves, Or they are not.
II shey aro not, the Territory should
not b admiited inis the Union. II they
are-and who shall say they are notf--
sha Territory should Be admitted -
other States haye been ADMITTEDLY not
hampored and restricted BY unneoes-
nsry oondItlons, bus a. the peer Of any
other State N the uaion. II washing.
ton Territory oannot 60 Into the union
&c nn sqaal, she does not wish 70 80 10
a. al.
II shs people Of ihis Territory can-
not be trusted 10 form constitution
shal viii not BE- Fepuenant % The
Constitution Of the Uniled States, they
ere not I'll for Statehood. Thai, as We
understand Il, Is ths only condition that
Congress. when u decides 20 admit st
al, hsn she right 20 exact Of State. The
imposition Of any farther condition
takes away By 80 much from shs rights
OF eoverelRuty 10 which the new State
Il entitled, equally with those already
ID the uniou.
The Voorhees, bill smaoks too much Of
patarnal government. All she provisions
10 the fourth section Of Shat bin. addi-
ilonal 10 thoaa 10 The same section Of IN
Dslph bill, would be excellent provisions
IN The Consultation Of She new State, bat
lhsy are entirely oas Of place In an en-
abling acs. The people should be left 20
put them 10 or leavs them out a. they
ohooss. OF the provisions in the same
section, common 10 both bills, two a.
least are very objectionable and oaEhi
NOT 10 Be Undecided in the Constitution
Of Tho new Stats, and much lees oaght
ihey 20 BE- imposed upon her IN an ena-
bling acs As conditions 10 admlssion.
One Of these conditions h that Of limit
ing she aggregais dsbt Of the State 10
ee0o,ooo. The decision Of the amount
81 Indebtedness 10 be incurred b. the
Stats can safely b left 70 us legislators
whom the people may elect. EmeFRen-
olss may arise, Is they have heretofore
arisen IN this countEy, when tho very life
Of tho commonwealth might depend
upon the ability 70 promptly raiss very
large sums Of money. such restrictions
IN State constitution are unWiss. Suak
restraints might properly Ne placed upon
municipalities. bat net apoa \ State.
There are many ether provisions ia
the bill which are entirely unnecessary.
An enabling act should BE- simple, oon.
tanning no provisions o. rsstriotieaa not
absolutely ruquirsd By ths peculiar ulr.
alanoos Of each case. Il should doane
ne beundaEiea o. Ne State, provide fer
tho calling of she convention and ihe
Submission o. sta work 70 tho pesple;
Cor ne transfer Of the executive and
Judicial baainess Of The Territorial eF-
aAnlEAtlon 10 the new stats govern.
ment; make the necessary grants Of
land Cos saAle purposes, and make The
provision. - she sole eondlsion 10 I'd
misaion, that The new State oanssilntion
shall not b ropaguAnt b the oonsiiia-
tion q The unilsd States.
With saah a record On 90 important =
question. Mr. vooghess bellies TIE nemo-
cratic platform o. 1884 a. vel as that
o. lss6 Il he is permitted 70 show his
s'ldeliiy" 10 ne future - oaaaplcaoasiy
as be has done in he paai, Washington
may look forward 30 an eventnAi I'd.
mission into the union en- terms Of in.
equality with al ether States.