Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-06-19


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desires - sneeee 81 as parry - tEs
straNlaned afe 1sInie Qra1iun 81 ne
fne wise anti0n 81 ne KaFrisnFial Cona-
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- inssarifg q tAe party ID - futaEes
anana sha pEfnalpzl ~ which d he
forfetenFa une To q calm aGo
digHnssioBa6e q ianuA0n of tits Question
We lnyits TIE ei1ss afluuEion e yeuf M
mnBous readers.
In US usll for ibs psspls q fhsl
TeEFitofF. VITO WeEs mofs tmmedi3tsly
and dirseily Interested. - give ~ en-
uhafia sxpResaiou Of lhefF eonsiotlons
On thaf snbfec4. BE wbo ueaFs 3 shoe
Knows bsst Nhsse Is pinehe1 Henoe
~ wke bad axpsFizneed the dire e1sets
81 lard grant withonf q Eailzoao were
In 3usfies bsun0 70 make Cur prgtests
known - The AmeEioan peepie. 1hat
profess Was intensified IL its emphasis
81 The eiSeumg1anees attending Il. Tbe
Rspahliean party bad fFOm aFs % eight
ahguRand maioEity il tbs Territory. u
kad The prestige 81 e1ceeM end the
power 81 party associations and party
alleRianee % support Il. Is standard
bearer @as manned Dnicn sol4isr. Yea
we weFe tnoioxloualy dafeated-and
whyf Eimply beeause, 10 The Judgment
81 tie people. ear platform vas not
scund % thia question. Republicans
uers deepiy oanSinesd Of he paramount
/ importAnce u this qQeatinB. and. find
ina No suf1oient axpEesaton Of their
sediments 10 tie platform o. their
/ party, soiood fheiF eonTiclions b. vot-
/ InQ for tie nominse Of the DsmooEatic
party. Nor II this all. Tboaeands Of
Republicans. believing In forfeiture,
voted Tor the Republioan candidate IN
der protest., prsfefrine 10 keep their
PARTY record clear. Forfeiture 81 IN
earnod lands, heretofore granted 20
dafaulting railFsad companies, has be-
come tie majority sentimant Of the
1 AmaFiaAn people. This = mautfea9
fFom tie late action % tie United
States senate on this very question, Is
well a. the omphatis utl6Fances Of the
National hspaDliean and Democratic
plaif5rma
2. Ths people a the Territory, then,
having il the manner we haFs indioafed
RIvnn q clear and positive expression Of
their opinions on this point. have they
not performed thsiF full duty 10 thai
FeaaFdf Have the Republicans Of King
I county anything % gain b EeiteFaiiOnf
The King ooauty idea hes become na-
tionai-is not that sufficient But one
Dissenting vote against Il ID 80 august 3
body as the United States Ssnatel Oar
duty might Be different II Il were 3
question over which the people Of this
Territory bad any Fiahfful aathaFity or
| jurisdiction; bot Il ia manifest that We
have none. We can only express oar
opinions; that Il the measure and end
q our power Ia thai regard. The King
conniy idea Il and Was q conservative
idea. Il only demanded the restoration
Of unearnod lands 70 the public domain.
A. suoh Il has erystalized into national
law, 50 far as the aston Of the United
States Senate IL concerned. 1t will car-
tainly pass the House, OF else Demo.
cratic professions are q sham. Thus,
before The meeting Of the Republican
/ Territorial Convention. the Seattle idea
will be the Law Of fhe land; hence there
will be no necessity for it, entry AZ q
disturbing force into the deliberations
81 that Convention.
Bat suppose We are disappointed IN
our anticipation Of the action Of the
Democratic House. What then? Il
will be q year from next December be-
fore the next Congress will convene.
Before that time all the lands will have
been earned. The Seattle idea, az here
iof0re formulated, will have nothing 10
Get upon. II such unfortunately should
Be tie ease, Wedo not SAP that che eter-
nal principles Of justice and equity
would not require the enlargement OF
the idea" In accordance with Che
rights reserved In the senate bill, so aa
20 extend back 20 the tine when the
road ought 70 have been completed IN
der The charter and the amendments
thereto. But Ne ara NOS 10 favor OF
climbing bills before We get 20 them,
and We are devout believers inthe doe
trine that sufficient unto she day &
the evil thereof
In ne eass. therefore, are We able 10
see how this forfeiture question oan
become q disturbing element in the Re.
pabliean Convention. Oh.