Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-05
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fsaosalIsn 81 ~ NoIiAssn Fsasas lani
9rans g the pasifs dcnaain. rs Poaz
IRrzr311Ezenn uill b feand makin'
ahs aame aaht thnt Il haa made - q
pask Is hes nsyss assumed ~ oths
than . forfeiture posiiion ara g ness
sxpssts h. 1hat snuon tie Sigaai An.
ether kind frienas may b assarsd q
sd y Is sinosrelg - ~ hopsd that .
aasnFanos VII osmfoff hem
1hsss 4. hspsves, . radical di9ssene
befnsen ~ Posf iaInx1IgENcnn q
fhs ems hand and shs szasal end %
walls Walls yosrsai 90 fhs osber. ~
fofmss - nepabiioan papsE- RsDuhli
can 20 lia lnsfineta and psinoiplea--a us
Il proposes 70 oonfinae - ~ kspubli
oan papsf 20 ione - 30 hspabiical
party = ths bees sxponsnt - ths ideel
q progressive Amssisanism. Ths laste
are DsmoeEaflc journals and a.
thorouahiY ldsnfaed with ~ Dom0
esAsls party. Il Is not Surprising. there
fore, fhat they nEa foand snppaftins
ths Dsmosrssio eandidsts Tot delanAtl
% Congress, but lasy mnsl not fali inia
tho misiaks of aauuminn sbaf Al whs
ntfnso % sepport that candidate ar
rsegtaut 10 the saass d forfeitars.
Two yenss SEQ she PosE inTEEHxnnH-
ora refused 20 uuepoFt MAJOR Armstrong;
for Dolsaats 70 conrross sad pa forth
- most sarnost Efforts 60 eissa Mr..
Vooghssa. lee eotion g that u q 10.
dlsated not 30 mueh ~ oAotee betwssn
tha eandidstss ~ iss eboioa between the
plaiforma When Il esppa1sd he eAnss
Of NJ. ysorhosn i knsW lisfls q either
Of the candidates. DO Il did knou thai
lhe Dsmoofniis piaiform oontaiDed .
aemand Toe forisiinre, whiie the BE
pabllsan platform demanded 90 ssten
sioa Of time fof tha esmpletion Of tha
Cascade bgauah. Il reallasd that ste
pouss q = Dsleeats for he accomplish.
mspt d either Sod o. ssil vas very
limited. sndsod. bas Il belisvsd hist the
elsssisn woald be regarded b Congress
ed b. Ne eountry ~ 40 expression Of
NE wishes Of tha psople Of WashinRson
Territory ID regard - ihs Northern Pa
elfo land grand. Il believed thal the
eleetlon o. the Republican candidate
Wouid be claimed By the railroad organs
90 BE- an expression in favor Of The ex-
senaioa o. she grant. Il knew ihat ths
railroad LIBBY Woald make good uss Of
this expression before Congress. and u
foaFed thai thsg uoaid suossod b ia
uss IL dsfsaiing The ends Of justice. Il
believed that She elaim world al onoe
be So up that the people moss nearly
Interested had passed directly upon ID.
forfaiiuFs Issue and had decided ia "a
vof Of theextsnsion Of The grant. Un
der the circumstances u supported NJ
Voethsea. and under identical oireum
atanoss 4 would support him again
Bat she circumstances are n0t identical
Ga the oontFary, they are radically dit
fessni. Il could not bs olaimsd via
he slightest degree Of plausihiIlsY tia
the election Of Ms. Bradshaw vas q
expression Of the people u Washington
Territory against the forfeiture Of thl
NeFtheEn P5oiho Railroad. and b
woald Be- bold losbyisi, Indeed, ID,
woald sel up Huah . claim, The lspu
3 rot presented % she people a. II Va
tuo years ago. and the election oanno
b regarded A. IL any sense 40 expires
sion upon ths f0Ffeiturs qosaslon.
tha Republican platform contained q
expression IN favor Of the extension o
the grant, as Il did tuo ysara aga. h
case would b very different. and ID,
Ssgzai viii scarcely fail 10 zee The ali
feFenes, even lhsouek he Demsoratil
eyea.
The Sigaal further fails 10 see ho,
tbe Posr-isrTLtIoEscEa can oonsls
tensls support Mr.. Bradshaw after hav
tnR 20 vigorously opposed bic eandidse,
tuo years ago. Il is all very staple
Two years AGO Mr.. Bradahaw va
AEovsdly opposed % the forfeiture o
the Northern Paeifo land grant. an.
ths PuaT-ISTnILaKScER was oonse
qaenaiy opposed - bis domination
Mr. Bradshaw nov, however. do
eiaFea himself 20 be heartily 4
favor Of the forfeiture Of thai
grant, and The Poa1 lnzEa1l0sSosn see,
ne reason for Withholding ils sapport
from him. Il can Support hsn "a.
heartily q Il aappoFted Mr.. VOORHEES,
10 lees than two years after be had
drawn % bis famoua anti-forgsiturs
brief. MF, Bradshaw certainly has AZ
Eood = righi 70 change his mind be.
tween the year 1854 aad the year 1854
- Mr.. voorhees, had 10 change his mind
btveen the year issS and the year 1854
There h cue faut whieh she ss7ssl
falls 10 menlien. Il apparently fogarss
that the Dsmoeratis plalfosm d.
noanees 0oVernos squire Tor tAkinR
TIE measures whiah, a. tbs Posr Isrna.
LaosscEn Arnly belives. were absolutely
heceeaafy 10 Festefe order Seattle on
ths sth day d last FsbruAry. Il fer.
sets thai Mr.. voeFhses aAaly csnoanoss
Governor Squire ter that aesioa. In.
Der aaeh circumstances the pesr lSrrt
IiaxScan eoaid not sappoft and eoaid
noa fail % cypress him. Many who have
been IN the pasl the NEST active "a
abe Of she DemeeFaais headers ssfuss
% Support Mr.. Neorheea on aoooant q
his attitude on this qaession. q qacs
tioa a may b sailed. Their views On
the forfeiture question ceriainly eannos
Be misunderstood. They are tAe men
who led skelr PARTY 10 lAks up tss for.
fsisaFe isa0e i've years aEo. They ara
she forfeiture lesders Ia Washington
Territory to-day, aEd they are nos sup.
peEttnR Voorhees, elther The Sasaal
II L thlnka. WI remenbsF usax t,swer.
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