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Of Congress: it means two republican
[. s. senators; it means three cleo
torial votes for the next republican
candidate for President; and il that
candidate should happen to be James
q. Blaine, it means popular major
ity Of not few hundred only, but
one largely up in the thousands.
This Is what this admission" you
are advocating means, and 1t means
it without a shadow OF 4 shade of
question
Our republican leaders here know
this. Our republican newspapers
here know this. Our present repub-
Iican governor knows this, and hence
are all urgent and anxious for ad-
mission. That these parties would
COMPROMISE and give the Democrats
one of the senators in case Of adj
mission. Is utter nonsense. Tney are
not wont to be that liberal, and if our
present national administration would
take a lesson from them in the mat
ter of fpartizanship. it would strength
en- itself very materially with all true
and tried democrats. Look at the
last senatorial election in Illinois;
the democrats had the vantage
ground, but Logan, republican, was
elected. Who was in fault for this,
for there was a fault What power,
what authority. what leadership is
responsible for this unfortunate dem
ocratic defeat. and much to be depre-
Gated republican victory? To ask
democrats of prominence and posi-
ton, not simply in Illinois but in
Washington-is it right, and proper,
and equitable, and just that you, an
alltime Democrat, should exhibit
such greedy haste to take Territory
not overburdened with male voting
population. from under the wing of a
National Democratic Administration
and place it under the complete con
troll of an extreme local republican
one? Is it honorable? Is it con
sistent with your past life? Is it
tair TO the democracy of the Union IN
the matter of presidential election
Do republicans practice that kind OF
magnanimity? Does any politician
do so unless guided by nothing be
yOnd selfish motives?
Do you want evidence OF what l
say in regard to the political status
of this territory? Ii so. you can have
it in plenty. For single and tel
ling item, look at our Legislature
lately in session at Olympia, with Its
upper house membership OF twelve
republicans to three democrats, and
lower house membership of twenty
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the entire membership OF both houses
having been elected at the same time
Delegate Voorhees, was chosen. A
lsplendid outlook this for democrat,
ic L. S. senators! and yet some re-
publicans sharpies tickle the ears OF
some unposted democrats with the
syren song that in case of statehood
democrats may catch one of the sen
atorial representatives, Bosh and
humbug! Humbug and bosh! Lool
again. at the action of our republican
Governor Squire, who, within the
past few months, has appointed ter
ritorial Official after territorial official
to the many placas of prominence
and profit in his gift, looking well tc
it that his appointees are not merely
active partisan republicans today
but will continue to be so in the
needy political times of the future
| The U. s. senate of which you are an
honored member from the gallant
state Of Indiana, whose great demo
cratic Eight" but lately shone sc
brightly as its presiding head, is now
and has been for some time, in the
hands and under the control of ex-
treme partisans of the republican
school-men whose chief aim is tc
embarrass the lately chosen demo
cratic administration and bring il
into disrepute; but this dictatoria
and presumptuous power is on tho
Wane, and its majority is fast losing
its prestige and authority Is it fol-
a democratic senator or democratic
congressman to help steady and re
build this tottering fabric, officer il
anew, vote its recruits and give il
vitality for mischief for years tC
come? l trow not; l hope not, and il
saying this think l speak the senti
ments of all true democrats of Wash
ington Territory and of the Union.
l am, very respectfully,
ALEX. MONTGOMERY.
King County Member of Washington
| Territory Democratic Central Com
mittee.