Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-07-26
rHB ADMISSION OF wAsHING
TON A6 A STATE.

TAB ADMISSION OF WASHING
TON A6 A STATE.
Justice to the people Of Washipgto
demands that Washington DO release
from her territorial vassalege. She ha
been in that condition more than thirty
Eve years since her separation iron
Oregon aud organization as territory
Oregon itself remained as territory onl,
nine years before she was allowed to kicl
OF her swaddling clothes and wea
trousers, coat, hat and boots, and b,
allowed voice in the councils OF tn,
nation. Nobody in the east then seemed
70 be jealous of her, but all encouraged
and fostered her desire to be recognized
~ part Of this great nation. On he,
admission she did not have to exceed
10000 white population, though credited
with 10000. Washington has to-day
over It's. 900 population with a variety
and extent Of natural resources such AZ
no other state has had at the time oil
admission. But she is kept back. II
1873 she made constitution and sought
admission, but was denied. Ten more
years have elapsed and her growth ii
;populatiop and wealth have Increased
wonderfully. She has built up cite.
and towns that rival many cities and
towns Of the east, both in wealth and
enterprise, and she has shown herself far
more loyal to the general government
than the people Of several Of the states
that have enjoyed all the advantages Of
free government during all these years.
To the extent congress has permitted her
TO frame laws and enact local govern
'ment among her people. She has been
~ loyal and as obedient as any state in
the Union, and can any man in the
government Of this great nation rise and
tell rs why Washington should not
come into the Union, with all its rights
and privileges Of a FREQ and independent
state, and be heard with respect and
confidence 10 the councils Of the nation.
That the Northern counties Of Idaho
should be Joined with her in statehood,
because nature has willed the union, the
people Of North Idaho have wiIled it,
the people Of Washington have willed it
and the people Of South Idaho have said
-, and they have no right to take the
pledge back just as We are ready to
merge into statehood, and thus abruptly
interdict and prevent what they had
before, pledged and encouraged us to
hope for. If we remain with them to
Aelp them form state we never will be
harmonious. Their repeated bad faith
towards us has 50 embitterea our people
that mutual confidence is lost. and
destroyed, and years will BE- required to
restore the faith that is necessary to make
~ united people. Delegate Dubois,
Gov. Stevenson, Senator Cullom and
Henderson have not adhesive qualities
suficieot to stick us together so long as
they misreprescnt us, and by that means
hope to force us to submit to their plans
OF forming state out Of idaho, to be
supported chiefly by the people of North
Idaho, for such is tho outlook in the
future. You may stigmatige US fanatics,
gramblers and all the pet names you can
conceive, aud your Spokesman in the
Senate and elsewhere to do the same, you
cannot obliterats the fact that We have
waited the time when we could
30 heard ID reply and in resentment of
tho abuses you have attempted to heap
upon Us through long series of years
past till you have entirely destroyed our
10 any Of your promises of
good win towards the North.
1t appears from report telegraphed
rom Spokane that the Northern Pacific