, 1888-11-29

Inc DOard or tTa0e intends 10 memOrlallIe
General Harrison after he is inaugurated
as president to call special meeting of
congress to admit the territories and it
would he well Tor the citizens to hold II
mass meeting for the same purpose.
ALL or THE SAME OPINION.
II. l.. Cutter--lt is IL very important
move and should be attended to at once.
j. N. Glover-We want II special session
Of congress TO be held for the purpose of
admitting Washington and the other ter
ritories. Our great commonwealth is en-
titled to a representation in the hfty.hrst
congress and we intend to have it,
Warren Hussey-We should take imme-
diate steps to secure the advantages of
statehood.
II. +. Allen-I am an old settler and
have looked forward to admission for
many years. We cannot enter the Union
too soon to suit me.
Register Adams-The earlier that
| Washington becomes state the more sat
isfactory it will be, and the earlier we be-
gin to prepare for 1T the sooner will we en-.
ter the union. think the question should
be agitated and a convention held this
opinion, should be changed. to some other.
as it would conflict with that of the city of
| Washi DRton. Tahoma would be good
name, from Mt. Tahoma, the highest peak
| in the territory.
B.H. Bennett have no suggestions to
make, but it would be good idea to pre-
pare for the admission of our territory
James Monahan--l see no reason why
WASHINGTON should not be admitted as
soon as Dakota. We want to be state
and am in favor Of taking the necessary
steps at once.
Harry Clark-There is no chance for ad.
mission until the republicans come into
power. The democrats. through Springer
of Illinois, have declared that no territory
shall come in until the republicans are
| willing to admit Dakota AS one state. We
can't get in during the next session, but
when the republicans get control we can
can get an enabling act and be admitted
in thirty days.
COMMITTEE SUGGESTED.
Hon. Frank Ganahl-The talk about. a
constitutional convention is all nonsense;
we tried that before, and as everybody
knows, nothing came of 1t. The first
thing for the people of thus territory to do
is to give up the idea of annexing the
Idaho Panhandle, for there is no longer any
room for hope in that direction. The Pan
handle is gone. think the best way to
further the speedy admission is for the
people to select a committee of about six,
three from each party, and send them to
Washington to labor with the members OF
congress. The day has come when all de-
sire an end to territorial government. All
the territories are entitled to admission,
and when they are admitted it will be bet
ter for the country, for the pivotal power
of New York will be broken. | don't
think anything can be done for admission
at the next session of congress, as the time
is too short Our admission at an early
day, however, is something devoutly
wished for.
John |. Booge-Why, just secure an en-
abling act and orieht in.
S. q. Hyde-Nothing can be done until
Harrison's administration assumes con-
troll. Then it will not require much effort.
Delegate Allen will head the way and we
will be admitted. However, if the democrats
have learned anything from their recent
drubbing they might admit US at the next
session If we would send delegates to
Washington to urge the matter. doubt
it. however. We must be patient for
awhile. We won't have long to wait
VOICE FROM TACOMA.
The Tacoma News makes this sug9es
ton
BY all means send a delegation to the
national capital from this city this winter
to urge congress to make this territory a
state. Tacoma will do its duty no doubt
and raise the funds necessary for sustain.
ing delegate at Washington. And right
now is the time to agitate the question of
name. Washington would be the proper
one but for the confusion that would arise
from confounding it with the national
capital. Perhaps this objection may not
be deemed of sufficient Importance to be
considered, but 1t may prove more annoy
ing and disadvantageous than people gen.
orally surmise We would not dare to
su0oest the name of Tacoma for fear of
throwing Seattle in a fever. Yakima
would not be bad name, but then Ellens.
burg would require the service of whole
congress of physicians; Spokane would
never do, for all the wits, Bill Nye, Eli
Perkins and all the rest of them literary
felers" would be Spokane puus at us con-
tinually. As compromise the News
timidly suggests the following: .'Taelse-
yaspo," which is composed of the first syl-
ables of the following future great cities
of the territory in the order named, viz,
Spokane. Here is to the new state-Tael-
seyaspo.
THERE SHOULD BE UNITY.
This from the Walla Walla Union:
Considering the admission of the State of
Washington the Seattle Post lntellig igencer
makes suggestion that meets our hearty
approval. After stating that Mr.. Allen
will hardly 90 to Washington before his
depended on to exert himself, that paper
said: lin this emergency the people of
the territory should send their own repre-
sentative to the national capital. A fund
should be raised by popular subscriptio
and two or more men of force and ability
should be sent to urge Washiugton's
claim upon congress. The people OF Da'