Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-06-07
ANNEXATION ALIVE.

| lUe iatest Steps taAcO tOWaruS eHHcx'
ing North Idaho to Washington TER =.
tory is the hill of Senator Stewart, #
Nevada, providing for admission 4
Washington together with N l., If her
people rote for II. The design Of tn
Senator, doubtless, was tn remove III
possibility Tor the cry Of unca,rncss. Yet
there ure those who will still ,harge ,l,a,
ofFepse, because tho whole territory l.
not permitted to vote upon the question.
Granted that the South has some interest
10 retaining the North, but It is an il.
terest born Of selfish greed, and nonr :
i>hed by l"vc Of power and domination
1t is just the same interes, that England
had in her colonies, for while enjoying
he rich revenues from this fertile land /;
still constantly denying any returning
benefits. Like the slave oliyarcl,y.
wringipg its wealth ifom mapacl.d
race, with no gratitude for the force OF
production. What claim Ut right ha, G
We to be invested with the power which
is proposed to be given US in Nj.
Stewards bill This Is to give US tn.
right as free aud independent peopl
simply to say what our political iu'ur
| shall be. This is the fundamental prin.
ciple of our government it gave rise t.
the Declaration OF Independence; i,
underlies our every iusti,u'ior. We are
to owe NO kerytude which militat. {
against our manhood or our sovereignty
as citizens; it is God given right and
should never be abridged. That il
should DO for the North alone to say
without any voice from the South, i,
established by precedent.
Maine struggled for thirty years t.
ret set off from Massachusetts, at o..
time getting very near success until tn,
last etI"rt. then the General Court, tn.
legislative body of the state, passed II
highly maenanimous bill enabling tn,
district Of Maine alone TO vote upon ,h,
question Of separation; the state IA,
large was TO have no voice; but wha,
was still more generous aud surprisin.
it required only Eve ninths OF the voters
in the district itself to decide in it.
| favor which WAS the result. West Va.
also was permitted entrance without ,h
permission Of the parent state. Now il
these things are proper aud a'lainable in
sta''s, how much more ought we OF tn,
territories, whose political statue il ur.
settled aud subjective, to have our desires
gratifed?
The report Of the majority upon this
bill is marvel Of cnnciseness and tr nth.
1t reveals clearly that geographically
North idaho i, Identical with Washing
ton. Listen! it says, 18th" strip Of land
called the Pan handle naturally belong.
to Washington. The streams run ives,
into Washington. Railroads run cas-,
and west into Washington" The pc.,.
plo do their business in Washington
| Territory. aud the natural outlet Tor all
the produce is west to Puget sound aud
Portland. Oan. "The political conn.c
! ton between North and South Idaho i.
forced and unnatural. In short there
Is positively no intercourse between the
two sections. except i"r political purposes.
This is tho whole case ia nu, shell aud
affords complete justification If our
desires f"r this. to us, Important measure
Quoting further from the report o,
the House committee on territories M.
Springer chairman, we will See how full,
Congress was impressed with the justice
Of our cause. it says: '.B-,ause Ut the
natural barriers m,wecn North ind
South Idaho, journey from the North.
ern portion to the capital IS u very
NoVuS au"t. uc tOutt ~ CITCuutuS
through Washington aud Oregon, n
distance Of xix hundred nils, F.,
these reasnns there is practically no
commercial r. lations between these sec
ti"ns. While on the other hand the
Northern section is So situated to Wash.
inston AS to make their interests, social,
political and commercial, Identical"
I'm response to the manifest necessi.
ties Of the case and in Difference to the
clearly Expressed wishes Of the people Of
both Washington and Idaho Territories,
your committee recommend the passage
OF the accompanying bill, III. r. 2SS9. J
Now. here We have summed up, the true
reasons for our persisten, appeals for this
thing. aud all charges that We have
animosities aud spites against the South
is SO much clap trap indu' ged in, be.
cause our opp"ne't have ~ sound ur.u
ment and hope to destroy US by creating
prejudice, and helit,lin. our purposes.
Why, the committee says this: The
people Of the Pan handle are the pr,n
'iple parties interested in the question:"
n'st assuredly. II | want to chang.
ny d"micile to a differen, l,"ality. my
,-ishb II has no rich, tn say To me nay.
The people OF the Southern PARTON, are
imply wards of the roverumpn, the
anne as We are subject I" be attached to
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