Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-04
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
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cratic Territorial Central Committee
called for the purpose and held at the
Capital building, Boise City, January
Goth, 1888, the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, Idaho Territory, upon
the advent OF railroads and the conse-
qnent development, has entered upon
a career OF advancement and prosper
ity hitherto almost unparalleled in
the history OF western States and Ter
ritories, and which is rapidly devel-
oping her great natural resources, and
viii, IL undisturbed by dismember-
ment or other adverse legislation, soon
fit her in wealth and population to
take the proud position of a sovereign
State of the American Union And
WHEREAS, with better means of in
tercommunication all parts of the
Territory are fast becoming homo
genious and united in interests, indus
tries and aspirations, while the inter
ests of the people of Northern Idaho
and of Washington Territory are
diverse and dissimilar in every re-
spect; Washington Territory being an
agricultural region while Northern
Idaho is principally mining country.
And.
WHEREAS, Washington is now a
Territory of vast geographical extent
and the proposed annexation of North
ern Idaho would increase its area to
within fraction of ninety thousand
square miles, and make it greater in
extent, by nine thousand miles, than
the combined States of Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jer-
sey, Delaware and Maryland. And
WHEREAS, But small portion of
the people of North Idaho-and those
principally residents of one county
favor annexation to Washington Ter
r.tory, while the people of all portions
of the Territory are almost unanimous
IL opposed to any scheme of segrega
ton.
Therefore, the Democratic Terrific
rial Central Committee, assembled Al
the Capital, and representing the dem
ocratic party of the Territory, dt
unanimously resolve
First. That the democratic part!
of Idaho, in the exercise as in dut.
bound of the utmost silicitude for tn
welfare of the people of the Who'll
Territory, is unalterably opposed t
any division whatever of the Territor.
and does solemnly protest against al
measures and schemes looking toward
the segregation, partition, parcelin
out, or annihllation of the Territory
And in the name and upon the eterns
principles of our party, we call upo
the democracy of the Union to say
us from the fate of Poland, and th
crafty schemes of covetous neighbol
and designing politicians
Second. That copies of this appe'
be forwarded to Hon. Fred 7. Duboi
our Delegate in Congress, to Governc
e. A. Stevenson, and to each dem
cratic Senator, Representative an
Delegate in Congress, and an engros
ed copy, duly certified by the Chat
man and Secretary of the Committe
be sent to His Excellency, Grow
Cleveland, President of the Unite
States.
GEO. AINSLIE,
Chairman Democratic Territorial &c
trail Committee of Idaho.
Attest:
A. j. BoYAKIS, Secretary.
SUBSTANTIALLY Hawley, son
United States Attorney Hawley, b:
a severe fall on Friday from the pis
"a ON the east side of the publ
school building to the ground Il
distance is about ten feet and Edo
was picked up in an insensible CO
dition and carried home. He stru
on the side of his body and head 81
ing him tremendous jar. He is sa
to be getting along very well.
Enterprise.-Just now there seer
to be considerable disposition on t
part of the Union Pacific Railro
Company to abandon the Utah
Northern narrow guage entirely. The
also seems to be an inclination on I
part of the company to find N
route instead of running over I
Bear River divide The railway o
cials are commencing to look in
direction of Malad Valley, and TIN
is now a prospect that when bro
cuooa disnlaees the narrow that