Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-17
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TIE bill ooufsFslng lbs blll0t CO 80
men hss pasted The loser house Of ihs
ieeIsl4tufe. Tie result Is 20 saEpri {.
II vas forsshsaossd IS tho test votes Of
iass seek IN whish the relaslss strength
Of the saGsagiais and anti sudsaRisis
gas eli sriJ asowa. The al i9filg ther
esincsd liberalization 20 brasil rsi6s
all parliamentary iaw. all ibe roles thai
bad teen adopted Tor the government Of
tha boas nnd % hasten IS much % Was
Ia their poser The iiue when this ob
noxloos tseasare sboald b forced uSon
the peosle.
The fourteen members OK the lower
house who voted Tor this biA urqass
slonshiy did 20 knowing has II vas ev-
posed By q vast Fns isrity Of the peopie
OF Washington TsrsitoFy. They did 20
afses havlug been assured BY tbs IA q
Who hav3 tba fats Of tba territory 10
their hands isat the snaalmsut Of saeh
q law would iriare RFsstly The prespesi
OF the territory for EdGission inio sthe
unioa. ThaY did 50 after hasias bssn
fairly told b tie leading business men
and manufacturers OF the territory that
It wonld bs q fasrfal ulos % their
interests. They did so With tie fall
knowlsdgs taai tie women Of the terri
tory do not desife ths bsilo. aud thsi
they, o. Jha vlas nsi 1fisy Of sheui, wiI
regard shs duty ahlo3 TIE proposed law
Woald foEos upon them ss most oaer-
oas one.
Is Is possible tnat SONS 81 thoss who
vent TO msks g. this ma! 'fiiy voted a.
tar did bslisSi1R tbisii sAs their easy
10 h 80. Il - possible thAt som Of
lhs@ Aossps ihs Absurd theory ihss sai-
frsge IL . nssafil rgai % every human
beioR aud snal every attempt % in.eE
fsSs With laat f.ght y ia the highesi
degree iSiqauoas. Assiaat toe action
fsnsh met, 81 course. there Is little 60
b. said, sxcspl thai thsy hAvs eInug %
their hobby IL ptefersnes 10 eupperlina
what they maat have kaeSn 80 b tee
hest Interests Of tie territory.
Its CERTAIN. hawtsef, that there were
others who voted FOE the oil oh ase &C
sion eannos b. regarded In 9 !igbs 60
charitable. Taey eoga.Esi Tie obi
tioss - woman tsarsgl and re8l,xsd
teAs the mEi RIG Of tins people u 30
territory usEs ops-sea 70 tsa passage o.
ths bill which tseY wsFe coasid uas
Taey opsuly deelsrsd ,hss taey we're %
posed - weman saft4Qa oe pTiaciplt
bnl tbai lhaY ooasiiefed themselves
bsend by passg plAttoFns 10 voc for
senaasmeut q tnassss law. II the
dasl vlte we're the onlY nseAns u apour
tAiniug tte real ssatinea,s OF these
members, theiE hypoefitoh sxplans
lions N ghi b. llstrssd 10 site some
o.tdenos. raeis pfsyieaa actions, hos
ever. reader Hny credit TO their proiss
aiens impossibis. PutY platforms
taiaig dii Rot plesRe them 10 ride dosp
the rules ot tas hoa4e ss;hpat the
aiish.ess regard 20 ths re e o. ibs nj
n0siIT. Party plstfaFaie DAD got plsdgs
them 10 refuse 70 pslf With a SICK mem
bee VAC gas opposed 20 woman sai
fsaee. Ia shoFt, party platforms did
noe pledge them 10 resort 10 thoroughly
repFshsnsibls and dishousst methods T.
sssars The passage Of Law. In sxieuu
alton q the hypearisiSsl action Of shsss
msn, nothing san be said.
The folls q The eoanea hss been swp
pltmrntsd b. the faily q The houss
Tee only hope q the wsll.v sasfs o
Abe territory now is that the eovsFBer
viii ass his poser 90 prevent this bill,
90 directly opppsed 10 she sssl interests
OF the territory and 50 distastsfnl 10 he
vast msiasity Of tee pSogle. fren be
e3mine lac.