, 1888-04-19
FEG 81 n L B.:


Ct Sh.'t4 E--.'tr. BE-.
With Augus. comes ii- n.av.-
ton L. nominate e. canI-.s.-. f..
delegate 10 Congress Ihe gr...- .
which it would ua veil f.- t.- s.....
hcaca 10 diaau-z G5 r..7 fIar, iu..g
and treaty. l., "t..D -...i B. le.'
in I6SE Te tls.E Tie -En.rE4.-t .
uomiUat:ng = Le# coueE. I'm 1888
one OF the oldest and n.rs .-u.r
citizens OF the Territory MAS -ras.
mated. IL both contests ia. rr0...-
licans were defeated. Iuuar aa.5..,
j Z. Armstrong was the urN- Sd
evaryway ot AZ Voorhees, tac demo
cratic candidate, and l. must he ,yi-
DENT noW, L the democrats even, that
he WGs possessed Us . better iui -o-
ment and discretion, aud was iar
more able 10 advance lhe Interests a.
the Territory at Nashin tor than
the errHtic, erGsGibie Noorhee-, w..
was constantly cInbToi!ed either VII.
the president or brothers, and SOM.
times with the whole house. Ch@-.
4. Bradshaw WIS possess, i of @E-r.
qualification necessary 10 enH.ia tru
60 represent Washington ct t-a E..
tional Capital. He was familiar EEi
everything connected with ,uo h5.-
tory OF the perritorv. lis uea--
necessitiss, it's rasourses IA min.
seas and on the land. He would
have brought to the discharge of lis
duties 4 thorough knowledge OF Wha.
those duties were. What relief gr.
assistance was necessary 10 pu. the
territory upon an equality witt other
gentlemen. Consiaerate OF tar
rights and privileges of others .T
would have been able to enlist IL bis
interest the friends OF tie territory
at the seat OF Government. lie Wa
defeated and Chas. ). Voorhees, was
returned to Congyess for s5you
term. His entire term, has bsea
whole barren Of good and beneficial
results to the territory. Tie y. L.
lands are not forfeited. The iioy
lands aud claimauts are in far wurs.
condition than when lie eudegyeraH
to remedy the evils of the case 81
his promises remain rs in the begin
ming, nothing bu5 PROMISE. He ha=
been constantly at war with the
President, with the Senate ana
House. He has been as helpless as a
boy with sore finger. -Four years
have bssn wasted. Precious time
has been squaudered and opppur-
tuEities lost Just to keep "the son -
his father" in Office. Who is 1t, tha.
shall be burdenea with the respousie
bilities and duties, which Voorhee.
has failed to appreciate and dis
eharReg What gentleman will con
bsnt to receive the legacy Of accu,na
lated undischarged trusts and dutiez
from the Hon. G. S. Voorhees,
Looking over the territory, the inen
are few, WHO could take up his casi
off burdens and properly represent
our growing commonwealth Ut tay
the National Capital. Some men,
aud the best equipped, have thereto
fore, and do now absolutely decline
to accept the burdens. Some men,
emninently qualified, are handicap-
ped by unfayorably location aa1
personal complications. Yet there
are many men who would rep
resent the Territory we'll and ably,
ihst would consent to make t6e rac=
On the east side of the mountains
there is, Hon. Jno. 3. Allen, OF Wa;la
Wella; Judge George Turner OF Sgo-
kane Falls; Hon. q. o. VI hjta, OF Day
ton; Hon. Milton Gabel OF Coliaz: \.
II Cannon of Spokane Falls On
the usst side there is Hon. W j.
Thompson OF Tacoma; Rev. J. r
Thompson OF Vancouver; Gov. NJ. G..
Squire, J. q. HRines and 7. I. Miner
OF Seattle: DR.. G.. Y. Calhoun OF Il
Conner; Hon L IL. Reed of Ulym-
pis. Any one Of these gentleman
would make 8 creditable representa-
tive, and would accomplish more IN
one term than the great democrat has
in tso- Not one of these gentieme1
would fail OF election If the nomina-
tioR should be given them. 1t Is
list that any party might well be
proud Of There is a gentleman. cue
whose nomination wonld be hailed
with enthusiasm By the republican
aosses, and Of whose election there
would not be the slightest doubt. For
whose election there would be an
effort made by each individual reDub-
ilean. That is Hon. Tho=. II. B.eus7
Ct Walla Walla, and his nomination
Nould be complete answer to the
question asked at the head OF this
srticie- His record would b5 the
DlCffePm.