The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-27
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oLSsrIs. jaiy -N--Affer the rosnins
adjournment. Hon. = :. tiax, az New Yark
who MAS ia the assembly roorl. wss in
vitess inside the hs- Being introduced b,
fresltenE Hest. ana. called upssn fcr !
speesA. Mr. Cox said.
t.sat4emasH q fAr Ctszee4flax eanno
'tescrthe sEe special dslsstztsea al vnextfr.
she larEnbers of iMis constitutional h-sz. .
and | tnzy say nos Ia fssii ssssaea. hssarsSs
! waaa1 net talk 10 soa when business i.
itu ssoytsns sa1 PrsSsinx / may oc par
whca ! e><si 20 canvass fsar Goa
syess Ga Caso, | ssi custom nsye,
tsa tax 20 q nsss al Il thrtshfng MACHINE
Mea sho are pFeoecuptrd wlih bsssaaes,
are no1 the men wh1 desire 80 cnlsixsts
g-xres such - you have shown 90 nae ~
day. thank yea very kindly for yoar r.
septlon. sIa slfnpts member og gan
grsSs. not from New York state. bus a.
read the constitution. IL sAs | am q mem
nsr of GougFess os the CHife3 states Gns
reason way | took sE&esal later
est in this pew Northwest vas shs
fact thai IN early days / csme Of psoneei
sfook aud know something OF the hard
ships. Another reason VS.. that Ia my
Esst service Ia pGbiic Efe the qaes:tof
came ap a. Ia the Isrcsnpson constitution
xtld organization CT Kansas snt Sehrsxks
l Followed tkc banner IL Judge
Douglas en- that occasion, ausi II
aaa rot dot doos it, sheasd NOD
hsSe renatHed tur thirty wears ia
public service. ! undertook at that time
10 ssard upon lhe aoctsine u popular suf
rage. the doctrine ef sell govern tnent, the
doctrines of cur fathers ia the revelation
The docEsins THAI Was conseeFaipd hy bletsi
and Afterwards ersstaiszel ia cnF eonstlta-
ton a hu1sired years sgo.
1; Is ny sprctat pride 10 he with yog,
Ntffx l 1s4.x
a5sing act Of congress for the passage ol
which | took sGEse interest. aud hope.
successfully. Tnere were difficulties. snd
I wtu rot ealarge epoa them. connected
with the admission of these news north
western states. For thiry odd wears
Washington Territory 1as been disabled
ana u last yoa receive an eR4h.sng acs
Saw yua are In process os framing 81
organic Law, which - TO bind y0ta
! irus-. for AL your future. 50 yots ia
organization here are determining uref,
gae details Of tha. fundamental Law still
in the end Of your w0s 4 you viii and I; ia.
ftSpenSibly reScSsArx 10 have snate aisse
IN IL which Ieoks iowaEi its own AMEND
mend 4 constitution wt.hcut souae mode
Of amendment, without some prescribed
Eaosae fsy which IL can he changed. IsrS,
the greatest eisaen's OF cpnsetvatsssa
Ii you try - eons.Jain the pvo
pie wtfhoGF giving them a chance
teri sis. as 6xess ia the constitution. yat
not only bring siisasEsr, bat in time rexa
iuftAu, 50 tsat Tie wssest thing pessfhls
for ven gentlemen 10 do, Is 10 eOnfrmglaff
the fart thai you esnuos all a. otce reach
perfection IN maalng your constitution.
do not know fraf perfection ss 10 be de-
sired ! remember being on steamship
some three years sgp, when our great sfeel
shaft broke and we were tossing aruuGsi
The Atlantic ocean snoyg the ieeheFxs
hscaiIsss. the engineer said. the shaft Wa
ton perfect. Gentlemen, d. not try fo
make your constitution too usopian
There are no TtOpias lea oar world There
srs elements always connected wifh TIRE
vicsssttasses OF kaman society thai Lead yaa
20 disaster and ali yau ran do Is IL frame
yonr constitution which is eoatesr Plated
by yenE orgsnsc ar. By which you act.
There were q nnmbeF os propositions
pending in congress relative 20 the aifsts,
sion OF the territories. some we're pend
ing or the division If the pakusas, Sogae
we're depending upon other matters. Al
.Axt I happened Ia stFike a thought with
out consultation with anyone. struck the
tdes, and We carried it through congress.
sns. that Is that when you peffevieti voar
w0Fk. submitted i "a 'he people and Il
vas approved. yga had right 30 come ia
BY Proclamation, without bs-sseviillng
yourselvs further or troubling congress
asy nsnge As result y0a are frzfasug a
constitution ia pursuance of that ca
sbsing sct. and you VIII have
no difficulty about admission. no
dsHacnltg abodt having a republican
fora 81 government vita inc ogd fass-
iasse.t Republican Democratic ssseaep
-lavery has gone 80 the rear In the gbyss ~
time. Sa question viil ~ raised a. Ia re-
pgbisesn forms of government in this
country, 80 that when yoE anish yoar
s1.k IL will be aosse. aaa yDn viii be ap.
parals,i In ali the panoply Of statehood
think. nav frtEIssts, can ieUk 10 y0ns
fafure, with youY vast resources eg thif
ierrifnrv. with semeshinK ftke Drtsir Of q
psrsouAi ehsfacfeF. Hus sffer we al pass
xwav. sffer men shall come asd ~,
after parties shall have their viris.f-
imsfe.. tire state ef Washington vi /
rcaaain a. perpessas Rs tise name ls bsars
she prseud name Of the fasfsr of hts eoua
try. fApylsnse / hsgs siFsaay detained
Toa. Nr President sud geafissncu. longer
ihaa I intended Veiees. go on I
n iak H3il re4uise a Hisic needed n ~,
a. the old poet spencer xsys.
- hnso wanted rgst win also usnt OF
night
The sHa which measures the heaven oi
dss. alogg at night
Must bail bis ftssts ths @eean waves
Efnogg.
/ have eGsae - yass. - the partsSs of sun.
49,. 10 see wbers can sud sossss resf IN the
waves 81 your kinaly Pacific seean- fAp-
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