Show territorial VASSAL AGIL TAXATION r T 0 WITHOUT TION L 9 f t oct 10 mitor editor boe bee governor bennetts of idaho territory has been interviewed recently by bly a report erat richmond 9 ind and has his opened up a subject that should not by elthe rany eulor or honet I 1 legislator eal egi slator I 1 allude to tho the pe peculiar quIlar method of territories as now governing thed used by our nat natio ionti nil government it may easy swin twin a little presumptuous in as humble hurn ille lile au an individual as my telf delf to broach or agitate Ms tah alt aft bul pul cub jert k cowhen when there are re abler persons to 10 whom uch touch a duty rightfully belong 9 but I 1 hold it is the duty of every elu clU zenno matter what or how low tow his financial condition may le be for ability and common sen ren and wealth are aro not always to call rall public attention to a public want or taxation without representation wanders by our F and it lel rel I 1 to that thai immortal docu ment I 1 e declaration of In deptin dence tild nil the hie sub subsequent lil Ill ulm uth kera sera ra tion of the country from british tyran liv in that instrument it itis Is laid lalit iwu wn ks ha a funds fundamental mental rule that rulers shall ahall only govern eiby by the tile of the gove ernid r ned 1 yet vet right here in any arty of our western territories taxa taxation tion without representations and worse abut a bufe buff kep lep tire practically lu in force and so far have attral attracted ted but little at nt tent iun lon why thi apathy why 1 wit nit h an anomaly A 4 the ihn of fir a half i of ope in n a it republic no t tir lir fir if ill noticed wholly ignored by our lit lie here litre re for it istance we a arv re not to vote lor for or for against a presidential although tile cholee ora orn of a president nf reet af mote more chalk it cin ein axi imi KM ably affect tile tiie 4 of f a state slate how aio 1 I becatti e he iia lia the tiie of for the governur governor who is its to as anle executive canitrot of our terrI territory tor and bec bee because be ause cauM alo al o lie he tiie the tile isi imi ret rep I dent dmit lim la the of the judges who wiio are arc to decide mornen legal lutis relating itil to our rights uron pron urty and stood ilves lives only oil IY think of that yet we tm have havn nu no choice cholte in their selection or appoint hint they ate virtually thrust nor tit por tio y tp our r consent or chelem now I 1 am not sp speaking eatIng with any di at tit al ail all of either our national executive or of the judge Judges governor and other omeera he appointed to rule over u up but only to show up tip the weak points and the tiie p pernicious frn fru niclous aults ref of the system F for fon or instance a governor is i sent ent cent out by the Im present ilent to govern one of the tiie territories who up to the hour of lils ills appointment has but an indefinite geographical knowledge of such euch territory whilo while of its topo 9 battly soll soil resources it its 8 people PD I 1 e int ini and their wants and neo nee necessities milles he lie absolutely knows not nothing hing bing neither do the people whom he Is to goven govern know what manner of man he Is how they shall like liko hI them nevertheless your enior takes the reins relas and governs without caring a fig what the tho be people may think of films him as long 8 ax hi he can draw hi his salary ft lary iary and on the tue th contingent fund V ad li tibi bituin fum tum and am keep his emmlee office here hero is governing govern lm without the consent of the govern ed with a vengeance we are not no even represented in congress Con reM oh I 1 but you have a 91 delegate in con niesa kiesa some good natured but super iclal fichel person will exclaim well weil we hare have un nii atil animated automaton autor naton known by that name us he bouli cond but you see BM he cannot why simply because bebau c our delegate has lias no ilo vote and ami a st representative a it dote vote la Is one ono of the popular deilor del de lations lor of the ae aze lu in fact no tic re t silt nil in III point polut of fact flet As an our territorial delegate has no vote our eastern state r tive lists no raible u use fornili forai forni for him lm aud and an alv hah h irini llie tile t I 1 to cold shoulder true ile lie ho if he by a very thin courty courtesty permit cd ed to luduik in a few wolds voids occasionally tho iho ite n pre M K nrc arc bot in u n a hurry lurry about somo rome slat star bill but has no voice or vote and unil lle lie has some scale power ful pero peio ial ail dai nhi or in Jullue nc with t onn oun of the tiie hia hla remarks will fall fali lal iBl nuton KUtou flat on the cars of his audi au dlton diton tom tum in tine our teni morlat has pricious clous cious little to t 0 boat of over tho the and re lor potters porters ter lu III the gallery dallery dail call ery cry whilo while hl llis ills I 1 Is far more mure lct itt us ex amitio this dele bt pt bu buan buin tn aa a 4 little cloter in tit order 0 show up its incongruities and anil in n A state re penta repents nt a territorial delegate are re up dietrict for offee in their districts district di I 1 1 they an arv educated and able gentlemen and replaced ro placed in fit nation and voted vot ed for by educated and intelligent constituent til ill both iloth are elected and pent to washing Wa shing thing ton to U to represent 7 their respective respect i ve cc n but bat markl mark what a chance change takes place they walk arm in in arm into that temple of wisdom our national capitol but the moment our delegate enters that moment ac he 6 becomes chased while lila his colleague the representative Is entitled to all the achas prerogatives and privileges privilege ler leg that the name implies in Is not this k bald and contemptibly hai shai hal low farce oarce practically our local legislature Is about as nal big a bam ham sham as tile the as 08 congress may and can annul every dinglo one ime of its enactments with a highhanded high handed unquestioning authority so you we the modicum of ani nili left to the citizens of territories 14 ami beautifully microscopic leople our delegate la Is elected lv by intelli kent gent freemen 7 who really mean well and send nd him film to tile national ata ca capital 1 ital itai hardly ever over suspecting what t a farce it is in tile tho abstract our delegate de leato leate proceeds to ton tua considerably elated and with a good share of or dignity lint tin the moment lie lih enters enter the llie iloni houe e of and anti attempts to do mom pom something ething hira alm t takes eliu her mire anti may mays held io nu dont doht bo in a hurry therenie pio plo than you here liere in fiet fact I 1 ilive concluded t I 1 will allow yot you to to loo oil lout foot must muni crupt iny tny altier boy boyi so our poor delegate la Is led and hk hi dream dis but lie he can ran gilill quinin ti lill ifil 4 little inthe coth ermid tny tuy bly well weil well I 1 can run drw drav my allary ans any ilow tiow alit niti tind I 1 MI no 4 lan an can the local legi labois liivi ink luk west and that IH ot about all uither cither of us can mill do and anti by toy georgh george it is tile the truth tuo too vp weil well mr editor not wish wishing ilig lilg to occupy if loo much aiace ace aco I 1 vili vill draw thin this artilio 11 to 1 it si C alof ae hoping that yott voit und and every other dionest leont si editor will wiil agitate the thu ubi vt until redress of moine soi sott t 14 14 haj had AB As governor bennett uennett sid here the ih curious eurious anomaly 14 1 pie milled in a democratic republic I 1 aw I 1 people being dl df dys dyk aye oye aud nud the thy ponderous joke of it la Is that half of them nor a tenth u nth of if them do not realize or know it al 0 bie die |