Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-14

UAlLI fU0I "lNI61nAUnnu0c'
TOPsCs.
The result Of the election in ONO. re-
minds us of the so-called political tidal
vave of 1874. An overwhelming ne
publican majority in the House OF Hep
resentatives was converted into WORK
ina majority Of Democrats. There was
q reason for the change Of public ssnsi
mant which brought shout the above
result. Ola line war Wings and war
i,emocrats who had never called them
selves BY the name Of Republican ano
Republicans after the ssfaiRnie"
sect. who had been sush from the gar
Hest days Of the anti slavery ae''a''on
aovn 70 1874. took offence At certain
oentrahzing tendencies Of the thsn dom
liant political party and called hai'
At the ballot.box. That they we're mis-
taken in tho character OF the men vnoin
thev chose to supsrcede the Force biii
men, subsequent events fully proved
The Democratic majority Of 1874, mace
uossible by the righteous indignation oil
that great conservative body Of citizens
Who sway hither and thither in the
great contssta Of the parties for po'''-
cal supremacy, not as caprice suggests
but. a. reason and consciencs dictate
made itself obnoxious in short ordei
and really effected nothing.
II looks very much a. II Ohio might
be followed this year by New York. Gal
ifornia and other States, not formerly
slave holding. in which event President
Artbur's administration vii! be ham
psred BY very pronounced opposition.
7. rests With tho Democrats who WI
take their seats in the next Congress 10
decide just how long their tenure OF
Office will 10. The Same vatchfui sp'ri'
vh;sh matched the truncheOn OF au-
thority from their predecessors in 1885
will make short work of the successful
candidates of 1882 IL it becomes neces-
sary TO do 30. As for the issue presented
in Ohio this year, the issue to which the
result in ascribed. w do not hesitate 10
say that it has no vitality as victory
inspiring battle cry. II will. II pressed
and relied upon and profsred many
more times, be NJ thoroughly sat down
upon as was the policy sought to be IN
aueurated by the Democratic majority
Of 1874. We stake our reputation an
political prophets on this declaration.
A correspondent Of The American
SHIN" a New York city publication, the
character Of which il indicated by It's
title, writing from San Francisco, pays
q very high tribute 10 the vast resources
for ship building on Puget Sound and
incidentally speaks in the highest posi-
BILE terms Of our FIR timber. He men,
tions tho Thomas Corwin, built Of Ore
Ron ar, and asserts that no vessel that
ever floated can show the record in the
Arctic that she has. In some Of the
storms which that vessel encountered
.the stem posts were showed through
tho deck, ~ abe was grinding and
humping in the hummoOky ice foes
The eame authority says that several
vessels which we're built of this timber
and loaded and sent to Liverpool before
ooppering and upon being docked and
submitted to inspection ut that port
were pronounced by Britiah shipmas-
tors and shipbuilders 70 have no super
iors afioat," while the Same high au-
thorities ''expressed their astonishment
that no psrceptible wear Of the hull was
noticed after coming such distance.
This IL praise from Sir Hubert, which
IL praise indeed. Converting day or
two ago with prominent shipbuilder
on tho Sound upon this subject, he adj
mitted the existence hero Of all the Gle
ments which contribute to the building
up OF great shipysrd'. Congressional
legislation and assistance are needed
however to enable this region to take
tho position in this respect to which it is
entitled. When this is done, rolling
mills, rope walks IN oil the diversified
industries which osnter around and are
dependent upon and are tributary to
The shipyasd wuss follow. We repeat
the hope 90 often expressed in these
columns that the mon on Puget Sound
competent TO speak understandinely
upon this question will soc to il that the
elaimsof Thu section arc presented in
their most favorable lights to the Con-
ersssional committee nov investigating
this ssbjcst.
No topic moro directly interests the
citizen or the community than that Of
health. He il tho true friend of 10th
Who contributes on every proper. indeed.
on svery possible OCCASION whatever lies
In his power to the creation Of an intel.
liRent private and public sentiment on
this subject. Referring 10 tho late gel
low fsver spldemio which visited some
portions 81 the south the Y. Y. T,tbun<
said before the plague had ceased ita
Tavages: "Should the fever spread and
the former horrors Of the pcstilcnce al
Memphis and Norfolk be repeated.
there can be- no doubt that there would
b the same display Of generosity. hero
ism and self-saori6ce by the southern
people 10 the suffering communities
that Ne all remsmbsr with pride. Hat
II n not heroism. Or generosity, or doc
tors, or quarantine which will stop the
plague. II il cleanliness and good
drainage. 10 long Is tho Texan and
other Southern towns near The infected
districts remain IN their usual foul, un-
drained state, there u NO hope that it
viii b. checked. II took Memphis three
years experience Of death. nissry and