, 1886-03-18

they have their full share OF appro-
priatioGs. for insane asylum. uniyer-
sity. &C. while the river counties get
the location OF the deaf mute school
Let there be harmony on that score
Let Us not fall IN with protests
against q Territorial institution sim
ply because it is to be built cast OF
the mountains. Such proceedings
SAVIOR too much of a revival Of sec
ti0nal issues.
Se8ttIe and Tacoma boards Of trade
are sending loud protests to congress
against the removal of the tariff on
coal and lumLer. Our board should
by all means add It's voice 10 the
chorus. The hocontemplated placing Of
coal and lumber on the free list means
disaster and loss to employers, and
reduced wages to workers. Already
many Of our coal mines have temper
arily suspended operations, simply
because they cannot continue an out
put except at financial loss; our saw
mills are brought to three-quarter
time, because there would otherwise
be such over production that decline
in prices weuld inevitably result.
Congress must be made to under
stand that in the present depressed
condition Of all manufacturing in
dustries, when laboring men are rebel
ling against low wages, long hours
and lost time, to further cripple our
leading industries means ruin and
utter Decentralization. Port Tewn
send has an interest III this question
We cannot afford to sit with oul
hands foldud while eastern free trade
theorists ara tinkering the tariff
question There is not much of par
tisan politics in the question, as
both parties are somewhat divided
upon it. As a body, the republican
party is a party committed and
wsdded to protection; as body the
democratic party is committed to {
tariff for revenue only, which means
free trade. Sam Randall is protec
tionist, which means that on the Pa
cific coast he is as popular among
democrats as Blaine is among repub-
licans. But Sam Randall is just nov
leading a hopeless nsinority in his
party. Probably the lower House oi
Congress may pass the Morrison
tariff bill against which we have such
cause of complaint; if it does, what
will the Senate do? There is enough
uncertainty at least to warrant us in
being on the alert to guard our most
important business interests.
We are glad to note a favorable
response from many on the beard ol
trade question Itdoes seem strange
that such constant jogging and chat
fng should be necessary TO induce e
proper degree of activity among on
citizens on public matters The real
york for the board of trade is but
just developing. That WILDLY Is
land wharf question shat was taker
up last year went by default because
the gentlemen appointed to serve on
the committee failed to agree as tc
the proper location for the wharf
This year would be n good time tc
revive the project and carry it tC
successful issue. After July LIST there
viii be change of steamers on the
east side, and fares will be raised
WILDLY Island people will be more
than ever disposed to trade with US
if they can have decent wharf priv
ilsgss; but the present surf boat ser
vice is discouraging to them. Some
thing should be done to bring the
Quilcine trade here-espeeially as il
will naturally come If allowed fail
chance. Semiahmoo wants u sub
port of entry, and Port Angeles wants
to be made port OF call, and il
would be to our interests
to help each along, besides
being simple justice. The Z. S. light
house board ought to be stirred VI
on that light and buoy question fol
the San Juan islands, The mail con.
tract proposition should have imms
diate aud vigorous attention. Oi
course it will cost members of the
board few dollars for annual dues,
but that is a mere trife. Every
business man in Port Townsend
should maintain paid-up member
ship in the board. aud should attend
It's meetings. Just nowwhie citizens
Of nsighborinS towns are quarreling
among themselves, and when busi-
ness depression strikes harder at
every ether point than it does here,
If NE apply ourselves unitedly to our
opportunities We will forge ahead
with double rapidity-