, 1886-02-11
Editorial Notes.

VIC SoA 4CSA iu!lS Sdlc uuillS Ile lFE
ing times of our sister city. We.
however, have few cranEs. and
some who never did an honest days
labor, that are under the watchfuI
eye of our officers. We also have 4
strong vigilance committee who mean
business. Our city is prosperous and
We intend to keep it So Woe unto
any man or set of meu that disturbs
our peace. We invite capital and
immigration, but ihoodlums, Cronins.
keRrneys and the like need not
Rpply for a stay in our community.
The Seattle P-L makes sweeping
charges that the \. p. r. r. Co. has
bought up the territorial council. 1t
is serious matter if true, and must
call for hearty condemnation; but our
neighbor ought to be more specific
II it has been misled into a panicky
cry Just because the council refused
TO pass forfeiture resolutions, We
would IKE to know the fact. The
7. l. seems to haye become incapa-
BILE of believing that anybody can
honestly hold conditional forfeiture
ideas; but if it has really a good case
this time, the public would like to
have reliable evidence on the point
for future reference should these
Legislators come up again for politi-
cal honors
GLADsToNE-A London dispatch
says: "Everything now hinges on
Gladstone. He admits that he went
to Osborne without having formulat-
ed plan for dealing with the Irish
question, and he says he still has
none ready. But he is confident,
cheerful almost, in the belief that he
will prove able to satisfy everybody.
Nothing like it has been seen since the
days of the American republic at the
time which shadowed the beginning
of Presidents Lincoln's administra-
ton, and when Secretary Seward
gave secession sixty days to live.
With equal trust and confidence
Gladstone now faces the most threat
sning crisis of English history in the
present reign, and solemnly promises
that all swarming dangers shall be
averted. He stands alone, both as to
council and action. Not one of the
candidates for seats in his cabinet
has been consulted about the possible
settlement of the Irish question. All
stand with closed eyes, waiting for
what Gladstone may say" Doubt
less Gladstone has something of the
qualifications once attributed to
Elihu Is. Washburne when 1T was
said of him that were the hand of the
Almighty removed from the universe
and its sole management left to him.
he would not hesitate to accept TIE
trust The picture was greatly over
drawn, of course, but it illustrated
admirably the manly independence
OF character that was Washburne's
peculiarly. The great English com
moner Just now feels his intellectual
superiority to every statesman in all
England.
The knights Of Labor have begun
publication of their paper at Seattle,
and have called it the Co. Operator.
It is q small eight-page paper, neatly
printed on tinted paper, and gives
evidence of editorial ability. 1t is
designed to be an organ of the Ia
boring classes, and promises to do
for them what no other papers have
done or can do. In this it will prob
ably fail, though if it contributes to
ameliorate the condition of laborers,
TO check the oncroaehments of capital
upon the rights of the masses, It's
mission will not have been in vain.
the great danger of such publica-
tions lies in drifting into sonorous
Pistitudes calculated to carry on war
fare with harmless gongs and delude
laborers into contributing of their
hard earnings to the support of some
body who is trying to make q living
out OF them. Another danger lies in
going to such extremes that PERM
cious effects may be expected. Wit
ness the following from the new
Seattle paper just before US: IF
people would give the same public
energy to encourage disobedience to
bad laws that they give to urge their
repeal. less bad laws would be en-
acted" Following such a policy and
such teaching, anarchy must inevita-
bly, result. Public sentiment is di-
vided on many of our most import
ant laws. II those who honestly
believe law to be bad are encouraged
in disobedience of it, what will be
the result upon the fabric of society
It smacks too much of the commuais-
tic, rule or ruin utterances of the
sand-lotters, demagogues and other
irresponsible and dangerous citizens
who seem just now to afflict the Pa
sific coast more than ever before.
The Tacoma Ne,cs, after eompli-
menting the King county Legislative
delegation on its ability-Messrs.
Lewis, Jacobs and Munday-pro-
cesds to say that the interests of any
locality suffer whenever its people
fail to send their best talent to legis =