, 1888-11-22
TEE -CITY "a DEsIINY."
Election Results-Bright Prospects,

Editorial Correspondence.
TACOMA. ". T., Nov. l..
The City Of Destiny" once an un-
broken forest, an unsightly hill, an
unpoetical waste of mud fiat, the
home of the noisy frog and of the
wild birds, has passed IRON death
unto life" in q business point Of
view. First, II was heralded As the
terminus" and people laughed at
its pretensions; then, the forest mel.
ed away and the face of Nature be
came a combination OF muddy streets
and wooden buildings. Then, the
capitalists came with their little sacks
and unloaded shekeIs in payment for
corner lots at fabulous prices, and the
wise men shook their heads and
mumbled cant last; bottom bound
to fall out" Then magnificent brick
buildings, majestic business blocks
with beetling bay windows and i'm
DOSlHS COIAlCo were tNC4NS4 % lAe
flowers of spring above a garbage
heap, and yet people wagged their
heads and mOaned over the foolish
ness of adventurers led astray by the
Tacoma Land Company and the en-
ergetic real estate agent who get
teth there with both feet" To-day
Tacoma is a proud, bustling city of
ten thousand inhabitants city to
which the great, ambitious North
west can point as one of her pro-
duets. l remember, twelve years
ago, when Francis IL. Cook, then an
Olympian publisher, wanted me to
go to Tacoma to take charge of a
small daily newspaper which he in
tended to start. 1t was deemed by
many simply one OF Cooks specially
visionary crankisms. To-day the
newspapers of Tacoma rank well
with those of Portland and Minueap
oils.
IAE ISSUE 6ONE TUX tEOOD.
Free trade, Tor, ariff-for-revenue-
only, which is merely the Seeding on
which free trade was intended to be
grated will be dead for at least a
quarter of century to come. Lead
ing lights in Cleyeland's administra-
ton left their duties in Washington
to preach the beauties of free trade
in their respective states, The result
was increased republican gains wher-
ever they did so. If Cleveland had
sent out more of them the republican
victory would have been more sweep
ing than it was. In Washington
Territory the free trade orators, such
as e. K. Hannah, W. r. Andrews, j.
T. Ronald, Judge Burke and others,
assisted greatly in swelling the ma
jority for Hon. John b. Allen. The
only way they could possibly have
done more for the republican cause
would have been to send out more
just such speakers. A man, called
upon for an expression of opinion as
to certain newspaper, said the only
way it could possibly be rendered
more inferior would be to enlarge it.
So with regard to the soft sawder,"
free trade, eloquent humbuggery full
minated with nasal cadence by the
democratic campaign speakers. From
Voorhees, down they were simply aid
ing the republican cause. They're
awfully sorry now, of course. If
they had only known that the free
trade gun was loaded no amount of
whipping in by the democratic man
ayers could have induced them to
monkey with it. The American peo-
pie do large amount of thinking for
themselves. When they get chance
to vote they do considerable voting
occasionally. Cleveland wouldn't do
it again himself, if he only had an
other chance. He is not the first
would-be statesman. however, who
underrated the intelligence of the
psople.
Everywhere people are iubilant and
joyful over the result of the election.
All over Washington Territory the
feeling is one of unalloyed gratifca-
tion. Laborers are rejoicing because
their wages are to be kept up by the
protective tariff. Business men are
glad because they know now that the
certainty of statehood will greatly
stimulate immigration and thereby
benefit all kinds of business. Demo-
Gratis are for the most part as heartily
glad OF the result as are republicans.
1t has just begun to dawn upon them
IN forceful reality that this election
means more for the Territory than
anything that has ever yet occurred.
1t Is safe to predict that our immi-
grafton will be twice as large next
year as it would have been under
democratic success, with statehood |
still in the dim future Why should
not the people rejoice? Their mates
rial interests have been in the politi-
cal balance, and they have won!
THE POLITICAL HOROSCOPE.
Statehood prospects are stimulat-
ing active minds on the question of
offices. With statehood next wear
will come the selection of a governor.
secretary, auditor, treasurer, super