, 1888-09-20

Thurman voted while in the senate
to pension JEFF Davis.
Blaine will open the presidential
campaign in New York state Sept.
29th-and fur will fly from that time
on.
Congressman Golf of West Nir-
ginia says there is little doubt but
that the republicans will carry his
state this fall.
Mr.. Aliens speech after his nomi-
nation was an able, honest effort,
certain to inspire the confidence of
his constituents at the outset of the
campaign.
A friend wants to know how Il
democrat can be a protectionist this
year, Easy enough! BY voting the
republican ticket. Ask US something
real hard.
Allen Weir of Port Townsend is
the nominee for joint Councilman of
the 18th district, and j. j. Calhoun
for Prosecuting Attorney, on the
Republican ticket.
The democratic idea is that Ameri-
can laborers shall lose 81 in earnings
in order to save IL cents in cost of
living. These figures represent the
result of free trade boiled down.
A good healthy locomotive with a
few fiat cars and a cargo of railroad
iron would be splendid for sore eyes
on Port Townsend Bay this fall.
Handling dirt just beyond the depot
grounds will soon be in order.
The P-L suggests: "And now a
strong pull, long pull and pull
all together for Allen and protec-
ton" Right you are, and the Rep
ublicans of jefferson County will all
fall in line for these very purposes.
T. V. Powderly estimates that
there are one million laborers idle in
the United States-being about one
in twelve. Powderly is a staunch
protectionist, and wants our protec-
tive tariff maintained, to the end
that the number of idle men IN our
land be not increased.
While Oregon is agitated over the
subject of improving her CONNER.
cial waterway, Puget Sound and the
Straits of Fuca bear their vast com>
mercial burdens $50 miles inland
from old ocean over an average depth
of hundred without rock,
bar, shoal or other obstruction.
Certainty in our railroad prospects,
and aggressive work this fall adds
to the flame of our boom-already
growing like wildfire. New addi-
ditions to our population, business
and wealth, will continue without
abatement through the winter. We
are acquiring splendid reputation
abroad.
Tacoma is again agitated over the
Chinese and a mass meeting was
held last night to protest against
their importation for the purpose OF
picking hops. We admire the zeal
of Tacoma citizens in SO vigorously
opposing the Mongolians, but zeal
has to be tempered with prudential
considerations under some circum-
stances.
Voorhees, abused Cleveland, Cleve
land vetoed Idaho annexation bill
democracy demand Idaho annexa>
ton, democracy endorses Voorhees,
Voorhees, endorses Cleveland, de-
mocracy demand statehood, demo-
cratic congress refuses statehood,
democracy endorses democratic con-
gress! My! Watch the animals
perform!
Frank Pixley, the San Francisco
Argondut man. who is popularly
supposed to carry the American
party in his vest pocket, was on tie
fence quite a while waiting to be
Recognized" by the Harrison men in
California. Failing to get anything
he has gone to work to take as many
votes away from the republican party
as possible.
The republican territorial plat
form this year appeals to republi-
cans from strictly party standpoint
Mr.. Allen will argue for the posi-.
tions and principles of the party on
ly, eschewing entirely the wIles of
the demagogue. 1t is safe to guess
that no great number of republicans
will be gulled or allured from party
fealty by the persuasive eloquence
of Charley Voorhees, this year. The
shoe will be on the other foot il any
thing. Mr.. Voorhees, has not made
q democratic speech in four years.
He has been appealing to renegade
republicans and the rabble element.