The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-13


The proposition nov before fiie con
stitutionai convention to ALLEVIATE The
tide lands Immediately fronting ali
cities and ss make them tiie property
Of the several municipalities. i an AL
roit move on the part Of the tide land
Jumpers to divide the forces which
now stand between them and the
success Of their schemes. Reliance ~
placed uussn the ptauslsllity OF the
proposition and Ifs relation to sup
posed local interests. TO secure assist
afee from certain Puget sound dele
gate. who are ~unaitesAbly opposed to
tide land loblmne schemes. IL II hoTea
By means OF this diver ION a. ttifow
the whole matter snto controversy
with a yiew 10 iinai compromise on
nothing. Aud nothing non aetion-
on the part OF the convention Is pre-
cisaiy what the IohAeSs waat in order
that the tide lands May BE- left IN a
position subject to future Ii legislative
enactment. IL being judged ~sbfew3iy
that corporation interests vii stand
a much better clsanee before future
legislatures than before the cpnyen-
ton nov sitting. The stake Is 50 big
that those playing FOR IL cam afford de-
lay and tins Il IS now determined 70
effect.
City ownership q ,he wateF front Is
a very attractive bait for Seattle ansI
other Sound towns. bat il must not
be forgotten even ty The special All
herents 81 these TOXINS that the get
ting Of reveuue Is only a small part OF
the public interest Ia the doekaee
property. The chief Importance of
this property IS IN IL relation Go the
commerce Of the STATE that s., Il Is
more important that the convenience
ot commerce should be sabseFyed
than that a large evenu should be
secured. The doekage front of Seat
tie and other seauofta should te all
mlnistered more Nith the view 90 pre-
melting commerce Ihan "a making Iii
rect profits. The attractive idea Of
getting money for tbe cts Eron dock
rates Is a mistaken ldea for ali lts at
traction.
The state viii lie a much zaier guar
dian oi the public interest in uais city
front property than the manicipatjties
iiiemselyes FOR many reasons. chiefly
~kAc-aze less partial ia its action snd
less liable 20 local corrupt influences.
In Seattle. for instance &c might net
be a difficult thing as some time Nhen
the public interest l. eugfosse9 upon
other matters TO sscuTp t8e election ug a
council which might dispose Of tie
city iroat by sale ar a system Of lease
greatly sa corporation or private AL.
vantage. ard ia 8 way utterly opposed
TO The broad commercial and therefore
the public interest, These who k'9ow
how the affairs of eii.ez and parsien-
LARRY Of large cities are msnaFed viii
not need to he convinced ihat this
danger is a practhal one, that the
chances of rotaiaisE control az ule
doekaev fronts for proper es,ls would
in a hong coarSe as wears ~ very slesl-
der. While IL * sane op tAe either
hand that state administration IS
liable 70 eoFrpptuas. she 3auevr Is
les because the uolhusis srs S!eae'
ard less Affected hy gbose hsAl iusjn.
cnces which distract e3fy governments.
II l. a notable isri cha, state ruv.
ernmenls %eveFxwheFo arv 0ste stable
and less subject a. aaa-es thaa sits
governments.
isal above ara th8 IS the sight aa,l
direct intefestc f Sac sEsle st lsr-r LEA
tbs city front property 3hc rsa
of Spokane ooauty hsee ~cars els ee.
Interest ga ihe atlaia.sgest5aa oC th,
CITY front el Ssstl.e thau tbe rtsg3,
81 King eo1ats for natter taaf
affect Ca a srostrs az iy>> esseut thy
cost al articles saHantl ANA Ias
price at every astav exported HsEt
shlw5nE ctss ase tHrasi8 nsr,
in tse vs}aW ID se aa4N "a.
commerce. 80 ars}r at.
viii compare tbs ~ "a, ee,3 s. a.
shipped irem pae5lsaI sa3 lraa
rsret seszsa.