The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-06
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Already the isysT- - FLflefsFEE
has voiced it's hearty acceptance of the
excellent ticket presented by the
Walia WaiIa convention for the suf.
frsges Of the citizens Of Washington.
The candidates are sminently worthy
on their own merits OF the support
which il solicited ia their behalf. Bot
apart from all con ,iaeration If the un-
questionable worth and fltnexs Of these
candidate, there are principles at
stake whfch vitsiIy involve the pres
ent prosperity and future welfare Of
our people. Foremost smong thee -
the overshaioHing question 81 pro
tective tariff or free rade
On this paramount question the
WaIla Walls convention has uttered
no uncertain Sound. II has commit
ted the Republican party OF Washing
ton squarely. fairly and deiiantly. not
only against the peruicious Demo
cratic doctrine Of free trade. bat
against any panic breeding tinkering
with the protective system. ON this
question there is no room 10 doubt
where the material interests Of Wash
ingfon and the sentiments of her in
teliigent citizens are 10 be found.
LAUNDERING, at present her chief
productive industry. requires and il
entitled io an ample protection
against ruinons composition with the
products oi the dense. ineshsns' bile
forests OF British Columbia, which lie
upon her border. ON this are de-
pendent the employment. the liberal
compensation, and II might lee said
the very existence OF thousands OF her
hardy. industrious citizens and their
dependent families. Her vast coal
fields. many OF them even now en-
gagged In a pfecarioas struggle for
complete and profitable development.
are fairly entitled to the reasonable
protection OF beneGcent govern
ment. Ii would be the madness of
folly for the citizens Of Washington
by their votes to supper: a policy
which might, and certainly Ia great
extent would. drive across the british
border the capital and labor employed
In this grea, industry.
Then there are her limltless deposits
Of the finest iron ore in the world.
destined with the fostering aid OF the
general government Ia be the sources
Of fabulous revenues. and To give
profitable employ ment to tens of thou
sands Of men. Does anybody for an
instant suppose that wah free trade
or an uncertain tariff policy This
Industry will be adequately developed
IL not IL practically certain that under
such conditions IT'S present struggle
for development viii speedily result
In disastrous failure
II is difficult la estimate ihc amount
o! capital, aud the number af men.
and the extent of contingent business
enterprise that world lee brought
within our borders by Il policy which
should give TO each the atnp,est en-
couragement /, Is safe 10 say that
within the near future such policy
would add hundreds Of millions Ia
oar property and wealth. tens OF thou.
sands Ia our population. and give a
magic impetus 60 our prosperity.
IL Is no less safe e. say thar free
trade or tariff tinkering would drive
away millions oi capital and thousands
OF iahorers. and deter from coming
into our midst other millions Of capi.
tai and other thousands u industrious
producers. The facts have hut t. he
stated, The i,les has bat to- be- grasped
10 make the duty of every voter clear.