, 1890-12-11


xv.s,ern lv..,' ar ,,,,,.o,na,. and
people sbouId IN y, - non tho stnte loyy
inc In. nror, ~. ",,i,btv energy q,
the spokane riverpn Tho peop,e OF
Spokane aid moi cr.a,e tho mighty ell
crgy nt TINT nIaco which tho Press hopes
they will soo,, u,,li,o far their own con-
tinued fortunes. ,rho neople of Seattle
u,u not create the tide ha''-.ho snoIe
whIoh as s"ey a,d nuu 70 "sa a ,n.' "n'
did bu,id sxn.ns,m. ,,'narves and dooks
upon which Colono, p,o.,cr and his
friends are seeking to make a onfiscat.
ing levy. Would the REVIEW say that
lot OF squa'ters along tho Spokane
river were utilizing for their personal
oeaen,a a.a ~, s'a'e possession oil Hrea. wea'.n
,hcir ,ahor any auy snou.u nno ou ''NVu on,or"riss misc
Ind added ,ho.s s sy "" md nrnnsr.
tics by which alone the vaIue of that
magnificent waterfall was made of great
valueP Not for single moment
But II ism the REvirw's OK that Is
oe'ng Eoreu oy the harbor line eominis'
inm,S s" 81 "V III o'an Is IN 'he o'n'I ..',
shore line which =, nos, 'os saaSs ~ hovc
taken from riph,ful posossor, was made
valuable by their own hard labor 1t
fails 10 see tho rank injustice of conds.
eating private property, simply because
It is blinded by strong prejudice which
uoes even 'ess credit 10 It's fair spirit
~ " ' '"''"'sS"ee.
There is not the faintest parallel.
The state does not own the water
power of the Spokane river. nor the
ground around that stream. Never
did own them, and never pretended
to own them. That land was the
property of the United States, and
Its present owners possess deeds
from the general government. No
one Is stupid enough to dispute tho
title thereto.
But, on the other hand, the state
owns these tide lands, always has
owned them, and has q title estab-
lished by the supreme court of the
United States and asserted by the
constitution of the newborn state.
The men who occupy this property
of the people are squatters, whose
.,' u ,oo .Vnsi''eu VI 'ne,' M
s Sir, s,.t "p sue p'upe,y " 'n1 s.'.e ~
,,n ,,'',s p @ s' ns',,,,' u's'ns p'tes ~
.,..n,,..,. [ W." '.. ns ouep i'
w.. ""u .Ie o'.Vn,
nu so".ns eio''''ou''S wea''nS
ny ~ .s W. 'o''ne.oou .ne s'a'e'
na' - an tleie rs, rs 10 'heir energy
anu puono spirit ihey are en'i''e'
" no iiioie eo'isi'eia''oi' ,han i
pa'u 70 tue on"hty'owh squa'.ers
VIZ nave oui'v snachs , oPo,. 'h'
S .nIoi seI.'o,' ~, ~, az r, MINING Tue cry "
SpoNaue F a,is ihe rless declares
'n ouls' ., ouiicoiioe 'i,a' me I'VE
VIE" wouiu i,o' pro.es' IL grapoer'
~, W. saN'"S .ne s'a'es property in
.h'' o''y' ~ oo.eiie o' co.sPira
o's seeN " u,'p'oe ,"e 'eop 'i'i'
W s."oo' ~, seo'lo,'s i''!o'n'ne oPok"h'
a's, VI 70 p,eVeh' 'he sta'e pui'o
'ne uni'eis',,es vi SCHOOLS thereon
nu we ., sua', seo n". 'he piess W
1"'n W"s'''ns'on HAS " s"S ~
WIG way VI 'eiloas'lance' %
The state owns the tide lands,
Just as 1t owns the school lands.
The Press reprints the REVIEWS
declaration of ownership, and tao.
lily admits Its correctness, because
1t fails to utter word in protest
The states Ownership is of the high.
est and soundest title, which even
patent from the iutericr depart.
ment could not shake. The
squatters, who have grown rich by
the free use Of the property of the
people, now set up the absurd plea
that their "energy and public
spirit" have given the tide lands
their value. The sheerest nonsense.
49, hoa .,,,an 49,, - pN -
the wheat rolling out of the fertile
interior, the coal, iron and lumber