New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-25
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
.,-x AND AFFAIRS AT THE NAlloNAL
CAPITAL.

sr.xrorD's LOAN SCHEME SENATOR
,.,pr GOING TO SEATTLE TO LOOK
AFTER HIS CAMPAIGN FOR THE
sEyATE-A GRDAT PLACE
| FOR YOUNG MEN.
| .,.,;ur,or Dec. o4.-Secrctary Window eN-
VI 90 Senator this afternoon his opinion OF
| p''...o.i,ion of Senator Stanford to lend money
ts farmers at . per cent upon their lanus
| -. Window gravely informed his caller Una,
S'..o,ed Mfr. Stanford's proposition II he coulu
" .l.oo amendments TO it. The first amend
suu o. that tho loan should he extended to all
',sso. Of property There is no reason, ne Saul
s,ecial class should be favored. Inc
WY ,.,nld be TO lend money to men VINO had
- mn, no property His third amendment
W. % lend simply upon the title OF American
,,i,, IN men who are unfortunate as 10
- neither brains nor property WIN thtSc
or,opdmcnts Mr. Window. with cheerful
wv ,oid the propostion would undoubtedly ne
sDs 9Th grcat outbursts of popular approval
s.rator Squire. of Washington. left the city To-
| - % 90 10 Seattle, his home. for the purpose vi
hing after his reelection. as he drew the sno'o
~, in the Senate. lie is one OF quartet o'
..ror,ors appointed from the East TO inc lerri-
-, which were recently admitted as STATES
-. ono Of these Governors came up 10 ulle sui
,,,o, the admission Of their States, making rs
| -, and easy a cut 10 the United States senate
:" ,.,s over known in politics. To arrive AT the
|i,h most of United States senator Is
d,,arilv the work of long huinoel VI
- in settled State. IL Is I"i0
~, . man is elected TO the Senate from o'a'e
-ho has not had long experience IN cohilec'on
ih its interests Settled communities 40 ho'
10 kindly 10 strangers. II would 'ake lohS
;ne for any Western man TO make his way up III
r,storr STATE but a the Western States near
= al are Strangers and the Governor, pelhg t'c
,,;ncinol dianitary, naturally comes IN LOT 'he
,,,iest bonors. Senator Squire is man III oilc
.sicbborhood of fifty years OF age lie Is '"','
18Th q well-rounded figure. His face Is round
-i,b tho clear complexion of an EnSlishman. Ills
80. are dark. his nose straight and his lace cleah
t.ven with the exception of long. dark mus
.bs lie has a deliberate way. speaks WIFI
,.o., dis,inctneSs and has had more thah an VI
,r55Tv career lie was an officer all through 'ne
w, If the Rebellion. and aft'rward became IueH
,sed with the Bennington Rifle Manulac'urln-
comnanv. As its agent he has visited every Wv
I'D country in the world. lie became alter Il
49,. member of the firm and married daughter
:, one Of the Rcmingtons. 1T was AFTER he h"u
,,d scouircd a comfortable fortune that ne IuIIc"
a. attention to politics. lie Is an ola New
yo,Ler and first sought the advice ana approval
~ Poscoe Conkling as to the best means oil enter
,,c pubnc Iifc 1t was. however, fresldeh'
,shnr who gave him his start in politics, by APP
ndntinr him Governor of Washington Territory.
lie made large investments AT Seattle, ana mas
sApn his fortune increase with greet rapldl'F
,hrorqb the enormous increase of values In thai
,wiftly developing section. The Senator says
,bst Seattle has increased 200 per cent in popu
l.,ion in the last ten years. II now has popu-
ation of about $4,000 Tacoma. the rival CITY,
has about 10000, The only point in the contest
against Senator Squire comes from Tacoma. lie
is from Seattle and naturally the rival city wishes
10 have Senator.
Senator Squire says that this State is gong
ahead with wonderful stridts and that 1t must
Syershadow California in a short time as ITS nat
ural resources are much greater and It's coast mas
a more natural point of departure for the Aslatlc
trade than san Francisco. The climate is even
bitter than that OF England. 1t is softened and
rmpercd by the great japanese current, which
IS many times larger than the Gulf Stream.
The Territory is particularly Iich in iron
one. and the quality is superior 10 that
country. The lands of the interior are rich in
agricultural possibilities Every one who goes
to Washington is much impressed by the youth Of
every one The people are nearly as new as the
State They have not yet had time TO produce
oh people and the result is that affairs are con-
dac,ed throughout the State with all the fire
and energy OF youthful tempcramcnts. stimulated
by novel and inspiring surroundings
4 member of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. who visited Seattle last summer. said
that he was told that he would be received 10y one
Of the leading dirnitares of the place, the prcsi-
dent Of the Board Of Trade, one of the most en-
terprising capitalists Of the region. This Seattle
digntarv owned nearly all of the docks and elc
yatorS in the town and was prominent figure in
every form of public enterprise. The Wash
ing'on official said that when he descended from
the train he was met by tall. young Slip
Of fellow who in Washington would not be
above the grade of private secretary, timid
clerk or a possible Lieutenant He thought ~
first as this lad advanced To him and welcomed
him 10 Seattle that the president of the Board of
Trade had been detained by business or some ac
eidcnt, and had sent his youngest son. II was
greatly to his surprise he found that the young
man was the fnanclcr himself Indeed, this off
eial said in the course of conversation: did
not feel al all at home in Seattle. ] was the only
eray-haircd man in tie place. Youngsters who
would have been claSScd in the East as children,
hardly fit to he trusted out alone, the active
managers and leaders in current business affairs.
T. G. CRAWFORD.