The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-19
THE STATE PRESS.

Olympia Tribune: sThat the state central
committee Of the Republican party OF the state
Of washington should do something prssty soon
Is conceded on all hands BIZ those VINO are
wa ching the movements OF the Democracy.
meeting should be called and call sent out 70
the chairman of the various county committees
to look after the coming registration OF voters
under the new election law. Its not . happy
go.lucky system, as was the old one. Inc
whole machinery has been changed, and the
result viii now depend largely upon
getting out the voters to register, ior
without registration they can not
vote The Democratic still hunt ana
mugwump business in Tacoma which gave that
city to the Democrats some weeks ago, Is to be
repeated in Pierce county. King, tho largest
county In population In the state has the infu-
ence OF the big city OF Seattle to keep her in the
Republican column and will be found there
The great increase In population on the west
side of the mountains will give this section
much larger Republican vote than heretofore,
but that vote cannot be brought ont unless work
on the registration is begun in earnest and car
ried forward vigorously. The county commit
tees should be at work now and the state GEN.
trail committee should show them the example.
Delays are dangerous"
Port Townsend Leader: "The city of Seattle
makes provision in its city charter for tree
public library with q spacious free reading
room. This is q provision which indicates
degree of refinement and intelligence highly
commendable in the people Of that city. There
is no single agency so well calculated to attract
cultured and desirable class of residents as
such an institution. 1t Is not only source OF
continued good to large number OF people, but
has a value as an educational force worth thou
sands of dollars to the young"
Montesano Democrat 1.-THE purchase OF the
Spokane Globe by mixture of Democrats and
Republicans among whom are Thomas c. Grit
fits and Speaker Feghan, means the slaughter
ing of John l. Wilson. ii 1t means anything.
Speaker Feighan would like to receive the NOM
ination for his place on the Republican ticket
and Gritfitts on the Democratic ticket. Griffitts
would also like for Feighan to receive the nomi-
nation. for he believes he can beat him easier
than he can beat wilson"
Spokane Spokesman: aThe fact that the gov
errors of Washington. Idaho and Montana have
accepted the invitations to be present during
the exposition and have assured the manage
ment Of their support in the enterprise, is an
official recognition of the exposition which is
fully appreciated. The exposition is not re-
garded merely as private enterprise, but as
public undertaking, organized for the benefit
of the entire Northwest, without regard to any
particular section"
For the Worlds Fair, says the Kitsap Pioneer,
"the Tacoma mill proposes to cut and load on the
cars at the mill gratis the prize stick OF the
world. They have turned ont stick $50 feet
long, squaring 3Ox30 inches, and claim that they
can do much better than that. The three big
mills of Kitsap county-Blake1y, Madison and
Gamble-are getting up bit Of rivalry among
themselves, although they are unit in the
matter OF doing up the Tacoma mills ON the
prize stick
Vancouver Independent: THE census agent
sent to Portland to straighten out the census
squabble has rather straighte ed out the kickers
oyerestimsted her populati n, and is not at all
satisfied with the grim trutl."
Spokane Review: s'The apology of the census
officials is that the compensation was insult.
fcient- In that case they should have declined
the positions rather than perpetrate an injustice
at the expense OF the entire community"
Olympia Tribune: "If the gold hunters and
Valentine scrippers get their work in on Taco
ma there won't be anything great left of the
City OF Destiny but George Francis Train.''
The Tacoma Record considers Governor Ferry
zone Of the likelest of senatorial possibilities"
SEATTLE A WHEAT PORT.