The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-10
STATE PRESS.

Spokane Review: "The spirit Of the campaign
now being worked up against Representative
Wilson Il entirely wroas Mr. Turner's support
ers, and his half-heartsd half-gszxard orsan so
for have sounded bat one note-snat Of political
disappointment. It 10 always consid-
ere comp iment when Z city or county 10
honored by the selection Of one Of its citizens -
At man to send TO congress- Toe candidacy OF
jude Turner ct the utmost could only end in
giving The representative to Western Washing
ton. Under the plea Of sllaying the fsctionai
contest and disciplining the contending fac
tions, the delegates representing the western
divisi' Of the slate viii probably advance the
plea. and NOS without reason, that the nomina-
ton should fall elsewhere"
Chehalis Bee: .Those Spokane Falls politi-
clans who are after Congressman Wilson'S scalp
and have brought ont Judge Turner 10 oppose
him. had better look . little cut The fact that
everybody in Spokane is not pleased becaus,
Wilson saw at 70 give his man tue postof1ce
there. will cut no figure with people 10 other
parts Of the state There might be such thing
- Spokane being left out entirely II there is .
row In their own camp Wilson II al right, but
other men might easily be found who could do
Port Townsend cdu: .swhile the lower Sound
country does mot show the population of the
upper SQUAD, its growth has not been less
marked. when the fact is considered that
the upper Sound has had the advantage Of rail-
wavs, with equal steamboat facilities the lower
Sound being entire.y dependent for its COM
municat ons with the outside world upon steam
n ai1 fpu Hpox han xr,n bo
overcome"
Centervills Leader: Colonel John G. Egan
was city edior of the Dolly Ne.es Of Portland, at
the time and long prior to its departure from
the journalistic feld, and. a. an intimate &C
quaintance, we know that the Colonel win all
the position Of editor of the new paper with
credit 70 Seattle. the state Of ashinxton, The
Democracy and to himself. a. he ID . learned
and fuent writer.
Blaine Journal: "seattle's new charter II
longer than the constitution OF the Unit d
States. ana il the city grows to the proportions
OF the instrument IL will be a. big as London.
The charter details all the fun, ton, and pre-
roga ives OF the official AMI citizen. Surely We
are given to wordy public documents. About
fourteen people will read the charter"
Olympia Tribune: mo wonder the colored
men did not care TO vote in Alabama yesterday.
They had probab y read of the slaughter of some
Of their race day or two before in Mississippi
while on their wsy to church. Pass the nation
al cleo ion law, then there will be q free ballot
and fair count north and south"
Olympia Tribune: "The state of Washington
SHOULD purchase tae school books for its school
children. Public education should be as free
ald inexpensive Is possible. Some OF the states
have free textbook system, and none of them
wi have = larger school fund than our own
commonwe wealth.
The Hoquiam Wdshinoton,dn has small SYM
rathy with the enemies Of Congressman Wilson.
II says: "His fiiends west OF the M ,untains
win see to 1t that John 10 kept well out OF the
nine holes when conven ion comes."
Chehalis Bee: THE man who uttered the
famous words, There ID an end TO all things
lived aud died before the aItle. Tacoma and
Por land papers began king shout the census
OF their towns"