The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-17
SQUIRE Is THE MAN.
Public Opinion in Jefferson County Can
Not Be Resisted.
Port Townsend Leader


The evening paper is very much exercised
about the Leaders course In politics and says it
has been hypnotized by Squire. We at least
have the courage 10 be outspoken in our eonvic-
tons, unlike the evening paper, which, judging
from its columns, does not know whether il is
for squire or for Calkins, and would willingly
be for either If its influence were sufficient to
bring it TO the notice OF the Republican candi-
dates. But the probability is that neither Calk-
ms or Squire know that such paper as the Cal
exists. The paper itself, however, is just now
pluming itself on its virtue with all the JUNCTION
to be had from Sunday school phrases in milk
and-water editorials. II reminds US greatly of
the celebrated petition of the three tailors OF
Tooley street, beginning, I'VE, the people OF
England" in the long drawn-out essay published
last evening, wherein ii pompously remarks
that the party which stubbornly ignores "the
Will of the people, etc." Since when is the
evening paper the will of the people? Since
when has it received the gift of prophecy that it
should say:
"The Republican party is surely drifting to
absolute dissolution"
1t is natural that the Car. being a Democratic
paper, should be unwilling to support Republic
can candidates but for all its boosted virtue its
past leads TO the belief that it is no better
than other Democratic papers; and who ever
saw one that would not prostitute its principles
TO the highest bidder.
The Leader in supporting Squire is well within
Its rights as q Republican newspaper The
right of choice is ours in common with every
American citizen, and in this matter as in
everything done under the new management
the interests OF Port Townsend aud Jefferson
county are the main consideration We do not
believe Calkins can be elected. and not one OF
the politicians of this county has yet come for
ward and boldly declared for the Tacoma can
ddate.
Personally. Judge Calkins is everything that a
gentleman should be, but Port Townsend citi-
zens viii think great many times before they
vote for the choice OF city whose journals have
made this town the focus of their slurs and ILL.,
will. Everything that could be done was done
by the Tacoma press and politicians 10 injure
Port Townsend as port Of entry The Jefferson
county delegation has now the opportunity to
return the favors of Tacoma. When these three
votes have been thrown Tor Squire it will be
time for Calkins to take a back seat and kick
himself real hard for being in such undesirable
company as Tacoma has proved herself TO be-
Squire will be reelected, and the sooner Cakins
pulls down the sack that his political managers
helping themselves to so freely the better for
him. He Will, in any event, be poorer but a
wiser man when the election is over
1t was the advocacy of Calkins which pre-
vented the old management from making a
financial success of this paper. His candidacy
is not endorsed by the people OF this county, as
the evening paper admitted throughout the late
campaign. The new Leader can well afford to
die" in connection with the change OF this pa
/ per's policy. Senator Squire's candidacy is de-
handed by Port Townsend and Jefferson county,
and it is because the Leq3cr knows the public
I pulse that he Is now being supported by this
paper.