The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-19
CHEHALIs COUNTY SENTIMENT.
1t Is q Patriotic Duty, Above Party Con
siderations, to Elect Squire.
Hoquiam washingtonian.


Hoquiam washingtonian.
AS a matter of course, the Democratic contin-
gency in the state legislature will cast their first
ballot for United States senator in honor of some
favored apostle of their creed, probably Tom
Carroll OF Tacoma. 1t is a privilege they have
and duty they owe their constituency to de-
clare by ballot that the Democracy in the state
of Washington is an entity with a candidate,
and voice TO proclaim and herald the same.
How long they may continue TO cast votes in
party lines depends on their own good Judgment
Democrats OF sound common sense, and there is
goodly quota of them among the twenty-five
legislative members, know that the state Of
Washington will ultimately send a Repub-
HcGn senator 70 Washington City, and
that deadlock, while complimentary to their
own patriotism as partisans, costs the state over
$1,000 per diem, and cannot possibly strengthen
the Democratic party among the taxpayers or
the state. There is consequently but little
doubt, however vicious may be the threats of
sundry Democratic war horses, that in case of
failure to elect United States senator on the
first ballot, the second third ballot, with the
assistance of Democratic members who appreei-
ate their position and responsibilities as public
servants OF the people OF this state, viii decide
which Republican candidate is to occupy the
federal senatorial chair now occupied by Wat
son c. Squire.
Whether these Democratic votes will be cast
for the present incumbent the Tacoma judge,
or some third Republican candidate, is query
which is at present seriously agitating the
Squire and Calkins camps. As good citizens of
the state every Democratic member is interested
in seeing that man sent to the nations capital
who can accomplish the most good for Wash
ington. 1t is certainly not their wish to assist
in sending man, who as a brilliant orator, able
debater and partisan fighter, will take leading
role on the floor of the Senate. Washington
doesn't need brilliant orator in congress, whose
transcendant abilities politician have won
for him her richest gift within few months
after he has acquired residence within her
borders. Neither, assuredly, do the Democrats
of this state care to return to congress bitter
partisan, who has already won their enmity as
member from Indiana, and whom they have
once effectually shelyed.
Contemplate for a moment what a calamity
would surely befalI the Democrats of Washing
ton should they send the Indiana ex-member to
the Senate! The precedent would be an open
invitation to all defeated Republican Office
seekers throughout our entire land to come to
the glorious state of Washington and find sweet
balm for their woes
Our state can forego the honor of possessing as
United States senator an orator, brilliant cor
poration lawyer, an ambitious ofice-seeker and
an unhinching partisan. plain, earnest, busl-
ness man, who if wealthy, has earned his
money in Washington; whose business career is
q guarantee to Eastern capital seeking invest
hlenl II washington, whose name Is dssoC1ateu
throughout the length and breadth of our fed
eral government with the name of his state and
cur state, and not some other state, a man whose
mind is not mainly occupied with railroad
schemes as corporation counsel; a man whose
every thought and act is of and for his state,
which as territory he assisted among the first
and strongest. as its governor, to bring into
prominence before the people of the older states,
and which SIS a state has made him what he is,
and which he has earnestly and zealously helped
advance; man who United States senator
for a brief period has done as much as any other
man ever did for new state in the same length
OF time, is good enough for both the Democrats
and Republicans OF this state. Such man is
Senator Watson c. Squire. He deserves the
honor of reelection 10 the United States Senate,
and the good, sound headed business men who
constitute our House and senate, be they Demo-
eIat or Republican, will undoubtedly on the
nth OF this month, invite him to succeed him.
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