The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-29
THE STATE PRESS.

Bellingham Bay Express: "The trouble with
the press of today is that il is cowardly.
The spirit of fair play and justice should be the
motive that prompts the writers. Venting per-
sonal spite and grievances is net the province OF
newspaper Tell the truth, gets the facts and
publish them, regardless of consequences. Fear,
policy, desire not to offend, TO be neutral. TO ex
press no opinion is the idea of the majority OF
newspaper men. The paper of the future will be
run on the 'Fsar-neither- God. -man-orth devil
plan TO tell the truth. Its corps of reporters
will be competent shrewd. careful, methodical
men, who will look over the books and actions
of public officials and complaints about citizens
and have proof of what they publish The paper
will be read by the wrong -doer because he wants
to see what Is said about him. The fellow who
il not caught will read il and watch to see IL he
don't get dig, and honest people who fear moth
ing will admire its Independence, and fight for
right and read it. The advertisers will patronizs
it on account of its enormous circulation, ii the
language is not up to the college standard of
learning The educated fellows will read il
TO see what grammatical errors that fool editor
made, and the fellow with horse sense viii
think the editor is dandy. Everybody gets
caught, the publishers do great amount OF
good and make 9 bushel of money"
Port Townsend Leader: "The first registered
mail from China Tor the United States, by way
OF Port Townsend, arrived yesterday from Van
couver, brought across the Pacific ocean by the
Canadian Pacific steamer Empress of China
Small packages of ordinary mail matter have
been sent over this route before, but never SO
large an amount as was received yesterday. The
consignment contained nearly 500 letters, for
warded from the United States postal agency at
Shanghai, and was addressed with printed
labels to Port Townsend. A good share of ths
mail was for San Francisco and other California
cities Facts stubborn things, and in spite
of the most deperate efforts to talk them out of
aYf thav rfrtna IN ln0rn in Nhafr
natural proportions. 1t was pointed out long
ago that the natural route to China and Japan
from the United Ststes was with Puget sound as
a starting point, but for years the idea gained
little attention"
Tacoma Globe: "The granite cutters of San
Francisco demanded an eght-hour day without
reduction G wages. This was conceded. En-
couraged bv their success they demanded the
privilege of smoking at their work. and upon
this being refused went out on a strike Ii 10 TO
be hoped that the cigar and tobacco manufactu-
rers viii not hesitate to furnish funds for the
support of the strikers. After this point 10
gained strike for beer during work should fol-
low, and after that is won easy chairs and silken
cushions are in order. There's nothing like fol-
lowing upan advantage"
Chehalis Nugget: 1.-The agitation in favor OF
bonding Lewis county in order TO provide
good road system is gaining Roadway, and soon
every man who owns q ranch win be clamoring
for 1t. Our present highways can be ap,ly de-
scribed irregular trails, all mud in the winter
and dust in the summer, with succession Of
miniature hills and valleys and marked all over
their surface with protruding roots, decayed
stumps and deep ruts. They are the cause of
many godly man swearing very ungodly oaths,
and would wear out the combined patience of
two Jobs"
Grsys Hsrbor TIaSs: "Italy is horrible ex-
ample of the effect OF the maintenance of
atah lishr .
power. Italy has not fired a gun for these many
years, but she has been drifting into insidious
bankruptcy because she has felt compelled 70
keep abreast of Germany, France and Austria
or nearly abreast as her borrowed money
would permit. Now the country is financial
wreck, and its citizens individuals are sink
ing lower and lower in the hopeless contest with
their conditions or are emigrating."
Spokane Tribune: 1.-The great city newspapers
are, as usual al this season of the year, wasting
much space in telling the farmers how 20 profit
ably run their farms AS reciprocity is the order
OF the day the farmers should devote some of
their spare time, il they ever get such a com.
modify, TO telling the editors of the big dsilles
how 70 run their papers. The advice in one case
would be equally as valuable as in the other"
Tacoma Ledger: "The decision in the mining
bureau case, by the supreme court, is at once 4
blessing 10 the state and calamity. II sweens
off our statute books one more piece of very
SaicASSs ASbteAHtASh kdtS Legislature
undertook to put there, and interrupts the geo.
logical survey OF the state, which is a most de-
sirable work, just AZ the time when il is most de-
sirablc for all reasons that II should 90 on"
Northwest Tribune: "No really great nova
menS ever languished for any great length OF
time for lack of great leader, although one
might suppose TO the contrary when considering
the performances of some of the long-eared In
divid1als who, in the constant upheaysls in
this country, get momentary notoriety."
Spokane Rsrisr: "Gould will probably -.
ward bis preserver by giving him q tip on the
stock market, and then send his son Georgs
around 70 clean him ont OF ali the money he csn
dig up from himself and friends"
winioek Plot; "The Society for tina prava,-
ton of Cruelty 10 Animals can find abunasn,
work on the fashionable race courses. for ,h.r.
are crueities there perpetrated which womb rot
be tolerated elsewhere"
Port Townsend Leader: AS an evidences
that the whole internal economy OF Ynats-i.1
things 10 not going 10 smash withou, a check IL
may Be remarked that the Port Townsend COILS
are again In the field"
Chehalis Bee; ''The editor Of the N,,,-~, 4.
still ellyaehing because be failed 10 s.e,,Ts ,h
county printing. Poor man, thu general rnhI,'.
cares nothing Tor his troubles Poor old N,.co.t
Northwest Tribune: Banking on wind IL ~,
coming alarmingly common. II might be- ~,
TO give several OF this sort OF bankers an onro,-
tunity to dance a JIG on the same substance:
Don't miss the great discount sale a. g.,.s,..