The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-25
THE STATE PRESS.

Discussing ths proposition for N sppsopria-
fair, the Tacoma Ledger says: "The Led6@, . IT.
readers are aware, has taken stand In favor Of
good. liberal appropriation that win en-
able the state TO - properly and adequately rep-
resented In the great show that d bound TO IT.
tract visiton By The thousand from I'll portions
Of the civilised world. There y no doubt that,
judiciously and carefully used constdefable
appropriation Of money can b made 10 pay
hundred-f0ld . m investment, making known
the state and IT. wonderful resources In places
where they are now absolutely unknown. Il II
equally true that . large amount can BE- squan-
0ered-actually thrown away-R not used judi
ciously. There Il nothing easier than the latter.
It II not easy, however, to make every dollar
tell. The advocates Of the large appropriation
say $500 oO-are without doubt sincere in the
belief that the state can we'll afford to expend
that sum, and that Il would Be splendid In
vestmenk Those who favor sum equal 10 one
half or one-quarter Of the amount are equally
sincere, and in this, - in many other matters,
the middle ground seems TO b the safest Real
dents OF that portion OF the state east OF the
mountains, through their representative In the
Legislature, have made known their wishes that
the appropriation be . comparatively small one.
They perhapAi fear that the Sound country would
get the lions share Of the benefit resulting from
the advertisement Of the state at the big sxposi-
ton, and besides, the money stringency has left
the farmeIS In . position not favorable to large
and unnecessary drains upon their resources.
Without discussing this phase Of the question
any further than to say that what benefits one
part will benefit the whole, IL seems to IN that
an appropriation Of 10000 would, under al the
circumstances, be suficient to assure the young
state Of Warrington creditable display
whatcom Reves1e: 'sThere ought really to b
but little opposition IN British America to the
t. r. a. 49, -
gain and little to lose. Under her present
colonial condition, her wealth and population
are ct . standstill. While Dakota was settled %
rapidly that from 1873 10 1883 her population be-
came nearly half million, goodly portion Of
which were immigrants from Europe, Manitoba
was filed up from Lower Canada Every foreign
immigrant who took up LEO acres Of land was
given SIS, every wife $3.50, every child over u
years Of age $3.50, and yet the tide was toward
lands in the United States not whit better. end
thousands OF immigrants who captured the
English bounty abandoned their Canadian
holdings and came over the line. Today, for
some reason or other, while few except criminals
emigrate 70 her majesty's dominions, Thousands
annually drift from Canada, and BY Canada
meaning British America, to the states. There
must be some reason for this. It can not b the
love Of republican form Of government en-
tirely. 1t IL simply that the people can better
their condition"
Port Angeles Tribune: "The mail facilities, or
rather the method of handling, sending and 70
ceiving the mails of this city could hardly Be Of
more unsatisfactory character. Unless there
10 . change made for . better method soon. there
win be strong protest entered BY the people
One thing which would give relief can
be secured II the proper steps are
taken, and that u . through pouch
between Seattle and this city. which should be
taken from the mail boat TO the Angeles boat d.
rect coming this way, vice versa going south.
This would obviate asserting and distributing
the mail In the Townsend Office. There Is but
. few moments time between the arrival Of the
boat from Angeles at Townsend and the depart
ure Of the mail boat south, as . result the mail
from here going to points beyond Townsend
has to lay over in that Office one day. The
Townsend ONCE Is not to blame"
Port Townsend Leader: Judge Sachs knows
that he 10 guilty of the crimes charged In the
raging public sentiment by refusing to vacate
the Office he has debauched. He stubbornly
proposes to proceed to q trial that he wen knows
will prove he has disgraced the judiciary Of this
state, and which will associate him, in the
minds OF all who hear the evidence, with the
most debased and degraded Of public ohicials."
Tacoma Globe: "It il apparent that unless .
hatchery II established our streams will coon
be destitute Of fish. It is sincerely to be hoped
that bill Of this nature will pass the legisla-
ture few years hence the cost Of replenish-
ing our ravished brooks and rivers with fish win
be immense, besides the cost Of such service ct
the present time.' ~
Blaine Journal: "By actual count $50 young
women have taken up timber claims in Western
Washington during the past six months. They
probably intend to marry experienced wood
choppers"
Oaksdale Sun: "Cleveland's position on the
silver question bars him from the presidential
race of % The West would sit down real hard
on his 255 pounds of avordupois"
Port Angeles Nnsa: "Blaine goes on building
on the basis Of reciprocity monument that viii
be the browning glory Of his long life Of states
manship."