The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
THE STATE PRESS.

South Prairie Echo: The hard-fought battle
over the United States seDatorship is over and
Watson G. Squire, of King county, was elected
on the first ballot OF course, all the hard things
that were said of Senator Squire before election.
were Just in fun. Give him three cheers and
tiger. and start him to Washington with feel
ing Of friendship for his state as a whole. He is
from the state of Washington not from Seattle,
and he will be for the state of Washington, and
not for Seattle. Pierce county made great
fight for Judge Calkins, but he was not the
choice of the state. The men who spent thou
sands OF dollars could afford to spend it. and the
member who sold his vote to either of the great
factions viii look sick the balance OF the term.
He win suppose that everyone knows Just how
narrow minded and contemplate III is. II he
does his dnty by his constituents he will go
home.
Whatcom Rereilge: Judge Calkins is said to
be very much 'sput out" over the election. Well.
he was rather extinguished. The print shops of
the anti-Squire organs may now be properly
alluded to as 3tecomposing" rooms But twas
ever thus. @All flesh is grass as the mule said
when he bit the mans arm of. Today we
banquet on chicken and tomorrow we live on
feathers "The king is dead; long live the
kingP Only in this case the king is the same
Old king Such contests are healthy once in
while, as they enable man to show in what
state OF dishabilfe he climbed the political
tree-iust how many kinds of fool legislator
can be- By the way, the expose of the bribery
business Is not, to those persons who Topped
for Calkins few days before the election,
very nice thing. 1t is tough 10 cry "wolf' and
then TO have our vulpine and tail force
themselves out of the wool, right in the face of
the public.
Sumner Herald: The defeat OF Calkins cannot
be attributed to the Metcalfe charge OF bribery
and fraud, or to any cause other than that he
never had sufficient following to elect him. The
fact of his receiving only fourteen votes in the
lower house, ten of which were from Pierce
county, is conclusive evidence that he was
candidate for Pierce county only. and not OF the
state OF Washington. Notwithstanding the
migratory habits of Calkins, there is no doubt
but that his abilities are superior TO those of
ms successful antagonist, but what that an
fagonist lacks in senatorial ability, was made up
for by the shrewd generalship of his managers.
Whatcom Bulletin: The accomplishment of
the election OF Watson C. Squire to the United
States Senate by the Washington legislature, ia
entirely satisfactory TO the great majority of the
Republicans OF this end of the bay and of the
entire county. Some old-timers here harbor his
participation in ordering the militia out during
the Chinese riots against him, but that is almost
forgotten and his efforts in securing the port of
entry here are TO be remembered Squire is the
senator and for six years will be. The interests
of the state are probably as safe in his hands as
they could be in any one of the other candi-
dates or possible candidates, had there been
deadlock
Port Townsend Leader: The more the matter
is thought of in Jefferson county the more evil
dent 1t is that Senator Hastings and Representa-
tiyes Plummer and Watson did only their plain
duty in voting for Watson C. Squire for senator.
Those who were at first inclined to criticize
them are beginning to take the right view and
all seem willing 10 trust the interests of this
county with the delegates at Olympia without
feeling any anxiety whatever.
Spokane Spokesman The Tacoma editors
should get some painkiller and a pillow of
Puyallup hops, and take a long, soothing nap.
They are ali writing excellent Democratic edi-
torials in their present excited condition, and
We shudder lest Brother Browne copy in his
Chronicle the wild rawlings born of their Insom-
mia Sober up, brethren. 1t doesn't do bit of
good to cuss.