The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-22
THE STATE PRESS.

Referring to Acting Governor LAughton's tele-
gram to the editor of the PosT-INTELLrGENcER
the Tacoma Nous says: "The inference to be
drawn from the governors message II that be-
cause Senator McCroskey, who drew the bill, II
Democrat there was the more reason to veto
the bill. An attack on Senator McCroskey a.
money lender and warehouse man il not cal
culated to make the farmers OF the state feel
any the more kindly toward Governor Laugh
ton, since Senator McCroskey 10 the president OF
the Whitman County Farmers Alliance, and
was the leading representative of the farm
ing interest in the late legislature. If
Senator McCroskey is . money lend
er he has grown marvelously rich
in very few years, for six or seven years since
he was but poor county superintendent Of
schools in Monterey county, California, and
gave up the ferule fc- the pillow when he came to
Washington"
This advice to householders by the Ellens-
burgh Capital applies to every other place in the
state just as we'll az to Ellensburgh: "This is
the season when every person who owns house
or piece of land on which home may be built
should set about planting trees aud shrubs and
in every way improving its appearance and adj
ding to its value. There is no one greater
attraction to- stranger entering a town
than fine foliage. Green lawns, well
kept, and nice, shady trees add TO the
attraction Of q lot fully as much a. q nice house
and where this il characteristic of town the
people are credited by strangers with having
ambition, good taste and thrift. The cost is
comparatively small, and the time devoted to
the work is a trivial consideration"
Spokane Spokesman: aLAughton's objections
to the WATSON bill are at hand In full. and 1t
must be admitted that they are not satisfactory.
The real objection to the WATSON bill-that Il
was Q weak measure and likely to prove inoper-
ative-is not one that would warrant veto,
however much 1t justifes criticism OF the 1egis-
lature that enacted ii. Mr.. Laughton has per-
formed the duties of governor with such admir-
able ability and fidelity in all other respects
that the Spokesman regrets that has seen fit,
whether through an error of judgment or be-
cause of bad counsel, to kill two laws for which
the people clamored."
Ellensburgh Capital. att viii be hard to con-
vince the people OF this state that the motive
which prompted this action the part of the
man who temporarily occupies Governor Ferry's
chair was an honorable one. These bills have
all been pronounced constitutional by the best
attorneys in the state, and were enacted by a
Republican legislature in the interests of the
common people. Is it possible that Laughton is
the subservient tool of the corporations? He
viii some day learn that the rights of the people
are not to be trihed with
Ellensburgh Capital: "Mr. Reed is right in say
ing that it is mans enemies rather than his
friends who advertise him and give him his
opportunities. In politics. particularly, this
rule holds good, and Mr.. Reed is himself the
best living illustration OF the advantage of
being well abused
The Tacoma Globe, after the habit of the Ia
coma press. supports Acting Governor Laughton,
referring admiringly to his independence and
strength of character and to his stability and
courage