The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-08
THE STATE PRESS

Colfax Commoney: aIf the sentiment O ex-
pressed by handful of people Of Pullman IL
any criterion to judge from, the demands made
By the Connoaer for thorough investigation
and exposure of the damaging charges recently
made in connection with the location Of the
state agricultural college have not been ~
ceiyed in that spirit OF frisndliness equity and
Justice in which they were made, but instead
have aroused an luminosity which Il bitter In the
extreme"
Vancouver Register. "Thc state of Washington
Is by no means frontier community. Its dis
lance from centers OF population In the United
States has been an impeachment to the iuvress Of
non self-supporting classes. Pauperism ID an
almost unknown quantity, and the people are
enterprisiug and progressive. They are builders
of homes, absorbed in the ambition to make this
one of the most powerful Of the common
weaIths."
Hoouian Tribune: "Hoouiam and Grays
Harbor city, with their million dollar subsidy,
and other grants easily obtained, could build o
network of the "Little Giant railroad" through
out the Olympic peninsula which would quickly
settle and develop that prolific region and pop
ulate these shores thereby, till not only one but
several transatlantic railroads would be COM
PEELED Ia build in here.
Spokane Spokesman: The Republican party
has inaugurated a campaign having for its OBJ
ject the commercial supremacy of the nation.
1t proposes to carry on the war by encouraging
manufactures. by building merchant marine;
by creating q navy that will protect our trade
when IL is established, and BY concluding ad-
yantageaus trade treaties under the policy of
reciprocity with the buying nations Of the
earth"
Spokane Spokesman: 1.-THE tree traders claim
that the present hard times are due to the Nc
Kinley bill. Did the Mckinley bill cause the
wild speculation during the past decade in
Buenos Ayres; the suspension of the Earrings in
free trade England; and the raise of the rate OF
discount of the Bank of England to per cent?"
Yakima Herald: sit is said that John L. viii
son has such an itching to become governor OF
the state that he cannot rest at night and dur
ing the day he gives no rest to the politicians
with whom he comes in contact He had better
have the wisdom OF Patrick Henry Winston,
who evidently sees the handwriting on the
wall"
Arlington Times: "The Fairhaven Dezosuf
thinks the Democratic party will purify the
state next fall, by drawing into it all the diErep-
utable element from the Republican party. Il
doesn't say so in just those words, but that is
the only inference which can be drawn from it,
remarks"
prepare ourselves for the application of Cans
dian reciprocity. Despairing of getting free
trade, Canada (which itself believes in and
practices high protection) is willing to concede
fair trade-to open her markets If we will open
ours"
Montesano Vidette: "wahkiakum county ID
by far the smallest in the state, and movement
is on foot to try and take piece of of Pacific
county and another from Cowlitz, to enlarge its
boundaries. The people Of Pacific and CoYlitz
viii probably object"
Centralia Meas: 1--WE cannot disguise the feet
that many people who come to Washington with
engaging in farming are deferred from so doing
because of the almost impossibility of travelling
through the country"
Northwest Tribune: SIT costs more for the
Palouse or Big Bend farmer to ship his wheat
to Puget sound, distance of 400 miles, than 1t
does St. Louis or Chicago dealer to ship his
wheat to Liverpool, distance Of about 1900
miles"
Olympia Tribune: SIT would do Olympia
more good than anything else in it, progressive
history to bring the Bowers dredge again to this
city TO cut channel 500 feet in width from the
end of the long wharf to the Fourth-street
bridge"
Island County Times: $50 about 1t a. the bust
ness of the hour, and by fall WILDLY island will
have seen the last of the Cinnamon. It is the
first step towards general and individual pros
perity, and we cannot afford to let the matter
drag"
Skamokavs Eagle: 'sTo be able to compete
with the outside world the cities on the Coium-
bia should see that there is no toll gate ct the
mouth OF the river. An open river itshould be
in every sense of the word"
skamokawa Eagle: ''The day of the repeater is
numbered The Kodak camera win hereafter
figure at elections as q guardian OF the peoples
liberty. Illustrated tally sheets have come to
stay-or viii very soon."
lean politics lies In the indifference of the voters
to local affairs, for the experience Of Seattle Is
but repetition of the results in similar cases
all over the country"
Dayton Courier: "An enlistment in the United
States army does not make q mere machine OF q
man, and he still retains his humanity, and 1t
was only this element of nature that was work
ing in this case"
Chehalis Bee: "ohio viii lose one of the brain
lest men she ever sent to congress II the dis
ciples of cheap money and pumpkin securities
have their way and succeed in beating John
Sherman"
Port Townsend Leader: "The self-sacrifce
necessary to secure this city hotel In keeping
and that at once, ought to be freely made"
Cathlamet Gazette: "The simple fact that lit
tie or no attention has been paid to tapping the
Columbia river by railroads, is no evidence that
its value in q commercial sense Is small
Washington Standard: "The benefit socte-
ties that are collapsing all over the country
have been of little benefit to anybody except
the 'fakirs' who conducted them"
Anacortes Progress: mining is evidently the
card for 1891 Business and routes connected
Herewith, or related to coal, iron and precious
metals, are of course included"
Port Townsend Leader: 'The board OF com
missioners of this county are TO be commended
for their activity IN opening up and improving
roads throughout the county"
walla Walla Union-Journal: The ordinance
prohibiting the littering of the streets with
dodgers and other paper should be strictly en-
forced"
Roslyn Nrrs: 'The so-called peoples move
ment is but practical example of the dema
gogism that dominates the agricultural inter
ests."
New Whstcom Alliance Journal: sThe farmer
OF Whateom county. as q whole, are not taking
proper interest in the Alliance movement"
Kelso Courier: "One OF the burning shamei
and disgraces OF this age of Christianity ID
ehurchanity."
NORTHWEST NEWS.
George MacIntyre was probably fatally beaten
by John weleh. June 5, at North Yakima
WEIGH knocked his victim down, and jumped