The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-13
THE STATE PRESS.

Taeoma 61coe: sThe election Of General
Palmer n By NO means the ieast saf1seacsoFy
manner In which the contest could have re-
suited. It IL Of course unfortunate that the Re
In the United States Senate for six yeau BY
Democrat, and IL II to be regretted that the very
small Republican majority In the Senate Is to be
reduced By the election Of . man with such pro-
nopnced free trade views 81 General Palmer
just ct = time when the Senate must stand BE-
tween tho people and mad tariff legfslation OF
the lower house. But the people Of Illinois pro-
v1ded for this when thsy declined to elect . Re-
publican majority to the Legislature last fall.
Under existing circumstances the election Of
General Palmer II much more Satisfactory than
would have been the election Of some Alliance
candidate upon whom the Republicans and
Farmers' Alliance members might have united"
Port Townsend Leader: ssThat = the only
logical conclusion to be arrived At The silly
plea that Sachs has bean vindicated BY the legis-
lature 10 only making this self-condemned gamb-
Ter laughing stock all over the state. That he
deliberately de6es public sentiment by continu-
Ing to hold an ONCE that he has disgraced, and
in community which feels outraged ct his own
confession, speaks more for his cheek than for
his common sense. The leading newspaper Of
the state al say that in view Of circumstances,
and in the lace OF the evidence introduced a. the
trial, Sachs should resign. The senators who
voted to retain him cay that in ell decency he
should resign forthwith. He 10 receiving private
letters from them daily to this eject. Against
the combined wisdom OF al these he stubbofnly
sets mp his own dfctum. declaring that he viii
serve out his term in spite Of Ill opposition"
Spokane Spokesmm: "The amount appso-
priated for the Worlds fair II not % large was
asked by the Washington Worlds Fair Associa-
ton, but IL n big sum of money, and II
expended judiciously win enable Warrington
TO appear at the Worlds fair without excuses or
apologies for her shabby appearance. Oregon
has appropriated nothing. and will probably
have no state building at the fair. Warrington
could afford to build kitchen annex to her
quarters and let Oregon pay for her board By
washing dishes and polishing silver Interstate
comfy should be preserved II possible
Tacoma Ledger: 1.-THE election OF General
John u. Palmer, senator from Illinois on the
154th ballot, will do much TO help along the
popular inclination to so amend the constitu-
ton a. to have the senators chosen by the peo-
pie direct, instead Of BY the legislatures now.
General Palmer was nominated BY the state
convention OF his party last summer, . very I'M
usual proceeding, and his ticket received very
large popular majority In the state, after he had
made very active canvass on . very clearly
outlined platform"
Spokane Revies: "Ben Butler thinks the
United States flag should wave from the north
pole. His numerous political enemies viii
doubtless nominate him ON rousing platform
to undertake the job of putting 1t there"
West Coast Trade: "Don't grumble because the
cold weather Is making the coal settle in the
bin Think how the dies bothered you last
summer"