The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-09
THE STATE PRESS.

Olympia Tribune: s'Those who have been at
the mines and looked over the situation there
are of the opinion that there 10 no way OF dis
srming the strikers, the negroes or the guards
except BIZ prociaiming martial law in the four
mining towns and after this heroic remedy II
firmly applied letting the civil authorities again
take charge. Such Is the opinion OF the sheriff
of King county and military authorities IL In
all very well to say, give up your gum but
where 10 the civil law that will permit the su-
thorities to 60 into mans cabin and take MS
gun away from him or search for 1t, II IL IL hid
den, unless Q warrant is issued. The governor
does not think the condition OF things at the
mines requires would justify the declaration OF
martial law at present. IL 10 to be hoped that
the governors diagnosis may prove to be the
correct one. Thus far the civil law has proved
powerless TO prevent murder and to stop armed
bands from confronting each other In the
mining regions. Today the attempt viii be
made 20 disarm these men by the sheriff and his
deputies. The outcome will be eagerly watched
by those who are in favor of law and order. Let
IL be remembered that this bloody business
began by an attempt on the part of the King
county miners to prevent other men from WORK
ing who are not OF their color although citizens
OF this country, and il ought not 70 be forgotten
that after a rigid investigation of the Rock
Springs massacre in Wyoming some years ago IL
was ascertained that there was not an American
the miners who did the killing Prejudies
against the colored race 10 at the bottom of this
trouble and the state of Washington should
stamp il out, If il takes martial law to do IL.
There are too many jawsmiths and too few
workingmsn among the white miners OF King
county"
Fairhaven Herald: sNsarly every young man
after he enters college and gets as far rs the so
phomore class, gets to be somewhat OF an eg-
nostic or doubter in religious matters. This Is
because of the philosophic studies that he has
reached and is endeavoring to digest with an
immature reasoning faculty. BY the time he
has graduated. however, and his intelligence
has been strengthened and broadened, by deeper
draughts from the Pierian spring and by more
years upon his shoulders and more capable
thoughtfulness, he becomes sobered down and
sees more clearly than ever the grand truths OF
liberal religion and is no longer on its ragged
edge. of course there are some who never re-
cover from their sophomoric Impressions, but
on the contrary give them sway and finally be-
come chronic infdels and all that sort OF thing.
Olympia Tribune: "Had the advice of grim
old Thad stevens been followed, Hamlin would
have succeeded Lincoln as president, instead of
the bibulous Andrew johnson. At the Balti-
more convention, when Lincoln was renomina-
ted, Stevens urged that Hamlin be again placed
upon the ticket. but out OF regard for the border
states the Tennessee man was chosen Stevens
had no faith in the political integrity of John
son, and said co. His sizing up Of the man
allowed singular prescience."
Olympian: Hannibal Hamlin's death last
Saturday evening was the end OF one of the
public men of this country who was distin-
guished for his solid qualities. He was nearly
always right 1t was this fact that made him q
popular servant in Maine"
Spokane Reriep. "There is net balance In
the treasury now of 100000. Its about time
for the Democracy to take another tack and de-
nounce the administration for boarding up that
awful surplus"