, 1892-08-22
( EVENING EDITION.
POLITICAL SQUIBS
About the Seattle Canal and 9th
er Things.


The Centralia. Chronicle says; "NIr.
Squire, in his very able speech, said that
the 100000 asked would probably be only
a drop in the bucket and that SO 1900, 900
would be required for the canal. viii not
that sum appropriated greatly reduce the
share Of Gray's harbor (which hasn't even
a lighthouse) and of the Columbia riyer2
What the resolution adopted at Olympia
can accomplish except as a nucleus for
farmers alliance opposition, we can't
imagine. 1t doesn't seem that it was good
practical politics" to put it there and that
in insisting on it the King delegation
placed an unnecessary load on the shoul-
ders Of Mr. McGraw which will, however,
hang equally heavy on those Of James
Hamilton Lewis"
OTHER OPINIONS.
The democrats and the peoples party
have fused in Lewis county.
Colonel viii Visscher is as enthusiastic
over the election of McGraw as he was over
thesupposed election Of Cleveland, when he
stumped Colorado for the fat prophet eight
years sago.-Chronicle.
Let the "big ditch" remain dry during
the campaign. Congress has adjourned,
and the soil between Puget Sound and
Lake Washington, like the republicans Of
this state, remains intact.-Coulee City
News.
John H. McGraw, the Boss" will poll
the largest vote ever given a candidate in
Douglas county. He is a man of the peO-
pla aud started in life as poor as the poor
est.-Colfax News.
The stone which the builders rejected
has become the head of the corner-P. @.
Sullivan. who couldn't get a seat in the
Iacoma primaries ruled the rOost at Olym-
pia and is state chairman. Everett Her
aid
DR.. Nelson G.. Blalock Joined the 115th
illinois infantry as surgeon at the call for
troops In 1861, and served with honor until
1868, when he was compelled TO resign ON
account of illness that brought him very
near deaths door. He would draw largely
upon the Grand Army yote.-Walla Walla
Statesman.
you can take a Pierce county republic
can throw him down, sit on his stomach
knock his head against the pavement,
blacken both his eyes, hatten his nose
sound his lungs till he coughs them up,
spit on him and he will thank you for the
Kindness and kiss your hand If you are
only King county republican and want
an oflice.-Taeoma News,
McGraw, the ward heeer and money
worker, for governor, and Luce, the tool
Of Laughton, for lieutenant governor The
people do not enthuse over such names and
such records. Selt-respecting people never
Wlll ana never can enthuse over such can
didates.-Colfax Commoner.
The republican state ticket nominated at
Olympia is a strOpg one, from the brainy,
gallant manly man whose nrme heads the
list down to land commissioner whose
name is Forrest and whose business Il will
be 10 look after the forests Of Washington.
-Kalama Bulletin.
The nomination of Judge Mason Irwin
for the superior judgeship Of Mason and
Chehalis counties, was fitting acknowl-
edgement OF the eminently satisfactory
manner in which he has presided over the
superior court the past three years.-Vi-
dette.
What the people in this state demand at
this time is a governor Of positive convic-
tlons, whose allegiance to his party prin-
ciples has never been doubted, and who
will maintain and defend the peace and
dignity Of the state with a firm and vigor-
Gus hand.-Winlock Pilot.
This is year when the people are going
TO vote for the best men on the county
ticket irrespective Of party. 1t then be-
hooyes all parties to put up good men for
Office. Let them be beyond reprOach and
well qualified to I'll the Offices 10 which
they aspire. Too much care cannot be ex-
ercised in this selection.-Spanawa Sent
incl.
We went TO Olympia biased against the
Lake Washington ship canal but after
seeing the work of the tOredo in Olympia
harbOr we returned home I'm favor Of the
canal. Puget Souud needs a body Of fresh
water in which to place her shipping when
their bottoms become foul. We hope the
canal will secure liberal appropriations
Skamokawa Eagle.
While Of course there are slight local
Disturbances owing TO disappointment, yet
the republican party Of this state are per-
iectly satisfied with hestrength and purity
OF the nominees on its ticket Search the
state over and a better and stronger lot Of
men could not be found. While the NOM
ination Of John McGraw was no doubt an
astonisher TO many, yet it Is proof Of his
usual inVinCibility as a politician. He
cannot be downed and win make a splen-
did governor when elected next fall as he
will be.-Aberdeen Bulletin.
The question now is, do the farmers Of
the state Of Washington desire TO pay for
the construction Of canal costing $1,000
900 for the purpose Of benelitting the good
people Of Seattle The opening of the Co
lumbia river TO the sea would benefit
thousands Of farmers. The opening Of the
Seattle ditch from the sound 10 Lake
Washington means the expenditure of a
large amount Of money for the purpose Of
benelitting the owners Of the vessels who
desire 10 utilize the fresh water Of Lake
Washington for the purpose Of cleaning Off
the barnaces which form in the salt water
on the bottom Of ships and If not removed
by means Of scraping sooner or later perfo-
rate the ships bottom, rendering IL en-
urely unseaworthy.-Sp Advertiser
The republicans Of the state Of Washing
ton endorse the action Of our senators In
the course they have pursued In trying to
get government aid for the Lake Washing
ton ship canal. Seattle the metropolis Of
Washington and the pride Of the people
within the states borders, has a right TO
ask for liberal appropriation towards in
creasing her inadequate harborage, and
thus divertng a bulk Of the ocean carrying
trade from San Francisco and Portland TO
our own state. The republican state con-
venuOn only followed In the wake of all
previous actions Of the party Of progress
by adopting a resolution fostering home
enterprises.-Kettle Falls Pioneer, Of Spo-
kane.
In nominating Hon. W. T. Forrest, Of
this city, TO the Office Of land commission
er the republicans Of Washington did
quite the proper thing. IL was a fitting
tribute TO the high worth Of Mr. Forrest
and is an honor Of which Lewis county's
citizens ought to feel Justly proud. Mr..
Forrest was elected land Commissioner
three years ago when Washington was adj
mitted as a state. The data at hand at that
time was IN a very crude and entangled
condition. The work in his Office since
that time has been largely preparatory for
/ the extensive work Of the future. Order
has been brought out Of chaos and the rec
ords in our first land commissioners Office
reflect credit not only on Mr.. Forests
1 ability, but on the party and county which
he has so ably represented. It Is a deserved
denomination, and Lewis county republi-
cans will roll up handsome majority for
M. Forrest and the entire ticket as well.--
Chehalis Bee.