The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-24
STATE POLITICS.

Every spokanite knows that the worst enemy
this city has is the city by the Willamette. whose
business in Eastern Washington is passing into
Spokane hands.-Spok0ne Sp0kssmdn.
The M1arc d Orc publishes the remarriage Of
okanogan Smith, the previous marriage being
illegal. a divorced person being debarred by
statute from marrying in less than six months
after the granting of the divorce. Nj. smith
claimed to be ignorant of ihe law in the case.
In an ex-legislator and legislator elect il such
ignorance excusable?-Coulee City Nesrs.
number of Democrats in Eastern Washing
ton. who contributed literally to the state cam
paign fund raised by Secretary George Hazard,
would like to know how that money was usea.
Mr.. Hazards reputation is such that 1t would
be advisable for him to make report, accom-
panied by vouchers, of how, when ana wnefe
the campaign funds handled by him were ex'
pended.-Palouse City Nsws.
The Yakima Republic and some other state
newspapers are finding fault with the Ledger De.
cause it reflects the views of its proprietor anc
no one else. Well, whose views should 1t re-
fect?-Ledger. If it were a state newspaper and
not a eros. roads real estate journal, 1t wouic
reflect the views of the reading public. No pa
per can be great representative journal OF
state, which, in every issue, ma.ictously ngnts
the battles OF the man who owns it, no matter
how hopelessly in the minority he may be, on
all leading questions.-Y Yakima Republic
The disorganizing influence in the Repubii'
can party of Nelson Bennett and his follower
is at an end. IT they think they can continue
this work of disruption and dissention In the
legislature they are greatly mistaken. With the
exception of a few men in Pierce county VINO
were elected as partisans of Bennett, the mex
Legislature will be composed of Republicans
tried and true; men who do not imagine them
selves to be greater than their party. They VII
abide by the majority in caucus assembled, anc
that caucus will nominate for the United Ssate'
senate Hon. John B. Allen.-Tehoo Globe
A favorite charge OF the Spokane Rcrsfw against
the senator one so often reiterated that even the
Rerie,0 has some faint telef in the story, ID tns
fable that Senator Allen has opposed the open
ing of the Columbia river. OF course 70 g1v'
this story some degree of force. the RerieU pre-
tends that it favors the improvement OF ths
Columbia, and that the passage of an apprc
priation for The Dallss boat railway scheme wa
its most earnestly repeated desire. In point o.
fact the ReuieD has never favored the opening
of the Columbia river and does not favor 1t now
The city of Spokane has never shown the ieas
interest in having this great waterway made
free and unchecked in its flow to the Sea, ane
does not desire such improvement The speclh'
improvement quoted, and which Senator Al.er
is alleged not to have advocated. II not advo
Gated by the Rcvic,1, and If it had not been To-
the individual effort Of one Of it, proprietors
A. W. Cannon, together with his partner, Pau
Mohr, in opposing the boat railway proposition
the appropriation would have been made
WuILd WdII1 Union Journal.