The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-30

her combinations with the south
east and southwest contingents of
Bialock and Shaw respectively. Nothing
was left for King but a caucus on the
do or die" proposition. and TO offer it in
all desperation % an amendment. Sniyeiy,
IN supporting the appropriations clause in
his own platform. had gone out of the way
to attack Senator Alien for promoting the
canal appropriation. He might just as
well have informed the convention that
he construed the private enterprise" pro-
vision to have direct reference to the snip
canal. Yet Mr.. Lewis and King county
believed him faithful and sincere. The
King county men, in taking posts at their
Thermopyle, reSaliated with al forceful
defense Of Senator Allen and the entire
Republican delegation of state represents
tives at Washington City.
When the test vote came the real friends
Of the canal in the Spokane delegation
voted the delegation as a unit for King
county. The conferecs of Spokane, the
shrewdest and most active of whom was
Judge Nash, had decided in favor of the
Pierce proposition. Mr.. Cowlev and
Judge Nash. from this committee, chal-
lenged the vote On the ground that the
delegation had not been instructed by the
county convention of Spokane.
The upshot of the wrangle was that the
Snively men were suffered to vote the del
egation as unit against King. 1t Is true
that the deal of Mr. Slater, Of Stevens
county, with the Shaw-Bialock people, for
the execution of which he was promised
and then deprived of the nomination for
lieutenant governor, would have resulted
in a majority nj fwn fnr p,orro hy,f this
fact cannot disguise the fine hand that
was juggling King county through the
agency of Spokane.
This brief story Of the excellently ma
nipulated campaign conducted by Snively
through the canal fight, would be incom-
piete without the added illustration of
King county's folly in taking Off the hands
OF Pierce the disagreeable job of nominal
ing Snively for governor. Pierce was more
than anxious; she was in a positive
respiration from dread lest King should
decline to be responsible for the nominal
ton of anyone on a platform she repudi-
ated by refusing to pose q candidate on it
herself
Mr.. Lewis guileless inconsistency again
came into play at this juncture What
salts faction it would be to defeat the two
candidates for the governorship who had
allied their forces with Pierce against the
canal If Mr.. Lewis had any place re-
served in the back of his head for second or
profound thought he must have seen the
faliacy of such triumph. The deal be-
tween Shaw and Blaiock and Pierce was
simple enough TO have been OWNED by an
amateur. Pierce was to divide her vote
on the gubernatorial nomination between
Shaw and Blalock, and to CONSOLE
date it on the second ballot for
the one having obtained the greatest
number on the first. When Snively was
proposed the rush of the Lewis men be-
gan. King cheered, and for the first and
only time during the nominations awoke
FROM her stupor of anger and despair.
Pierce chuckled. Judson nudged O'Brien
in the ribs, and when Snively was still
two votes short of the necessary majority
Mr.. Lane, of Pierce. dropped his rolI-call
tab. jumped to his feet and moved that
Snively's nomination be made by acclama-
ton. James Hamilton Lewis came forward
later and lauded his ingenious lieutenant
in the choicest rhetoric. 1t seems that had
he been gifted with less righteousness he
should have exclaimed: "Et tu Brutus!"
1t should be explained, in this connec-
ton, that when Mr.. Gilman was SO feel
ingly appealing to the sense of justice In
the convention, Mr.. Snively went to Steve
Judson and held q whispered consultation,
the purport OF which am told was q repe-
tition of the understanding that the King
county men be allowed to make their last
fervid protest without rebuttal or reply of
any Kind. To such secure pass had the
anti-canal combination come at last that it
was decided Pierce should treat the final
burst of eloquence from King with silent
contempt and scorn.
In the debate on the merits of the canal
the orators of King At the outset made
out very lame case. They answered
prejudice with prejudice, and without in
teiligent attempt to support themselves
with the record. They suffered Mr.. Lanes
statement that the Senate had passed a
100000 appropriation, without challenge,
to so unanswered. when everyone CONVEX
SAINT with the doings of the late congress
knows that the commerce committee M de
a recommendation to that effect. which
was pared down to $500, 900 before the Sem
ate sent the river and harbor till to the
conterees.
1t was not shown that the Democratic
and most experienced representatives of
the Democracy, approved the appropria.
priation; that the Democratic House was
persuaded to give Washington more
than 100000 after having declared
that the state would have to be
content with sol 900. 1t was not shown
that thirty odd Thousand dollars, at the
instance of Senator Allen, was appropri-
ata "a 60 10 xNCV
which place the Oregon senators have
designedly Disseminated in securing Co.
lumbia appropriations. 1t was not shown
that this years appropriations for Wash
ington in the river and harhor bill were
equally apportioned between the Column
bia III Washington, the Pacific coast and
Puget sound.
Above all. it was not shown that it was
the boat railway clause that dragged down
this ship canal appropriation. This is a
vital point in the discussion which should
not be overlooked. Canals are WATERWAYS.
Boat railways are not. Canals have prac-
teal existence. Boat railways have not.
The Columbia boat railway is an expert.
ment as 10 the practlcability, expediency
ard cost of which expert engineers diiler.
THIS is not the case with the ship canal.
The engineers agree rs 10 its dcsirabiiity.
need and practical efficacy. No issue
arose in congress or out of il as to its nub-
lie utility and its character a. a public i'm.
provement until raised by the Portland
clique interested selfShiy in sustaining
the commercial supremacy of that city
and in promoting the reelection Of Sen.
ator Doiph. The boat railway scheme
passed the Senate two years ago
in 3 special bill--after having