The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-20

ITS Enlargement and Improvement OPP
posed by Jealous Seighbors,

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posed by Jealous Neighbours,
sEArr-E, Oct. 70, 1901
10 TIE EpEToE: Seattle 70 assaulted IS IL
never vaSbe:ore IN its most vi.sl interests ~
Us Jealous neighoo-s, and that, too, wantary
gaG nslic.ousv
VII the Queen City never defend herself, 81
sas las Always done heretofore, IL manner
soss shall reias.s;e her own honor and reouks
her enemies?
he na'oor o. Seattle consists OF Ellcts's bay
aad Lakes Washington and Uaiou- These fresh
water lakes are IS much part OF our haroor IS
~ Eitiosts bay, aud for .oag years we have had
vsssels ard wharvss, warehouses, mills. fac
tories and commerce on and over these iaGes
seattle IL Al island, and these axes are IN part
the water boundary Of our city.
small crafts can now sail entirely around the
ei1F o. Seattle, but We naturally desire 20 i'm
prove tAls our own magnificent and peculiar
naroo-, 50 that vessels OF large sigs and govern
freni vessels can have access 10 these fresh VS.
ter lakes. ana the government OF the United
states and al the oalsnce Of maa&iad excep.
our jealous neigh oors think it ought to De done.
IL Is greas work il tie interest of CONNIE. &c
and navigation; OF general benefit TO the na-
zion, az much so Gs the improvement of Calves
soa asroor aaa many other har5ors that have
received benefit, and s. much so as the MIssis-
sippi. Sacramento or Columbia rivers
II these Lakes formed part Of Portland hArbc-
long ago. II these lakes formed part OF the
harnoE OF Tacoma what would be the attitude
o. The people 0. Tacoma and Fierce county in
the prelaisesf
The WORK VIII cos: between $500 coo and
400 go, al amount of money beyond the
means Of Seattle 10 connand for years TO come.
s9d We have, therefore, AMI oecau se Il - proper
and right asked the general government 70 do
the Work Tas government has made the sur
veys and estimates. and there is now bill BE-
lore congress 20 appropriate s20e, 900 To CON.
meUce tas WORK.
Our senators and Representatives have used
their Ses; endeavors 10 obtain this appropria-
ton, and are IN q lair way 70 succeed. Both Of
TIE democratic ana Republican conventions OF
Ming county passed resolutions fsvoring this
movement, and the Republican state Goa ven
ton s.so passed $ resolution indo-slng IL. The
Democratic stste convention, on the contrary,
passed 2 resolution strongly condemRing he
course OF Senator'S Allen and squire for aGvo-
eating this appropriation. This was done a.,he
instance Of Pierce county over the most earnest
protest from the delegation from King.
Inc motive as 10 This unusual, unnatural, IN
neigh Dorly and malicious course on the part Of
Pierce county is nos il DOUBT II is pure and
simple malice inspired by local jealousy, which
4oesi Jealousy has been intens fed, IL not in
spireG, By the selfish, unneighbo:Iy and uwar-
rartabe course OF Senator Dolph, of oregon, in
opposing this measure There is one. and only
one, way in which King county can viudicats
herself fepel this insult sad rebuxe her NEEDLE
some enemies and that Is to voto solidIy Is Que
man for this measure 8: the coming election
Democrats OF King county, the result: depends
largely upon you and your voters
The question is whether you will raeekiy sub
NIT 10 ihe Insult your party has heaped upon
you, or whether you will esser. your rights IS
men and t-eemea sad vote fer your homes and
your hresides.
The triumph Of this insulting Democratic
resolution msaus delay a. leas. and long delay
n the desired improvement OF our har5or.
AS Republicans We are not asking the King
county Democrats 10 do what we are most
willing and really 20 do ourselves We have a.
least on two notable occasions voted your party
ticket in defense OF our rights ami our Interests
and that, too, when the stake was not as great
or the results so important as il the matter now
at Issue. Ot the Prohibitonist, whose vote is
largely controlled by moral considerations, we
ask, what more sacred duty can man perform
than TO defend his own home snf hearthstoae?
II your house was on fire You would surely put
out the fire before you would stop TO labor with
an intoxicated nsn on the other side Of the
street. or even to break the tug out OF which he
was drinking.
o.. the Peoples party, largely made up OF in
teiligeat independents and patriotic men. We
ask what more sacred sentiment. can inspire a
mans breast than patriotism, and wha. patriot
ism more holy than ths. which inspires the de-
tense Of home and hsarthstonef King county
holds the balance Of power: she casts oue-ffth
OF the votes of this young sta.a she has the
power TO defend herself.
Men Of Seattle. will you sell your bi-thrighs
for less than q mess of pottage? No, you VIII
not Then arise; shake OF the letharsy and
apathy which alone eadsngers Us, and vote rs
one man the eighth OF November mex
against this political monster in the Democratic
stats platform. and in favor OF your own homes
and dearest rights. JOHN J. MC{iILvRA