, 1892-09-07
POLITICAL POINTS.
Opinions About the Canal, and
State Tickets.
The Construction of the Seattle
Ditch is Favored If the King
County miHiOnaires Will Build
IL as a Private Enterprise.

Ditch is Favored IL the King
County miHiOnaires Will Build
it as a Private Enterprise.
What is the present situation of affairs
The delegates to the republican conven-
ton voted by an overwhelming majority
just as the King county bosses directed.
In every county in the state except King
there is much opposition to an 'appropria-
ton for the construction of that sewer.
The estimates Of the engineers shows that
over 500 900 will be needed to cut that
ditch, and it is probable that it may re-
quire double that amount. What does
this mean2 All other improvements in
the state, which must be made by the
government, will be neglected. The Co.
lumbia river, the Snohomish river, in fact,
all the rivers and harbors in Washington
which need improving will be asked to
stand back until after the Lake Washing
ton canal isfinished. This will result in
gross injustice to every portion Of the
state outside of King county
Times.
OTHER OPINIONS.
Nearly all the nominees on the Snoho-
mish peoples party ticket were formerly
democrats.
The Rockford Enterprise says McGraw is
'self-made man." In that case it saves the
Lord great responsibility Walla
Statesman.
The Advertiser holds and will continue
to so hold that there are other appropria-
tiOns more essential to the general devel-
Opment Of eastern and western Washing
ton than the construction of a ditch only
calculated to benefit those holding land
bordering it, or accumulating vessels in
which no agricuturist can possibly have
an interest. If the advocates Of the Wash
ington canal scheme can demonstrate to
this paper wherein the interests of the peo-
pie will be best subserved by the construc-
tiOn of the Lake Washington canal, it will
be only too glad to support the measure.
-Sprague Advertiser.
The prohibitionists have nominated Ex-
Chief Justice Roger S. Greene, of Seattle,
for governor. 1t is needless to say that
Judge Greene is a man of unblemished
character. In point of ability his superior
does not live in the state of Washington
Vancouver Register.
The editor of this paper is a Republican
and votes the Republican ticket. His pa
per, however, is not party organ, having
no party patronage, and does not espouse
any lldu 3 ChuSb Oub Ol pure pOuJlCdl Iul.
If any candidate for Office desires the
support of this paper he will find the edi-
tor attending to business in business hours.
-Hoquiam Washlngtonian.
The people of the state, while not in
clined to favor the canal project, have
heretofore had such regard for Seattle and
such pride in it as their chief city, that
they have been disposed for the most part
to keep still on the subject and allow her,
fhrO11Un e1Qb in finpupp and ucfb no no
could command, to ''work out her own
salvation. .''-Fairhaven Herald.
When the republican party of this state
put into its platform a plank advocating
an appropriation by the general govern
ment for the improvement of the townsite
of Kirkland and the pockets of a few real
estate spectators that party forced
an issue that had no place in politics; but
which, once made, must be met and fought
to a finish between the voters Of King
county and the voters of the remainder Of
the state of Washington. The democratic
party can better meet defeat, if opposing
the ditch means defeat, at the hands of an
indignant contingent of one locality, than
be overwhelmingly condemned by the YOt-
ers of the entire state. But condemnation
of the canal means victory, not defeat. 1t
means that the state Of Washington will
show King that no locality can demand
that the interests of that locality be ad-
VduCeQ at bn6 expense OF Obl6r pOrblOnS OF
the state.-Aberdeen Herald.
At the recent republican state conven-
tion resolution was adopted demanding
the construction of the Seattle canal. 1t
is true that the resolution does not express
the wishes Of the republicans of the state,
or even of the delegates. 1t was passed
amid a Whirl Of excitement by shrewd poll
ticians. Nevertheless, the canal has been
indOrsed, and this Endorsement by the
n " will lra fIa o1,f Of
issue in the coming state election. 1t is
not too much to say that the entire state,
outside of King county, is opposed to the
canal. Nor is this a mere sentiment, but
fixed and unalterable opinion. 1t Is
everywhere realized that the canal is
merely a local affair, and that its construc-
tiOn would be detrimental to every section
Of the state.-West Coast Trade.
H. J. Snively, who has been nominated
by the democrats for governor of Wash
ingtOn, is a Yakima lawyer. He is a mem-
Der Of the House Of Representatives in the
state legislature. The impression he gives
one who has observed his course is that the
blood that courses through his veins is as
cold as the crystal waters of Cascade creek.
He is nobody's fool by any means, but just
cool, designing democrat who believes
implicitly in Snively. No better illustra-
ton of the character of the man could be
given than the cool way in which he
stepped IN as Jne DeneuCldry IN the down.
fall of his friend and schoolmate, James
Hamilton Lewis.-Hamilton Herald.
The location of "a city at the month ofthe
SnohOmish river has removed whateverne-
cessity there had been for the construction
of a fresh-water harbor or rendezvous for
deep-sea craft on Puget sound. With COM
paratively inexpensive improvements,
which will be made in the course of busi-
ness development at Everett. the delta of
the Snohomish will afford an ample fresh
water harbor for the merchant marine or
the navy. This is not "barren ideality,"
/ but practical thing, that will come about
in the building of this city. The Seattle
canal will, however, continue to be from
time, as it is now, "a good enough Morgan
until after election.-EYerett Herald.
1t was rather a strange proposition ad-
Yanced by the King county delegation that
a democratic state convention could not
afford to denOunce the acts of republican
senators in their efforts to divert to a local
measure which would rebound largely to
the advantage of private individuals the
bulk of the appropriations for the state
which was condemned by the democratic
house. Viewed from an individual stand
point, it may have been correct for these
gentlemen to work for their own interests,
but it can hardly be said they were patri-
otic.-Centralia News.