The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-12

supporting the bill Senator Allen has
PROBABLY done his best to represent the
WI OF the people OF the entire
STATE. 1t seems almost unjust for
any man to criticise his course
~ TINS matter for the reason
shas ne has followed strictly the course
mapped out by the legislature of his state
"a us memorials to congress. asking that
Oh appropriation be made for the purpose
Va guiding this canal. As has been pre-
'iousiy autographed the Posr-IyrELLIGEy-
Err IN the Fifty-frst congress a memorial
rom the legislature of Washington was
PRESENTED to congress and in the present
session OF this congress, and both of these
memorials have gone through the proper
channels and have had some effect in
Shaping the course of the national legisla-
lure In Doth its branches in its delibera-
'ioiis over the ship canal measure. It is
no. pelieyed that Senator Allen is worry
ing very much over the criticisms that
nave been passed upon him in
ms own state regarding this mat
.er, SO far as it Is likely
70 nave any effect in defeating him for re-
eiectlon to the Senate. Like any other
man, however, Mr.. Allen Is but human in
oeheVing that in this matter the criticisms
are certainly unjust. 1t is only necessary
W consider Senator Aliens record in con-
sress, In It's entirety, to show that he has
nao no Interior design whatever in the
support OF the ship canal measure Those
VINO know the senator we'll and those who
nave watched his course in congress are
aware That 1t has been his desire to repre-
sen. the entire people of his state as its
uhiteo states senator. No man in the
United States Senate has worked harder
ana no man has been more energetic to
carry out the will of any man from his
state VINO has asked any favor, or who has
caiieo upon him to do any work for him
In the national capital. In treating
requests from his state, the senator
at no time has ever considered the politics
OF any man who has called upon him in
THIS manner. He has received thousands
OF requests, probably from Democratic
constituents, to look after something in
their interest in the various departments
In the Capital City since he has been
senator. Every one of these requests has
had the strlctest attention, and not one of
them has ever remained unanswered, or
the work asked for left undone. While Sem
ator Allen can always be found in his seat
wnen the Senate is IN session ard seldom
ever misses roll call or any legislative
work Whatever 1T can be SAID for him in
ADDITION to this that he has received some
thing like 100 letters a day at times from
ms state asking that a pension matter
be looked up at the pension office;
patent claim at the patent office; a land
claim at the general land Office, and SINH
lar requests at the war; state, navy, treas
ury and agricultural departments, and
that all OF them have been attended to and
In person by Senator Allen. In a legis-
latlve way 1t can be said that Mr.. Allen
mas known no North, no South, no East,
and no West in his desire to represent his
state In Its entirety. He has labored in
dustrlously for waterway appropriations
Tor every section OF the state and it is only
necessary to look over the legislative
records OF the past two congresses to prove
this fact. The claim that he has advocated
the canal scheme to the detriment of other
waterway improvements is not based upon
FACTS. He has fought as strenuously to
commence Improvements all over the
state as he has for the ship canal
and perhaps in some cases he has
given them more attention than to this
measure. The senator has labored under
a great many difficulties in representing a
new state and being new man in con-
gress. At times the Oregon senator's have
tried to dominate, as has been customary
with them in the past, over legislative af-
fairs for the state of Washington. This is
one thing that Senator Allen and his col
leagues in the Washington delegation
have had to combat with at this and the
last session of congress. 1t has given
them some trouble as is we'll known in
Washington state, but in almost every in
stance they have been successful in de-
feating the Interior designs of the Oregon
senator's, provided they ever had any,
in their attempts to ride over
the Washington delegation. Now that
Senator Allen is well in the saddle,
it will of course be considered by
men who know the situation in the Capital
City, that it would be a very unwise move
if he should be retired at the close of his
present term. 1t is well understood, how
ever, that the Republicans of the state of
Washington are, as a body well able TO
take care of their interests in every
particular and for this reason the friends of
Senator Allen here have no fear as to their
Judgment in the selection of man to rep
resent their state in the United States Sem
ate at the coming senatorial election.
The Puyallup Indian Bill.