The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-04
VOTE FOR THE CANAL.
Telling Arguments Made by
Br0ad-Minded Citizens.
DIvEsTeo OF POLITICAL TALK.
Men Of All Parties Deeply Sensible of
the Homentous lssue-suggestions
for the Thoughtful.

EF Blaine, Of the law firm OF Blaine &
De vries, 10 Democrat among Democrats. But
that does not prevent his being seattiefte
among Seattleites. He speaks out his views IN
very decided terms:
When the late Democratic county convention
of King county assembled I went before the
committee on resolutions and they invited ms
to draft "eanal plank, which / did, aud IL
was submitted 20 them, and after Fred H. Peter.
son added the words 'Hennepin canal ana
made q few verbal corrections. 1t was approved
Afterwards attended the Olympia state Demo-
cratic convention and urged the adoption oil
plank favorinC various internal Improvements n
the state OF Washington, naming them, inciuo-
ing the Lake Washington canal. The sentiment
OF the delegates there assembled was against
such proposition and they seemed bent upon
condemning the Lake Washington enterprise.
In their judgment il was good politics to single
out King county, representing nearly one-hfth
OF the votes and large proportion OF the
wealth and energy OF tie whole state; county,
the brains OF the men OF which had conceived
and aided in the construction of the railroads
which have unfettered our commerce. and the
county whose citizens in the past stood almost
as one man against oppression and fongnt the
battie Of true Democracy IN the election OF
Charles :. Voorhees, as delegate TO congress, and
hurniliats her.
can only believe that the delegates in that
convention who voted in favor OF the anti
canal plank have proved themselves pigmies in
The minds OF men possessed of the statesman
like views presented in the lives and deeds OF
Jefferson, Of Webster, and today by Gorham.
Vest and many others honored by seats in the
Fifty second congress. The Proceedings OF that
convention were such that King county's dele.
CATION, men who fought nobly for justice and
their homes, declared that 10 man from their
county could or would accept q nomination at
its hands.
can understand how good principle can be
represented By a bad man. but how bad prln.
ciple can be represented by good man 10 quite
beyOnd my comprehension.
have not AZ hand tie comments, but they
are numerous in Eastern papers and period!-
1ato H.. xt~~N. - all
throughout the reading East and even beyond,
''that I'll men of S.attle make common cause OF
everything that adds TO her glory or advances
her material prosperity, Such sentiment Is
grand, oul-in,p,ring and manly would that
the men OF our state, blessed with capabilities
beyond present thought to contemplate were
imbued with like spirit For until that day
comes Oregon will have her enyiols hand upon
Us, and her senator's old and influential, VIII
handicap us as they did in the land grant and
railroad fight OF 1854 6.
The spirit that possessed che Olympia Demo-
cratic convention was narrow, bordering upon
inhurnanity The sentiment OF cooperation so
common among the working people of this age
and the real foundation OF our national great
ness, and that generous impulse that moves
high minded men and which would have de-
ciared, let the Columbia, the Sooksack, the SDo-
homish the Cowitz, the Snake and other rivers
be improved; the owinomish slough opened to
navigation; the Grays and Olympia harbors
deepened, and hand-in-haud with these i'm
ptovements dig the Lake Washington canal
was wanting in that assemblage
For these reasons shall vote as best suits my
Judgment on principle rather thanfor men.
James Boutwell,, who represents Eome Of the
largest Eastern capitalists, is too well known to
need introduction. He is q man OF very I'M
usual education and OF exemplary character.
His views on the situation are very judicious.
He says:
l came here nine years ago: there were
number of young men, who have since become
successful, arriving about that time. Ii was
hard picking in those days, but faith in the
future OF Seattle was a cardinal principle. The
old residents were deep dyed in it, and we new
corners imbibed the enthusiasm. In the darkest
days OF 1854 and 1885 we were sorely pinched,
but our cry was ever, seattle and victory!' l
had the good fortune to have saved little
money. had been q bank clerk, but choice
positions were not plentiful aud went 10 work
at a mill under Dobson, at 81 day / could not
stand II. however, ana had TO leave. devoted
myself To visiting various parts OF the Sound
country. Invent through the lumber districts,
through the mining and coal regions and into
the agricultural country.
i became deeply impressed with the mar
yelous variety of our resources here, and deter
mined II had to live on $40 month to stay.
My letters to the East were as sanguine l
felt, and have probably induced considerable
capital To come here. My whole attention has
been devoted to watching for the Developments
OF state resources. / need hardly say that the
construction OF the canal Is one OF the most i'm
portant means to that END. / know that there
must be one great metropolis on the Pacific
the whole continent for harbor, and the ex-
perience OF the whole world is that with the
exception OF sydney in Australia, there is no
great salt water narDor anywhere.
am comparatively young man here, and l
dislike very much to be advising those who
should know better than / what magnificent
opportunities are waiting at our doors; put
am provoked to speak by the seeming inditfer-
enee or want of thought on the part OF many
later arrivals, who. II appears to me, should be
most eager to stimulate that prosperity OF which
they were too tsrdy to derive the full benefit
Mr.. McGraw | know TO be man OF broad and
statesmanlike views; if he is elected governor
we shall have strong, firm, conservative, yet
progressive government.
Theodore " Halter belongs to one of the most
substantial families in Seattle. He is Demo
crat, but is quite outspoken in his determine
ton to vote for the Republican candidates for
governor. congress and the legislature
fud nothing inconsistent in my attitude on
this question. l consider our homo interests of
lar greater Importance just now than any other
consideration. / shall most decidedly vote fer
Mr.. Mctiraw, not because he Is a Republican.
but because he represents all that is progressive
and prosperous in this state. As seattle man
l cannot understand how any resident of this
city can east vote which will even give color
to the declaration that seattle and King county
opposed To- the canal, or that they do not re-
gard IL as OF Importance.
l cannot bu; see that unless there is vote
cast with a very decided majority in its favor,
the cry will be raised after the election is over.
not that Mr.. McGraw was a Republican or that
he was objec,ionabi in any way but that the
people don't want the canal
have no approximations on that score, how
ever. ! know Mr. McGraw to be man of very
marked ability AMI OF absolutely unimpeacha-
bic integrity. Thousands of men in this city,
Republicans and Democrats alike, know this
mau aud place absolute confidence in him. And
| have fun and arm faith in the old Seattle
spirit, which 50 often in the old days bound
every man and every party with the common tie
OF reciprocal benefit. feeI perfectly confident
that John II McGraw VIII be the next governor,
alth ough am loyal 10 the principles Of the
Dem ocracy IN national affairs.
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