The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-22
"The Canal Our Kain." says T.cem..

"The Canal Our Rnin." Says Tacoma.
Seattle Press-T1roeA
A. last the '.nIggef Ia TIE woodpile" has teen
smoked OFT AZ isst the Tacoma Led2e- exposes
tie real cause 1or tbs opposition IL created
sgsinsf The LAKE, Washington canal IN me
Issue OF sunday appears q letter under The bead
line quoted ADORE. the rotns Of which is that
the construction Of the canal means "rsd-
handed ruin" fer Tacoma THIS letter 10 supple
rnsn.s1 by Q Leading &c i.oriaI headed ain the
Ditch, which We reprint in another column
We call tie special ATTENTION. Of every King
couDty Esaa, and Of the Eastern Washington
prsss, regardless OF party. 70 tits remark sble
production rs 6irec.ness and vebenenee bear
TIE force CT truth, j. Is truth from Tacoma
point % view.
The essential points Of tie E.fge-'s article are.
that tie construction Of the canal Will cost twice
OF three times the estimated srnount-which 10
incorrectly stated &. from @:s.}33.0Jo 10 s5oJ3,
90" that Il VIII te ''cH srFHsnss general adrt-
tse3set for Sec:ts II government eyyeRss; that II
ss1h sGke from Taooapa brT0e part Qf the PREM.
poTJus1Gya, a12 tai ''those uao sntg remain VII
remain b,eGuss tsey hare property" in Tacoma
4xiaich they easTso: taLs a0as, and they viii Be
gray u dead before the unnatural boom"
caused By TIE canal building is ended
Of course NJ, Nelson Bennett and the L.foer
ere better judges than We are as 70 the Nkeii-
hood Of al Of Tacofna's population tina; can get
canal alone that viii bring them: for some have
come already. and more would come now, canal
Or no csral, II they could ge. away.
Bat J. Is not Tacons's deca6eacs, real or
threatened. which concerns Is now. y is 20
explain 70 the people Of King county and the
rest Of the state the real meaning of TIE recen;
Republican convention and the real sniEnus Of
Pierce eoauty's opposition 10 tie Endorsement
o. the Lake Washington canal.
Any person who reads the Tacoma Lodgs's
editorial and ell should DO -. must See that al
tie reasons thus far presented by the Ledgy
sgsins: the canal fade into no,hingness beslds
the real reason
II is jealousy Of Seattle and King county, and
nothing else.
Ia the LeGser article viii be found 10 question
Of the Coiu u5!a river opening. question Of
the "king county ring" 10 question Of seattle
hogs," but the plain, DOWN ght declaration that
the election of John II MeGraw, the reelection
Of Senator Allen, and tie consequent building
OF tie Lake Washington canal, mean an injury
to Tacoma and Pierce county.
This Ii al issue OF pure local jealousy,
There Is nc other question, and the fight made
BY the O-tg0stoa through its annex, the Spokane
Eerle4f, which rs owned and edited by tie Ore
9onisaa, means the same thing as 10 Portland,
but tie OregorsbGss purpose 10 more deity con-
cealec.
Tacoma aud Portland against Seattle, That is
what the opposition % the canal means.
Ii IL necessary TO appeal 10 the rest Of the
state 10 study this question,
Do the farmers 0. Eastern Washington not
know that King county wants TO see the Column
bia river opened from the ocean bar 70 the Brit
ish boundary Do they not know that If this
canal is built i, means that they will sell three
bushels q wheat here % one which goes by the
way OF Portland or Tacoma and 8; higher
price. DO the farmers Of the 4 Bend and the
Falouse not know tbs: the building 0. the canal
is their concern even more than ii Is that Of
osat.ls9 II they do not the fact can and shall
oe made app1ren. during The coming campaign
When Tacoma was dreary waste and Seattle
was struggling sswmiA village tie general
government realized the importance, 70 the
commerce Of this now great state, Of the LAKE
Washington canal, and without solicitation
from here, tie abIest Of engineers in the war de-
partraent, over twenty-five years ago, IL re-
port which is still standing, recommended the
canal as OF '.cousicersbie public Importance"
aud declared then when be was looking on q
wilderness:
II there were such q chance 70 make great
naval depot so entirely secure, with 30 many at-
vantages Of climate. OF coal, timber and fresh
water free from ice, at aay suitable point along
the middle Of the Atlsntic coast. or even the
Cuff coast of tbs United states, 10 not imagine
there would be much hesitation on the subject
The work would probably be started &, once.
Then referring to the Infancy" OF this sec.
tiou be says: when the Gay arrives for fixing q
site for q navy yard" IL these waters tie claims
Of Lake sshingtoa Will doubtless be con-
sldere1."
This was more than score of years ago. To-
day We have large cities here which need pro-
lection. Seattle cannot forget that IL ranks in
the frst City cities OF the United states Today
we have two transeon,inental railroads conferred
here, enc al but here. and ihree others more
than haif way here.
Shall Portland or Taco1na. because they are
inent, which has Investigated and approved OF
the canal by every engineer who has been here
for twenty years. shall not build IL for protec-
tiOn - th!s Coast? Shall Tacoma AMI Portland,
because they are jealous OF Seattle. say that the
territorial and state legislatures OF Wash
irgtou. which have pe;iuoned congress tine
and again 70 build the canal, shall no: do so
again. aud that the Legislature does not know
what the state waats? shall Tacoma aud Port
land, because they are Jealous of Seattle. be al
lowed 10 bottle up the farmers Of Eastern wssh-
ington and not let them have this. their mos,
natural, easiest and most profitable MARKET
shall Taeoms and Portland, because they are
Jealous OF seattle DC allowed TO blind the people
10 The resl meaning OF thslr oppOsilonY Shall
Tacoma and Portland, because they are jealous
81 Seattle. be allowed - erusa Seattle and kirg
county, Viii the rest OF the staie allow Tacoma
and Portland. because they are iea,o1s Of seat
tle 10 say that nothing shall be done 70 help Sc
axe ElA mig County, which las G1e-tlftl OF
the population aud pays o1e-nfth 0f the taxes?
4 rhali Tacoma and Portland. because they are
sea GUS OF seattle. &c allowed 10 lisrur, tae Re-
publican party, which Is Pledged t. the canal?
THAT sort OF & state shat we have Il every
mans hand - - - rA.se1 against his neighbor
and &c - - Try - act the part Of Cain. As Ia
coma and the Lcle~r. Portland and the ore
Qsssca. are ta.ug - seattle? Naai sort If state
saal. We have Il Washington - 10 su5Inl, - the
Gictaiioa Of Port sad anu the oreeoaIca- Chaos
WILL result. Destruction will taAe p!zce v rs;
- nve1eI Ia Washington = order and Coz
s;Tuctsou- l.; every patriotic citizen rA..y f9r
the GAIA. for acttraw and victory. with pros
y5ers;y aud success loE the Whole state, rot
enc f9t Tacoms ana Portland.
The enemies OF seattle have ove-done ;he.r
wo1k Their Jealousy IL exposed To chem we
! Ir4y say with Hamlet, IL view OF tie Letgc~'s
aTt-sss exposure:
- iull o. a.i.ess jealousy Is guilt
lIsp4..s Reef II fearing II lie split
Excursions 10 >noquaimie Falls.
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