, 1892-08-17
MORE OPINIONS
Relative to the Seattle Canal and
Political Matters.

Pat winston Criticised ON His
"watah Harbaugh'' speech.
The Ideas OF the Newspapers of
the state ON the Campaign.
Old Pat Winston, ofSpokane, undertook,
in his speech at Olympia. regarding the
resolution favoring that great fresh "watah
harbaugh," as he called it, to tellthe Pierce
delegation that when they wanted Point
Defiance for park nobody opposed it.
But he forgot to mention that the govern
ment was not asked to complete the park
and then give it 10 the city. The same he
said of the Puyallup Indian reservation.
Nobody opposed it. But he did not mem
tion that the government was not asked to
buy the reservation and present it to Pierce
county. Such shallow rhetorical plati-
tudes as are INDUCED in by man like
him usually have so little value in them
that they are not worth considering by
men of sense. Uncle Sans great ship of
state needs TO be got upon the public dry
dock and cleaned of an innumerable num-
Der of barnacles already fastened upon it,
and a great many more, of which this canal
job is one, that are trying TO fasten them
selves there. 1t has never been shown to
be matter of state or national importance,
or can it be until Puget Sound dries up.
1t is purely a local matter, gotten up by
combination of speculatOrs who were wise
enough to secure all the land in sight be-
fore starting upon it, and who expect TO
unload it upon the unsOphis tioated while
the ditch is being built. There will be
more upon the subject later On.--H. @.
Clement, in the Tacoma Ledger.
STATE POLITICAL POINTERS.
King county was the moving spirit Of
the convention. 1t was ably represented
by the brains and intellectual force Of the
city of Seattle. The majority was appar-
emily at first opposed TO King, but here as
elsewhere ideas ruled, and the superior in
telligence and organization of this county
soon forced its way to the front and as
sumed the reigns Of goyernment.-Por
Angeles Tribune-Times.
The Seattle canal scheme was a mighty
lively factor all the way through all eau
cuses, and was sprung ON the delegates and
worked for all there might be in it, by the
King county delegation. Neither the canal
nor Senator Allen seem 10 be quite dead
yet. But hurrah for Pierce county Ia
coma Sunday Herald.
The action of the republican state con-
vention in nominating McGraw for its
candidate for governor Of this great state,
has made the work Of the democracy a
comparatively easy one.-Shelton Sentinel.
Itnow looks very much as though James
Hamilton Lewis would be the democratic
nominee for governor, the King county
primaries have gone solidly his way.
About the only argument that has ever
been made against Mr. Lewis is that he
wears good clothes. So long as his tailor
makes no complaint, this would seem TO
us to be one Of his inalienable rights as an
American citizen.-We Wenatchee Advance.
Our contemporary tells US that Mr. Nc
Graw lis easily the most commanding per-
sonage in the party" II this be so, then
in view of the depths to which the party
under Mr.. McGraw's leadership has de-
scended in this city, where his peculiar in
iluenCe and faYOrite means Of working in
the political arena had full scope, we have
only to say, GOD help the party.-Seattle
Telegraph.
The state at large is just beginning TO feel
the effects Of the late Olympia convention.
"McGraw and victory does not shine with
that brilliancy which was expected when
he was nominated" The republican party
of Washington intimates that IL is not the
purpose of the party TO carry the earth on
its shoulders. 10 might be able TO carry
McGraW but 10 can't carry the canal
scheme. In fact the party wants TO keep as
far away from the canal as possible for fear
that IL might fall into it.-Sprague AdYer-
tiser.
There can be no question but what
Skagit county is solid for the re-electonlof
Senator Of John b. Allen. If left TO the
voters Of this section, his return to the ma
tiOnal senate, where he has 80 ably labOred
would be assured by vote Of ten TO one.-
Skagit News.
A party which begins a campaign with
apologies and an attempt TO evade its po-
litical responsibilities is a good party TO
defeat. IL may be add ed that Mr.. Laugh
ton warmly indorses Mr.. McGraw; that he
is today a republican candidate for office,
and that in the platform and convention
not one word was uttered against him -
Seattle telegraph