The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-11

From Thorn w. PfOsch.
.ArrLE, Aug. 10. 1892 :
To THE EDITOR: Kitcounty has been the
recipient OF more cheapiitical abuse than any
other part Of the state.lhy this is and has
been need not be discus In this article. That
1t IL uncalled-for and ulst, however, may oe
strongly asserted. Locsi in the heart OF the
commonwealth, the intsts and sympsthies OF
our people are ecessarigensral-reachin out
In every direction, incIng - much 20 the
east ~ TO the west, xhe north a. 20 the
south, to the interior a. the coast, to the river
Columbus on the ono sios to British Columbia
on the other. 30 iocatsehe great highways OF
travel are through Il, M people entering and
passing through King cnty BY steamer and ~
rail than any other couf. This trsvei mas It's
effect In broadening theople and in removing
sectional feelings, az dc also the fact that our
population Is very large composed OF former
residents OF other quars of the state. Ihat
our people have ever be'in hearty accord with
the people generally haseen manifest at every
election since the creati of the territory In
1858, for a. King countyas gone-Rspuoiican,
Democratic, Independence otherwise-so mas
gone the territory or sc. This Is evidences
enough that the great By Of the people have
not sympathized with { politicians and news
papers that have periodllly uttered and spread
the falsehoods and villihtion referred to. :
King county has beennerous to . fault To
her neighborG Time aragsin the opportunity
has been offered to securemoval to her limits
OF public institutions assessed by them, but
the opportunities havbesn neglected or re-
tected- None OF the statnstitutions located in
the last quarter Of q cenfy have been In King
county. though It wouldave been better II a.
number OF them had bn. We still have the
university, the most deriving but the most
meanly treated OF all oustate establishments.
Other 0nnntina havA rod tho priROnA
asylums. schools, homecamps. bureaus, etc.
in some cases several of EN-, with magnificent
buildings, enormous endTm and Immense
patronage. The more .ey get the more they
want, and the less the want King to have
Though wenumber oue7th the people OF the
state and pay one fifth thaxes, probably not one
twentieth the political onors are ours. and liz
the way OF public pe0nage, measured liz
dollars, not one-fifth tsurA We are unwill-
ingly allowed = single preventative in CON-
gress, though certain less communities clamoE
and contend for two. Ii apparently thought
that II q citizen OF Kingrounty is senator We
have all we are entitled }, and more, aud ws
are asking entirely too mh II in addition Wa
have candidate for gov0Of or any other state
or United States Office.
Opposition to the Washington canal 10 the
latest exhibition Of uttless ON the part OF
these malcontents. Thoth King county has
more waterways than anyf her neighbors. not
one dollar of governmenroney has been spent
In their improvement pom the Columbia,
the Snake, the Cowlitz, ie Chehalis, Skagit;
Snohomish and Nooksacknuch has been done,
and not only without disnt from this quarter
but with entire approval. Little effort has been
made to secure government building In this
city. The Chamber Of Comerce at one time
informed Senator squirsthat Seattle would
wait until Port Townsen. Wslla Walla, Spos
kane and Tacoma were seed, and at another
time commended the effor,of our congressional
delegation to secure bulldogs in these places.
The chamber, which usuak speaks for the city
and county in these matte, has made special
and repeated efforts to accomplish the opening
of the Puyallup reservabn, and to secure
rights-of-way over It for raroad companies, in
the direct interest and by puest Of the city Of
Tacoma No effort has evebeen made here to
obtain Notifications OF q lotl character, though
efforts of that kind have ben made both up and
down the Sound. What habeen done here L.,
that direction has been don for the state, the
Pacific coast and the napn. Wherever 1e-
Qussted. as at Humboldttn California, PORT
Orchard, in our own state, id distant Alaskas
help has been freely gived tsecure public i'm.
provements, legislation another benefits from
the federal government Giat exertions have
on different occasions been ,ade to encourage,
popularize and strengthen spositions In rival
cities. Failure to get whatwas wanted here
was never taken as an excue to oppose any.
thing elsewhere, nor were oters torn down that
we might build up.
The people OF the easternhalf of the state
have an interest in the Lake Washington canst
second only to that of the psple of King coun.
ty. 1t will be their harbor tat Will be opened
up as we'll as ours, and if twill be q harbos
superior to anything now i the state, as ii
claimed, they will share in he benefits. The
reason or argument that leas them to favos
opening the Columbia river 'ill apply to the
opening of the Lake Washingen canal, with the
added force that the latter vii be home affai1
while the former will be partnership mates
with Oregon, in which tha state will get til:
greater share Of the good.
Under all the circumstances the assault.
made upon Senator Allen, upon the proposed
canal, upon Seattle. upo King county, ana
upon our people generally, nay be classed witt
those OF two years ago, OF bur years ago, OF sis
years ago. of eight years aao, and of past tinf,
beyond memory. They are founded upon env.
and falsehood. and If allowed to accomplish
their purposes will do 80 the detriment of ths
state at large. THOMAS W. PRosCH.