, 1892-08-10
OVER IN SPOKANE.
Prospects for Republican Success
in That County.
Talk with a Well known News
paper Man Who Knows What
he Is Talking AbOut-What He

he Is Talking AbOut-What He
Says About Judge Robinson.
The prospects for republican success in
Spokane county, said John f. Carrere, Of
the Spokesman, "are very encouraging, and
the chances are that the entire county
ticket will be elected and that the state
and congressional ticket will receive
handsome majority. Not since the election
of Senator Allen to congress in 1888 has the
party in Spokane been more harmonious
and united and so determined to win The
democrats have made some strong county
nominations, which might win, perhaps,
in an off year. but in a presidential year
there is very little hope for them. The
third party is not strong in Spokane, nor,
for the matter Of that, is it nearly as strong
in Eastern Washington as is generally sup
posed. The farmers are prosperous, and
they see that in the ranks Of the republican
party they can gain substantial victory
for themselves. They dom want free bar
ley, for instance, and even Senator Nc
Croskey a democrat, faYors the duty on
that grain. They want the public lands
surveyed as rapidly as possible, and they
know by experience that If Cleveland is
elected they will not be able to secure a
patent for the nextfour years. The open
ing of the COlYille reservation will give
splendid homesteads to thousands of de-
serving settlers. The impression seems to
have gotten out that Eastern Washington
is opposed to the Lake Washington canal
and other Western Washington projects
This is very erroneous idea. For from
being opposed to any schemes for the inn
proVement of the state, Spokane and East
ern Washington heartily favor any project
that will help the west side along,
believing that whatever is done for
any part Of the state is Of benefit
to the whole commonwealth. We
shall be glad to see Budd's Inlet and your
harbor opened and improved we shall be
glad to see fine capitol buildings erected
here; we hope the Puyallup reservation
will soon be opened, as it should be. We
will be glad to hear that Gray's harbor is
improved and that the Lake Washington
canal and the navy yard are to be under
taken and completed at an early date. But
we also want something. We want above
all things to see the Columbia river opened
to the sea, and we expect the west side to
help US on this project on the same broad
grounds that we are ready to advance its
its interests"
Didn't the Spokane papers oppose the
mo, said Mr. Carrere, "the Spokesman
heartily endorsed the project and has ad
YOCated 1T, as its editorial columns will
show as long ago as last June"
Has not the Review opposed the canal"
"HOu must excuse my answering that
question. Mr.. Durham, the editor Of the
Review, IS an able man aud good journal
ist and It would be manifestly improper
for me to criticise either him or his paper
can say, however, that the senatorial
question or the canal was not an issue at
our primaries. We are all for Judge
George Turner for senator, and we
are all for the canal and all other
Post-Inteliigencer remarked editorially the
other day that it was for everything that
could help the state. That is the position
Of a vast majority of Spokane, and the
Spokesman will very heartily Join the
POstlntelligencer in advocating any meas
ure looking to that end, no matter in what
part Of the state the Improvement is con-
templated."
"On the senatorial question we admit
that every republican has the right to have
his own choice, and we choose Judge Tur-
ner, just as Walla Walla has chosen Mr..
Allen. ! believe, however, after the No
Yember election Is over will be time enough
TO discuss senators. Let us all unite as
loyal republicans for the success of the
party and the whole ticket. When we
have won our uictory we can then have
friendly contest on the senatorship. There
is no need Of mud Singing. Senator Allen
is a good man, but we believe Judge Tur-
ner will make a better senator. That is
our view but in entertaining it we do not
object to other people differing from us,
only we claim and propose TO have the
right to think as we please, and work le-
gitimately, when the time comes, for
whom we please.
II am glad TO see that Judge Robinson
is a candidate for the supreme bench.
remember with particular pleasure the po
sition he took on the naturalization ques-
tion. If we had more judges on the bench
like Robinson we would have less corrup-
ton at the polls because we would have a
better class of voters"