The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-27
A VOICE FOR WAR.
SEATTLE. MAY o6. 1872

SEATTLE, May &c, 1872.
To THE EDITOR: The time has arrived, It
g. ans to me, when Seattle should adopt the
policy OF Furnishing her enemies and rewarding
her friends This city has always acted the
generous part of big brother to all the rest of
the state. When Pierce county wanted slice
off OF King county for the benefit OF Tacoma,
our delegation in the state legislature voted for
the bill, and the Seattle Chamber OF Commerce
passed resolutions commencing their action.
Whenever any other portion OF the state has
wanted anything that Seattle could assist in
securing, that help has never been withheld,
but has always been gladly extended. Never in
the history Of Seattle has she sought to
make her own advancement more prominent by
Swapping at and opposing movements calculated
to benefit other places. Seattle did not win her
present proud position by trying to pull down
other places. She won 1t by manly effort and
pluck and persistent enterprise, and her course
has made every other portion of the state her
friend. She has one or two smai[souled enc
mics who never miss an opportunity to do her a
mean action, and these are the enemies she
should never cease to punish. The friends she
should reward whenever occasion offers are
every other community in the state except these
one or two. Seattle's power has become
30 great that she can make this
punishment very severe We have been long
suffering, but we are foolish now If We do not
slap back. Tacoma people have created all OF
tne oppOSitiou mat naS Oeeu d"aAcueu aSaiusb
the Lake Washington canal. They have done
il, not because it will hurt them, but because it
will help US as well as the whole Sound
country. A very few months ago the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce passed resolutions urging
congress to let the Puyallup Indians dispose OF
their lands, and also authorized Mr.. Delamater,
who was going to Washington City 10 represent
Tacoma, to speak for Seattle Also Seattle lent
her influence in this matter because Tacoma
asked it, and because it would be OF great ad-
vantage TO Tacoma while doing US no harm.
Almost simultaneously Seattle suggested to the
Tacoma Commercial Club that Seattle would
appreciate the courtesy If they would authorize
Mr.. Delsmater to favor, in their name, the
building OF the Lake Washington canal while
on his mission to Washington City. This re-
quest was refused in anything but courteous
terms. Last week the Lake Washington canal
committee OF the Chamber of Commerce tele-
graphed the Tacoma Chamber OF Commerce,
asking il to take action fsvoring the sppropria-
ton for the canal. To avoid refusing the
courtesy they teiegraphed the following day
that the message was not received until after
the meeiing, although the Western Union
rsccrds show that the dispatch was delivered
and receipted for at D. IN. OF the day OF the
meeting, and several hours previous to it. be-
ieye 1t s. good policy to tolerate aud forgive
such methods no longer. II We must have war
let us have hand in it-but 1t will De honest,
open-hGnded fighting. Seattle never does
things in any other way. Port Townsend a'so
seems TO nave forgotten all past obligations and
ioinei Tacoma IN her contemplate fight I
don't believe that the action of the Port Towns
end cham Der OF Commerce fairly represents the
sentiment OF that city, but IL goes forth as such,
and If 4 is allowed to stand il should be remem-
bered by Seattle. RECIPROCITY.