The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-18
WALLACE MUST zVAIT.
George Hazards Advice to the
Infant in Politics."
GRIGGS' NOMINATION EJNWlSE.
Tho Three Men to Whom Washington
Democrats Owe Most Are ssurke,
Gilman and Collins.


known George Hazard. who t,-c the past
five years has been one of the central fig
ures in Democratic politics in slis state,
arrived here this evening by stea:ner direct
from Langley, Island county. He leaves
on the Evangel in the morning :or Friday
Harbor, San Juan county. Mr.. Hazard.
when seen by press representative, said:
Ny trip here has no relation to po-itics, past,
present or future. Absolutely, I ara not in it,
Tor my place in all the Democratic organizations
in this state has been supplied by sb,er, more
industrious, aud, perhaps, more etf1s lent men.
was invited to go to Olympia t.: be present
during the senatorial contest, burI chose TO
travel in the opposite direction. NoEI did not
go down there. because, practically, ! am not in
accord with the distinguished Democratic gen.
tiemen from Pierce county WIZ are now
il the capital city, either as 5lookers-ou
or manipulators. I have so fa5 declined
to take any part in putting the other Slirty-ttree
counties of the state in a position of s1tagonism
to Pierce county and making thingsso that the
support OF that county for any oS the many
worthy men who will seek ofiiSzal favors
at the hands of Mr.. C.eve24nd will
be an injury rather than q Selp. Or,
to be more specific about it, ! was OPP
posed to having the complimentary cote for the
nlted States senator given to any c.9izen from
Pierce county. / told Chairman I@um in the
presehce OF Secretary De France ths5s was op-
posed to him having it, because Gould name
three Democrats in this state, who, IL Washing
ton territory and state, had spent m,-e years of
active work in the cause OF the democratic
party than he was years o.d-namelyS Benjamin
+. shaw, John Collins and b. l. Enarpstein.
And what l said to Drum personally said to
John Malone, who was and is Mr< Wallsces
political manager-and good one, to-, Malone
is a man OF sense and discretion, whose word
and bond are as good as those OF any,,ther man
In the state.
But, unfortunately, large nu..ber of his
feilow-citlzens believe he is engagea in i'm
moral business which, TO that extelz, detracts
from his usefulness What does Piege county
want? When Allen was elected senaelr the first
time Col. Griges received the com elementary
vote of the Democrats. Two years ago when
Squire was reelected Thomas CarrC>l received
Ii. Now, again, It is given to Col. eriggs. In
addition, Henry Drum ia the charSlan of the
Democratic state central committeeman Hugh
c. Wallace Is the member OF the Democratic Ma
tional committee, with the Democrztic head
quarters permanently located in TACOMA. Now,
it is said these things are all complimentary,
which is true enough, but when Tho Dem
ocrats in Tacoma begin to wGnt some
thing more substantial, ali tlsse COM
plimen:ary things will be he'll up as
reason why these substanti@} things
should not go to that locality-my noae. How
ever, want to say this of Col. Grigys: That
there is no more worthy man in thE state of
Washington than he. And when the good
people OF Tacoma are required to- get up at
the dark hour OF night on the "hurry1 up PLAN
and bring their foremost citizen to the front
right quick, they are going to walk % the cor
ner OF North Fourth and Tacoma Avenue and
wake up Chauncey Wright Griggs He is a
broad-gauged, level-headed, progressive bust
ness man, and one who would honorA seat in
the United states senate were he elecpd, man
whose wort is as good as his bond, ard whose
bond is as good as the government, a,sd DEM
ocrat from the core out
There was some ia K in Tacoma at oSe time OF
bringing Henry Drum forward for tls, compli-
mentary vote, and, lucky man that heis. it was
not done Then later. Wallace was brought
forward. Now, the luckiest thing chat ever
happened to him, aside from the fat that he
cannot be elected to the United Stages senate,
was his failure to get this complimentary vote.
Wallace Is superior young man, zad every
citizen OF Tacoma not blinded with prejudice or
envy is proud OF the distinction he g,::ned as
member OF the national committee But he
ought TO be delivered from all of E-s friends
who propose to rush him into gait 20 cannot
keep up. To have given him the comp S1mentary
vote for United states senator or to have
elected him member of that body at TIE present
time-when he is but 81 years OF aSs--would
have been to have given him something twenty
years ahead of his time, and insteadsos going
through life looking quarter Of { century
ahead to something he hopes might h5ppen, he
goes along Tor twenty-fv years as a i.ember of
HAS Been & CO." looking backward.
The youngest man who ever hel d Il eat in the
United States senate was William STcrague, OF
Rhode Island, who WAS elected in 1865 when he
was but 81 years of aye. He served t,yo terms.
Where is he now? still young maLz-a MEM
Der of the firm of elias Been 4 Coz looking
backward! In Washington City durin.e the war
l looked from the street into the re3dcnce of
the secretary OF the treasury and saw ~s young
man united III marriage to Gathering Chase
Twenty-six years later | stoOd in Seatt.o by the
side oftheir first born--a son, William: Sprague
who had committed suicide Grs:at Godi
Was there an Imagination in 1868 strorS enough
to cover this period of time aud sle result
thereof!
But 20 come home again. ! used Sae argu-
nent with our people that either shay, Sharp
stein or Collins should have the com Elementary
vote. l wanted TO get it away froI,l Pierce
county. and then I should have urge1 Collins.
The three men in this state to weOm the
Democratic party are today most Indebted
all live in Seattle. aud their: names
are Thomas Burke, Daniel II. Gil.,an and
John Collins. l know the people ostsde Of
King county will take issue with me Is to the
first two named gentlemen, but, nevertheless,
what say is true. Without these mea the ST.
attic Telegraph would never have he,Sl estab-
lished ana maintained for two years. and with
out John Collins it would not have BEEN in ex-
istence today, and without a daily pa@er what
would our party be i'll this state? The 5tlfgrapa
today is the strongest factor IN Democ.atic pol
tiles in the state OF Washington, and l cope the
gentlemen who now own ii Will reap Il: rich re-
wari for their investment, and that some time
Burke and Gilman Will be duly compei-. ated for
having established It.
II there is failure TO elect AEen Mr..
Hazard predicts the election of zpcaker
Arrasmith. However, he believe Allen
will be elected, because Gov. McGr1w will
be bound to come forward at t=e most
critical moment and espouse his cas3se.
RESIKKECIION Az MASUISll ION