The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-27
STATE PRESS OPINION.

Honors are being showered upon the editorial
fraternity. There was day when the
avocation of . newspaper man was rather
looked down upon, but now It II COMING into
the full fruition of . deserved glory.-Ydktma
Herald
In my humble judgment no Newspaper man
should be liable to be called to account for the
publication in good faith in the ordinary news
columns OF his paper Of any item OF news But ii
the editor takes the item Of news - q tsxt for
an editorial and "does up his man." he should
be punished to the utmost limit, because an
editorial utterancs is or at least should be, the
result Of deliberation.- Wdllo Wduo Union
Journal
Political economists, particularly new hands
at the business, for instance many Of ths Wash.
tngton Legislators, are apt to ovsrreach them
selves and bring about great damage to the d.
nancial interests of their constituents at large
in their misguided efforts towards reform.
This was the case with similar class Of ec0nO.
mists in Oregon several years ago when the
mortgage tax law was placed upon her statute
books and resulted in seriously crippling that
states development BY driving capital to other
states for observation-disclosures Independent
Gov. McGraw has persstently refused, from
the beginning, to take any part whatever in the
senatorial contest, because in doing 20 he
thought he would b. stepping outside of the
pale Of duty. Like any other citiSen Of the
state OF Warrington, he undoubtedly has his
personal preference. but has even refused to
make that known when approached upon the
subject One thing he has regretted most Of all
tho deadlock which has largely destroyed the
usefulness of the present Legislature and de-
layed the passage OF many important laws
which the governor says he desired passed,
which would have resulted In great good to
the whole state-Everet Times.
The Spokane Reviess can see in what light its
tmbecile utterances are held by the Legislators
In the passage Of the Anderson freight bill,
which passed the house unanimously. This 10
the bill the Review opposed 10 bitterly and It's
opposition was based on the argument that It
was connection Of the big corporations, and
owing to it, keen penetrating powers IL felt In
duty bound to sound the keynote of warning to
the farmers who were not capable OF analyxing
the bill correctly. The Review man might pass
a. editor Of . one-horss country weekly, but a.
editor OF . supposed metropolitan journal he
cuts but sorry fgure.-Rosolip Rustles.
A number Ut English newspapers advise
Englishmen not to invest any money in Texas,
on the ground that the people are not very
different from savages, and that they are as
capable OF dishonesty ~ they are OF barbarity
These papers are denouncing the horrible lynch
ing at Paris, Texas. Such 10 the result of law
lessnsss and disorder. No state In tho union il
more in need OF immigration and more DESTROYS
to encourage it than Texas, but such barbarity
~ that at Paris discoursges the investment OF
capital or the immigration Of those who would
make desirable citizens. Texas and other
southern states will appeal in vain to white
emigrants so long ~ there 10 no law nor public
opinion that protects human life and free
speech. Elieasburg Capital