The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16

scr.e o.eer Thi.e- .. the Far Northwest.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: THr Sun Ia
. ~favorite paper In this new State. Its bright
rays illunine the minds Of bright men. and
every reference to Washington that appears
In it's columns Is at once widely quoted
throughout the State.
Permit me. therefore. TO say u word about
your article on state Making in the North
west" which appeared In your issue OF April
~, based on the utterances of the Spokane Re-
cfe'o and OF its editor. Mr.. N. w. Durham,
whose lettor to you appears in the same issue.
In the editorial you speak OF the Rericr's
views as showing how tho FIR Northwest
Is occupying itself with problems OF State
making and State mending." Generally
speaking. a newspapers Vows are supposed
to representa- extensive public sentiment. In
this instance you happen to have lighted upon
the hobby of an individual who has access to
n newspaper without the backing Of q public
sentiment. l dislike 80 much to seem to cast
a dark reflection on tho hobby MIR. Durham
has been riding to the amusement OF the
stnte. that l propose. with your permission. to
make d brief statement OF facts which will
demonstrate the truth OF my assertion.
The Spokane Reuie,r is openly known to be
controlled and almost wholly owned in Port
land. Or. by the owners OF the Oreponian. and
to have It's editorial policy dictated from Port
land. The Washington Senator's. Squire and
Allen. In 1901. asked for a Federal appropri-
alton OF 100000 to begin work on improving
the waterway connecting the waters OF Lake
washington behind Seattle with Puget Sound.
better known as the Lake Washington Ship
Canal This is a measure which has been
recommended as OF national. importance
the United States WHO has ever Visited
{nese waters. beginning. with. Georg.
also bsen addressed to Congress by successive
Territorial and State Legislatures asking Tor
dSrsei and approved by Federal and State
OFFICIALS. by corporations. and by leading citi-
States senate will also shortly visit tho site.
the Senate and the House Committees on Com
merce OF the present session having made
The successful completion Of the canal. It Is
admitted' VII al once put Seattle far ahead, OF
coma L.dpsr said on sunday. Aug. ii. 1852.
nr s w,lt take rem Tac9 m a large payt OF the
Viii remain Because they agG nave s prop vert Fs WnieR
they cannot take away" These sentiments
were echoed, in fact. By the Portland .0reeoniam.
ss snnIsi G 1an thf E canal a,faa = rp MI, r. I TnIted states
he had supported the canal,
As the diminishing of the campaign ad.
xanced, the iiier'e,r made tho canal a POLITICAL
Ledger: Seattle, went to the. Republican State
convention and, against the opposition. OF
and unqualified endorsement OF the canal. and
then dominated as Governor II stalwart Seattle
Ih oms 81 sn who was personally most oInHx.
lRer,ier and the Lcige,. The Democrats fool
ishly were induced TO attack the canal in their
been endorsed by men Of ali parties. Tie
Presidential questions were lost sight Of. The
chiei and ,all.important question was canal or
nDt1scnDul, me cnnAl won. ana IL won in
eastern Washington; too. and heavily in $40:
Tho Senatorial election cam" aroand. The
Rerirr brought forward. as candidate to sue
a man who had been read out Of the party"
and denounced In, most vehement language
enty:fve Republican votes in tho Legislature
Turner had only twenty-four. Allen hnd MY
ore. and, ffty-seyen were needed t" elect.
Washington. including four Of the twelve men
wha representel Spokane county. the home
The Rerie,r demanded that the .nfty-one
should give way to the twenty,four. Naturally.
NO s] ,hs e11 , Tss w Sss; Ih Wa Eerns then snon SET
go to Oregon. that north Idaho should come
to spoSane,u and that the new State was to
kPns sheula be the ssri,taIp q The new Staff:
county to Asotin. the extremes Of tile state.
forthwith came such u storm OF ridicule az
lew newspaper conductors would care to SUBJ
port the scheme. and it did 80 avowedly because
ths ao Esen the nsd r xss%s% Z Aea lSsal WIFI iihDIIhn "1ss
the King county domination King county
s 81 .naa on IN" Anil Hi: IS that st.! "di Vi on' should RoaHan not
be seriously, regarded. Al that can he gained
natural way" The way proposed by the Lcd9s'.
mhass 1wnef fd rs ~ %as fanSse,s" is f ia ssear eG t%o
overthrow OF the present Republican leaders
Seattle Is to Washington as New. York is to
the Elm ire State. The Seattle Republican
organizatton is e. infqential here AS Tam;
Buffalo. angry because they could Tot defeat
Senator Murphy. had DECLARED that they would
s sst t up c as ,hs ss auS thar Si I tGs f9sk; %l,h E shaplG
be annexed to New Jersey. you would have a
scheme rs practical rs Mr.. Denha,n's creation
e. Sparta. rs i was at first proposed t" call
Thus you see how the far Northwest Is oc-
II have to submit to King :" County domina.
ton 80 long as Seattle continues to have more
Washington. and so long as the waters Of Lake
Washington flow into Puget Sound. ms they are
only needs to be enlarged to give seattle the
same final relation to Tacoma and spokane
tina. New YORK has to BufEslo and Syracuse;
L. S.-Sincr starting to write this letter. n
most crushing defeat has been given to the
Sparta scheme" The Spartans OF spokane at
tempted to nominate as Mayor ono Of their
who. AS n member OF the Legislature.
should have the Mayornity nomination. He
failed completely. and in spite Of threats OF
revolt. such as had Inst year given Spokane to
the Democrats. a regular Republican. was
nominated and elected by an, unparalleled
majority. partly given in rebuke OF tho Re-
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THE HON POIyDFyTER Dunn rs HERE,