The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-09
STATE PRESS OPINION.

Iho old RuaFd' a Dsneesssie bsss1 hevs
Stood AsaBssssiy b. with their hAnds in their
pOekets. eseir syss a-ouoG an1 thssr hair rsis-
In. While tAsy have darin9 the iass week seea
The ''oid IN" q the white HOUSE point out AN
Aslen Demccra9" .s4cGsaw Democra." Q
squire Dsmoeraa." and ~ last. ~ . straw and
eanes hack-breakinx sriscde. "Wssson Demo-
efss." - the proper psfsoae 70 step up to tae
desk end take ersosnssais % the four leading
e@css In this ststa -TAe 0ts.psaA
he -oa1 guard would doubtless have ~
esissd reeognitioa had in msmeees been able 20
a9fea II has osen spiit into factions led By the
old var horses. and each faction hiss fought not
simply to secure The appointment Of iss own
man. but 70 defeat the candidates Of the other
iacoona Each clique pursued dogin-ths-
mansef policy. Charges and counter charges
wezs made. bitter soeximinafions INDUCED Ia
and large PARTON Of the s.oid guard" seemed
% have lost al s.Sht OF the interests Of the
Democratic party in q Wild scramble soe the
spoils.-Paioxse CITY Neca
Can II be possible that senators Squire and
Alien ars being consulted In the appointments
II eats ststef II certainly looks that way.
Thomas Z JerntnGA OF Seattle. the new ma
uonAl hanx examiner, 10 IN accountant In Gov.
AcGraw's bank. James c. Drake. OF Taooma.
the new United States marshal. IL reported 70
have materially aided In the election OF the Re-
publican ticket In the Tacoma municipal
election last year. Charles p. Chamberlain, Of
spokane, the new United States marshal for
Eastern Washington, 10 An Offensive Republican
passtean, striker Tor John d Allen in the lobby
OF the last lsGis,ature.-Cofax Csmmoner. Denl
That excellent paper. the Seattle PosrIxrEL-
LIexNcxR offers q tough nut for the Farmer
Alliance to crack, In tbs following pertinent
inquiry: "Why are Michigan apples nov sold
on seattle fruit stands, there being no home
grown fruit in the market" Farmers may COM
plain Of hard times, but there - . remedy
within their reach II they will plant fruit.
which has been clearly proven will do veil and
Yield ahuudantly. they would not nnd times %
hard. Suppose the Alliance should discuss the
question OF fruit raising and diversihed farm
ing instead Of discussing bonds, railroads and
nat money, then follow mp the discussion with
practical experiments, and see il times do not
brighten in . few yesu.-Tekod Bia6S
The Washington state Worlds fair commits
sion has been melting away the big 4l5o.000 ap-
preparation In summer snowbank atyla The
big show has hardly begun, and yet the money
10 all gone except tho last $4,000. and the boss
commissioner II reaching out for that But the
state ofdcials will not let him have it Just yet
A big barrel Of the taxpayers' money has thus
been swallowed mp. and such things must b
noticed In these tight timeA That there has
been extravagaus waite 10 Q reasonable infer
ence. and that there are too many commissioners
With soft jobs aud fat saiaries IL well known.
Seven-sighths Of them ought to be as once left
70 shift for Themselves as their own expense, for
the poor taxpayer has carried them oil too long.
1t 10 prepostsrsus idea 70 pay 81. 900 month OF
the peoples money to . lot Of men and women 20
bottom chairs in Chicago and sit around in each
others way.-Psydllup Commerce.