The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-10
NO sENArOR ELECTED.

The legislature adjourned without elect
ing;a successor to United States Senator
Allkn. OF the seventy-fvs Republican
volts cast Senator Allen received fifty,
Judge Turner twenty-four and Judge Dun
bar one. Two-thirds OF the Republicans
Of t:,e legislature have voted steadily from
frs: to last for the reelection of Senator
AHA, and the wishes Of a large majority
OF eie Republicans of the state have been
thvHrted by the action of an obstinate,
sectional and factional Republican mi
noray.
TIE responsibility for this situation be-
lon,s, wholly to this minority, who refused
TO vltc for the choice of two-thirds of the
Republicans Of the legislature without the
slightest reason that can be considered a
pubic justification. From first to last the
perstnal worth or the public capacity of
Sendor Allen has not been impeached.
The Republicans from Pierce county with
. few honorable exceptions, voted for
Turner and against Allen because Allen
had. E!n the just execution of his duty, ia
vore' Federal appropriation in aid of
the Improvement of the harbor Of Seattle;
the .1idebound partisans of Judge Tur-
ne- sersisted IN voting against Allen
becaFse two-thirds of the Republic
ans chad preferred him to Judge
TurnSr. and the Republicans who were
tools IF the Northern Pacific labored to
perpe}uate the deadlock, because it nat
uraiiA helped to delay the discussion and
. enactsaent of railroad legislation until the
last moment, and because Senator Allen
was al upright and able man. who had
never becn q dweller in the tents of the
incorporated plunderers of the people.
The. supporters Of United States Sena-
tor Alien. numbering as they did two
thirds.of the entire Republican strength
in thsfegisiature, could not in honor nor
- matter Of public policy and political
precedent abandon Senator Allen In
snbmiAsion to the rule or ruin
tactics. Of the factious, kicking. Re-
publican minority. No party can
afford I to offer a premium for the
factiop,, splenstio resistance of few sore
heads 20 the will Of large majority of
the patty, for submission means q con-
slant !. petition Of this effort 70 make the
public opinion Of tho party majority sur
render }heir dag q the demand of . small
minority Of fellows. who. because they
have been fairly eutvoted, propose to
chain tue wheels or ditch the team since
their man has not been selected to drive
The Republican majority that have
steadily refused to abandon Senator
Allen spresent the loyal Republicans
of this state: they stood in an impregna-
bic posi- ION before their party; they could
not in htnor or sound party policy for the
future Surrcnder this impregnable posi-
ton ths4 while the party majority can af-
ford oAyieid to considerations Of party
veal ai$i political wisdom, it can never
afford tox,urrender to the spice n and spite
Of factios. whose insolent ultimatum al.
ways Is Do as We please or We will al
ways go IS we please"
Party organization for influential, effec-
tive effort is dead the moment It surren-
ders to etery fellow who says il the ma
jority refuse 20 eat the loaf offered them
by the isinority then the minority will
see to It isiat the majority don't get any
ts~oo ~ against hpSuru VDsiffon
OF a small: splenetic and factious minority
Of Republican mutinecrs the Republican
majority ihas resotutely contended from
first to is.'. because if the party is to live
and moe as an efficient. victorious
political entity hereafter in this
state. tirs battle had TO be fought
out TO Sish as 10 whether the majority
shall rulesor the minority shall force a
surrender sby saying: IF you don't let
Us make The spoon We will spoil the party
horn" Ender these same circumstances
the Republican majority is ready TO repeat
this resolose resistance to the unius: die
tstion OF b small faction that SAYS. "If
the majority refuse 20 drink the cup we
press TO their lips they shall not be per-
United 80 sinx at all: We will til up the
well; pois.a the spring; upset the cup
and spit insit after we have unset tit"