The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-17
rur REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

A great responsibility devoiyes upon the
Republican county convention which
meets on August u. The selection OK suit
able men 70 I'll executive Offices has moth
lnx % On with the national issue. which
wfH be represented By the presidential
electors and members OF congress to be
selected at later date. Nothing, how
ever. viii tend so much 10 Strengthen the
Republican party IN It's campaign ~ the
bezs interests OF the country as the nomi-
nation for local Offices on Wednesday OF
men whose character and ability viii com
maaa the respect Of the people. II the
convention puts up good men the voters
may be safely lefs TO do the rest. Quail
aeatioa alone must be the test applied 20
svery candidate and there IS no reason
why a ticket should not be selected which
ahali leave The voter IN no doubt as 70
whatever his view may be on national
questions
The nominations 70 be made on Wednes-
day wil include three superior judges.
prosecuting attorney. sheriff. treasurer.
auditor. clerk. superintendent OF schools.
commissioner for the First district. as
SCISSOR. surveyor. coroner and wreckmas-
ter. There are also TO be nominated two
justices OF the peace OF the Seattle dis
tFict. two constables and municipal
Judge for the city of Seattle.
AL these Offices cal for men OF good
reputation and executive ability. Upon
them depends TO a great extent the cost
to the taxpayers for the administration
Of county affairs The candidates are suf-
neieatly well known 20 the public and
there should be no difficulty in exercising
a wise discrimination
Calling for different qualifications but
no less important. Is membership OF the
state legislature. AL the state senator's
from this county are holdoyers. but rep
resentaiives are 10 be chosen. two for the
Thirty-elghth district, two for the Thirty
ninth. two for the Foraeth. two for the
Forty-nrst, Two for the Forty-seoond and
three FOR the Forty-thlrd. Their selection
Is OF importance because there Is urgent
need OF drastic legislation IN the way Of
economy. IL IS always more dlfiicult TO
reduce expenses than to increase them
and the men chosen for that duty should
be familiar not only with the needs OF the
people bat with the details OF govern
ment so that they may comprehend the
practical effect OF such measures as may
he presented 20 them. The character OF
the legislation required may be called
radical iuaamueh as It must - to the root
OF our troubles. bat Il must not Se radical
tn the sense OF being revolutionary be-
cause that only entails new expense IN
making the present system conform TO
The nav. Il would be airnos; a blessing
4 We had very few new laws; the best
results viii be obtained BY revising those
already OF our statute books. The peo-
PIC hardly realize the enormous expense
30 which they are subjected by the con-
zians changing OF laws.
Every candidate nominated for the leg
stature should Be pledged % approve Of
no more appropriations except such as
are necessary 10 maintain the institu-
lions already established. Thls should BE
made an absolute condition because not
wishs.aa8tag the hard times and the
warnings we have already had. there viii
BE demand Tor the expenditure % gov
eramsnt money IN localities which con-
skier themselves 20 have been neglected
IN che allotment o. Institutions maintained
by Gre state.
Asp.rauoa FOR oHtoe - an honorah.a
ams.tion eu' q should rot tempt men 70
T descend 70 tho iynomtalo''s scrsmals Tor
pace whssh dtsTraced the EHenshurS eon-
vention. Th.s state has never witnessed
such b&re-taeed trading and sarter.ng
e paaAc oflice as tAat which resulted in
come of the moss notorious placs-huntsrs
berg n,aeaA on che eanpnsate tleket