The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-15

The Portland OFeGon5An - WaBunG
rood deal Of mock sympathy upon the
state os ashineotn. and particularly upon
sne City Of Seattle. over the result Of the
tate siscsion. and - AFFORD sons excuses
for is pretended condolences IL seems TO
have found u necessary 70 resort to the
manufacture Of facts. For example yes,er-
day morning It said:
THE deplorable case In which the state
Of Washington u left BY the Popuiist
srirmph NJ the ia.e election n only family
Sefiected in tbs depressing reports Of the
ccrdisson az public and private business
IN the city Of Seattle Probably Seattle
81 better lifted to bear tins strain OF a
PopuI!et state government than my other
city Ia mo state. II has . considerable
supply Of home capital and al energetic
and thrifty population IL has suffered
Iess from tAe vice OF over extension OF
credit than any other city. and has = large
local trade up and down the Sound ana
into the Immediate interior. which IL can
no, vel lose. and which. not depending
greatly upon credit nor being 81 speen-
hfivs nature VIII not be seriously az
9eefed By withdrawal Of loans ana Tore
closure Of mortgages.
For the Information of the Orsgon'an II
may be stated that the depressing re-
ports OF the condition OF public and pri-
vste business in the city of Seattle have
no foundation except in the minds OF
certain jaundlced critics OF the oregonian
stripe As a matter OF fact. the oonai-
s,ons OF business in Seattle are better
tran they have been any time within the
last three years More men are employed
$ha0 At al
time in the history OF the city, and tns
foreign trade OF the city is greater taan
4, has ever been.
A. the large local trade up and down
che Sound includes also the bulk OK the
trade OF Alaska. the greater portion OF the
x,sae with interior Washington. SUFFICIENT
Assatic trade TO not only supper, month
Is lire OF large steamers 70 japan. but
occasional intermediate steamers and some
"trump'' lines. not to mention tao steam
chip lines TO Central America. and fairly
regular dispatch Of vessels 10 Europe.
Australia ans. south America. il is quite
possible thai Seattle can survive not only
che indicricn OF fopu..stsc governor. oss;
even fhs ironich sympathy or It's less
fssorahsy situated ne.ghoors-
orexon. with a smaller population ara
Infinitely hes natural resources. sDccesded
in surviving q fopalistsc governor az an
Infinitely more s1scai ard dangerous type
than Mr. Rogers. in the person Of syisee-
Ter Pennaycr. Indeed. the Oregon people
se~med 10 5e 80 particularly fascinated
With tha; peculiar and errstsc demzgogac.
THAT Portland has chosen lsisn az as chief
magistrate. Fortunately. Seattle had the
eoci sense 10 save itself from ike in
Gsctson.
IL Is. Of course. part 81 the penalty
Which Washington must pay for iss ml.-
take In tire election. II s@@ the situation
IN this state siiifuily xnssrepfesented, IN
a.. hope 81 diversinE 20 rival states capital
~hieh might otherwise have GONE here for
fnvsstrsnt. IT this we're don. frankly.
and with no attempt - disgaise the real
purpose. 4 would es far less Irritating
than y 10 when disguised BY the hypoers,-
ieai rresext Of sympathy with non-essstans
asssfcrtunes.
Seattle Il dpirx quite well TIE election
- ever. hat already our merchants and
manufacturers are becoming too busy ar
Ranging for the increased business which
~1li come with the return OF prosperity "a
the country At large. to waste much time
IN h~~ailsng the results in the state. which,
after al. hess wrought more damage Ia
politicians than It has TO any alassriz, tn
dustry.