The Seattle Republican., 1900-05-18
PRICE FIVE CENTS

Herald Yakima county is half
again as large as Puerto Rico and
Is fully as rich in natural re-
sources, and yet the government
will not give North Yakima a
public building worth $4,000,
when thousands up on top of
thousands are being spent on
Puerto Rico. That's what North
Yakima gets for having white
citizens instead of copper colored
ones as has Puerto Rico. The
scales will turn some time.
Memorial Day at Mt. Vernon
promises to be more befittingly
commemorated than ever before in
the history of the city. Ex-
Senator Wilson has promised to
speak on that occasion, and the
Argus OF that city says the Russell
post is to be congratulated on
securing SO able speaker as Mr..
Wilson. The editor frankly ad-
mlts that he has no particular love
Tor the Senator personally speak
ing, but he is willing to acknow-
ledge his ability as public speak
er and perhaps the best in the
state.
Everett papers are rejoicing
over the fact that the United
States senate has made Everett
a port of entry to this country.
Everett seems to be quite in the
swim at present and Jim Hill is
doing the work, Notwithstanding
the fact that he is constantly
flirting with Seattle, hoping there
by to get more depot concessions
for speculative purposes.
1t is gratifying to learn from
the Snohomish papers that Sno-
homish county is in the best
financial condition that it has
been for many years. This is the
results of four years of McKin-
leylsm in the United States. The
voters are told by the Fusion press
that the same conditions would
have existed had Bryan been
elected, but he was not elected,
hence such talk is speculation.
Financial Generalization reigns
supreme among the shingle men
OF this state, SO report the papers
from the various shingle sections,
and such is SO, owing largely to
over production. To straighten
out the tangled web it is proposed
to close down the mills for sixty
days or more, which order has
been sent out, and already par
tall y put into effect.
Surely the Coulee City News
does not want the outside world to
that the county off,
cials Of Douglas county are really
''bad men," simply because they
are Republicans. Party prin-
ciples may not always be to the
partisan's liking, but it is
un-Christian like to brand mem
as quasi criminals for no other
reason than because they were
elected by the voters of an opposi-
tion party. Do you see the point,
Bro. Ogders?
Ii Hon. J. o. B. Scoby is as sue
cessful in preserving guberna-
torial nominations as he is in pre-
strawberries, then there is
no use for any one else in this
state to apply for the governor
ship job for Scobey has it care
fully packed away in one of his
preserve jars. The state press is
generally speaking well Of Mr..
Scobey's candidacy, perhaps, be-
cause he was once one of the state
gang before he got "ofis."
Judge White flew off on an ex-
pansion tangent" says the Wash
ington Standard, "but has returned
to the party, having found no
place to light outside of the Demo
cratic ark Of safety" Your Judge
White is Of that vacilating politi-
cal kind that no other party, save
the Democratic party, would have
him, for that reason he was COM
PEELED to return to his first and
only love.
Editor Montgomery of the Sum
ner Herald wants it distinctly
understood that he is not a Rogers
man SO far as the governorship is
concerned. Not being a Fawcett
man it begins to look as though he
is decidedly Montgomery man
for governor.
From some of the exchanges
that reach this Office, it is observed
that the ''grave yard" poet is still
imposing upon their respective
communities in commemoration of
departed loved ones. However
dear the departed one ia to the
living, nevertheless, such poetic