The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-06-01
Political Pot-Pie.

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1t begins to look as though Adj
Olson G. Foster has the political
stares. 1t will be remembered
that when short skirts first came
about for women bicyclists, the
men suddenly became troubled
with the bicycle stare. and for
hours they would wait to see a
woman pass with short skirts on.
Now in political way Senator
Foster has the stares, and every
since he has been in the senate he
has stared about for something fool
ish to do, and unless he manages to
break the spell in very short
time, he will see his political future
dashed to pieces. This is evidenc-
ed from his grazing Grazing Bill,
his failure to keep his political
prominence to the men who were
responsible for his election, his
Baking Powder Bill (by request).
and, now his appointment Of Jim
Knox of Puyallup as shipping
commissioner, despite the opposi-
ton Of every good Republican in
the state. Here is the way the
Spokane Outburst sizes up the
Knox appointment:
The Post-Intelligencer Of last
Wednesday, in a telegram from
Tacoma, announced the appoint
ment Of Jim Knox Of Tacoma and
Puyallup to the position of United
States shipping commissioner at
Port Townsend, and thus we have
again an exhibition of Pierce
county consideration for the in
terests and wishes Of the smaller
counties.
In fairness and justice the place
of shipping commissioners belongs
to Jefferson county. In all the
trials and tribulations of the Re
publican party Jefferson county
remained loyal. In the disaster
of 1896, with a vote of about 1000
she gave a Republican majority of
nearly 300, leading the very small
list Of three counties in the state
that gave majorities for the Re-
publican presidential electors.
There is no reason in the world
why Jefferson should have been
overlooked in this appointment;
still less why she should be humi-
lated by the appointment of a
man SO VIGOROUSLY unfit for public
Office as Jim Knox.
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LII the mckinley CLUB Is not
making an ass Of itself then it has
been misquoted. Ii it does not
care to ratify the nomination of
William Mckinley for president
with the King County Club, then
all so well and good, let it ratify
before or after or on the same
night, if it likes, but it shows the
baby act, when it tries to throw
distractions in the way of the
King County Club, so as to prevent
it from ratifying at all in anything
like due season. It is reported to
the Pie-maker that Levi Ankeny
wired George iper to not spare
money toprevent the King County
Club from getting either Armory
Hall or the First Regiment band
the week after the adjournment Of
the National Republican conven-
ton, and now a fabulous price has
been paid to the managers of both