The Seattle Republican., 1901-02-15

saved Ine county mint OF money
by doing advertising for practically
nothing. We all know it was the
county alone they were looking after
Olympia has suddenly come to the
decided conclusion that economy
should be enforced in all matters re-
lating to the capital, especially if
that capital happened to be removed
to Tacoma. Later, liberal apprOpri-
ations are now urged.
Cotton brougt II cents per pound
in New York February 1st, which Is
the highest price paid for many years
for that staple. When Bryan prope-
sled 2-cent cotton in the event Of
McKinley's election, he evidently
made a, well-call it mistake.
The Mormon question, in con
gres, like Banquo's ghost, will not
down. During the vote on the agri-
cultural bill a motion was made to
exclude the agricultural college Of
Utah from its benefits if any polyg-
amist professors were employed in
the institution.
And now it is said that George U.
Piper and Levi Ankeny have agreed
to dissolve partnership. Some say
that Georges mode of financeering a
campaign was too much for the Wal
la Walla fnancier to analyze George
always did know how to pull the
long bow in his own interest.
The legislature Of Washington, in
line with every other legislative body
in the United States, is making an
effort to pass a law fixing penalty
for the otfense Of Kidnapping. The
penalty for this offense cannot be
made too severe in some cases.
The abduction of young Cudahy
has brought sorrow to the cowardly
spirits of the particular class above
mentioned.
1t is currently reported that a GER
tain deputy in one Of the county Of
fees engineers his political schemes
by promising or threatening prop
erty owners who oppose or support
him. We have been given names,
and will some time in the future find
where he is at. Too many one-horse
politicians of the stripe referred 70
think they own the nation when they
secure a position that will keep them
out of the almshouse.
When some of the gambler sup
porters begin bowling to you about
the probable costs to the county for
prosecuting the gamblers arrested,
just tell him that it is money well
spent in the protection of the home,
but that it could have been avoided
had the city council done its duty
and ordered that public gambling be
stopped and seen to it that the city
marshal enforced the order The
Weekly Capital.
Brother Prices politics may not
be orthodox, but he is always right
on the saloon and gambling question.
We know here how it is ourselves.
The army of the United States
will remain in the neighborhood of
the 100000 mark only so long as the
conditions imperatively demand it,
as they do now. After the complete
and final pacification Of the Philip
pines, which may reasonably be ex-
pected in two or three years at the
outside, a reduction will be made in
the military forces Of the country
Ellensburg Capital.
In our opinion the army will
never be reduced much below the
100000 men in this country. If we
keep our foreign possessions we will
need every one of them.
We cannot help but think that the
passage of the Gunderson school
book law would do more harm than
good. In nearly every state in the
Union the people have secured a
uniformity of text books, and now to
turn back shows that some great in
terest is behind the reform. The law
as it stands at present should be cot
rid OF at the earliest opportunity,
but to go to the other extreme seems
almost suicidal. We are fully aware
Of the fact that many honest educa-
tors are in favor of the bill spoken