The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-01-25
POLITICAL P0T-PIE

Regardless of the fact that a num-
Der of members Of the present legis-
lature Of this state of ridiculing
Gov. Rogers idea Of having a third
institution erected in this state for
the care of the insane, which insti-
tuition, if favorably acted upon by
the legislature, is to be located in
the Yakima valley, surrounded by a
large farm and stocked with cattle,
hogs and horses, and which lands
and stock are to be cared for by such
patients confined therein as are able
to work, if such there be, and Their
always are; nevertheless, the propo-
sition is meeting with much favor
among the voters and business men
of the state There are always a
number of persons in an asylum who
are not in so bad a condition but,
that they are able to do light work,
and the doing of which would be far
more beneficial for their healths
than being confined in the grounds or
in the wards of the asylum. And for
that reason, men with an eye single
to business believe the state would
make money by having such 'charg-
es" do such light work as is found
on Yakima farm, and especially
such an one as has been suggested
by Gov. Rogers. They could sue
cessfully raise cattle, from which
chees and butter could be manufac-
tured in large quantities and in quite
sufficient quantities to maintain all
Of the various state institutions. Not
only cheese and butter, but various
other products, for which the Yak
ina lands have already become fam
Gus, might be grown by these pa
tients, and thus rid the state of the
heavy burden of having to purchase
such commodities from wholesale
dealers. The Pie-Maker hopes that
even though the measure has been
fostered by a Democratic governor
that the Republican members of the
legislature will look at it from a bust
ness standpoint and act accordingly.
The new primary election law is
still being urged by some Of its most
ardent advocates, who are members
Of the present legislature from King
county. It seems that those voters
who have taken occasion to examine
this law as it is being operated in
many of the Eastern states are ia
vorably impressed with the meas
ure and are quite DESTROYS Of its
being passed by our present legisla-
ture and become a law of this state.
If it should become law, as has
been said on other occasions in these
columns, the ward heeler's job would
be thing of the past, and every man
wanting an office would have to de-
pend solely on his own popularity
to get the nomination for the same.
1t would, further, do away with that
class of ward heelers who work at
one primary this week for one party
and at another primary the next
week for another party. That is to
say, when the Republicans hold their
primaries those ward heelers are Re
publicans; swear they are going to
vote the Republican ticket. Never
theless, the same heelers may be
found two weeks later working and
doing all in their power and taking
the same oath that they did when
the Republicans were holding their
primaries, that they are going to be
Democrats in the future and support
that ticket at the next general cleo
ton. 1t is that class of politician
that all good men, whether they are
Republicans, Democrats, ,Populists,
or any other kind Of partisan, desire
to see legislated out of jobs, and the
proposed primary law will do that
very thing, if passed. 1t is therefore
hoped by all good citizens that it
will be passed by the present legis-
lature and likewise signed by the
governor.
Though the Republicans are
largely in the majority in the legis
lature of this state at present, it is
very apparent that they are too bad
ly scattered, that is, too badly divid-
ed up into factions to pass any rad
ical legislation which would rob the
governor Of this state of his appoint
i've power. There is no doubt but
that an attempt will yet be made to