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

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which board will consist of two Re-
publican and one Democrat, name
", lieutenant governor, state audit
or, and the governor himself, which
will have for its object the naming
of the persons who are to fill the po-
sitiOns in the various state institu-
tons of this state. To pass this
measure might be easy enough, but
of course the governor would veto
the same, and to pass it over his
veto would be where tn rub would
come in. To pass a measure over
the governors veto, it must be done
by two-thirds vote, and while the
Republican members of the legisla-
ture are sufficiently in the majority
to give a two-thirds vote over the
governors veto, if they were united
vet factionalism, which has become
such a potent factor in Republican
politics, is too much in evidence to
accomplish such a desired end. 1t
might be carrying partisanism pretty
far to do such thing, and yet there
are many of the leading Republic
ans who are warmly advocating such
a law.
Seattle's business men are waking
up to the fact that the proposed rail
road commission bill which has been
introduced by Senator Preston in
the senate. and by W. H. Lewis in
the house, is not the ideal bill for
Seattle, after all. 1t is rather re-
markable, nevertheless true, if this
bill is passed, it would be a direct
blow at the industries and the COM
mercial interests of Seattle. It
would cripple the only two railroads
that Seattle has, the Northern Pa
cific and the Great Northern, to such
an extent as to prompt them to do
almost everything in their power
against Seattle, if Seattle was re-
spOnSible for it. Most assuredly the
farmers of Eastern Washington are
anxious for the passage of a railroad
commission bill, which will regulate
the price of wheat being brought to
the ocean from that section, but is
not their motive selfish? is the ques-
ton. At present, neither the Great
Northern nor the Northern Pacific
taps any Of the wheat belts of the
state, while the O. R. & n, which
has but a few miles Of railroad in
this state, runs through the entire
wheat belt of this state, namely, the
PalOuse valley. The road not only
does this, but it also has a Columbia
river line of steamers, which would
be able to help it out in the short
haul it would have to make in the
state of Washington. Fully 60 per
cent. of the wheat in Eastern Wash
ington finds its way to the ocean
through the gates of the city of
Portland, while the other 40 per
cent. comes to Seattle, either by the
Great Northern or the Northern Pa
cific, hence rate fixed on wheat
or any other commodity from East
ern Washington would mean that
Seattle would lose all Of its trade in
that direction and Portland would
get it. Seattle is calling on jim Hill
and the Great Northern to do many
things for her, and yet Senator Per
kins strikes a body blow at Hill;
railroad, which, financially speaking
will more seriously cripple it thar
anything else that has been contem
plated since it has been built int
Seattle. Senator Preston did no
do a thing to Seattle two years agC
in the state senate, and now he i
repeating himself.
Owing to the largeness of man,
of the counties in this state, ant
owing to the fact that those countie
are rapidly filling up with prosper
Gus farmers, who are becoming veal
thy and influential, it is though
best that such be divided up ant