The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-02-01

POLITICAL P0T-PIE ::



if done will last for the
next ten years, is causing quite
a bit of comment in King county,
as well as outside Of King county,
and this comment, as well as criti-
cism, is to the effect that King coun-
ty is to be the loser from such a re-
apportionment She will not lose
any from her present number, but
she will not be allowed her pro rata
in proportion to her gain Of the pop
ulatiOn Of the state, as other coun-
ties Of the state is to be allowed. As
an example, the present representa-
ton is based on one member to the
legislature for every 5000 voters. If
this rule were followed out, King
county would be given twenty-five
members in the next legislature,
which would give it quite a voting
advantage over any other county of
the state. Pierce county, ever jeal-
GUS Of King county's prosperity,
has Matched up a scheme to base the
representation as it now stands. one
representative for every 5000, until
some city in one of the counties
reaches beyond $4,000, when the rep
resentation shall be based on a 90
900 voting population instead of
5000. Pierce county knows that
she will not get an additional rep
resentation; in fact, she will lose in
stead Of gain. King county she
knows has grown so rapidly that she
will have at least twenty-five if not
twenty-six members in the next leg
islature, hence Pierce county's desire
to slap King county in the face in
this representation deal While
there are but few Democratic mem
bers in the present legislature, it is
said they have entered into an agree
ment to support Pierce county in
this underhanded scheme to defraud
King county out Of her just repre-
sentative recognition in the way of
legislative gains on account of a
gain in population. They have con-
scented to do this, because King
county and the city Of Seattle are
Republican county and city The
members Of the legislature from
King county, for the most part, will
always be Republican, and in so do
ing the Democrats hope thereby to
lesson the number Of Republican
votes in the legislature.
Also other sections, it is said, have
agreed to support Pierce county in
this scheme if Pierce will concede
certain legislative favors to such Sec
tions. 1t will thus be seen that
King county is in fair way Of being
politically murdered by Pierce coun-
ty and the Democratic part yof this
state. In other words, Pierce coun-
ty is so MORALLY jealous Of King
county that even the Republicans Of
Pierce will join hands with the Dem
ocratic party and do the Republicans
of King county an injustice.
While this is going on, Senator
Preston is pushing his railroad COM
mission bill, and leaving the most
important issue, so far as King coun-
tyis concerned, uncared for and I'M
protected. In order to defeat the
railroad commission bill, Pierce
county is trading her votes off for
everything in sight and forming
combinations with every one
that she possibly can, to the
detriment Of King county, and yet
Senator Preston, who is noted for
his wisdom and deep thinking quail
ties, does not seem to see the deep
laid plot Pierce county has planned
in which to smother King county in
coming political events. He can see
the pigeon on the barn, but cannot
see the barn. 1t is far more prefer
able to King county, more financial
ly beneficial, as well as otherwise,
and will certainly give her more in
fuence in the future political man
coverings Of this state, to get her
rightfully increased delegation in
the legislature than to secure the
railroad commission bills passage,
for the express purpose Of pushing
some senatorial candidate, who has
conceived the idea that he is a great
man and must land in the United
States senate to prove his greatness
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