The Seattle Republican., 1902-06-20

Post-Intelligencer, it is to have the
most modern home OF any newspaper
on the Pacific Coast, and the sight Sc
lected for it, with an appropriate struc-
ture thereon, will certainly give it the
most complete one as far as the busi-
ness part of the city is concerned. The
paper therefore is to be congratulated
and it is to be hoped that it will soon
be ready for business and occupy it's
new quarters.
Tex Rickard, the notorious gambler,
is $1,000 better off this week than he
was last week, all because that amount
OF money, which he contributed to the
George U. Piper-Tom Humes- Clancy
combine has been returned to him
without explanation. The Piper,
Humes, Clancy gambling push decided
that Rickard could not gamble in Sc
attle, and that being decided upon they
concluded to return him the money
which he contributed toward the ne
tarlous campaign, which resulted in
the reelection Of Tom Humes. Some
one has said that there is honor among
thieves, but there does not seem to
tical gang that has been ruling Seattle
for the past few years. 1t seems al
most miraculous that men can become
prominent in the political affairs of
municipality, who have been charged
with everything criminal except muir
der. How man can succeed In be-
coming prominent in the affairs of his
brethren when such man is, to say
the least, nothing more nor less than
common crook, is more than The Re
publican can fully explain, and yet that
thing is to be found in this immediate
community and in the Republican par
ty at that.
Today the Republican caucus Of the
city will be held, which will name
! persons to be voted for as delegates
to the next county convention to be
held next Friday. The political as
pirants have been legion during the
campaign, but at this writing the num-
ber of aspirants has grown much less
than in the outset of the campaign,
and while the contest for the most
part will be sharp, there will not be
the factional contention that it was
to be no serious fight for any of the
offices except the legislature, and in
this there will be large number of
aspirants seeking the honor to repre-
sent their district in the next legisla-
ture, owing to the fact that the next
legislature as well as the following
will each elect United States senator,
and this doubtless is responsible for
much scrambling for these nomina-
tiOns. Just why one is more anxious
to go to the legislature when a United
States senator is to be elected than
when one Is not to be slecteC is the
perplexing question, and yet is is so.
Evidently they must think that there
will be something doing at the legis-
lature, when a United States senator
is to be elected, or there would not
be that ravenous desire to represent
their district on such occasions.
Speaking about candidates for the
legislature, reminds the Pie-maker that
there is not enough care exercised in
nominating candidates for the legisla-
ture by either of the parties. Instead
Of sending men to the legislature who
will use every care and consideration
to only vote for laws and measures
that will be of interest to the entire
state, it too frequently happens that
men are sent to the legislature who
have no care or consideration for the
state which they represent, but who
go there for the express purpose of
getting the dough. 1t further frequent
ly happens that the legislature passes
bills, while they are of no particular
detriment to the state, they are Of no
benefit to no one save a few men.
Such men or company Of men want
bill passed for their special benefit.
They see an opportunity to make q
big stake out of it, and they hire some
legislative lobbyist to get the bill
passed, and these in turn pay some
influential member to push it through
both branches of the legislature. Such
members of the legislature are state
barnacles, and they should be left at
home in the future, if it be possible
to do so. There are just such men in
King county at present that ere seek
ing the nomination for the legislature,
! and the Pie-maker hopes that they will
be turned down with a dull thud so
hard that they will never know where
they last hit at.
King County is to fire the signal gun
as to conventions this year, and II
the Preston push is successful, the
ninety-four delegates from King Coun-
ty are to be hawked about the state
here and there at the disposal of Gov
ernOr Mcbride, to trade and brow-beat
majority Of the coming state con-
ventiOn, and the members of the legis-
lature into passing railroad commits
sion bill in this state, which will do the
state more harm than if it was turned
back to the Indians for buffalo herd
ing. If Governor Mcbride succeeds in
fastening on this state his pernicious
anti-railroad legislation, Washington
people can sing songs to dead horse,
and watch Oregon grow and prosper
at their expense. Let Governor Nc
Bride succeed in fastening on to this
state his anti-railroad commission bill.
and 1t will all be charged up to King
County, because of the fact Harold
Preston will have succeeded In hand
ing over the delegation from King
County to Governor Mcbride to trade
on. King County will be responsible
for the devilment. The Republican
has no intention whatever of fighting
| Harold PrestOn's senatorial ambition.
because of the fact that majority Of
the business mel of King County have
decided that they want him, but the
Republican does intend to fight any
move looking forward to Harold Pres
tons hawking the delegation from
hing County to the Eastern Washing
ton delegations for the purpose of max
ing the passage of a railroad COM