The Seattle Republican., 1902-12-19
POLITICAL POT PIE
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If rumors be true, Senator Foster
has provided unusually literally for
the Pierce County legislative delega-
tion in order that it can meet weekly !
for consultation. Before the senator
let for Washington City he went toI
the proprietor of the Hotel Tacoma
and told him that he would stand for
fifteen meals" each week for the del
egation, but, under no circumstances
for q single meal more than that |
That is to say, the delegation, which
is composed of fifteen members, is to
meet every Saturday and each of
these is to be fed at Senator Fosters
expense on that occasion. If, in case
any one of them happens to be alb
sent then those present can invite an
outsider to be with them and fill the
place of the absent one. The gen
erosity of Senator Foster was so lib
eral and unexpected that the proprie-
tor of the hotel almost fell dead from
heart disease at the announcement.
Just to think, Senator Foster had made
provisions for fifteen meals a week
for six weeks, amounting all told to
not less than $4,000, for the purpose
of cultivating a more friendly spirit
with the members of the legislature
elect is unprecedented and is GER
tainly worthy of universal comment.
found every day, and when a United
States senator willingly gives up that
amount, and is not a candidate, he is |
certainly the most liberal benefactor
to struggling humanity that is any
where to be found in all of the wild
and woolly West. Long live Senator
Addison G. Foster and his unbounded
political liberaIity.
There comes a story from Washing
ton City to the fleet that Hon. John
L. Wilson is. to quit Spokane and move
to Seattle for the express purpose of
receiving the support of the railroad
people for United States senator in
1905. When seen one day this week
Mr. Wilson laughed at the statement,
and declared it but another pipe dream
of Col. Blethen, who is always get
ting an inside tip on something that
never happens. However, the Pie-i
Amaker is of the opinion that no oneI
a better right nor more reasona-
Excuse to move to Seattle thanl
0Vilson, who has investments
conservatively valued att
nd which investments need
;Ial attention at all times,
is said without disparagementI
resent management of the P
I. While Mr.. Wilson may never move
to Seattle, nevertheless, he is going
to be an important factor in the COM
ing senatorial fight and the railroads
and the politicians will find him a
very useful man to tie up with for
future political use. If Mr.. Wilson
should support Mcbride, the probabili-
ties are that Mcbride will win his fight, |
but if he should oppose Gov. Mcbride,
the probabilities are equally strong
that Mcbride will lose his fight, which
T11onnc Mr. Wilson in tho nOcifiOT1 nf
being able to dictate his own terms
to the political maneuverers of this
state.
Speaking about the senatorial situa-
tion and remembering what has al
ready been published concerning thet
Wilson-Foster agreement, which was
entered into some four years ago, theI
Tacoma News quotes Senator FosterI
as follows concerning that agree
ment: Look here!" exclaimed the
Tacoma senator, when the subject of
paramount interest in his state was
broached, Il will talk about anything
else, but l have nothing to say about
the senatorial contest The peopIel
out there know all about that, they
know all about that agreement be-
tween Wilson and myself, and they1
don't need any information from me-
No, sir, not even word for your own
personal information. The fight is any
body's at this time; there is no indi-
cation as to who will be elected ~
Ah, no, Senator Foster is not inter
ested in who will win the next fight, |
but he was very much interested in
who would win the last fight He got
his and the senatorial question ceased |
to be of any interest to him, not even
of enough interest to him to stick to
his agreement in a single instance. |
Such men are not only poor politicians,
but are politicians that are soon ripe
and equally soon rotten.
Prior to the last election the Seat |
tie Republican predicted that Con4
gressman Cushman would run ahead
of his ticket, owing to the popularity
he had gained in the last congress,
and likewise owing to the excellent |
speech that he made in the last state |
convention. According to the official
returns Congressman Cushman re-
ceived 1886 votes, Congressman
Jones 59,O95, while Congressman
Humphrey received 58.323. and Judge