The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-09-26

shoe pi'tches: that's why Mr.. Strive
wants the office. ''The receiver is as
bad as the thief" He has had his eye
on this Office ever since the bill was
passed, and charge him during the
legislative session with having more
to do with this bill than l. He has
been a candidate ever since. That |
heard in Olympia shortly after the
bill passed the House that he would
be my rival, and that he had stated
he would like to run for the office
now that it was worth something,
ETC., etc. l took the office when it
was comparatively worthless and la
bored as faithfully for the public in
terest before as after this bill passed,
and now that it is an object Of laud
able ambition shall give way to
his greed; that is his argument.
There are some features in this bill
which | never did nor do not now adj
vocate, for these are unnecessary duties
to be performed for which the people
unnecessarily are forced to pay, (and
the repeal Of which l will gladly sane
ton as unjust on the people,, and most
of the increase in this manner accrued
| have always objected to and criticised
these provisions. Hon. w. Byron
Daniels of Vancouver, a member of the
last legislature and personal friend of
Mr.. Strive, knows this to be the fact;
| l,,t TO oh hat ,b,r t,,I,
land let me say that this has been the
deadly weapon that S. has so assidu-
ously and secretly placed at all times
and on all occasions against me for
many months).
Ill health consequent upon too close
attention to the duties of my Office ne
cessitated for me trip away. l left
the Territory about the first of Sep
tember for California. The bill was
introduced in the Council ny Mr. Kuhn
on Oct 6, referred to committee Oct.
s, reported back Oct 10, bctore ] had
returned from CalVornja: the bill
passed the Council on Oct. Is, was re
ported to the House and referred to
committee Oct. II, and reported back
on the 18th, duri0g al Of lchich time /
'cos IL Ka'ama, having returned home
ON the 18th. | left kalama on the
18th at noon, was in Olympia when
the bill formally passed the House on
the following day or day after, and
that I lobbied this bill is untrue. ]
did not definitely know the exact pro
visions of the bill until | obtained a
copy of the same after the bill passed.
! think if the truth is known II. G. S.
III 81 an eve to his candidacy Je'ore the
And now for the other charge. in
| gratitude: it is one of the basest faults
that man is heir to. That | ever owed
Mr.. :. amy debt of gratitude (cxccpt
OF personal friendship prior to this con
troversy), never knew till this dav.
| will not drag IL reciprocal social at
| teati0HS, rs does he Whatever foot
hold | have secured in my profession |
owe not to Mr.. Strive or any other
man, than i'll the hard fought race un-
der many obstacles, in want of money,
OF books, and of friends and assistance.
otherwise struggling unaided and dis
couraged, trusting that God would help
me to attain position by which my aged
parents might at least through me in
their old days pass on to the grave in
peace and comfort, as they deserved
for their ever watchful care over me:
before admission studying late at night
and 10y myself, with the aid of such
books as could borrow from Portland
and through the kindness Of and loan
of books from Hon Elwood Evans of
Olympia, flor whose Kindness and en-
couragement at that time | do not for
get and never shall forget to thank
him. Mr. 5. kindly examined me once
before admission, asking me to define
lar and a "nudum pGchpm,' which
successfully did, and then pronounced
me competent for admittance. Per
haps | should withdraw from this con
test, in gratitude for that reason
And now, when young as | am | have
risen to an Office of trust and distinc- !
ton, should | be sacrificed to his |
greed "
! deny that in 1872 | appealed to
Mr.. Strive to help my father, "who
was being pursued" by the authorities
of Missouri, and deny that he erer ,cas
pursued By these authorities, or any au-
thorities. Space will not now permit
extended discussion of this question,
except to say that my father paid Mr..
STRIVE 600 consultation foo :, ,.a,,,,.l |