The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-11-06
THE WEEKLY ISTELLiGENCEn
A PERSONAL MATTER.

There have been two elections in
this city this year-one held in July.
and the other IN November. The for
mer election was q municipal affair; the
latter general. In both elections the
two newspapers Of this citT. snd their
publishers. took sctive part. On'ooth
occasions the nominations wera fairly
made. and the campaigns conducted
with spirit. In the case Of the city
election party issues were not drawn
The citizens On nsass, to the number of
a handsome majority, ass embed in
perhaps the largest convention ever
held in Washington Territory. A ticket
was placed 10 the field by a two thirds
vote. and it was supposed at the time
that everything having been conducted
so honorably. and the expression Of
choice being so positive. no opposition
would be encountered. At least no oP-
position was looked for from active
participants in the Convention. who in
all decency were bound to give their
support TO the nominees The INTEL
LIeEScER and its Publishers did this.
The lost and Its publishers did not.
They bolted An opposition ticket was
put in the field, and after an unscru-
pulous advocacy of it by our eontem
porary. was-slaughtered by the people
at the polls. The position of the IN
TELLIGEacER In that contest is yet
vivid in the minds of home readers.
Enough to say that it was. fearless, that
1t was right, and that ii received the
most general and hearty approval. A
little later began the struggle just
ended. The publishers OF the INTEL
LI0EycRR are Republicans. The pub
fishers OF thu Post claim TO be the
same. We all went into the primary.
By the use of arguments and means
not necessary here to name. one OF the
Post men succeeded in getting into the
County Convention and afterwards into
tho Territorial. II any one should
support the ticket nominated 1t was he.
He was supposed to be bound In honor.
and rebound. aud bound over again, to
do this. Unfortunately for him. how.
ever. be had not the honor he was
fooli,hly credited with possessing. tie
aud his psper enjoyed all the benefits
of the Conventions. and gave none in
return. As the city affair, they
psndered 20 the enemy, aud finally
bolied. Iu their endeavor to injurs
their former associates they got down
into the dirt, which they heaved up,
and tried in vain TO soil their more
steadfast and respectable neighbors
The whole transaction was so vile, so
like treason and venaiity. that it sick
ened the community, who, whom occa-
sion offered. spewed them out like
bad mess. The course of the ISTELLI,
aEScEn was quite different. 1t stood
by the nominees. by its friends and
the party, and that its blows were not
of pigmy character and its assistance
net despised. it is unnecessary for us to
assert. The people now understand
the posision of both papers aud their
publishers; the one concern being true
and reliable in every emergency, and
the other pretender. fraud, a wolf
i, iheep's clothing. The conduct of
our contemporary has been reprehcnsi>
bic to the last degree. and that Others
besides ourselves are becoming i'm
pressed with this belief il manifest in
the tones and looks of indignation and
condemnation 10 be heard and seen en-
every hand.