The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-15
paox An OLD CORRESPONDENT


sAx FaAscsco. Sept. ish. 1880.
Having some leisure time have con-
eladed to pleasantly employ it in writ
ing 10 the IsTELLi6EScEE oncs more
before leaving for the Sound. which ]
propose doing shortly.
II ID not only pleasan, TO be in . POI
si;ion ~ communicate in . general way
with ones sequaintances. but it is sd-
vsntageous 10 many other ways For
instance. Q writer may. If he choose,
abuse half the community. while the
other half will applaud his self-sacri-
feing efforts 10 serve the public inter.
est. Again. be can insinuate o great
deal, and sag nothing particularly
against Smith. Jones and Brown, with
out their having the slightest oppor,u-
nifty Of replying. Blu. il very rarely
occurs that any writer will so far forget
the dignity of his position as to use the
columns Of the paper for which lac
writes for such q purpose For if he
dolly appreciates his position. he will
use prudence when speaking either Of
friends or enemies, 30 as not to be
nnpleassnily complimentary to the for.
mcr or offensive TO the latter. This re-
quires IN writer . nice sense Of dis :
G. limitation. and there are few of those
who write for the press but what pos
sess 1t. There are exceptions to every
rule. however, and they exist in the
journalistic profession as in all others.
In your issuc Of Saturday, July 10th.
noticed that ! became the subject of
Comment by lady, ~ho. by her own
admission. was aware that | had dis
continued writing for your paper. and.
notwithstanding that knowledge, she
took occasion to picture me 40 sensa-
tional and unreliable writer. In reply
to her will only say that her strict
ures on me were In bad taste, while the
person whom she sought to raise in the
estimation Of her readers was the worst
subject she could possibly select to de-
fend. A man whose smile is pollution,
and whose touch is whitening, 10 any
thing but proper person for one who
claims 10 DO lady to defend. l know
bis Holiness" the Hon. Mayor. l s.
Kslloch, who has by his disgraceful &C.
tons brought odium upon the queen
city OF the COAST know him 30 we'll
tha. decline TO pollute my pen with
so foul subject further.
As have already stated, we vii,
leave San Francisco for an extended
trip through Washington Territory
about the sth. going by the way Of
Portland. We expect 10 cross from
Kslams to Tacoma on foot IL practica.
bic. hoping thereby 10 have an opportu
nifty To hunt and fish, ccming fully
equipped for the sport. After . brieI
stay in Seattle we will visit the agri
cultural portions OF Western Washing,
ton. aud then visit the Skagit mines
expecting TO finish our wanderings early
In November.
Contrary In general expectations
there il no improvement Ia tbs timss
Thousands If msn afe idle and With.
out any means Of support, either FOL
themselves or their families. Bosires
in general IL very poor. and instead o.
tbs cash system Of three or four year.
ago ~ have . credit system which, Il
small dealers. 10 simply ruinoas. Ever
other man you meet il ''broke, J" aud thu
few who have little money gro leav
ing the State. going either to Arizon,
and New Mexico. or TO Oregon and
Washington Territory. The rich ar
getting richer and the poor poorer
Matters have now simmered down 10
question OF the survisal of fhe fittest
sni the "dttest" 10 the man with goot
hank account PoREE.