Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-31

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Woopfxv1r1z. w. r.. Oct. q, 1854.
Eprxon Posr IsrErxxoxxcxz:
To 1iprove certain misszatements. l
wish 10 say word concerning ". W.
Pefriao. II IL 30 : fact that blood
vii teiI.n be ran certainly claim 70 Do
Of good stock--a great grandson OF one
Who fought through tbs var Of the Rev
nIution on the bodyguard Of General
Lafayette grandson Of an inhuen-
tlal citizen Of Mass achusetts q son OF
liberty loving citizen Of Maine, and
himself enc uho has worn the blue and
risked his life in active service for his
country. It's from no hack Of bravery
or patriotism that he does not lie beside
his brother under the sod on Arlington
Highfs- YET il is claimed that he Is an
alien. This il untrue. for, although he
vss born in New Brunswick, his father
never ceased 20 be citizen Of the Unit
ed States
Since 1866 be has been engaged in
business on or rear Puget Sound. which
has given him knovledge and expert
ence which eminently fit him for Coun-
~ Commissioner. A school teacher, he
has n fair educusion and 10 . good as-
couutant. In his trade as ship carpen-
Ter be il exceptionally skilled. As q
surveyor Of lumber, logger, and lattsrly
40 q farmer. be has become an &C som-
plished wood man, and has been called
upon to lay ous roads and act as road
supervisor. Few feel deeper inter-
est or have done more for the roads
Of the county than hs. He was instru-
mental in opening the Lake Washing
ton aud Toll road. and also the Sanam-
ish River and Newcastle road although
il 10 not true, a. charged, that be has
obtained the expenditure of large sums
of money on the road on which he lives.
4 man Of qaiet force and temperate
habits, he will bring clear brain and
good Judgment to bear upon the county
business. Nothing is known against
his character. He is public spirited.
honest and conscientious. He will not
seek any unfair advantage for himself
or his own neiehborhood. He is GEN.
trally located between Lake Washing
ton and Snoqualmie River, living near
the north end of Squak Lake, section
from which q Commissioner has never
been selected. b. e. KELSEY.
p. San effort is being made to in
jure Mr.. Perrigo by claiming that he
perjurcd himself In say ing native
born in answer to the question IN bis
final proof papers, Are yen native
born or naturaiized citizenP' This is
untrue, for he was born of natsue parents
within the allegiance Of the United
States. and could not have answered
Naturalized."
A prominent citizen acquainted with
all the candidates says: :" consider
Mr.. Perrigo TO be as good man for the
position as any of the Six" n. E. K.
Section 2l73 Of the United States Stat
utes provides in regard to the citizsn-
ship Of persons as follows:
And the children Of persons who are
now or have been citizens of the United
States shall, though born ont of the lin.
its and jurisdiction of the United States
be considered as citizens thereof"
Such person or child is by operation
of law native born citizen of the Unit
ed States, az much so as the child oil
American citizens, born while ON a visit
to Europe, would be a citizen, natip.
born, of the United States.
O. JACOBS.