Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-19
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No full connss1sd stassusnf of -
use o. abose Of Mr. Tibbef<s' proxy q
tds iate o0uyenfi0n having besn uad
hsret0fors. / deem e bus iusf 70 al oon
cefnedr and especially for the informa
tion Of thoee uho we're not present o.
that occasion, that they are puf Ia pos
eessson Of fhe facfs- They are ~ fol
loDH: Mr. Tibb68fs. on ao1uunt Of siek
neee IN his fssujlT. was onabie 70 10
tend, and seut his pr0xy, with inslruo
t10ns 70 v0te for forfeiture, 20 Captain
6so. u. Hill. who IN turn gave ie 70 OK
Governor Ferry, Of the drm of Nc
Nau2ht, Ferry, MeNaught u Mitchell
attorneys " thr n. p. railroad. Ths
initial act u Governor Ferry, sakeE
without The knowiedxe Of the county
deleGaslo1, 0F c0nfer<nos with any onx
of - Enembor1, - tt< participation ID
oau1us 70 escnee the tempoEnry organ
txafton Of the oonsontjou IL The inter
81 of the railroad eompsny. He voted
10 eonventlen Tor the nominee e tai
cauou4 Miles O. Moors, of W4iia walls
and - Chairman Of the Committes on
Credentials. reported IL favor Of she
bogus railroad dsIeeation from Yskim1
county. and voted for the adoption Of
the report, which was carried. and prac-
tieaity o0nsummsted the wrong. He dfl
not girs singl< solitary sot< for any oa<
n me forfeiture candidates befcv< ne COW
seDfSos. bnt did vgts thirty shrse times
t1s whole number Of ballots taken for
Judge Hoyt, candidate accoptable 70
the y8tIFo8d company.
Affsr both the temporary and perma-
nent organizations had fully developed
the strength Of the railroad power and
placed the convention under its control
BY large majority. be apparently be-
o4me indifferent about bis vote-excspE
for DeIeQate-and allowed IL 20 no un-
challenged with that Of the delegation,
well knowing that one vote could make
Ne possible differences under the oiroum-
stances on the main question. Saoh
are the plain facts, and upou them each
enc Is priviIsRod 30 form his own iudg-
ment. have said IN view OF them that
Captain Hill should be held responsible.
now rsafiirm that conviction. He
knesc with whom be was dealing. and
must stand by his acts. And now. Mr.
Editor, pardon me IL for q moment
pat aside these hard. unyielding facts
and take view of the subjeot more
congsnial 70 my mind. fancy Captain
Hill, impelled by the strength Of his
forfeiture convictions and the naQni-
tude OF the question at issue, looking
earnestly aud with anxious solicitude
tor some one worthy to hold that proxy
n the impending conflict, imagine
him p6ering into the very soul OF
1N{~o.A -
the very foundation OF his motives,
and With crucial tests trying 10 deter
mine whether he could b trusted In
such an overshadowing emergency; bus
an exhaustive examination leaves q
trace OF doubt, and he Il instantly re-
leoted. dc then turns 10 my friend
kinnsar, and with the same honest.
earnest questioning intent upon hnding
Ihe right man, he sifts and weiQhs the
plements of his character-not forget
Ting the consistency Of his recori from
Lhe hrst--sut ali 70 no avail he il not
The man taat is wanted-Mr. Han
lord now passes before him. and
he brings TO his exalnination In
'sllectuai acumen and powers of
snalysis not SURPASSED even BY those Of
hat gentleman, aud vet he does not
nnd the qualifications 50 greatly de-
sired. Judge Lewis, Mr.. An irews and
other members Of the delegation, one
BY one, pass before him and are in turn
dismissed ~ wanting In some one of
Ihs essential elements Of reliability.
Even the writer WAS honored with mo
ments thought, 10 be inst antly discard
ID in obedience TO rigorous adhesion
10 his Id sal. He now takes q wide range
smong the hundreds of forfeiture men,
good and true, who are all about him.
and still he finds no one without dis
qualifying flaw. The search continues,
and becomes long, weary and har-
fassiae -notninR like 10 since Ulysses
went In search Of tie golden fleece. or
with his lamp, in quest of aR
honest man. But still impelied by the
supreme importance of the occr sion
and the great responsibility resting
upon him-fearing that this tirm eaftn
upon which We tread, this common
sheater OF human action, may be swept
from beneath our feet IL he fails; and
more than all else TO an honest man. he
had q rspusa atiou ooextensive not only
with our Territory bot our common
at stake for had be not in his
recent wanderinss been an evangelist
Of forfeiture not q whit behind the
greatest. and 30 charged with the sub
jcct that those Who touched the hem OF
ais garment we're enthused He must
not, could not. fail. He persevered
until ut last success crowned his efforts,
and In the fulinsss Of jov aud satisfac.
lion that comes With the realization Of
hope long deferred, and we'll nigh des-
perate. he cried out Eureka! Eureka !!
Fhs,v the man Was found 10 no matter
lt Was the man that Was wanted.
Now. my fellow citizens, shall such
devotion TO q principle 20 unrewarded
fwere base inaratitnde Instead of
The glitterins bautle of his ambition.
let as give him life position. and leave
him free 10 think aud dream Of those
events in the past where conscientious
devotion to ths public veal has won for
the worlds benefsotors statues, monu-
ments and generous human rsco9ni
ton. q. A. WEED.