Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-11
DAILY pOST.INTtLLIeEhcER


Tha clnAscls OF Avrl 1osb, 10 refer
ttnV % an shs.luts and positive ee1i-
made by she Po<f ISTELlISEscIts 70 70
charges Of TIE DAG before. deiihefSis''
sssks 10 avoid The questisn 81 issas
Tia original charge. although strnesha
ambieuou. 10 form, vas sSidsdtiT cal
salased TO lead fhs pahiie 70 bills -
that the PsNT ScEs hid iASe'
the POSITION oocupisd By il 90 The Tor
feiture QUESTION IN consideration o
noDsy paid TO 1t for 80 dotns- int
she Posr .IsrKrLtsEScEA stated, vas az
solutsly AMI malisiOasiy false inA'sss
af either acknowledging ihas % ha'
made false statement, or s7E'Fs'rsips
cha, statement b. proofs, the Chroass.'
r,iternie~ Statements which II "'ad'
.ou. months asa, bat absolutely faisec
10 substsnliate at that time. alihoae'
thsy we're pronapsly denied by the Fosr'
TxrxuIisEHrEA- TIE Chreaicls Maya;
We desire 20 specifically, absolutely
and v!ahout ans reservation ehafRt
frat the paper received coin OF TO-
Tai,ed saa,Sa-e0iu redeemAbie, coz
trovertibie Anc q legal tsuder-fof tnt
sse Of its erlamna IN the advocacy o.
fIhariey Voorhees, and the Ind grant
forfeiture nttend NJ bis canvass. i
there anything A;ob,e10us about th-I'
Certainly. There is something am
kasnous. Csc Of its coluInHsi MAY
raean either or both - tEo seihRs. II
the cArunfele means that the Poer-ls
rrLLVoEscrn received na1nsy frous eiihs
Mr.. Vocahees or ANY one sIse 10 eoDsid-
Grafton Of which II took the position u
did during the last campaign " y
means that any editorial WORK done by
the Posr-IsrELLHsKEcEA darspR thai
campaign via done for paJi II u means
that any editorial or osEef article pur'
sorting to express the OPINION OF TIE
psper was written or inserted for pay
ths staten est IL af absolutely and ma
liciously false as the one originally
made. II, ON the ether hand, tbs ChroH
tel< means that tho PosT ISTElLI0ESoER
inserted cards or Htatsmsnts from san
dIdates or from other persons 10 tbs In
taFest OF candidates, purportinR 10 he
sueh, and that it charged fer them al
the reguIar rates fer suoh matter, The
statement Ia true, and never has been
denied. We charged Mr.. VooE ee~'
friends for the insertion Of such cards,
precisely a. We did those Of any otb' r
eAndidass. All, Irrespective of pol
tios, we're on tie same footing in
that particular. Judge Burke wrcts
10 defense af Mr.. voorhees, two CON
munIcaticns, 10 both Of which his na6e
vas signed irl full. For the insertion of
these regular rates we're charged. An
other statement, prepared by the Dsn'
ooratic COMMITTEES, or by some QUE ouI-
aide Of this office acting for then. ives
Inserted and charged for 10 precisely
the same way. IL did not paFpert to be
al expression of the oplaion Of this pa
per. and vAs referred 10 sditorialIy In
ths issue 10 which u was rms rted. a.
F" documentary evidences presented In
this papef." Whether or no, the CAror-
iels has the ieceip. for The money paid
for the insertion OF these. We do not
know and do not care The ani .unt
paid and rsceiptsd tor vas precisely
vhst orr published advertising rates
cali for, and what would be collected
from any eitiasn for thu Insertion Of a
sipsilRr communication. Nothing chat
ever vas received by or promised 10 tia
PosF lsTEIII0EsoKH in consideration %
its suppors Of Mr. VOORHEES,. Any ktAto-
nsnt TO the contrary ia u lie
Further tho Chnosicls aays:
Nov, Il is not st all unusual Tor est
disia,es 30 eontrihuie 81 she snsptirt II
newspapers who vaice their elaiuR iis
deed. II 10 quite the cusi@m. hut II !,
not neuAl far newspapers 10 make mon
ey condition Of tllr.r support Of party
and prinalpietl. IL will be
difficult for ttle Posr lSrKLIIunNotR in
The liRht VI lis record Ia t1see matters,
20 convince the populace Of either lis
honesty OF sincerity"
Whether the eastom referred 10 IL Of
b nos at all unusaal," the Posr IsrKL.
LItlsEcKA does nos pretend ~ say. For
itself, the Posr fNTKLLioKxoER doesI not,
never did, aud d0ss not Intend 10
make Eaonsy . eanaition Of their sup.
port 81 party and principle" Ii 10
therefore no. At ali difficult for Il TO
eanvince the EopulaSaS," ETC.. etc.
The Clroaiels has. bY aecepsisG car
Interpretation Of It's original statement.
charged that the Poa.-IxIKLLloascm
took lie position on the forfeiture aues.
ton Ia consideration Of naoDey paid by
socse perssa or peFsoBs. whose identity
10 not even iniimased. After cur posl,
tive denial Of this. TIE eAyOs,els rsfass 9
10 rotraot ita statement, and cannot
sroduce the prcef. sAioh does not .xist,
Az 70 the reliability or tEustwatthinss~
Of = paper vhich resorts 10 .ueh seaf.
rilioas and m',liciou, methods. We leave
thu nnhfia ao iudaA