Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-20
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MOTH YAKIMA, W. T.. AaR. 16, 1885.
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thank ysu for the space accorded
rres few days ago when | desired r
oontradiet falssbood pu. forth by the
Tacoma Ledger. Tue reason | souQh;
your estseBed and widely circulated
medium for this service, vas becHnse
my oSn paper has bat limited eircula.
sIon on tie Scst side, although believe
It is fully - large as The Ledger's csreo-
latloD oEef here. In stating that ths
signal bad "ssssiiea with Its spostate
ylralense the ehaTacter of Mr.. BsriAh
Brown tue editor OF the Lsdger pub-
lished what be knew % be 8 deliberate
falls hood; and when he repeats toe a.
seEtlou be simply doubles his perfdy.
Ahe SI9sa9 Rever In q single line as
sailed 4r. Blown. and she Reutleman 10
my ottics vbo makes up and sends out
tue mali each week, assures me vesy
positively thst be never on any occasion
seat = marked exchange to the Ledger;
cot even II he had ssnt q marked cop,. ,.
this you'd sot have Justified the editor
OF that paper IN stating that he had re
oeived from traitor Adams '.suR-
asssiou" -r reqasss for republication Of
sDfnetAing in the Ledger.
but vnAs | started out to do vas 70
refuts an equally false and malicious
Yarn published = few days ago ry the
Seattle Chr0nGcIe, the gist OF Vhicn IL
sontaInsd IN the following extract from
GhaG pager:
"Imm.dlatelv following the election OF
last fail, It vas understood tnat Rspuo-
lloans would enasavor 20 unssat Adams
from the Yakima land oftics IN pun
ishment for hfs tEeachery. A. he only
mad some two months 10 servs 20 com
plete his -four years. term, p ople in tue
Yakima eonntry readily sign I'd q petit
slon praying that he might re permitted
10 serve out the term. rhs Salia Walla
paper alleges that the petition turned
up IN Washington with new head, aud
sas used as q Recommendation for his
appointment TO ArmstroEg's place. IL
sue stegy - true Il shoal4 cover j. NJ.
Adauss vita essn greates disgrsee than
has attended bis sale OF personal man
hood and political decsDcy for Office.
Oae by one the chickens of demagogy
are coming home TO roost."
This is falsehood. pure and simple.
The position to which refsrenoe 1s here
made vas cirpnlate4a by the leading
Denioersts and Indspendsnt Rspnblf
cans Of this section long after my suc-
oessor had been appointed. Among
those whs circulated IL for signature
we're the Chairman of the Democratic
Central Committee and Hon. j. b.
Keavis, the sDsmecrstio representative
Of this Council distriet. II was for
wsrdsd 20 washipRton by thsse asntls-
men without any change in ita heading,
al they will all testify. Moreover, the
petition prayed for my reappointment
py the new Administration, and not for
my retsntion by tue old. IL anyone
doubts this or thinks for moment that
the ChrsnieLs and its pals may have pos
sibiy varied from their usual habit and
told the truth, Let him address the gen
tlsmen who circulated and forwarded
the pstition.
l freely assent 10 the Chroaiele's CON-
elusion that "If" this story was trae il
should cover me With disgraee; bat be-
inR untrue and being knewn 70 be un-
tine By thoss who have pablished u, |
oonelude that Il should on the other
hand cover with disgrace the ill-bred
EDWARDS who are thus seeking by false
hood 10 ipiare the standing OF one
Shom the3 ere powerlsss 10 insurs n
tlssy usfa eoznps led 4, stick 10 the
ruth. Yours truly, m. ADAMS.