Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-06
LEDGER RAAsEzeoDs CORRECTED
SIGNAL OEyIcK, North Yakima,
August I, 1886.

EDITOR fo1T-kNTkz1I08NCKR.
Several weeks since the Tacoma Ledger
published a statement to the effect that
Is had received q marked copy Of the
Signal containing an abusive attack on
As. Bsriak BFown, and THAI IL had also
received from me q request that the
Ledger fepubiiah this abusive article
against Mr.. Brown. The Ledgsr's arsi.
ole sent On TO draw ito conclusion from
the above premises, which WAS that, be
ing traitor" 10 the Republican party,
waa now q full-aedaed Democras, and
was presnming 70 run the latter party
fhe Lsdrr went still further. and stated
shst my request had been Indignantly
fsfussdi
As 1 had never published q word or a
line In opposition TO Mr.. Brown, and
had never sent marked copy OF my
payer 20 the Ledger. and had never re-
quosted the Ledger 10 republish anything
whatever, and ss the Ledgsr's statement
vas, i'm short. a ciean-cuI, malioisus lie,
made from whole cioth by its editor,
wrote him a calling attention 10 his false
statement, and requested bim to do ne
she justice 10 make correction. Al
though the editor Of the Ledger has bad
my letter before aim for sa.ns time, he
has uos had she honesty, the justice or
the nanlins8s 20 even refer 20 ii through
his paper. This Ia jast such conduct as
would naturally expect from seovardiy
cur who was bSoaRnt ont from the Eat
10 do the dirty work OF land grabbing,
town booming corporation, sni am
Mt, therefore, surprised. There l.,
however, an underlying pnrpose IN ID Q
one ef the LedQeris numerous falsehcoca
eoncrfning me which has some public
Significance, and which DEF m IL Q duty
10 mention. The ind spendent, anti
monopoly Republicans uaited With the
Democrats last fall In hurlirg che rail-
road eompany's tools from pslisiosl
power In this Territory. In order 10
regain their footing these howline out
Oasis are Just nov making Tremendous
effort to STR no feeling Of jealousy
and hostility betseen the original sup
porters Of the Democratic party and
tnose Who assisted thsm last fall IN the
election Of their talented candidate for
Congress. Any one who may take tse
tronble 10 look through the old, veil
known, brass enllared railroad ergAns
Of she Territory will hass ne tronsle In
OBSERVING that this ie the card they are
now playing. They are making much
over the fact that have r4csivsd an
official appointmoat willis some Deme-
cratic aspirants nave not bean saoeassfui
u sacuring positions desired. | think
The Attempt Of the organs 10 create
sahism by parading thess faess will en-.
sIreiy fail, a. 10 certainly sheuld. Il 10
well ksown thaa the failure Of Hon. Jo-
ssph Kahn 10 receive the Coiieetorship
at Part Towsaend wss owing 10 no iack
OF effort on the part Of Mr.. Voorhees,;
and while Mr.. Kahn, and perhaps ail OF
the original Democrats, are Of toe opsn-
ion that she Qalleeiarship (being an
ofiise Of political Importance should
have bean given 10 q Dcnocras, all will
eenosde that no one In this Territory 10
20 blame for the appointment Of youpR
Mr.. beecher. A. 70 my own appoins-
ansns. u is well known that many hnn-
dred Of the leading Democrats sf the
Territory, and especially shose residine
in my own seetian, had united in urging
my name for consideration by the pres
ems administration IN e0zaneetieH With
she puelie land servtca. HANine never
Applied for the position 10 which have
been named. wo1id promptly decline
iis acceptance u ] deemed my eppoirs-
mens unsatisfactory 10 any considerable
na@ber Of rsspecsEhie Democrats: bat
- long as lamenting is conaned 10 the
raiiNpad organs. (the same old gang thas
has keen 90 eehementiy opposed 10 for
fsisuse Of the unearned land grant, i
shall enjoy their disermhtu!s BY holding
fAcs. ]. NJ. ADAMS.