Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-15
DAILY POST-IhTELLIGENCtR
SEATTLE, Marcis i59h.

SEATTLE, MaTcis i5kh.
EpfToR PosT IsTELLISEscEz
sra. The ridlcuse wties SOC eSs
upor tbs oTsho9rzl2by Of yoEEs es1Fss-
sesondans, " snbAGFit@E, does stis fAstsf
0thsrs froEs snd.JFsssR his ssusiSssfi@-
His language, however coarse, ~ sesrs'-'-
~ more 10 than the spirit OF tia sai'''-
rial to watch he refers.
Prom A business point OF yhiS yeI
NAV be right in bKidlna 80 openly i"f
The Iriah IsasrOaazs,. bat was thsg his
eoure son havs taken on this, ~ on
other unessions. Of attempting =, Size
with the snppoaed mslofl.y ~,
ingsas nna and interest, time viii gfgTs'
''''' ~ ''''' yanrs G. i. D.
The letters written by General tor
don, while bsleAgu,Srsd al hhafs'oto'
denounced the English Government To
the a. On. unmeasunsd terms. Accord
inc 10 the theory applied oy G. j. ~
he. too, must have t4sn bidding op'nly
for Irish support. sir Stafford North
cote, also, and tbs Marquis Of Sails
bury, an we'll as tbs 81. Jaf">s' GaEsfts'
it il 20 be pFesum,sd, are bidding Tor
Irish support. The artistic which haS
30 excited orr friends, IL wiil be se-
nembered. Was nothing more nor its's
than o plain statement OF the aisAss
trous events which have brought dis
grace 10 the English Government with
in ihe past month. So far ~ irtsh
patronage" IL concerned, no References
10 Ireland or the Irish caaEe Was made.
We desire the support Of ali eiassea ~
uaople. bot We do mt expect support TO
be given or withheld on account Df
opinion. II the PosT isTELLIoEshsEi'
has spoken kindly from time to time OF
the efforts made by Parneli and bis 60
laborers for tue ameIioration Of the
condition Of the Irish people, 1t has
been because 10 believe that they are
earnestly and patiently struggling
against wrongs whMh really exist, and
which would be calmly borne By no
people whose condition Was raised in
the sIightess degree above that OF the
Hottentot.
Strange 10 say, there are many PEG
pie, who, like &C. j. NJ, cannot ses in
the opinions or convictions Of others,
anything higher than desire for fnan.
oial gain. anything more noble taan a
wish 10 be on the winning side. Reduce
she world 10 suoh a standard and you
would have no idea above tha dollar.
no aspiration above gold. no hope above
the haps of riches. IL IL a pitifal thing
for men 10 be guided IN their expEes-
sions on current events by hope OF per-
sonal profit or fear Of personal iosf; 1t
10 most pitifuI, for all the people,
when the state OF public sentiment
10 sneh as TO force man to repress the
utterance of thought, or TO belle his
belief In order TO retain the good will
Of others. II betokens e spirit Of in
tolerance which IL radinally wrong. and
which bodies no good TO any one who is
drawn within its baleful influence. G,
]. NJ" however, acospss such to be the
state of affairs in this csuAtry today.
Ii there no honest opinion-nn disin-
tsreetsa belieff
And now. 90. J. NJ, !" you who endorse
ths muFderous sentiments of our for
msr correspondent, and who designate
the editorial Of March l4th "a coarse.
will yon answer few questions Do
you believe that opinion IL never free
Do You believe that no man really
speaks bis convictions because they are
such Do you not think it inielieate,
as well a. COARSE" 10 send anonymous
letters through the mails 7 Are you IN
the habit of endorsing his seniimentR"
whea . man threatens violense end
even murder Will yoa kindly point
out any statement IN the editorial IN
question: which Is not founded IN fact
WIN yoa point out where IL Ia ''toaule''
either in language or in spirit ? Do
you believe that Gordon Recommendations
Of the British government we're prompt
ed by desire for "Irish patronage
Finally. O. ]. NJ, aEsl you not ashamed
OF Yourself