Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-27


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"a fs,,s~inx intersssixg ccrrespond-
=. Z rseesvins rzssh pubiisity from
Z. .-.ue q tie eountry. Tbs FIRST
-, ~. written fe~ days AFTER The
ssss csss-ss ROT Ia seattle 10 eitizen
= shss city By a frieDd and cosespeud-
sat n Nev Terk ciss;
~~w Yonx. Feb. II. 1855 --Frsend G. /:
80 Yos aeetn % have some oyn-
ssaesahls szsstsnaess 10 resstis sne
Tzoorz. Tns newspaper sceo1nfs Of
f%,s4xs fyo1biss. martial law, sts-s
t~~s not served 70 elevate tbs general
~Ssrs1ssy Of tee people 10 your section
= a. sssirasfsea Of tbe eesersi pubiie
s s a. Esst. Ths prevailing opinien
.-.rss :, be- that csmmsusty that has
- sbe t1ofsl fsres aud discrimination
= enfarcs tbs Lava Of tbs couDtrs
s,.or, themselves. ard who rnanifess
: a,s.ss.tson 10 ignoYs solemniy ma5e
s,.<tsss with other countries. are nos
- Isud OF peapis 10 be admiftsd 10
- ssrss<sgnsg Of States Tha sam
- aasxaits upon and expuizion Of
- chi. ess do not seem 10 s1es =
- IIi1h degree Of civil zssIon or rs-
-. for law and order. but ssvors
- IL border rolf snism thsn Of q
.rssisssln conmanas. II snsn4fse
frarn tgnorsnss, rom and commanisea.
~ssa., sseans istassrsncs. dea1ly oppe-
ssesoa and stslfa against everything
sAzt 4 rot In hArm5by With the ilkes
snd d.ssiEss OF psoris whose motto is
80 81 rain. I behave that the class
N tssrle who dsiy the laws In your
s.atigs are The sasuo that are RensF,
lis f.posnipaled hosdiums. and
nj b. foand Ia the lower order Of
fofsieEsse.
Do hs9s thai zee Government viii
uanish ssth the greatest severity ail sis
jssdsss Of tns fi1ts az@iast any class Of
reoc.s. black, Cnsaese or others. II is
I great mjsry 90 any locality where
sssA ihiaes can ba aiiowed to get the
upesf hand TO sueh an extens ns 10 be
essrpelsed undar martial Law, add,
rkst h nero haniliatinR. 10 fad thai
tksy must call upon the Gsvefnnent
iof assistance 70 protect them from the
y!ossne OF ths eontrpllinR elsmeat.
Very truly yours. b.
Whsn the street railway sroables In
Nee York occurred. Tho seattle mans
feelings wers 10 outraged By ths rs-
rortsd snrbnlence shst he nj once
srols bis correspondent shs following
lssssri
sxarrra, Wash, March 6. 1885,
Friend b.: | ana shocked beyond mes-
s1fs Et the saenea OF tuTbnlenoe, vio-
daring tie past fes days. " The news
fap<f accounts Of the street car
lrDubles, the Hiliun Of the streets With
hosling .nnb, the vyerturniDg of cara.
its destruction Of property, the firing
81 kGirAbaiz sDa Inc assault upon tbs
polise /" have mel served 20 elevate the
general charaster OF the people Of yonr
ssctlon 10 the estimation of the general
prblic In thse West. The prevailing
opihlon seems 10 ba that q community
HAT has nut the moral fofos aud deter
uisstian TO enforcs tbs laws Of the
esnnffy among themselves. and who
manifest n disposition te ignore sol
snniyr anssted stz,ntes aud the com
monest prineipses 81 good ordsr and
god eitizanship. ass not the kind OF
peopier that shonid enjoy tho pYivi
tfes Of silt government. The sum.
sary aeaanss aponn the poilcs who
ssfe praterslng the property Of sthers.
ne firing of hriekbsts Rpd the general
hxlessnass and disorder, - do not seem
10 skow u very hish degree Of civilixa-
nan OF reapees for law and order, bot
sAsofs niefa af hostieF ruth anism than
IN Christian community" II no
3aubt enanatss from Ignorance. RUN
knd communism. which means intossr-
anee. desd diy opposition and strife
ksAinst everything taas IL not in bar
hgsy With the likes and disIikes OF
Pseyla whose motto IL rule or rain"
haze little dussht "that the class Of
1eepls who defy the lass 10 your SEQ
tpr ere the same that are generally
6<anminalsd hnodiums.' and wilt be
t1aud 10 be the lower order OF foreign.
| "a | do heps that the Government
| WI panish With the greatest seserlty
| N TIE leaders In the riots against any
| :ias Of peoplo or property. 10 II a
1 sftsf injury 10 any locality where such
] itinxs can be allowed to get the upper
sznd 10 sneh an extent - 10 be eom-
ssilsd to call eas 800 policemen 10
NJ 10 snforce the eommoDest rieht~-a
j fxhs given by solemn charter. aud,
-shst ls more hn@iliating. % aud
1 tty must eali upon brigade Of
cilisiA b be in readiness Ito protect
* eeH fvsm the violence Of the eonsroll-
3 ~ elemsns.n
i What makes these things seem worse
, Tn hisher uivlllAatian OF the far
tsei IS tts tsmpoxiEiaR manner Ia
s>sch yosf authorities treat the mob.
hcas snp. FioF sisaom and virtue sach
ssasneni seema ins xplisAhie. We do
N'ngs 50 differently. fon may remem
Mshat ve bad listle riot IN Seattle
hse OF four weeks ago. The good
nNsns pt1mpsiy turned oat tD qasll u
- enforce the orders Of the court.
iss very CASA oues of the rioters who
FssHltsd The guards were summarily
sait With. aud after that. had . single
hass been thrown. like The unsay thrown
Nev York. the winehesters would
~ nsen psmpcd dry and the rioters
EsihilAtaa.
iGf 10 6sSare You that we OF THIS
- bear "A no I'll s.ll because OF tue
- 81 gSoj order among yca and the
Nesal Generalization iato which your
mnanilies have fslier. Ga the coii-
~. feu have our hearty sympathy In
~ tG.estons. and We earnestly hope
nAy infuse some af the visoF Of the
- West into your administration q
ava fer the preservation Of the
80 Very truly yonrs. q.
F1-on account es tho general law
ess aud disorder in the eity OF New
Nfefal Of enF capitalists seriously
mgsass The withdrawal ef thsir
asas fFoaa thai city. q.