The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-09
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A MAJ WHOLLY tsfff.
The Posv.isTpLLsaEscEkin common
~l,b nlfe-tenths Of the Republican
xoteys 81 the territory fesessis itass-
nanlyg the candidacy d Judge Turner
for the esagFsaslonal nomination q
the haads q the Kllensbgrgh e0nvsn-
ton. ws protest % slse ground q
J,sdgs TurneE's personal sEiaitsaess- his
record a. ; Fellsieai manipulation -
Alabama. his nnEaaliiiarisy sith the
,eoa,s and the needs d the territory
Nj. asl.iiasloa wssh The FailF0A.i-ari,et-
bag fine. his fasolens aifrosstst The ] *
in,a Convention ia The supporters Of tie
..srinespses d genuine Republication
as illustrated n the uttefances Of Mr.
blaine and of his duplicity in The
matter Of the decision 10 the Miller
case
This last named consideration atone
~bise ig,G one 4 a. several grounds !
Of Direction 70 Judge Turner, Is sum /
Glen. 10 illustrate the arrogance du- /
nlieity and eowarti5ce Of hts character I
II has not been forgotten thai, in refid- I
c,sav he decision Of the supreme
eourt ia the Miller appeal, Judge inr-
ues abandoned precedent, propriety
and deeency to insult from the bench (
Mr.. John II. MoGraw Of this county. !
Mr.. MeGraw was characterized as a I
mar whn4s conduct was wanton and {
whose oath was unworthy OF ere'ience. I
This was especially offensive. not 70
Mr.. MeGraw alone but 70 the ihous-
ands Of citizens Of King county who
hold him in high esteem.
No maa it may be said
more faily enjoys the respect OF has
fcllow citizens for all the qualities that
10 20 make up manly character than
John II. MeGraW. IS man and cit Z
lzen the people Of King county have
long known him and have the best
reasons for confidence in him. A. an !
officer. at a time whcn both moral and I
physical courage we're pat upon tfiai, /
they have seen him stand a yeritable /
rock. stcadfast and upright. amid the /
storm Of riot and bloodshed. II was [
this true and manly man that Judge I
Turner went out OF his way to insult /
for zeal in his official duty.
The motive was clear enough. Judge /
Turner was eager for popularity. lie
knew of Mr.. McGraw's record during 4
the Chinese riots here and he reasoned
that he tMcGraw) must therefore be
in disiavor with the turbulent, and as
he vainly imagined. the popular side.
To insult such a man. was in the view
Of Judge Turner. an artfm bid for
political favor with the disorderly
masses who made the trouble here in
February. 1856 How mistaken this
siew j. the people Of King county
we'll know.
II was not long after thiH decision
was rendered till Judge Turn ais- !
covered hts mistake lie found that
Mr. MeGraw. instead Of being as re
supposed. In political disfavor in King
county. was in fact one OF the most
respected and popular man connected
with our local polite. that the rowdy /
element, which he had endeavored TO
flattcr by his abuse OF MeGFaw was a
petty and poweriess handful
In short. that as matter oil
politics his abuse Of McGraw was an
egregious mistake In the meantime
he had resigned the judgeship and
began his active canv ass for the con-
gressinnal nomination and this can
yass he found was sorely embarrassed
hy the attack on Mctiraw
Here the eawardice, duplieIty and
utter unmanlincs~ Of the man hccame
manifest. Lacking the moral courage
70 openly acknowledge his error, he
undertook II correct il by the trick of
eliminating the Offensive matter from
the decision In some manner.
whether by his own hand or by his
direction. We have no means Of know
ing tAs paragraphs referring 70 Actsra'e
afs Vrietea ffou, fSc decision ~ i
staHSs fiei faf gcCoui So ~ easoe II ~
elerl " fhe sspsnts nauft a. Wgmpia
In the record Of the district clerk
IN this city the decision which
came from the supreme court with
the rcmittitur contains the references
20 McGraw ~ delivered from the
bench Thuy Il viii he seen that the
inhalation was accomplished after the 4
decision was llcd, and. in fact, after 4
Turner became a private titiEsn. with .
no more right tn mc,lilc with the
court records than any other citizen Of 4
the territory The nutilation Of this /
decision was In fact a criminal act and 1
punishable as such.
This act stamps Judge Turner as a 4
man utterly unfit for pallic OF private I
couGicncc, II IS, tn fact. entirely IN .
keeping with the practice OF .sirgcr- !
hsrding" ia Alahana, where Turner I
rot hts political training Among Z
people OF morality aud Intelligence I
this as, will bc jalecd dishonerablc te .
the last derres It j. such an act a.
un6t. man for membership ia .
IS,iucRl party 81 dc.,sut motives and 4
methods and Il shoald Felega,e Judge .
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