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sitv enterprise there are "a or ~ mt
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if such forces do not exist tEeD there
are certainly occasional svmDrons
that are mis!ealiur. 10 doTbt ths
publishers of that paua- would vala-
menfIy DENY that tIcv ever felt in
the slightest degree unfrieully to
ward q university at Port Townsend.
under the auspices Of the ". L.
Church-hut their conduct has nos
ALWAYS been in bormoDv Will, er.I
denial When every nerve was beiDa
strained last spring to raise the boaus
that had hoa,, oont,.sotol F,- a..
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judgment an assertion that the thing
was impossible; it also gave as the
result Of alleged wholesale inter
views with our citizens, The state
ment that they didn't particularly
care whether they got the institution
OF not. \ fine picture Of the lack OF
enterprising spirit among our people i
to send abroad! When THE AReUs
proceeded TO denounce such pub, Ca
tions as those of an enemy 10 the
best interests Of the town. our cou-
temporary "hauled in its horns,n so
to speak-and, later on, when the
bonus had been triumphantly pledged
in more than full measure, it pro-
fessed satisfaction. Now, as the mat
ter approaches another crisis, that
paper comes to the front with another
douche OF cold water, as follows:
I" The Port Townsend people have
apparently py lost their interest IN this
nronarfy ownor %. 81 81 I9.aliS r',,lGeL u li!e
scribed to the bonus saving tbSv vii
have nothing more to do with it."
The foregoing quotation. which is
evidently from MIR. O'Buen's pen, net
only represents the most unworthy,
moss-growD. unprogressive sentiment
in the town, but is simply wad of
ammunition for the Tacoma scbeners
20 clip out and send to the Bishons
who are soon to vote upon the sub
Ject. The real status of the case Is
about this: The local members of
the conference commission stand i,vo
for Port Townsend and two for Ia.
coma. Bishop Fowler is known TO
favor Tacoma, and to be ready to do
anything possible to locate there.
blshop foss, Who had been imposed
upon by Reys. Deyore and LeSourd,
was lnduced to recall his vote cast
Tor iacoma, and to visit the Sound
IN person. In that visit, though he
reached no other point than Tacoma
itself, his eyes We're opened SO clearly
to the trickery, land-scheming plans,
and deception of Tacoma real estate
boomers and Tacoma members of the
commission, that it is morally certain
that he will either vote to proceed at
Townsend without further ado, or
else vote TO give US the disinterested
arbitration that our people are de-
manding. Bishop Warren, the third
member ot the commission from the
eplsccpacy, who probably holds the
casting vote for the whole matter, is,
SO far as we know, entirely untram-
meled-and upon his fair.minded
action Port Townsend must rest her
hope of securing JUSTICE. We have
won our fight lone since IF Wa "a,
but secure reasonably fair treatment
in this present crisis. These Bishops
have been requested bv the local
members of the commission to meet
together personally at such place and
at the earliest time as will suit their
convenience. The Rev. J. N Deni-
son is chairman of the local commit
tee authorized to confer with them.
and is willing to take the time neces
sary to do so if only his bare travel
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