The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-15


A 'funnygraph" has been going TIE
rounds Of the press. In which son Is
made to inquire Of his father, What IL
fairlss!aded man Z" and his sire replies.
"a man who thinks as we do" This
would rot have been 80 generally copied
nor 50 generally enjoyed except because 1t
Is recognized as an eplgramatie statement
Of recognized truth.
And ali who reflect upon it must be Inn
pressed when they consider how rare is
this quality Of actual fairmindeduess. This
quality Is not merely an honest disposition
20 be right and decade righse0nsly but this
disposition must be coupled With a capac-
sty for looking At all sides Of a question dis
passionaiely and OF deciding without bias.
Feg instance. there are certain tenets OF
each denomination Of processing Chris
sians which, to the members Of those de-
nominations respectively. sprear TO he
perfectly sustained oy the Scriptures. To
the believers ia any enc of these tenets il
appears that 10 faiFminded man can care
fully study the Inspired volumes and ar
rive at a different. conclusion. But con-
corning aay one Of The tenets diSsinctsvely
held By any one denomination snere are
probably mere protesting Christians WHO
dist<lisye than Of those who believe in IL
Ia rs>sstics toe same conditions are OBJ
seryaae, The great electoral contest Of
l>s6-j3 was goo3 illustration. Tuden and
HAYES each received something over toar
million v0seS The EseetorAl Commission
wss constituted trem justices Of tAe "a.
pFeas court United states senators and
representative. all men ~ TIE very hlghexG
standing trained to investigate ths rales "
sveasaee, and here. IL anywhere. IL was
supposed thst an unbiased Judgment
might he looked for. Rat thsy divided
strictly cn party lines, esghs Republicans
vetesl one wav aud seven Democrats she
otaet. Ana q tae mere than esgat millon
ypts5s there we're psohaely not ere lh0a-
saad haE sustained enc eight or the seven
according ~ parry affiliations
Ia MoatSoa 81 re pgessat uaae, there
are goS Acting saAssis % majority Ia tie
legislature. II there ee ln en thAs sssss
cue Republican, waa shiaks tsAt ne Dsga-
eeFass are Fisas Ia their eoatenuen. or ons
Democrat who approves The Republican
elsssas, the fact las aot been reported. oT
~ least 30 Rspae lean o. nssecgai ia,
ever Ats ewn signature Avo~ea the fast
gustres. senators, & rgy aasa. BANKERS, rler.
rAaass and all ether eRAsses Judge tAls
question al Fsxht aud wr0ng ssEactSy 81.
cssralHe - PARTY pgeaeliessenA
NV, there are certainly rules e losse.
~ wAtcA. sSvsn = ssas~ q facts Ard The ias
agplleahie &C. those tacsS. aaeErsaK conela.
saoas can ~ rsacsed. saeh BEING tse case
frVna TIE facts and tie lAw AVa.seAais
tasseso, ~ urea sarAkse q sOana rsAsos'
sas sAe1sa arrive a. he s2ass coaesGsAon-
psoxai@s tasy ae EzisnasaaSd
Il felae~s tAsa aboas oa@-AAlf & fAs
a@egss & tas Iaf2aa States IN sS7s. ere
BAL u ne Feegse q Maal@nA 81 sAa pre-.
svat ssnas, an a large rf0poSsaen * PRO
fssssas CHRISTIANS ArN sytAeT sneapsk.e d
eoggees rvNs0Eies - se scs tasrmzn.se4
1eks srre Efeas aaaaess * peag are II.
espaase X ssyrezs svAseaSag svSsy esrssal
ol3ssFeS masa lave ssCeass S0nvsaee4. aai