The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-06-22


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LsscoIx. NeA.. June 2l.-<3usernor
Ihayers upon rscafving reqnestfrom
tAe hf1eisA-Amesacan Associna5un q
Bostan. eAaA ~ aas1s1 d sscurinR -
reoaa a. Ninistsr Kean fsum chi.
wroos : lst1er leaakine tAat orRanisa-
tioa shaspay ior atssmpeine to h3scken
~ name a Mr.. Eean.
1he G0vesnur deasnas tAe msnister
warmly and 3 very htssr ID his d.
nunctation oS ths couss a ths asso-
ciatloa.
fhe lsttsr = addrsassd = John Low,
secEseary of IL Bsitiah- Ansxicnn A.
sosiatioa. Bos4en. Gov. Thaysr -
knoslsdsss ths receipt a ~ oommu-
nicaaioa. and qun4es pugsicas a thelr
proeos4 IN which Mr.. Eean ann ~ a.
minfsezstion aEe scored vigorously.
AnOux other things the protest says
that s'tAe appointment il insulting 10
~ national dignity and ahiiisy If the
axty millions of people ccmpsisin9
this great rspuhiic. Tor Il virtually pro.
canlms 70 tie world that of Il a il
sons. 10 the maner horn and Other
wise. there was not 20 he found one 90
well qualified % represent this greatest
American nation in the progressive
state of Chill - this fugitive from TIE
power ot British justice" !"
ASnct7oUa AuD INSULTING sxxfInExrs.
Gov. Thayer in reply says: "why q
document containing such sentiments
should have been nddsossed 20 me il
beyond my comprehension, for GER
tainly have never given any intimatiOn
of entertaining such views and could
not have betisved, before its receipt,
that there were intelligent people max
ing claim to respectability Who would
proclaim such atrOci0us sentiments.
They are Insulting TO every cifisen OF
the republic; they are ahhorrent 20
every sense Of justice and fair plAy !,
they are degrading 10 humanity nnu
are dish0nor 6 the country and /
dsnOunce them and their authors with
unmeasured indignation. They should
Be held up 70 public appreciation.
sKLY-ArroixrkD yrpcn.
Who constituted you and your A.
sOcixtrs Judges Of the motives and &C.
lions Of men? Thank God they are
not responsible 70 such ins0,erably in
solent higot- ~ you and your ass0ci
Ate~ have pfpven yourreives 70 %. l
have known Patrick Egau ever since
he located in the city Ut Lincoln, years
ago. He has always proved himself
an upright. honorable man, . good
citizen in every respect. You can no
more tarnish his reputation with your
vile ISLANDERS than the foul bird o.
night can assaii the eagle. To vent
your rage and your venom at Egan's
appointment you have seised the
weapon. OF defeated. desp,sed and
uhprincipied slandcrer--yen, OF the
vile London fish-wife- you cali
him by opprobsious names, which
fact always furnishes evidence that
the party using them il completely
worsted In support Of bad cause.
EeAN DOES BoNoa TO AMKRicA.
lyon say Mr.. Egan II . political
Arab. say he Il m honorable and
honored American citizen, and take
pleasure In reminding you that he Is
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary Of the great republic
Of the United States 10 the foremost
republic Of South America. You say
he Is . fugitive from The power q
British justice. You mistake: you
should have written British injustice.
You say the conduct Of Patrick Ryan
is now under Investigation by q
special commission Of British judges
as to participation In what
every civilized state brands as
crime against life and property.
Have you 30 soon forgotten how
completely and overwhelmingly Pat
rick Egan shattered one Of the most
dastaYdlv and damning cOnspiracies
% blacken his own name and the good
name of ParneIl that villainy every
copcocted. which exposure sent one
Of the cOnspirators 20 death and left
the others 70 the condemnation Of the
civilized world? The sentiments and
tone Of your protest smack more Of
London Tmss influence and the dark
ages than the entightenment and lib
eral tendencies toward free govern
nicnt Of the nineteenth century.
sRfrfsH RESIDENTS snouLp RxxxnsER.
II doubt not that II you had lived in
those times the rack, the torture and
the inQuisition would have been your
instrumentalIsie for speeding liberal
principles and securing home rule.
You designate yourselves ~ members
os the British American Association.
We are all American people. We are
no ALI and ali people. We respect
Bviions when they respect themselves
and observe the adage Of minding
one. own business Please bear in
mind that you are living In the nine
teenth century under the influence OF
enlightened American civilization. In
the country where freedom has been
proclaimed throughout the land
and TO oil the inhabitants there
Of, where the enjoyment without
dictation from any sonrce. Of political
and religious freedom Is guaranteed TO
all: where = man IL believed 10 be
innocent until proved guilty: where
justice can he relied upon generally 70
ne impartial. although . Chicago cor
oner and Jury spent weeks in trying TO
fasssn the murder Of DY. Cronin upon
Alexander Sullivan rather than in try
ing 70 ascertain who II guilty Of the
awful crime os his taking OF; where .
man Is not bounded and pessecuted be-
cauAe he seeks 70 obtain free speech
and home rule for his native land.
II respectfully advise ron ~ find
some other calling than the circulation
of the protest % which ] have cd
verted. JoHx n. THArKn."
sICKNEss IN SOnNsrOwN.
su4ersng % Aeesust ~ 0eoe-Tho
Wasvess 81 The Doo1.
JoHssross. June 2i.--A species Of
hives has broken ont among the peo-
pie here. The ailraent sesms con-
taeions. On account Of hot weather
today the suffering il intense