The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-09

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ne has amused yoar roode0 sud fncroo1ed yoar
eircuiaFson, hsnce tsaa q Ilbs<ty oace Dees -
Npiy. Hh ls1vei hass1mnered down. ask -
sussfaen washes Of nss was fhe eaasinasH =
4 III of eonip s<xasned thxuusA s0Ene hall oeeen
puRspua sach q vhon had hi noetveR second
wAekAer Ne ~ ncked out oe ~ eeatt1s. Lake
hcee Z Easnoeu o. went voluntarily 3use hetore
shas tnsereuEing opornkion, q vAseher - kzeked
out he rg8Atntne dfroc1nR1. nilwo9, ooaoefuc-
non company and al 10 IL arst Sues&aoa
have give my answer hefcrA II Gilman Ae0
eenai1nan n injustice end . mean s4ck - drag
him intp print Ia cor nec<ion With sohwge tAas
no decent man shcuId pahl1sh IN the papeu.
md II he wns ir1endly 20 Mr. Lyon he aho0ld
hare heea doahly careful ct doing 90 II. CAL
man N. willing 70 sncrincs Mr.. Lyon - gala an
aefiifionAl ensmy for me- The same = ~ OF
ths rubbish - writes concerning Ju6so Cal-
kinx The fact thss Gilman empxted his fiaefnxy
ordure upon that gentleman some time agos to
sufficient proof that In claiming that had said
anythfng unfriend1y Of him. he was anxious 10
usc very Old and very mean trick % Gatn an
other enemy for me: IL certainly was not the
outsrowth Of that touching sentiqent 10
feel when ~ try 10 protect frtend from
harm. To the second question have only
10 refer % the correspondence and records relat-
ing b the period inmsdisteiy preceding Mr..
Gfimanis expafriatson from the companies he
Was connected with, and the tessimony Of Gen
ersl Logan and others, al Of which VIII be
brought cuf in regular and exact order In court
very soon. In manner 90 concise and unques-
tiouahle that he can turn over his x. 900 70 me
with perfect conviction thaktt wo earned fairly.
The balance of Gilman's lucubratton really
needs little comment ] was 3.0oo miles away
when Mr.. Gilman received his scoring in court
from Mr. Hill Il VS. ~. understand II, IN ex.
tempore afyair, and vas provoked b. Mr. 0ilnan's
rahid newspapsr attacks upon that gentleman
and Judge Cabins. hence he cannot say did 10
or caused II much = ! appreciate that he de-
served u all A. vise man he would have kept
ont Of fight into which. am told. he was nos
listed On the play bilis Mr.. Gilman next States
that the only thing his associates blamed him
for vas his employment Of mo: % bitterly did
they blame him, that fmmedtately after he re-
signed ca in June 1850. Wa placed in charge OF
ill the property, and % disappointed were they
. month lAter that they teisgraphed me con.
sratulati0ns upon the fact that the only money
which had ever been sent 70 New York from the
earnings, was sent under my administration.
ana following the telegram were letters nom
some Of his former associates stating that nov
that Gilman va ouf. the monied people in New
York commenced showing some confidence in
the property. I win print these lettses with the
insists very much
II IL pathetic 10 note how Gilman clines 70 me
- the only opportunity no has had of OWING to
the public the benefit Of his opinion Of himself.
Aftsr ecsAticaliy stSaining himself b his own
bosom and patting himself on his own back.
he states how honorable. how loyal. how sxsm-
plary man he is; how he scanned his own
past record with his own eyes, and nav nothing
that would not stand the nercest light Of his
own closest scrutiny. Thereafter, shaking him.
self warmly By the hand. he contsmplates with
rapture unspsakable his own magnificent and
lofty character tdsrttng IN occasional glance q
the mfcroscopical nothingness and opacity Of
my charscter), and ends mp In falling dssper.
ately In love with himself. the bliss OF which,
on account Of the total absence Of al rivals. Il
lefe 70 his undisputed enjoyment No wonder
that such q man eaye, sGreat Scott What II
there 70 envy In Mohr7" 'sthat his position nlls
the whole measure Of his own ambition" and
shat he r. jealous or envious Of no man" He
II hight when he says, "Did insanity ana ego.
tism ever % further?' They nevsf did: never
couldi For 70 expect . man to envy another
Who can stand With distended chest and raised
eyes upon lofty pedestal Of his own m aking,
and looking about feel that there u no function
he would care to exercise except that Of
Providence. would indeed b folly. and beg
pardon accordingly. for I envy him
must not forget Judas. term
. figure drawn from ancient Biblical history, In
which his conceit naturally causes him to place
himseIf In the pcsition Of = Messiah; however IL
issn unfortunate smile, because it indicates that
somebody was betrayed. To be betrayed, that
somebody must have been doing something
for which he could be betrayed. He could BE-
betrayed for deed that was intrinsically good
or intrinsically bad. ] can point to many In
stitutions, some Of them famous. especially de-
vised and constructed 10 harbor persona ever
one Of whom, In his own opinion, was bstray-
I'd. and the victim Of outrageous fortuna hope
M Gilman viii withdraw the word, not for my
comfort, but for his own. He betrayed himself;
did not besray him have held the defensive
In Ill this controversy, and only criticised Gil
mans unbfidled malice s9ainst me. II ID not
my intention. now. 70 open fight on Gilman.
I resigned because did not wish TO wade
through the litigation which the executive com.
mittees OF both companies wanted me 70 start
against him, Is much - because / would not
WORK out desperately involved company with.
out the cid which was promised. do not wish
10 cucumber myself with ne0 now any more
than did then Mr.. Gilman can serve out his
own ends, and continue to adore his own char.
actcr, but he must not disturb me.
PAUL y NOM.