The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-19
FOOL OR TOOL.

We publish elsewhere communication
from Mr.. Judge. Mr.. Judge has no reason
to complain. The PosT-ISTELLIGE SDEg
has not denounced theosophy, nor de-
nounced theosophists; it has simply told
the exact truth concerning Madame
Blavatsky. All that we have said concern
ing this dead adventures was published
in the New York Sun several years before
her death, and no answer beyond an inn
pudent, dogmatic denial, unsupported by
any respectable testimony, ever appeared.
The Sun republished the Blavatsky cor
respondence from the Madras newspapers;
published the facts of her exposure
by the London Psychic Society, and
the fact that the Indian police had
obliged her to leave India. The
Sun also published many months before
the death of Blayatsky her whole history
as a depraved, disreputable adventures in
Paris, Cairo and other cities of the Old
World; the Sun also published full state
ment Of BiavatskY's career in this country,
in Europe, from the pen of Professor
Eliot Coues, Of Washington, D. c.
Madame Blavatsky is dead, but all these
damning facts were published long before
her death, and it is as absurd to say that
Madame Blavatsky is dead and cannot no
tice your attack" as it would be to say that
Benedict Arnold is dead and cannot answer
aspersions upon his good name. We do
not condemn theosophy nor impeach the
sincerity of theosophists, but we do not
believe that the name Of Madame Blavat-
sky, who was an arrant fraud all her days,
riding theosophy for her own purposes
Just as any other quack attempts to ride
philosophy, religion or science, is calcu-
lated to commend Mr.. Judge to respectful
consideration as its exponent. He came
here heralded as cher intimate friend and
favorite pupil" and he cannot complain if
this advertisement tends to bring him nto
contempt and distrust with those who
know the facts concerning the career of
Madame Blavat.ky as a lifelong charlatan
and fraud, which is the picture we find of
her printed in the last number of s'The
Quarterly Register of Current History"
an entirely respectable and responsible
publication.
On question of historical accuracy as
to either persons, measures or events the
New York Sun is excellent authority.
none better in the press of America The
Suns conclusions may sometimes be i'm.
peached, but it is palnstaking, critical and
conscientious when it makes any state
ments and vouches for them as facts.
Theosophy as system of speculative
philosophy can only suffer in public
estimation when such a creature a. Bla-
vatsky is quoted as the High PIiestess of
this faith. Christianity rests on Christ's
life, not simply on his teachings; and
theosophy cannot but suffer, If Nine.
Blavatsky continues, with her infamous
life. to be quoted as the founder and oracle
OF this faith, and if Mr.. Judge was "her
intimate friend and favorite pupil" it GER
tainly does not help him to public esteem or
confidence, for his mistress in philosophy
was an arrant fraud; he was either there
fore her egregious dupe or her intelligent
tool; and whether he was her fool or her
tool he does not provoke respect.
The writer was present on one occasion
at Chittenden, VI. in the winter Of
lS7+-75. when Blavatsky and Olcost were
writingup that stupendous spirit mater
ializaton" humbug for the New York
Graphic. BlavatsSy was then posturins
as "Circassian lady Of noble origin" and
she and Olcott were rated By intelligent
visitors as belonging to class of intel
lectual frauds who generally hunt in
couples. Whether Olcott was not mix
ture of dupe and tool We a re not altogether
certain. but that Blavatsky was brilliant
impostor We have not the slightest doubt;
nor has anybody who has watched her
career and become familiar with the facts
OF her disreputable career. With theo-
sophy in the abstract. or with its respect
able, sincere disciples. We have no quarrel,
but theosophy cannot more than any other
faith afford TO carry the load of Blavatskv
as its original oracle and historical high
priest.