The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-04

Pierre, showed my judgment Was not as fault
NJ. Editor. you win probably accept the evt-
feuee Of brothsr newspaper nee a< 70 Eny stand
ing in south Dakota when dry weather and as
gruuted prohibition supporters OF SIOUX 7 ais
and Huron caused me 70 leave that state re
eeised. upon coming 70 Seattle, number 81
Complimentary notices and win ask yoa 70 be
Kind enough to find s%ace fer three Of them
one published in q pronounced Democratic
payer owned and edited By man with whom
the 4ggaaz had nnoTe than ore tilt Here Is what
this editor said soon after my removal to Seattle:
The RstSeas Is pleased 10 note that John
g.1sseIl Iste editor OF the AppenE.the Prohibition
uemwpafspr published at Aberdeen, who severed
his connection wffh that sheet shortly after the
efit0riaI harness st seattle, Wash. az editor of
the Le1dey. q copy Of which reaehe6 the ReFscn
exchange table. True to his CONVICTIONS
BrgfhsT BusheH has again taken MP his vigorous
pen in behalf Of what be believes 70 Be right
eOas cause, Prohibition ready 20 battle IN De-
half OF his convictions, in the new state On the
Pacific coast While the RsySrc Is not in sceord
sfts Iyrfher ElisIseiI's IDEAS on the correct way
Of bringing about q much needed reform II
takes great pleasure n tesgfyiEg to his worth IS
splendid citizen ana eallD5i@i S ~ sna
IN his new Journalistic yentGTe.-GyGat County
Eersew, Ea5aak. s. d.
Another, a strong Republican editor, Hon.
John II. Drake, gives his opinion OF me as fol-
lows.
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Prohibition paper-TAe LeoEer, OF Seattle, wash,
edited aud managed by our old friend John
Buss1eil- There as here. John hits straight from
the shoulder. May ne suceeed.-Ddkota Ptcacer,
aberdeen, 3 D.
Your paper says was charged with betraying
the principles OF the Prohibition party, and that
g. a result OF ny course the paper suspended. /"
First, alloy me 10 say, Mr.. Editor. that the DIP
PEG Is alive today and doing valiant work Is an
organ Of the labor party, after passing through
the hands of 4 bigot who was so unreasonable,
while It's editor, as to call forth scEthing afti-
Gle in the jamestown Capital published at
JanaestoB, y. D., ard edited BY one OF the most
able writer's Of the state. After review Of the
position taken b. the appeal, warnoek, editor
Of the CGydlol, IN its issue Of March u. $50,
ssys:
The Appeal Itself exhibits the spirit OF bigo;ry
ana burn -at-the-stake intolerance that does
the Cause more harm than thousand times the
Appeal, Ar. Eashefl, noble, honest. conscten-
tioQs nlaE. v no did more than any other man 70
carry the Prohibition clause IL the constitutions
OF both Dakotasy was starved cut OF the country
because be would not compress his soul into the
mustard seed formulated b. the 1fgots who By
assumption and sufesance made themselves the
Gutocrats and ceuseTs oi the Prohibition par =.
Ii looks like sacFiege for such contracted
bigOtry as is now exhibited By the appeal TO
occupy the psace once hoDorcd by the se4i-SzeTi-
teing and magnsninots John Basheu.
sly enemies for /, like better men. have enc
niesl may charge me with egotism for present
ing this Tor publication, bat in justice TO myself
Introduce other evidence than my own state
menis regarding my position during the fight
for constitutional Prohibition In the Dako;as.
Respectfully yours, joins BUsHELL