The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-07

Mr.. n. J. Maioney. OF New Whatcom,
returned last evening from Grafton, W.
Va, where he has been for some time
actively engaged In securing afiidaviss in
regard TO the character and reputation of
Henry j. Snively. Democratic candidate
for governor. II is to be presumed that
these afhdavits will be sprung upon the
public before tomorrow morning.
As has repeatedly been said. the Posr-
IsrEILisEscEa ssks the people Of Wash
ingtcn TO judge Mr.. Sniveiy, not by any
affidavlts that NAV have been brought
from Grafton, either for him or against
him, but by the admissions he has made TO
the people of Washington through the
press and from the public platform.
Since the Grafton charges against Mr..
SniveIy were tirst published he has equivo-
Gated, shuffied. and contradicted himself
al every turn. He has admitted enough.
however, TO convince every unprecedented
man that he 10 not tit man to be chosen
to fill such position IS that OF governor
of a great state. He Ia. admitted that he
lett West Virginia without settling his
accounts as guardian of the Fallon
orphans. He has admitted that he
applied to his own use the money
which had been paid for their sup
port by the Catholic 4 nights Of America
lie has admitted that for more than six
years be has ignored decree of the court
ordering him TO pay over this money to
its rightfuI possessors within ten days.
These things Mr.. Snively has admitted so
openly that it is folly for anyone 10 now
attempt to deny them.
On other points Mr.. Snively has contra
dicted himself SO plainly that his defense
is no defense at all. He undertook to make
the pub ic believe that he had paid John B.
Fa!ion after his aight from West Virginia.
when. SIS matter of fact, John L.
Fallon received his share of the money
declared further that he would pay each
of the other orphans as she became Of age.
He repeated this solemn promise to the
people of Washington. not only through
the public press, but from the rosirum 81 .
dozen different points in the state, before
had become of age since Mr.. Snively's
sudden departure from Grafton and that
he had no; paid her one penny of the
money due her. When called to. account
on this point Mr.. Saiveiy admitted that
he had known for almost two years that
Miss Fallon was Of age, and trumped up
some other weak excuse for not having
paid her,
Over and over again has he been discov-
cred in attempting to deceive the people Of
Washington. The last time. and this IL
merely Incidental, was when he declared
that a letter addressed TO him bad been
bed in the pos,oflce a: North Yakima for
ten days before delivery. A prompt affidavit
from the postmaster a. North Yakima gave
the lie to this statement, and then Mr.
Snively declared that be had not male il,
although be had made il in the presence
Of hundreds Of people, and every short
hand report taken OF his speech agreed as
20 the exact words Of his statement
Mr.. snively must be judged by what he
has said n the people Of Washington.
what he has written to the press Of Wash
inrton, aimee these charges we're frat pub
lished. Judged by his own admissions.
judged by the affidavits which he has pu.
forward in his ova defense, he is con-
denned. lie should rot Re and wiz not
pc elected governor II this state.