The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-24
CAMPBELL REPLIES TO BENNErr.
The Judge Has Been Attacked Through
Personal Malice Of the Boss.

The Judge Has Been Attacked Through
Personal Malice Of the Boss.
TACOMA, Sept. 23.-[Special.] -Only q
few days ago the weakness of the Nelson
Bennett Mugwumps was shown by the
fact that the Democrats refused to listen
to proposition made by the little Mug
wump band to hold the Democratic county
convention before the date set for the Re-
publican convention. At this proposed
early convention the Democrats were to
indorse the bar nomination for superior
judge. in order that the aforesaid Mug
wumps might have pretext to bolt any
other nomination that might be made by
the Republican convention. This was an
attempt to sidetrack Judge Campbell.
The Democrats spurned the Mugwump
proposals and the Ledger forthwith began
to assail Judge Campbell. Republican and
Democratic lawyers alike indorse Judge
Campbell and In tonight's Nems he re-
plies to Mr.. Benefits attack as follows:
Will you kindly allow me space in your paper
to answer the vile and slanderous attack upon
my official conduct contained in the editorial
columns Of the Ledger OF yesterday and today
1t 10 seldom have felt called upon to answer
political falsehoods contained in that sheet but
when my official character 10 so wantonly and
Indignantly assailed, feel called upon to de-
fend myself against such falsehood ana SANDER
desire to brand as false and malignant the
charge that have ever adjourned my court to
attend any political convention. It IL also
false that l have visited any precinct in
this county, either IN my own interest as a
candidate or in the interest of any other can
didate. or that l have talked with any
person therein upon the subject: 1t is also false
that have relatives in The county employ who
are dependent upon my success, for it is a WE'LL
known fact that the only person in or about
court who received his appointment from me is
my court crier. Mr. Nelson, who is in no way re.
lated to me; and il is also a well-known fact
that under the rules OF this court all the other
officers are either selected by the sheriff or ap-
pointed and discharged by Judge Allyn, presid.
ing judge All these facts are as we'll known to
Mr.. Bennett and the Ledger as they are TO the
court itself. Again, / challenge Mr.. Bennett
through the columns of his personal organ. the
Ledger. to produce q reputable attorney
of this bar who will assert that l have
in any way neglected the duties OF
my Office or failed to honestly and faithfully ad-
minister justice in any case before me. fur
Their challenge him to produce aud publish in
his paper the names OF business men who assert
that their business has been DELAYED and de.
moraliZed by my neglect Mr. Bennett must
either do this or retract what he has asserted SO
boldly in his paper, for do not feel justified in
submitting my official conduct TO such SANDER
without satisfying the people of this county
that such assertions are wholly and absolutely
false in every particular.
The Ledger has for the past eight years ner
| sistently and Indignantly assailed me throuyb
its columns without any reason or a sembiance
oi justification; and while many of the citizens
OF this county know that such is the case thara
arc many who have become residents of Tacom.
and Pierce county lately who do not know of its
malignant course. Why a newspaper. which
possesses spark OF decent Journalism or pre-
| tends to be homes, in its assertions. should de-
scend to such deception and falsehood is very
| hard Tor one to comprehend, yet such II tha
course Of the Ledger, and do not hesitate tn as
sert that the Ledger does regarding nv Off
| eisi character and desire to make IL plain 10
| the people OF this county that such is ths casa
| MI Bennett owns and coatro.s a news
| paper and he must be honest, truthful
anu consistent in is conduct in order that IL
may be regarded as speaking through its col.
| umns the wishes and sentiments of the people
OF this county. unless he wishes ii subjected to
| TIE contempt isat dishonest iourr aiism ALWAYS
receives through honest and just public sen,i-
| ment The ledger also says in its article of yes.
| terday that was q candidate at the meeting of
| 'he oa- and that AZ no time received a resrect-
| able minority OF the votes of the bar Thi.
also brand 80 untrue, as Was not a cand date
| st the meeting and distinctly refused Ia be one
as believed then, and now. thst il woaia be un.
| wise and dangerous precedent 10 allow ,ueh
| meetngs 10 select judges. for the reason tina,
| Judge 50 selected would feel hound Ia
obey tue wishes of those selecting him regard
| less Of the Interests of tbs taxpsyer. of tha
/ county. aud ne wogid OF course owe his off,e,.l
existence 20 them and not TO tue people TINS
| taxing iais selection out OF the hand. ri TIA
| pS"pls, snn would only leave 20 the people the
s'iapAs duty Q! voting for such selections " hieh