The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-11-03
MORE FALSEHOODS NAILED
The Republicans Make The Host SCuF-
FllOuS Campaign on Record.
mr.. Snlyeiy Receives High Endorse
ments from IHIs Legal BreIh.
rem, Regardless Of Their
Political TenetS.

I
ing statements against Mr.. Sniyely falls
TO the ground, spring another to take liz
place. Believing in the old adage tina,
desperate ends require desperate means,
they frantically grasp at anything to boil
ster up the failing cause Of McGraw.
Knowing that the time before election is
short and that The leader OF the demo-
cratic state ticket cannot get his evidence
together in time to refute their villainous
plot, they charge him with almost every
crime in the category and spread their
calumny far and wide in hopes Of encom-
passing his defeat. Such an utterly vi
cious and degraded campaign has proba-
bly, never been made before by any party
iP the history Of the country, and 1t is
all done to cover the dirty tracks Of their
own leaders. Here is a specimen from
the Seattle Press Times Of Monday:
The frst year Of snively's residence IT,
Yakima was devoted largely to cuItivat-
ing the admiration Of his Credulous ac-
quaintanees with tales illustrative Of his
proves as q lawyer His first partner
was 4 man named Birch, who was sus-
pended from practicing by Judge Turner
for croOkedness. During tie term Of
Bin'h's suspension Snively was threat
ened with proceedings for contempt for
permitting his appearance on the
record In new cases brought by the
firm, which proceeding never survived
the order Of Judge Turner.
This is bold.iaced lie from start to fin-
ish, as the writer, as well as every lawyer
In Yakima, knows full we'll. Mr.. Sniye-
ly's first partner was the Hon William II.
White, Of Seattle. Birch was never his
partner, nor do the records show 4 single
instance 10 which they were associated in
the conduct Of law case. Mr.. Snively
was the paid attorney Of Birch In the dis
bArment proceedings, but that was ALL
Another charge that tho Press- Times
makes is that in the court Of Kittitas
county Mr.. Snively altered an indictment
without warrant, authority or law, while
he was acting as prosecuting attorney.
The truth Of this matter is that r. II.
Rudkin had bis first case 10 court, and
like all young attorneys he was anxious
to win. He procured a copy Of the in.
dictment in the clerks office, and, al
though his client was clearly guilty, the
indictment transcript showed flaw that
left q loophole for escape. With this he
went into court, but lost his case, as the
indictment was good and the error a cler-
ical one and made in transcribing. 1t
was asserted at the time that the indict-
ment had been altered, but Judge Tur-
ner, who was on the bench, gave 1t close
examination and positively asserted that
the instrument could not have been
changed. The charge made by the Press-
Times in this instance is slur on Judge
Turner, for had the alteration been made
by Mr.. sniVelY the court would have
been derelict in duty not to have commit
ted him to Jail.
That Mr.. Snively's Official record here
has been Of high character, the follow
ing resolution drafted and circulated by
Hon. R. X. Nichols, present secretary Of
the republican state central committee.
and signed by the entire bar that was
present, was adopted in open court on
the l6lh day Of December, 1890:
RESOLVED, BY the members OF the bar Of the
superior court OF Yakima county: That a vote
Of thanks be and Is hereby extended to the Hon
II. J. sniVely, prosecuting attorney. Of Yakima
and Kittitas counties, on his retirement from
that position, for the faithful, energetic and
honorable manner In which he has performed
the functions Of his once during the last two
terms Of his full encumbence thereof
desire to heartily endorse the above
resolution. CARROIL B. GRAVES.
In KittitSs county Mr.. sAively's stand
ing was equally high, as is evidenced by
the following resolutions drafted by Aus
tin Mires, a prominent republican attor-
ney, signed by members Of the bar, and
ordered spread on the Journal Of the court
by Judge Graves:
WHRREAs, We belieD It Is to the bench and
The bar Of our country that We a. = people are
indebted for the preservation Of all the InValua-
bic rights and immunities secured to rs By ValoF
on the Geld, or wisdom and patriotism in tbs
halls Of legislation; and
WHEHEAs, A faithful performance Of oflcial
duty BY those who are called to set In the ad-
ministration Of public Justice IL 1t all times
eommendlblC In the highest deErOe, and espec-
ialiy 20 IN these times Of general corporate cor
Fuption. Nov, therefor, be Il