The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-23
He Evades and Quibbles Like a
Cheap Pettifogger.
The Affldavits of His Victims Still
Confront the Grafton Fugitive.
He Says He II the Guardian OF the Fal.
Ion Orphans. Though Hewas Removed
Long AEe-Expesure OF Snively Fills
Democrats With Conformation.

lively scramble today for copies of the PosT-IS-
TELLIG ENcE containing the SniveIv expose.
Before O'Clock every copy in the city had been
bought up ana newsboys were given premium
for copies from that time until a fresh supply
could be secured from Seattle by the Flyer on
its return trip i'll the evening
And who do the people of the state think felt
most keenly and expressed the most regre.f Not
the Democrats, but the Tacomans who are
lighting Seattle aad trying TO defeat its best in-
terests. The Democratic Republicans of Ta-
coma are very sorry because Snively is under
dense cloud. No matter how black his record
may be they are going to fight Seattle AID Grip
pie her if they cam
snively is criticised for not staying in West
virginia and clearing his record OF this blot. He
10 also referred 20 as an impostor.
The effort made by the Nelcs onight 10 white
wash the charges against Sniveiy are considered
very weak and not equal TO the occasion. Tho
Neaps assumes that Snively confessed his sins 10
the Democratic stats committee and was pre-
pairing Tor presentation of the truth by Wash
lngton Republicans. U pom this confession the
editor OF the Meas says he wrote an editorial
defending SDivsly before Snively had Omitted
the truth OF the PosT-ISTELLIGENcERs charges
by telegraph from Spokane. and to cover up his
tracks the editor of the Nelcs says his editorial
whitewashins the enlightenment charges was
stereotyped before Snively's dispatch
ceived- The fact is that until Suively's confess
sion was received both the Necs and Ledger were
working up snively's defense on the theory that
1t w. case OF mistaken identity;
that Snively was not the man, etc. That
was precisely how tho matter stood
when snively's confession of guilt was received.
The Nees' whitewash editorial and snively's
confession both appeared in the first edition of
the Ne;cs, showing both to have been prepared
by the stereotyper for the first edition forms,
which, excepting one page, and that outside of
the Snlyely matter, were unchanged in the Sec
ond edition. Further, in order to nail the lie
more etfectually and show that snively had not
confessed to the state committee. prominent
skagit county gentleman said late tonight that
he had seen Louis X. Church today; that Church
said he was to speak at Stanwood tonight, and
that he did not know what on earth TO do about
the PosrINTELLIGENCERexpo Church is, ne.t
to Henry Drum, the most prominent Depocratic
state committeemsn n, and it appears thu he did
not know anything about Snively's alleged con-
fession. The Ne,ps therefore tried to soften the
blow by stating that Snively had confessed al
ready. The trick was well planned but il did not
contemplate notifying those whom it was
nounced were concerned. that ''Snively had con-
fessed."
The Ledger and all Tacomans who are bent on
crushing Seattle say the Suivey expose Is
boomerang, aud will not thwart their object,
which is 70 down Seattle's best interests and de-
feat McGraw. Before Snively confessed they
denounced the Posr-INTELLIGENcER expose
false. but now they say it will prove OF no avail.
The fight against Seattle continues unabatcd.
The exposure Of Snively's true character serves
only as an incentive TO the enemies OF Seattle TO
roll up bigger majority for him and denonnce
Mr.. McGraw. They propose to reialiats by pub
lishing lies about Mr. McGraw.
Following is Snively's confession and apology.
as printed in the Nears, Nelson Benefits even
ing paper, tonight:
SPOKANE, WASH, Oct 22.-The statement of
the Posi- INTELLl6ENCER is false. Several years
before coming to Washington put some money
in the lumber business in connection with my
father-n-iaw, Luther Martin, who now resides
with me at North Yakima. We did an extern
| sive and prosperous business for a time under
the firm namc of Martin * Sniveiy in manu-
featuring lumber for the European trade and
West India cooperage.
But in developing a new tract of timber land
we were unfortunate III finding after We had
built miles or costly trarnways that the timber
was of an i'll erior character and largely unsal-
able in the European markets and unit to I'LL
| our orders.
In connection with the misfortune came the
rejection of the treaty with Spain by the United
| States senate III 1885, which caused the Spanish
| government to discriminate against the coop
| craze OF the United states BY laying a heavy
| export duty upon sugars shipped from CUBA.
| our chief cooperage market, in hogsheads,
which drove the planters 10 use English SACKS
| as packages instead OF American hogshead6
| This completely ruined us and our PROSPECTS
Some of our friends offered to 60 on our paper
| and did execute paper which 1t was expectsd
would te sufficient to save US, and this paper
| was delivered TO me to use.
hut before usiug 1t | went over the affairs OF
| the firm, and found that the relief would be
| but temporary and that the firm must 30 20 the
| wall and myself with 1t. as had furnished its
| ent re capital and had lent 1t my name and
| credit uureserveGly. Not wishing the friends
| who had offered to help me to suffer, l re-
| turned to them she paper. and the firm and
| myself mad an assignment of all our property,
| Including my home, not exempting my home
stead right even in 1t for the payment OF our
| debts.
| owing 10 my anxiety to pull IL through, almost
| entirely gave up my law business and when
| failure came found myself without means or
| resources and Il wife anu two children TO sup
| port, so that after a consultation with some of
| my friends, among whom was Hon. Thomas l..
Davis. the present Republican nominee for gov
! eruor in the state OF West Virginia. they ad-
| yised me, and ! determined to come West and
| start anew In the practice of my proies sion to
make living for my family and TO do what
| could toward paying my debts. Thus 1t was
| that came to the state Of Washington, and as
| soon as was able brought my family out
AS to the Fallon heirs, am their guardian.
| Their rnoney was loaned upon being received
| by me TO george W. Brown, st whose instance
! became their guardian Part OF the money was
| paid when it became due, aud was loaned TO
| the firm of Martin 81 Anlvely at time when
| had all confidence in the firms success The
| other part was never paid to me, and | hold a
| good note for 1t, which will be paid when tha
| heirs become OF age or NHeu ueuhnu pay
| meat Whsn John Faion, the first heir, be-
| came OF age he was promptly paid. The other
| heirs were not of age when left West Virginia.
I have arranged to pay each and every ono OF
| the heirs as they become OF age. aud this ar
| raugement " hich was made with their attorney
| about year ago, understand is satisfactory.
False statements aud inferenees founded
/ upon this failure have been used against me in
| every election in my county for the past 81 Z
years without any effect except to increase my
| vote among the people who know Iae best
| believe in the truth, ani / have, there
! fore, given you in detail the facts sew
eral weeks ago man Game 10 me ana III
| formed rne that ne had some affidsvits
| charging me with embeZzement which | could
| have for $50 told him thai did not care 10
| make the investment. presume he struck the
| Observation-Disclosures, and as II aud It's friends
| are fond OF the dramatic a la Metcalf in public
| presume he or his contederates found a ready
! buyer i'll theIn. IL. }. SsIVELY.