Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-10-20
prepared by L. f. RAIDER for Seattle Telegraph


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that OF the first administration of the new
state of Washington. If mention should
be made of all the scandals the outline
would require the use of every letter OF
the alphabet, and their treatment would
make larger volume than the Bible.
Only the more prominent ones will
receive attention for this reason; economy
of space must be considered.
Perhaps the most notorious scandal
was that growing out Of the reelection oil
Senator Squire by the legislature, hence
this will receive attention first and be
designated
Scandal A, or the Senatorial Election.
No one who read the papers carefully
during the second session of the state leg
islature is ignorant of the Nervousness Of
the acts perpetrated by the opposing fac
tons in this infamous struggle for the
senatorship between Squire and Calkins,
the two Republican aspirants. But for
the benefit OF those who are not fully in
formed in regard to the tactics adopted or
who did not keep thoroughly posted at the
time careful and truthful resume OF this
event will be interesting. OF course in
this struggle the two leviathaus OF the
the Sound, Seattle and Tacoma, were
pitted against each other, but it was a
fight within the party, and sanctioned by
the party managers. In it such Republi-
can leaders as J. H. McGraw, E. s.
Meany, M. G. Moore, T. H. Brents, N.
FL. Owings, Harry Clarke, and host of
others figured conspicuously. 1t degen-
Grated into battle in which trickery VS..
trickery, money VS.. money, liquor and
cigars VS.. liquor and cigars, were the
weapons used, and finally almost devel-
oped into free fight. No one who did
not see with his own eyes and hear with
his own ears the various methods adopted
can fully realize the sdisgrace attending
this battle Of Republican leaders. The
observer did not have to remain long in
the office Of the Olympia hotel until he
would be invited to partake OF the many
''good things" provided by the respective
candidates. He would be led to the
Squire saloon, where special barkeeper
would serve him with anything desired
"without money and without price, F." then
be RECALLED with Calkins liquor and cigars
by simply going down narrow hallway
short distance from the Squire saloon.
Now, this may not sound very pleasant
to prohibition readers, but am stating
nothing but facts. If the party whose
leaders countenance such acts cannot be
defeated without resorting to lies to do it
they will remain in control OF affairs for
many years to come "Facts, nothing but
facts" is my motto.
But this was not the only disgusting
method used; money was most potent
factor in this game of statesman (?),
brides being freely offered and many no
doubt accepted. All, such atrocious
crimes, and these in the name Of liberty
and Gree ballot and fair count !"
When Mr.. Metcalfe arouse in the house
on the Goth day of January, 1891, and
said: "Mr. Speaker, hold in my hand
a package containing $500 in money,
which was paid to me by Mr.. Harry
Clarke of Spokane Falls with the under
standing that was to cast my vote for
William H. Calkins for United States
SENATOR" he but voiced the condition of
things that was we'll known to exist.
And this particular instance was no
doubt but a trick of the Squire faction to
ALLEVIATE Calkins men, or at least to afford
those who had been "fixed" an excellent
excuse to desert Calkins Tin other words
to help Justify their action in. the eyes Of
their Calkin constituents, it was but an
index Of many su.h acts OF bribery which
never were divulged by the principals.
Many are no doubt familiar with the
famous, or rather. Infamous, Metcalfe-
Clarke bribery trial before special COM
mittee of the house which occupied more
than three weeks and necessitated trip
to Spokane. The expense OF this investi-
CATION was something enormous, fifty six
witnesses being examined by the COM
mittee. After tedious investigation
which resulted in finding Clarke guilty of
attempting to bride Metcalfe, and the
latter guilty of soliciting and &C.
cepting bride, Metcalfe was merely
censured. But the trick had done
its work long before this, and Squire was
reelected amid the wild huzzas of his
and the bitter excavations of
Calkins' friends. Disgust at the disgrace
full methods used by the supporters of
both aspirants to the senatorship was the
overpowering feeling of all the better
classes OF citizens, both Republicans and
Democrats. Voters OF Washington, what
think you OF repetition of this disgrace
full Republican hippoGrome senatorial
circus? If you think it will bear repeti-
ton, vote the Republican ticket.
was told by one who ought to know
that Senator Squire's actual expenses for
hotel bill, liquor bill, and other incidental
expenses were over s3l 900. This does
not include any purchase money for
votes, which expense OF itself was no
doubt considerable. 1t is we'll known
that Mr.. Squire scattered money freely
all over the state before the election for
la order To SECURE nladrou