The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-01
NELSON BENNETT IN 4 FRENZY.
Because the Port Orchard Contract
Went to the LnWeSt giddae

TACOMA, Sept 30.-fSpecial. Nelson Ben
nett's Isdger and the Ntus, whose teIegraphic
franchise ne owns and Oh whose plant he holds
mortgage, today reek with abuse of Senators
Allen and Squire, because Nelson Bennett did
not get the Port Orchard dry dock contract
True, his bid was higher than BarIow's. but he
received the Pierce county printing contract
when his bid was the highest of all. Mr. Bennett
holds senator Allen chiefly responsible for the
award of the contract to Barlow though il was
distinctly stated in the Advertisement calling
for bids that the lowest responsible bidder
would be successful Ii is a coincidence that
Barow's bid is 5000 less than .nnett's: the
Tacoma Herd'ds bid for the county printing
was 5000 less than the Ledqer's but Bennett
thinks trihe like 1900 should 20. be consnd-
cred. senator Allen lies seriously i'll ct Spo-
kane: his daughter is at The point of death at
Washington City: yet Bennett cueses him as he
cursed Josb and Dooiittle en- the night of the
celebrated street brawl The Mus editorials
are scarcely fit for publication. Here 10 a sam.
PIE OF those of the Ledger:
There is rothing but the most Hagrant abuse
OF inc preroysiiye OF the navy department in
THIS decision. There were three bidders whose
fsnres were nearly together, viz: ]. z. NJ
Phillips, Of san Francisco, bi ss75, is0 If sand
stone was used. $i9i. 100 ii granite was used and
:. add tional for each "shoi pile" There being
l-oJo plies. this last provision was liab,e to add
S1f.Nn 20 the total amount Byron Barlow &
- hli Si9i, TOO II sandstone was ased ana sJGS
eNa II granite was required. Nelson Bennett's
DID wss slJc,oJo. squarely on tie fpeeideaticns
inere Is no more HagTant pros sfu-Iar OF fhs.
government service than this prsceetl To
SATISFY the malice OF United %tstes senator
and his allies against n citizen uf this s.ate the
navy department under secFetars Tracy IS de-
tauched To the level of the roc se's den r.
gard.ess o. the nigh and honorabls posi,ion no
ho.d the secretary diserirnlE ATE. ss between
citizens 10 the manifest detrimen. of the gov
ernment, which ae il sworn TO pt0,ect There
Is not az engineer of ability on the Faeifc cos II
who VIII recommend Puget sound sandstone Tor
water exposure.
This IS n keeping with Alen'g a,ter,pt Tn
make hat larger steal Tor his c.ieats and him
ssti IN King county.
IL u not time the reopie took c0gnizance of
these thiugs? C4n we wonder thas dissatlsfsc-
Ton pergaeatcs tie Land Do You marvel at the
crimes OF suffering humanity when those. in
high places h&yG little respect IN the sane
tty ot their pOsitioIls-outwarcE Eg praf.ssinv
righteousness AMI honesty, ana stsi prostitut-
Ing their trusts 10 the depths OF in Samyf
The above is printed unde the caption. AL
lens Handiw0tk." Everything mes: be sha.,ed
by the Ledger 10 einb anybody who viii no,
give Mr.. Bennett wide swa,h FOR Mr.. Ieuna.,
lhose who VIII not stand In are ciuhfss.
Judge Campbell one day, senator's squire and
Alien. Mr. E.dridge and the Tacoma Eyold or
Tacoma Itetisads sae next The Herald smoke
n seli-deiense and WAS denounced ~ The Is,fa4r
as blackmai.iug sheet. The Tx3ep9s eaJTo,
refused 10 renpuuee Republican p:sueipias ana
the next day it vas charged with sslIiag on, 10
"Ihe gang BIZ 1.-The gang is Is understood
the LeigtT refers 70 the Republicans OF Pierce
county and the state. This sort IF argument
pslass out such expressions as this from, a
prominent Republican:
lhere seems no level to which The Ls5rer will
ho' descend A personal organ It's nttscss
aye unjust, unreasonable and malicious Iii
s.htais and naqualiaediy disgusting I,is
1i.flAg hundreds OF reasonable ard uuhiased
,%o'efs % INTO voting the straight Repabiiean
ueAsI While regret its personal attacks, re-