The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-27

wousd accept the position he wrote TO Mr..
Cleveland desiring the views OF the admin
fstratlon on the policy Of PERSONS n0idmS
Office under Is acting - cfhcers OF Demo
tary Carlisle directed Commissioners Of In
ternaI Revenue Miller 70 inform NAT:
Mnrphy that. according 20 the views o.
civil service entertained BY the aominis.
trasion, il would be well 70 leave himself
entirely free to devote al his time 70 tne
duties Of his ofiics;' whereupon MI.
Murphy declined the chairmanship.
aNow. I submit that certainly this
Democratic administration viii mos per-
NIT Republican holding office under u
70 do for the Republican party In the state
of Washington what Mr.. Murphy, DEM
ocratic Office holder in the state OF WIS
eonsin. was not permitted TO DO ior the
Democratic party of that state. here -
the first case in point:
''Alonzo NJ. Murphy, worthy young
man, but Republican, Is the receiver OF
the suspended National bank OF Spokane,
in this state, and he is likewise the chair
man Of the Republican county central
committee Of Spokane county. On the Ssh
day of this month, when the news was re-
ccived of the Republican victories In the
East, Receiver Murphy joined IN issuing
the following call, as the same appeared
in the Spokane Revicr, November g.:
~ joint meeting of the Republican
county committee and the Republican
city committee of Spokane viii be held at
the Reriew building today at O'Clock
.. m, TO arrange for . ratification Of the
glorious Republican victory in the coun-
try. All members Of both committees are
earnestly requested to be present
"a. N. MURPHY,
"'Chairman Republican County Conn
mittee.'
Accordingly said committee met. and
4 - Al De- h
lican ratification meeting the following
Thursday evening. But Receiver Murphy.
apparently not satisfied with the affront
he had already given TO the Democrats.
published an interview in the RcrieW of
Thursday morning. the 9th instant, in
which he said: It's a glorious victory.
and shows that in spite OF the reverses of
last fall the Republican party is still the
party of the people. Mckinley and pro-
lection will sweep the country in SO.
AT the meeting held on the evening OF
this day Receiver Murphy, in calling the
meeting to order, said (as reported in the
Reriew of Friday, November 10y: "A year
ago . meeting was held in this same hall.
1t was to receive news of an election. 1t
was news Of disaster and defeat. Now it
is different Pennsylvania gives 5000,
Ohio. with Maj. Mckinley, gives 1000.
and Massachusetts, Kansas and other great
states echo the Republican victory. The
election last Tuesday was q rebuke to the
Democratic party: it was q rebuke that
told the Democrats they are not ut to rule
this country
Now, the above, as an afFront to the
Democratic party, seems fragrant enough,
but it is only half the story, for there were
present and participating In this Repub-
lican powwow A. w. Strong. register. and
J. II. Hughes, receiver of the United
States land office At Spokane: likewise
Arthur Shaw. postmaster at Spokane, and
the chief deputies and clerks from the
land Office and postoffice. The many
Democrats throughout this state who are
convcrsant with the facts as above set
forth will be much surprised and greatly
disappointed il, when these facts are be-
fore you. speedy action is not taken to
have the Federal Office holders in the state
of Washington conform to the policy Of
the ad ADMINISTRATION as laid down in the
case of Mr.. Murphy at Milwaukec. The
expense of the Republican ratification at
Spokane was betrayed by the Republican
hold.over officers under Mr.. Cleveland.
Nov, submit, in all candor. if this ad-
ministration will not remove the Repub-
licans holding office in this state. then
they be required to give up their positions
in the Republican organizations Of the
state of Washington; and that II they In
sist on giving up part Of their salary for
political purposes, that they be required
to pay the same TO Henry Drum. Tacoma,
treasurer of the Democratic state central
committee, and not to the treasurer of the
Republican state central COMMITTEES.
'There are numerous applications on
file from worthy Democrats In this state
for all of he-aboye positions referred to,
except the position held by Receiver
Murphy, and If the administration desires
to act in that case submit the following
list. with tho postoffice addresses, of
worthy Democrats who live in or con-
tiguous to Spokane, from which the ad-
ministration can select receiver, namely:
Frank p. Hogan. Howard T. Malion,
Jerome Drumhelier, L. g. Nash, Barney
Barinds, Spokane; ID. G. Farnsworth,
Rockford; ]. r. Low. Fairfield; Charles
James, Latah; e. II. Fox, Tckoa; Henry
s. HaZett Pennington; r. G. McCrosky,
Garfield; NJ. Fl. Sullivan, Spangle; John
McLaia, Oakesdale; I. L. Magee. Palouse;
A. b. Baker, Pullman; L. K. Hanna, Col
fay; Liliis +. Smith, Endicott; L. T.
Parker. Waitsburg; NJ. NJ. Goldman. Day
ton: Frank J. Parker, Walia Walla;
Robert Gerry. Pasco; w. K. Cunningham,
Hatton; f. r. Burroughs. Ritzviiie; N. I.
Cation, Sprague; Louis Walters. Cheney;
p. A. Dillon, Davenport; K. w. Starr,
Waterviile; Mark p. Shaffer. Springdale;
John b. Slater, Coiville; Marcus Oppen-
heimer. Marcus; }. NJ. Baxter, North
Yakima. and T. &. Muikey, Rosalia.
Respectfully, GEORGE HAZARD,
Chairman Advisory Committee Demo-
cratic State Central Committee and Sec
rotary of the Democratic Society of
Washington.