The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-20

A TANDEM TEAM OF TRAITORS.


For the descrtion Of Senator Alien by
Roscoe. OF Snohomish, il is of small con-
sequence whether the public accept the
explanation that he Is a fool or knave;
be is certainly one or the other. for he has
offered no plea for his change of faith that
man Of average brains would seriously
put forward as reason; as mere pretexs
behind which 4 Judas with the silver in
his hands aight crouch it would be IN
derstandabie on the part of conscious We
nality wildly grasping in moral darkness
the thinnest kind of cloak for its complete
nudity. Roscoe pretended to feel the
force of the unanswerable argument that
he was sent 10 the legislature to be the
agen. and voice OF the will of his constitu-
ents and not the arrogant executive Of the
caprices and yicissitudes OF his own moral
and mental inebriety; he signed the caucus
call; entered the caucus, and then, after
voting TO make John B. Allen the NOM
inee, made . solemn pledge to support
him until released from that obligation by
caucus action. lie broke his faith either
because he was too big q fool to rise to the
knave enough to sin against his best
lights. Ii does not make any practical
difference whether Roscoe behaved basely,
because he was bribed through his silly
vanity being tickled industriousy by the
oiled peacock feather of fattery applied
70 it by the INSCRIPTIONS Turner "mana-
gers" or whether he deliberately parted
with his honor for a distinctly profered
and paid quid pro gao.
As a matter Of mere speculation it may
interest those Republicans who continue
TO regard Roscoe as anybody in particular
to wonder whether he was a fool, pure
and simple, or knave, impure and sins-
ter, or moral hermaphrodite, wearing
the sexual insignia of both fool and knave
To plain men Of honor Roscoe has "sold
ont, and they are Indifferent as to the ma
ture of the consideration he received;
whether he was paid in promises of polit-
teal preferment, or was purchased with
some other kind of a picture book"
Eoscoe's action recalls the sidewalk phil
osopher. who seeing dog Jump through a
valuable plate glass window and shiver it,
said: We'll, we know the size OF the dog,
anyway, by the hole he has made" We
know the size of Roscoe by the very small
hole his action has made in the Allen
ranks.
So much for Roscoe, the 'airy, fairy
Lillian" who is become one Of the political
prostitutes of the Turner camp and garri-
son. The other political prostitute, Sem
ator Kutter, has been plying his vocation
In 30 many different camps and for so long
atirne that despite his solemn promises TO
reform and live clearly his resumption of
his old habits was not very great sur
prise to those who had hoped for better
things. This may seem rather strong
language. but Rutter's action justides 1t.
On the 9th OF July last the caucuses 10
name candidates for the Republican pri-
mares were held in Seattle. The third
precinct meeting was held at Fremont
The following resolution Was unanimously
adopted:
Rssolred. That United states Senator John B.
Allen is entitled 10 The gratitude Of the entire
state Of Washington for his able, inGust-iou.
aud impartial iab0T- in behsi: of al worthy
interests OF t,its state. We specially anrrec alta
his egTuest work In behalf o! the Lake Washing
ton canal. aad teke tai. occasion 10 express our
confidence IN senator Alien, cur approval o. his
coGrse tn congress au4 our desire tast the state
of Washington may continue 70 have the benefit
OF his valuable services IL The Uuigei States
senate.
This resolution was moved by J. l..
BaTcs and WAS seconded by Rutter. In
face Of this assurance OF his LOYALTY to
Senator Allen and after signing n solemn
pledge and resolution in writing, in COM
mon with the rest OF the King county
delegation. ~ which he bound himself to
vote for John H. Alien uct.t sgch time a.
the msjority OF the delegates decided upon
another course, Rutter has followed Ros-
coe over to the Turner camp and garrison.
These two fellows are the Castor aud
Pollux Of treaoh.-y; or rather, they are the
slamese twins Of folly and knaye-y con.
necied ~ the intecUment OF a common
falsehoo1. AL men have their creeas
Lowell wrote ont in satire years ago the
creed of candidate" bat Rutter has
taken the poet seriously aud adopted this
creed IS his guide OF lie.
du believe n prayer an praise
To him thst hex the srsntIu
O Jobs, In every th.n' shet psya
But most Of sli in CASrtH';
Thi. doth nv cup vita msrcies Al,
This lays all thought o sin - rsst,-
Do. believe in prlneerple,
Bat y. ] Ga in Interest
Idu believe IN bein' this
Or theS, ex ii may happen
One way or 1 other hendiestis
To ksich the people nappsn;
Il amt hy rrtucerpies nor men
nv prsadeut course is ssea1ied-
scent which pays the best, an then
to into IL bal4hesdei
Let nobody taxa us in earnest: of course
these fellows are both koaora5. men; they
are not conscious instruments OF evil;
they are only victims Of that insomnia
which ailiic:s some people wAo are made
s.eepless by the knowledge that Benedict
Arnold has hitherto stood aons wrapped
in the faded splenaor wan o; iafsmy rs
w8tn q garment. These men are ieSous
cf poor Benedict Arnold; they sye snatch
ing at the poison ivy wreath Of shame that
iaurelS ais brow; they are only ambitious
nen, elYious of Arnold's Aisteric immoE-