The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-05
THE pAscEs OF rHE SITUATION.

White II comedies that Moyer 10 unsafe
because hts IDEAS sre unsafe, and that If
elected be would be under the influences OF
men whose notions are extreme even 10
the verge Of being revolutionary. the
Telegraph asserts that bis election would
not iniure the credit Of the county In the
slightest degree. This utterly inconsiss-
ent position shows the desperate straits OF
the fusion movement The fusionists are
wiling to pat in the sherin's Office man
under the influence Of revolutionary ex-
,rernists, an unsafe man, II by 30 doing
they can srest the eontroi Of Affairs from
Republicans; and they have the hsrdihood
20 deny tha. 20 put IN such hands the
power Of enforcing obediencs TO law and
order, or OF aiding and sbetting rioters
and wrecksrs. would be . most serious
menace 20 the business, the property, the
peace and the credit Of the county. Is not
the absurdity of their position apparent
20 every undsrstandingf Is not their
disregard Of the public welfare self-ev.-
denced by the organs confession
What 10 the scare about. anyway"
supereiiiously asks the organ. Yetitselfi 10
. witness 10 the solid basis Of timely alarm
over . possible and threatened danger.
Seattle" IL says. els an important rail-
way and shipping terminus, and events
have shown that when least expected
occasions may arise when the strong arm
of the law must be put forth without fear
or favor" That is the truth, patent TO
ell. What then' Why. the organ tells
rs: "a Populist sheriff. imbued as Mr..
Meyer Is with the mos, radical fads Of
bis party. would be an incentive
to the turbulent and lawless element"
That IL the danger. indeed. That
is Why the property and the credit Of
the county would be in peril If the Popu-
iists elect the sheriff The organ itself
goes on to state the danger frankly:
liking county cannot afford to place in
the hands OF such q man, however worthy
be may be in private life. the great power
with which the Law invests the sheriff. I"
Surely not. King county must needs
have . very different sort of sheriff il
business is to be protected. property made
sNtasSs 4tS nha hkae h0aS setS oAH sAS
public credit preserved from suspicion or
depreciation.
How, then, after so clearly stating the
danger Of bad results from the election of
Meyer. has the Telegraph the hardihood 10
utter Its sheer. what Is the scare about.
anyway How can it brazenly assert that
"our credit would not be iessened in the
least" If he should be elected. after having
itself so iucidly shown that the county
cannot afford to put him into Office. be-
cause his election would encourage the
turbulent and lawless elementf
The only explanation Is that the organ
prefers dangerous officials. under the In
naence of tho turbulent classes, to conser-
vative and safe offic ais who are Republic
ans. Il would risk the peace of the county
rather than fall to secure the defeat Of the
party which stands now for the fafety Of
property and the enforcement OF the law.
jus, because that party is called Repub-
lean. IL knows that ostrander has no
chance Of success and Is q mere buffer be-
tween the two real contestants IL hopes
for the success Of Meyer. come what may
OF disorder and discred!t