The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-01

that ' al Gs AMER NAt v"
OF King county.
The fight inside upon him has been 80
bitter. so vindieiive. so unscsupniors ana
80 entirely contrary 10 the facts that
has directed 20 him attention that DINER
wise xouId not have been aroused. IL has
created an interest In The man that mas
made his name. his character, his ehafae-
terlsties. his life. his qualifications. ms
sptpeedsnt.. and everything connected
with him or concerning him. subject OF
inquiry and Of comment The results nave
been xhol!y and vastly 10 his ADVANTAGE
Allegations that be Is might've and
fraudulent bankrupt have brought out the
fact that be Is 20 far the reverse that ne
has paid partnership debts long
after their collection had become
impossible because they were outiawsd;
that he has paid them from earnings
derived from toll upon farm and from
proceeds realized from wise business
investments. In doing this he has shown
himself to be man OF exceptional integ-
rity. lie has done 20 without talking
about IL: he has never once attempted 10
sysds an obligation when he might have
~.cspsd pavmeut or defied the creditor
because the claim vas outiawed. There Is
no doubt that he hrs done this. The
evidence IL from numerous sources and
comes without solicitation from men Of
the Democratic party. because the wit
nesses know the honor OF the man and
they are glad to testify to his honor
because they admire him for It.
These facts being known. tue fact so
clearly appears that the attacks upon him
are but vicious political assaults that
sympathy IL aroused tor the victim OF
such eonscienceless SANDERS, and those
who were indifferent become has friends.
and be has become stronger with the
people than he was before.
The reputable papers OF the city have
rsfrsined from attacks upon the charsc-
tiers of candidates. confining their discus
ssons 10 party methods and purposes and
to the qualifications of candidates. baslng
their arguments upon the bearing and
effects OF these things upon tho welfare OF
the county - involved la the election.
THE SOLITARY supslisexR
With the Telegraph IL has been other
wise IL has paid no particular attention
TO the qualifications Of candidates, but has
discussed only the private characters of
the Republican candidates; not their real
characters. but characters created in It's
own efiice for this particular occasion and
that special purpose. They have done
nothing but manufacture mud OF the
nastiest sort and sling il With unrestraiued
prodigslity upon everybody in sight who
10 not on the spotted egg or the Popuiist
ticket, hoping to disgust the people with
the objects of their vindictiveness.
This method has not Disguised anybody
with the bespattered targets. 20 whom
none of. the mud has adhered: but IL has
disgusted the people with the filth. with
its manufacturers. its singers and the sys-
tenn. The most and the nsstiest has been
thrown at Van de Vanter and il has been
30 overdone that il has brought his friends
closer 20 him, united them more firmly
and brought TO. their active assistance
scores OF men who would but for that have
been indifferent. lukegarm or actually
aniagonissic.
TnK Fors GRIN WITH oLEE
One very striking effect of the infamous
assault on Van de Nanter WAS the delight
of the ropalists who, witnessing the on
siaught, at frst believed that its effect
must be fatal TO the whole Republican
ticket which they considered the assur-
ance Of their own success in their attempt
TO capture the county government and the
legislative delegation from this county:
and there il little doubt that had Van lie
vanter not been able 10 promptly disproye
the libcls their hopes would have been
realized and their iuoilant confidence Jus
tihsd.
IA eRaNeK FEorIs pEFKsb nIs.
While the testimony disproving the out
rayeous falsehoods of the Telegraph against
Van de Nanter Is so complete that no
further evidence vas necessary, there are
ut hand vet other proofs-and proofs that
In themselves would have been sufficient
60 utterly refnte toe ISLANDERS II none pre-
ceded them IL may be well 60 sub
matt them, thus burysng still deeper the
foul-odored caiamnies. already dead anu
rotten and buried. The following tsle-
gram comes from la Grange. Ind. from
men engaged m business there men who
knew Van de Nanser; who knew him
while IN business, who know ali the facts
connected with bis failure: who know
each other sud who kaow what tie opin-
ION OF al the people there Is OF Van de
Nanter. aud who have no interest AN the
pending election in this eouaty. IL ef-
ieetnAlly disproves the statement that
Van de Waiter - fugitive from Justice
who dare no; 20 to Ia Grange;
EMs rKtSoRAN PROM IA esASar.
IA GsANoS. Ind. Oct 81. 1874
To Seattle Pest lpte3itsesesr. SEATTLE,
hasA. About seven or eight years ago
Aaron L. Van lie NanteF returned To this
town and publicly appeared upon our
streets aud visited hss friends. We do
not know of any reason Why he could not
have returned here al any time since he
went West
J. = Drake. Attorney a. Law
H. tiaiewsy. Hotslman.
p. Navlor. Merchant,
= stack. Carriage Manufacturer
H. 1. Sweet
W. h. Roberts.
T. X. nevliu. Ice Dealer.
r. knaass. Carriage Manufacturer.
J. }, 0lliett. County Auditor.
L. III. SETON. Carriage Manufacture,
A. c. Reeeaer. pens.st
xrS wKgE psIBKs 70 lE
The appended telegram is from stnrgis.
MICA, only twelve miles from la Grange.
Ind. TIE p,soe where Van lie Nsnter was
born and grew 10 manhood. It's numsr-
eusly ssgael oy men 81 that place who
knew Taa De WAITER from childhood 20
manhood aud are well acquainted sish his
failure IN business 81 la Grange and al
she circumstances Involved therein or con-
neetea taeresith, This telegram. so nn-
meroasiy ssgnsd. nos only denies the
charges against Van de Nsntsr. bat spe-
esiieaiiS asserts That the Telegraph had Aa
enlsssaTy there Who sought By BRIBERY 10
secure 40 apparent basis Cor It's infamous
ISLANDERS WHIST must be thought OF such
. nswspapsss let the answer Re lefs en-