The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-02
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believe that Mr.. Hardin has the shadow Of
. chance Of election ~ prosecuting aitor-
ney. He does not pretend to believe IL
himself Il IL universally conceded that
the contest is between Mr.. HASTE, the
Republican candidate, and Mr.. Hart, the
Populis.
To Mr.. Hassie's high standing ia the
community. his good record in military
and civil life. bis admitted ability -
lawyer an6 his thorough equipment for
the discharge of the duties Of the ofiice for
which he IL named. II Is hardly needfui to
bear testimony. All this is conceded by
the opposition.
Whist Of his opponentf What must be
said of John B. Hart, if he be spoken OF
.; all7 The answer comes from nearly
every member of the bar and nearly every
reputable Democrat in the city. He is
unworthy Of election. The people cannos
put their trust IN him. Around Mr..
Harris entire political record in this city
is the favor of the devious devices of low
psr,yism. The trail of the kid commit
tee serpent 10 oil about him. Tortuous IN
his methods Of opposition to the party he
antagonized and unfaithful 10 the party
be claimed TO favor. he forfeited the
respect Of one and the confidence OF the
other.
Among those who know him and know
of him ne has no following except among
1.-THE boys" His candidacy is an exhibit
ton Of the usual Populist folly and of
personal effrontery. Yet every device Of
low politics IS being employed in the at
tempt to gain him success.
What of Mr.. Hart az an Attorney
There are in his record at the bar good
reasons shy he should not be m ade prose-
cutting attorney. A few of them may be
mentioned here. At the time Adolph
krug, city treasurer. absconded, the Law
firm of Hart & Hart John b. and Lee b. J.
were and for q long time had been his
confidential and legal advisers. As such
they advised him that IL wa, not unlawful
for him TO use the city's money for the
purpose of making profit out of Ii.
After the observation-disclosures had ex-
posed 10 the public the fact that krug
@as short in his accounts with the city,
the Harris advised him to leave the coun-
try, and. acting on that advice, he fed to
British Columbia. Almost Immediately
after Krug's fight John Is. Hart aud l..
ID. Ross tthe latter being the chief CO.
adjutor of krug in his devious dealings
with the city's money! also went to Brit
ish Columbia. their presumed purpose be-
ing to aid the escape of the absconder and
advise as to his movements.
The Harris continued to be Krug's at
torneys after he absconded and up to the
time when others were substituted in their
stead upon Krug's return to the city in
charge OF the sheriff They used every
effort in their power to have krug re-
leased from the custody of the law officer
IN the city of 81. Paul, where he had been
spprehended and was in Jail awaiting
last two years have been the attorneys of
l.. ID. Ross. indicted for unlawfully using
the city's money in conjunction with
Krug. 1t 10 the duty of the prosecuting
attorney to prosecute these cases in which
Hart & Hart and especially John B.
Hart, have appeared as attorneys. Should
John b. Hart be selected to perform that
dutyf
This Is part Of John B. Harris record
as an attorney. Does it commend him
to the people Of the county? Is there dis
cernible in ii the faintest suggestion of
his fitness for the Office of prosecuting at
torney7
Yet, in spite of all these things, Mr..
Hart and his hackers profess belief that
he will be elected. They present him as
worthy exponent of Populism. and de-
clare that all the Populists will vote for
him. They have, by hook or crook,
succeeded in getting his name on
two or three of the nondescript tick
cts which are put forward to cap
capture . few votes here and there from
unwary citizens They claim that many
of the more needless class OF Democrats,
and "the boys" generally. will support
him. They have hope that, IL there be
any virtue In the small arts and tricks of
politics. he will attain his object
1t remain, for the good people of the
county. who have regard for Its fair name,
to avert this humiliation. The way to do
IL IS to vote for Mr.. HASTE. The best men
Of all parties should unite in that gentle
mans support. giving him so large q ma
jority that the shame which attches even
TO the idea of the serious candidacy OF
John Il. Hart shall be wiped out.