The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-12
S1II1DERS ON STEEB.
,efer Calls His Accuser !
! Iecknailing Ingrate."
! nersEs AL THE CHARGES.


g $50 ard ssssinsatscns OF dsshones-
~ ~ efxsear 90 worry Collector
4 g $50 J. G. Saunders very much
-. nsefsy engaged IN his private
& E e. 1<dxy ussh TINS mornings Post
sxesrx,er iyfng on his desk when
a, REPRESENTATIVE asked ham for q
|.s...,es.4. with q ccntemptuous toss
~ ~ Aeed be be<an BY casually re-
:Ss.~ xa,ax he did net care 10 pay
~ .,r~.fion 10 the charges ard con-
~ - eayxrsg, s.s,s4rsb ~ a HackmaiI-
s 81 = 6.axr.v HIS wfrse manner fndi-
.zss 40 be war not joking. He posi-
~ ard emphaticaIly denzed every
s q nI1eczffC1 OF wrongdosug, and
I'D that the proper way for
- * 10 would be % file a1is charges
*|sx g. department and then allow
s.eorx1s and facts TO be investigated
~ ~ croper authorities. II he. Saun-
% - guilty there Ia ample recourse
- & <efufpal succeeding. He said:
- cuetosas business at the Inter
- ~ was In charge OF Walter A.
r1,16on, deputy collector. who y at
Ss.11d ID me treasury department at
i 1nafnr1 City. He was detailed to
1f1 eenxe ~ the force at xhe Mid
s'SSzn6r III Il San Francisco and was
nrIu1r4e cent 10 Tacoma on q similar
SSrnld HI wanted good, conspetent
q 800 "a tmasmuch as Steeb had been
fr1hslnx me Tor office, recommended
- n1i6ekm. From time to time. as
~ fnctdsen wcald need additional
- aprsanted inspectors In az
1ury1nrn p5th his requests. Mr.. Dom
$3.50 "a prompt notice OF such ap-
y and II was he, not Steeh.
- 4 Ia salary statements. / want
81 = - Ire that neither Mr. Steeb n0r
~ ~ else. at any time, ever inti-
s. ~ q snfwmed me that any officer
S HI 81 che fair or elsewhere. had been
3 lliYifx salary when not PERFORM
tie duties of his Office. The
de1es IRE untrue, ard Mr.. Steeb's
4 rsfew IA foiay's Post intelligence
" ~ nrst or remotest fntinntson I
= IND fhat there was a tinge OF ssis-
IN ID the customs management OF
RI Interstate fair. As to The other
61xts. which are Of q political CHAR
n IL
= reason that lf give any attention
such attacks would be continually
ged 10 death by similar h.acknailing
nfes a. Steeb has shown himself 10
Inc government pays me TO attend
- n business and mot To answer frivol-
\ - business and not to aEswer fY4vil-
- dhargss Of every soreheead poll
1r>sn that comes along"
~ tho foregoing. the collector en-
aSued to show that Mr.. Steeb was
nsFutefnl for favors received, and in
M % the PostInteahgencer corre-
ndknfs query as to the manner or
Ibd Of Steeb's attempted bgackmall-
IL scheme orr. Saunders said:
- than q month ago Stseb told
pessor LOTUS at Tacoma that N
Hnders did not give HIN a poeitson
nlas the district passed under civil
Fyh~ ss1at he tSteeb) would make
ygoAS certain disclosures which would
lyult h the iocza administration being
ssSAsszsta TN a big scandal He made
Rz'ar xsase1neiits To other officers.
wins that they would report N 20
e 5fen ] been viking to submit to
Afh1sasl and given Stesb an Office,
taeuSh Il had been ever 50 snasli and In
xneaI'f. NE would not charge ms
~ putting straw men on the pay
s1ilss
tae ool'ectf appeared to be unconcern-
sseut the whole matter With the ex-
e7um that he was aprrehensive lest
psoiIc would hastily Jump at coneiu-
after reading Mr.. Steeb's Inter
HIS whole attitude seems 10 be
naf q man who iiusd PARKWAY pun.
s1 mspsses 70 knnckle only TO the de-
mai and the heads OF the admins
ard That he dRtn't care a con-
sasa whether sase Democratic party
= army or eoreAeads liked II or not.
tae chAras'ter or TIE accusations against
Nahsiegs' administration created 4
- 'esssn when the observation-disclosures ar
IT'D here this morning There were
q good odd Democrats VITO were
Es1FS 70 DECLARE that they believed the
: 1ANcs % be true. Others straddiesf the
azu developed into oySterfsk<s Sd
~ Then titere was the customs force
Es " - sar 'csscknns' who could not COM
- 49, sassgssage harsh enough 20 condemn
far his .'nerfidy and sllshonar.
1910 ard Kuhn looked wise. sssook
nesds an silence, and wondered
-asA sasasltsess wouAt run for congress.
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