The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-19
ER NIB. SAUNDERS.
md Wilson Withdraw
From His Bond.
.ccounT or POLITICS
- as Cast Risk ths Money
.. -.<srs ssys wnisson IL Sss
1 . Bendsman.

- jsaE Ia AfEts7tss
- washington CITY. Dear s5r.
- = tae saretsss on the oIiic.aI bond
]. ID. J. s.aa.ssrs. collector Of csastonss OF
- - spund essssons district. we re-
- AZ 20 be relieved from any
- -.<r.ansls.llsy on SAID bind
.wILLIAM PAINE,
III. C. wTILIS0S.''
.s~n.rs say tina. this letter Was
81 8 ne department about one week
-. *evs~aa days the Evening Call
!. -. r,asl.snsng q series OF open iet-
- essssesor Saunders. charging him
u. 3, sarss OF mrongfolng, touching his
.ssssal strsars ard his personal hefsssiy.
90 iavitsd him 70 answer the
-. -, "A = citizen anG a Democrat
- >, stsenslon to the articles what
81 -. silence mas caused much COM
-. ~.-s war reasons for with
- from Collector Saunders bosSsis,
II 1rsnsw' asked the st-lEstelltgeneer
o,sens today.
ssr.~* 81 confidence" was the reply
"a. sseee any special reasons for your
tAy
~. IL In the first place. I do not
- ~ teopareiziEg my property inter-
81. 6. fartser continuing 10 act as one
D q. .arssies. / am satisfied tfsat there
8 ..~~sS,1sg radically wrong with Sann-
g characterization. ard i feel Is though
.s~-sa,s aoiag riF.st By those dependent
Il. LIZ I continued TO remain on his
~ xpsx own personal knowledge DO
"a sp0x cE any wrong officially commit
- = ur saunders." was asked.
~rrm serui-oficsai Investigations. I
sxsv< tfat the charges recently made
= i Remnant Steeh. OF Tacoma, re
- rEls conclusion Is also based upon
~ actions of tia collector IN Port
.s4era. / believe that for q. consid-
sss,Ipn ii loan of $500 he appointed
1se< Il. X. Brown, inspector Of Gus
nov stationed at Sanlas. and who
~ rpcesfly cane out from Florida, aid
i staaaeh Republican politician. Fur
nusu,ors. I believe. and my reasons Are
kmIea upon un.iisputed facts. that f..
u fUry and q. II. Weber. both OF
~ e3fy, we're In the customs service
nesysng government salaries during the
- ssmsaign. aud that they We're en-
~ d stump the county in the inter-
= Il tts Republican, ticket. and against
a rexu,ar Democratic nominees. How
~. noassscs dEa NOT actuate me In taxi
y 4Ais crarse, and / merely reclte these
hcss 10 show the character OF the man.
fun, As. Saunders appointed To Office
t1nn xho was rseerstiy detected In the
nnnisston OF Iarceny. BY robbing lis
mpsaytfs oi a large quantity OF general
&kzktnzse. These charges. after they
~ btoonse pnhilc street gossip. were
uSaihka In the local press. and MIR.
o.ss6trs refused 10 answer them. He
* ssly declined TO notice the allegations.
NJ Asted Ia an snsoient manner. which
h4ezted hat the opinion OF the public
u 2--d"
~ yau bslews that the collector or
~ II his satorllnateS Is dishonest ?"
~ Eae nsxt question.
ne department. after a full and fair
hsvzusziiou. viii answer THAI question. .
Have S5a notified The cossectpr OF your
tkea6ei wsssnirawai7''
Ie . few ntoFrant~ ago he stopped
- n the street and asked me my rest-
- far withdrawing. and | told him:
~ ths sanse reasons that any other
Eka bad wh.a ne wanted L, be relieved
~ any further responsibility of that
aias With that statement / walked
sszx and Mr.. Saunders reiucantly con-
Wy. % bis course. want to say here
aE - pers1uS1 ug5tlNes ether than q
sseFf y psossct my property interests
esrsa 81 10 take this oourSe.''
Ae above Interview was written and
sausfisd 70 Mr.. nayne for CORRECTION or
Mabziisn. AMI he said;
lass Il csgrect IN every particular.
- ssh % adj that I .helaeve that any
20 va Il not honest in politics cannot
3 'naess In sinanca1i affairs"
y NHEssgs nsas asked TO STATE his
$500 sev requesting 10 be relieved from
ssesasr Responsibility on the collector q
s.s1 an sad:
] = not care 20 make any staternen,
2 aasaeaflaa at t,sls time."
e = matter % politics or business
Srsss'y ssls,s1sss. which does not con-
We rea6s nsi only anesss Mr.
sssa'ezs. TIE trcasss-y department and
+1psses Politically have no fault 10
= t'sa DIS administration which wuale
- sse 70 adopt this course =
e rca iearnegs or heard OF any
ng on the part OF Mr.. Sann.
va aos mako any further state
- ah1s the department. has had an
.aA@aasf 90 Investigate thss affair
sN'inders was In his office this af.
- When the acknowledgement cor.
, - called and asked FOR q state.
ga lie said:
- aef care To and will not renl~ q
e1Afxes q every Tom. Dick and
- ses COMES along and has \ grey.
Il. = aSs1ant OF nay inability 10 give
se thiok that It would have
- eng more thaa common courtesy
So - az s@ 70 have notified ne Of his
49,. = slsasraHe rreap nsv bond. Yes.
vs. 4,ss'9sy Collector John PAYNE
-. s~SSse,s brasber. came into ts!e
So $40 eia ne tbs5 bis brother IN.
ks-s y ~sN tie GeENart 1ssent 10 be ~.
ssaA aay further responsibility
49, saFssy ] saga: why sjttn't h.
-. oa. WvH, sea krow he 1.
q rep4isa. and -, believes "a
8 4fse against yosi on accom-,
- -. aFgA'sa'ins F. n. Terry a Gus
49, ~-.'ssS'S E Mr. Terry, 81 was re,
Asss IS net an ardent supporter q
81 ne late election. and l aesssy,
81. eoi On frienaly tera,s. TaaI
49, 90 eA'ise e Mr, psync's emit,
So ,ae' VAioa .s % = political ar
sNas Cess character
~ - 49, 80 an authorized later,
ssr~s..s =, ,.&s oeesf subaal.tea 70 ard
ksses Mf. i4TEo. Re says that n.
kses~ss. '-As 4 X, ReoWn. a esss,o:,9.
sssaass.... eSesEaa us snpatnt nsent r.
Ns---.- & a }aaa OK $ 40 70 yaur