The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-09

servtce- e IN carrying out this idea
have sn some things aided IN connnins
,h~m 10 their chartered rights IN the M
sere<t a the pubic. have but fuiniied
rrzr pufIfc duty Beside. / am but one
member out Of eighteen. and these
eighteen are divided into two houses or
nine each. How utterly silly II Is 70 give
me credit for controlling legislation IN
10Th houses There is no love lost De-
tween Mr.. Lowman and myseif, as inu-
mated by Mr. Whittier, but how weak the
Iatter's defense when he attempts TO give
this as a reason for my position with the
people on Lewis street against the dirf
of the corporation. and for my position
with the people against the neartiess
avarsce OF the roads in demanding tnat
the two men required by their charters
TO run their cars be furnished. To attack
Mr.. Whittier because. as he alleges. he is
a co-stockhols,er with Mr.. Lowman would
be more than insane. besides. l have
some good friends IN the same road who
own about as much stock as does MT
Whittier, and as stockholders they are not
complaining OF any injustice at my
hands. Malice am incapable Of bearing.
even toward such as merit my anger
and indignation. The fact that Mr.. Up
per overheard only so much OF Mr.. Wit
tiers remarks 10 me as that he would
make il ali right with me If would keep
the bill from passing disproyes nothing
I said. Mr.. Upper before the board or
aldermen went so far as to initiate my
gestures of disapprovai and aversion He
had simply overheard but part OF mr.
Writers remarks.
The very next day Mr.. Fred Sander and
Mr.. Whittier met me and introduced con-
versation. at once told Mr.. Sander that
i Csf1l6 enfcrfafn the the
conversation OF q man who had SO out
rageously insulted me as had Mr.. Whittier,
and thereupon narrated. in Mr.. Writers
presence. to Mr.. Sander the facts as
stated them before the board ofsaldernen.
Then Mr. Sander censured him severely
for his conduct and Mr.. Whittier offered
an apology in terms OF humiliation. Mr..
Sander then insisted that drop the mat
ter. This / did. and it was my intention
not to refer to 1t again. But the course
of Alderman Sweeney tempted me to refer
TO II. which / did without the slightest
thought TO injure Mr. Whittier After
DIR. Sweeney moved an investigating COM
mfttee Mr.. Sander came to me inquiring
why the subject had been reopened.
When ne learned that / had not the
slightest desire 10 push the matter
against Mr.. Whittier. he undertook to stop
further annoyance to his friend by in
tervewing Aldermen elise, Miller and
Sweeney. Mr.. Van Brocklin and others,
and explaining TO them all the details of
Mr.. Writers apology. Even to DIR.
Sweeney he told that 1 did not care to
enter into any investigation that would
annoy his absent friend. So he concluded
as there would be no one Of Mr.. Wit
tiers friends to push the matter. and as
he was assured / would not, that the
matter had been dropped. Now here
comes in the enormity OF Mr.. Writers
second offending. Probably some one in
formed him OF my leniency and banking
too much on my forbearance, he, the man
who insulted me first, now attempts to
injure me BY rushing into print with that
outrageous ST. Louis letter. I simply
VIII not submit to II, and hereby give the
Facts. j. EUGENE JORDAN.