The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-18
TIE JACKAL GINNED.

Inc sympathy OF tne stare VIII 20 out
to the people OF Tacoma in her tribula-
tons. While they are temporarily embar
RAISING they will not. however, be last
ing. There will be some liquidation due 10
the unfortunate extravaganza into which
the city was unwisely led. and then the
atmosphere viii be cleared and she viii
start forward to prosperity again. The
people deserve sympathy because they en-
couraged expenditure, for improvement
with the best OF motives. and were mls!n-
formed by a few injudicious leaders of
whom some were merely too headstrong
and others were influenced by personal
considerations.
The I.edger-chief among the causes of
the SORROWS not concerned just now
about the trouble it has helped 10 bring
upon the city. 1t Is grooming over the
hearth. nursing It's sore head. and mutter-
ing threats OF vengeance. II says:
For time az last sets all things even:
And II we do but watch the hour
There never yet was human power
That could evade. II unforgiven,
The patient watch and vigil long
or him who treasures up a wrong"
To the people OF Tacoma. mlsled, over
trustful and loyal always to their own
city. Seattle holds out the hand OF friend
skip and good VIII. regretting her tenn
porary annoyances and bidding her be Of
good cheer, for the City Of Destiny VIII
always hold a proud place in the state OF
Washington.
But for the Journalistic bully. the pomp-
Gus. self-sufHcient. carping pervsrter OF
wholesome public sentiment, there can be
no genuine grief. It has not hesitsted 10
tear regulations 70 shreds, 20 SIR up ami
mosiues with a sister city and nisrepre-
sent as sinister the best-meant overtures
Of friendship Its greatest delight has
been 10 throttle defeated adversary in
his helplessness. aud rub salt INTO his
wounds. IN defeat it was veuomous and
treacherous. in victory It's rejoicing was
that of blood-thirsty savage. Its ca
rocr has been that Of an Ishmaelite In
politics. stirrer-up OF strife among It's
own people. the jackal OF Journalism in
the state.
Brave, generous men are magnanimous
in triumph; they accept defeat cheerfully
and without malice. They fight 10 the
last ana then accept victory or defeat
with ringing cheers and fall into line
against common enemy. Not so the
Ledger: Il never knew manly asrirs-
ton. Il planted is hoh-nailed boots on
fallen adversary's face; and when q has
been wors.ed. and manliuess presented
70 i,s disappointed lips the cup OF mercy
Il has bitten with vicious tceth the gen
eroas hand
"Tor time ~ last sets all things even"
saws tae LEDGER. and 50 Il sonnet times
seems. although nature 3 fortunately no:
too pvolac Of the species using such
weapons az The Ledger has rot scrupled
% Use. The tercdo may ve}os-e a. is
power when Il hears the crash Of The
worns-eatca t}mbers. ruined by as silent.
eeascloss undermining. but the teredo
has no place en- mans esteem. aaa there
is no way 81 getting even Nth -
The LEDGER las a duty before K as the
leading newspaper OF a large city and \ re-
sourceful section CT country. Sitting un-
kempt with SIS hands claspins lis Knees
and rocking Itself in xullea anger ar'lds,
the broken crocksry and TIE shattered
lares and pena;es % ths eimsy edldce
which IN SIS Authorization has seemed an
tInn~cEnahtr castle of Spain. Il mutters
gynsy inprecations On all white men.
Better would u - 20 take tas lesson TO
heart and mend It's ways Better than
tressurtng up a wrong. whatever that nav
bo-although Il locks % outsiders very
mach 4.Ae checkers coming home % roost-
would Il - for thc Ledger u awaken a
little u,srltness. cheer up the people. polat
cut NAYS - overcome difficulties. pat
down i,s little Ssh-knife su1 take ~ TIRE
implements OF Industry ant TIE Insignia
CT seed fellowship. rear tts head above