The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-06

factions 10 his Rata. Q sorsorn hoos ,Aa.
ne nigas. ~ getting n Ire early. o. ~.
cspsec - senatorial candidate. alshcuxa
Win o0t enc chance IA . thousand ~ 70
cs.s
As Democrat. Republican and Pocr.t.s
Dossaca2ns al agree tnzs this was n. rsa
SOC o. senator SQgirs's k5zn4orrnsr, -
rs party ard his prisespssz. Sc, TOO. .re
saey agrees that Il can never ress;t "a
TIE senator's aevanc~nsen.
EsSG2.aczas. confident Of TIE avr~~~s
O. taetr party 81 tA@ state az TssAsrx-o-
Scout TIE iSeS that SasI-s's 1~ze~tto-, -sg,
shAaSe aSzsE vGtSs throughout the STATE
Defn ccraSs and PoD1als.s while they vel
come hss accession % thssr rzaxs q -.
hszisats - declare ina: rheya = - e.
hnoosi. Ia the eseas of thesr saer4x. !.
tneF selecting, for senatorial hona-x q So.
iiziSA renegade. who. losing nx2s az &C.
f@sEnsnt Ia his ewr party, .s.s.s sas.r. A
tire eleventh hour
Few Dso2le IN Washington City. ara IN
deed throughout the country w1n rs~r.,
th~ retirement f-ozr r45,ic life ~ Hosx.
smith ~5o was ssa-ces ed as z~orefzrx ~
ia@ Interior September {. % ex-ssoy. Dawss
X Frances. 81 Missouri Two or thre~
Things about tns retiring secretary. hox-
ever. VII oe ioag renem eere1 by tho..
Nao CANE Into close eontac. with him
Tni.e q cabinet ef.elSL Saith was a young
man. younger even than IN. famous tsysy
orator Of the Platte He was nor o@rsoa-
any vain. e5, his egosizn1. which 80 ex-
aanites alike 20 Intimate .r5ea6s and Der
'eet strangers. was sornsEh3ng really mag
h3aeeat ore Of Smiths private xes,re-
tar!ss . newspaper man CT lively agars-
cation OF such things. told M ore day
that EJessver James Hamilton Lewis
called a. the Interior department sa1 zas
elos@isd with tie secretary that he air
or greatness galch ernanated from tn@
SalaiIas could D. distinguished as FAR
away as The Smithsonian fnstftstian.
Lewis and Smith ~sre fellow Gearxians
ard were quite eharmy In so far as rtegr
zTeAt dignity would p.rn1lt Il was BE-
cause OF this thai Lewis obtained pretty
near slf me fasorH ne sought n tn n
terror department For ths same reason,
that s~aS one department - me a9sn3rts-
tr4t!9n wherein Hugh Wallace as3 lite
influence.
Ssri tn > Christian name was hts pride. and
~ insisted on its constant use. The re-
porter who wrote for bis paper that Sec
Rotary Smith. % The interior arpa rtrnert."
had dore 50 and go. instead Of writing
Secretary Hoze smith," was promptly
called down a the arsg opportunity. IL
hs then repeated the ofssnse. he nslsht as
N@iI haze stsye4 a~aF from the Interior
department 50 FAR az any news or savors
he could obtain there we're concerned
Great c.nsure has been heapnd gnon
Smith by The press Of The country for the
policy pursued daring his a. Fulasstrasl0n
IN ths pension bureau b. which thousands
OF cid soldiers have had their already
granted pensions Hnjustty reduced VIA
this Smith had Htue. r anything 20 do.
The pension bureau. while nomsaally in
der the control o. :ae secretary Of the in
terror. Is practically separate depart
u1eHt. The comm ssioner a. its head Gen.
Lochrsn. was chosen sY Cleveland himself
and the policy 50 aasrienafy 10 the soldier
" nich " as put n force by h.gn. vas not hls
Own Tor 9sJ II smanate from the Rebel
Georgian" az Hoke Smith was frequently
called bs some OF the more rable Northern
papers. bar came directly from the White
house itselc No better proof OF this -
needed than the veto message which
President Cleveland wrote last May
in bis attempt 10 deny 10 nnrl-
brr OF helpless soldiers the pen
sioas 20 wAlch Rsp4blican congress
had decided they were Justly entitled
Anyone. therefore, who Is looking for
change in the policy OF administering the
pension bureau since the Departure ~
policy Will coutiuae autG Grover Cleve-
land shall ride down Pennsylvania avenue
va ths same carriage Win William Mckin-
l2y o. The srh o. March. 1897
Saith WIS a b'F mar physically. a.
most a xfaHt IN sfAgnrc. II Is saA thar a
-leht OF him ana hls d!snlnea bearing
was what determined President Cleveland
% appoint him 10 the position which he
has 80 recently resigned Only enc maa
fn she cabinet was larger thar Smith.
Baby Bssseii" The laEteT haA ,hs nls-
fortune 20 marry = young and hand some
~omA1 With .xtTavagant IDEAS. wao
wished 70 i've ln every way IN - much
styi- az The FIRST f<sfv - ths Land. a."
II cost Bi~sell two or three times ais sal
ary 10 CRAFTY these wishes an8. growing
weary 81 T.. he finally retired 70 his more
modes. home ard 20 his law practice N
Buffalo