The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-12
NEWS FROM TACOMA
COUNTY OFFICES HANDED OVER TO
THE SUCCESSFUL FJsro,fsTs-
Judge staIicup Deneunees the Mod
ern Newspaper an Enemy TO
Ifbersy-The New oneers ana
Their suborainafes-sscam
Tacoma Six Day. overdue-
Tacoma Bureau Of the Posf-TntsIllgencer.
f1Zs Pacific Avenue.

Tacoma Bureau OF tn2 Ee@k-
liz Pacific Avenue.
TACOMA Jan. lis peclal--The pFinci-
pa! and alrnost sos event Of Importance
in Tacona today was the transfer q the
court house frum TIE custody OF TIE ke-
paelicsns 70 the 1nsAon-sts-
Nothing bus good feeling marked the
change and the bitterness OF the late
campaign seemed 20 have been entirety
gone. TIE outgoing officials had ali their
books records and inventories checked
up 10 date and assisted TIE new incum-
berts IN getting acquainted with the IN
frlcArseS OF their strange s.tGAnon- IN
nearly a. the Offices tbs fas{onlsts have re-
quasted some % their predecessors 10 re-
main n few days and help them get into
the harness.
The transfer % tire judiciary that was
informally made this morning, although the
new judges % not formaIlytake possession
untn midnight vas the most interesting
o. any OF the departments Al o. the re-
firing judges made speeches II was an
nouneed that Judge J. A Williamson
would take possession OF department NO.
J. Judge Thomas Carroll. % No. 2. and
Judge ". Fl. II. kean, OF No. 3, the pro
bate and criminal bench
Judge Sfallcup took occasion In his last
speech 10 make a heated arraignnent OF
the press He said:
In the past the press was an ally OF
ours and served 70 assist the people 20
solve the problem OF self government but
now x is an open secret that the press
has fallen, is utterly depraved- This Is
true"
And the judge proceeded TO read John
Ssinton's words. as follows:
There Is no such thing In America
az an independent press. unless IL Is IN
the country towns. You are all slaves
You know IL and | know II There is
not one Of you that dare express an hon.
1
beforehand that IL will never appear IN
print. ] am paid $50 per week for Keep
Ing honest opinions out or the paper l am
connected with. Others OF you are PAID
similar salaries for doing similar things
II / should allow honest opinions 10 De
printed IN one issue Of my paper. IKE
cupation would De gone. The man VINO
would be 50 foolish as to write his honest
opinions would be out on the street hunt-
ing for a job. The business OF the New
York journalist is TO distort the truth, 10
pervert, 10 Witty, TO fawn at the feet of
msmmon. and 20 sell his country and his
race for his daily bread; or Tor wnay IS
about the same thing, his salary. You
know this aud ! know IL, and what fool
cry 20 be toasting the independent press.
We are tools and vassals OF rich men be-
hind the scenes We are jumping jacks.
our time. our talent. our lives. cur posi-
blllties, are ali the property OF other men.
We are intellectual prostitutes
Continuing. he said:
manner IL Is prostiEutsd TO base uses. II
is very easy for members Of the bar TO
prostitute their profession, their skill and
their honor, with the connivance of I'M
scrupulous clients. Now, While IL is true
a portion OF the press in this city has
done Its duty. the architects Of such good
done have been largely members of the
bar
Let US continue TO do our duty. for.
unless We do, IL vii be impossible FOR the
city 10 rise under is weight OF infsmy
and debt which now holds il down. We
al know that a majority OF the members
OF the bar would starve to death before
they would help 20 select or elect a dis
honest assessor 70 place false valuations
less company Of men. would rather starve
than select or help 10 select
any offlcer who would aid in
the diversion OF public funds, or who
would cOuntenance and assist in the
changing Of books and accounts 20 pre-
vent the courts knowing the truth; yet
sucn are the p1s-uus which have been
given 20 the cisy, and have they not been
prescribed by Vicious Doctors Yes. Nth
the help and suggestion Of vicious clients.
Thls - not ali. They VINO DO this thing
scts.$
stephen Judson's bond OF $1,000 a.
cognfy treasurer was filed and approved
late in the afternoon. TIE treasureT's -
the only department that remains 10 Re
ken tomorrow morning
TIE county commissioners organized BY
eiectInE Robert Maloney chairman. Dep
uty County Auditor u. L. J0aes NIL be
clerk % the board.
TIE following IL a list % the officers
ant appointments with the salaries an
nounced today-
shariIs orice-Shcrin. A L. Mills s. 90
per snnum. under sheriff. 4. N. Halsteat.
So a month. outside deputy. n. II. Davis.
s.. book keeper. &. ~. Ross. So. clerk
Thumas Maloney, SO taher. y A. Ward.
So nirhf TALLER. J. Mckennen. Sc
Aufitor's oNice-County auditor. ". ID.
q. SPIKE g -. oookkeeper. ". =. Chides-
ter So. deputy auditor, r. l. Jones. s..
superintendent recording room. r, +.
Hgughton. So. recording clerk, }. II. Dege.
So.
clerks ofice- Clerk. W. +. Gross. s. go:
chief depufy W NJ Metcsf. 81. deputy
clerk. r. y Hogan. So. clerks. B. Nes-
b.t So. r NJ Lslbfrled, So. 9 T. Peter
son 81. stenograhper. --- hoshor. So.
Assessors OF i~e-county assessor. Rich
ard Walsh. $3.50, chief deputy. George q.
Kelly. s.. second deputy. William wcich.
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