The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-22

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.ses az 'rsrnps ard prcs'itu'ss. AifeE
yer vera nominated you re1sAsts3 TO- -
e~n4a5r away faaf passaEe To ~.
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..e-@sssa.. ard ire INDIGNATION WIN
- - arossed. Yos4 wantet - eaHre
,ao~s vorss from fte record - your ire
-. SCR have realized slnes ard you VIII
go I, All the more ksenfY a. sire FoeA
e. shat language ike This never DIES
Rogers an Accident.
..r ~unnorsrH you for governor, not D.
..,.e thought VOC wsre the beFt man
yor fns piace. nor thro0gh fr4eg4sn8p. tVf
am orrsfd 70 say that never kue" you
sssore -otgr nnn..natIcu but because you
had beer placed a.; the head o. aeket
tv4 uartv that was ths champion q moss
great principles upon Wnteh D.fsFeo'
"a @.gIf heifrye tho destiny ~ this gov
.rnrnenf depends f0ug-st for fhe prtn-
slnlss az the Peoples party: nay advocacy
~ van g.aa accidental 20 the main issues
-an a r4an for governor you were an ae-
esfsnt with most Of Is fl this state I
was Wiling TO accept your explanation
es me foul and unspsakabls language n
your book, and to believe Ia your pro-
seafaffons ~ regret row know you were
PLAYING the hypecrite and not under the
frnnence OF your favorlse Biblical quota
ston. III you did nor play double 70 catch
votes your duty 10 support the board 81
regents IN It's stand fer moral teaching
was imperative. The board had re-estaD-
llshed. against the protest 81 President
Edwards fhe studies ~ mental and moral
science and had written Il down a. q law
upon their books that while they sat as
a board these subjects should be required
from every man and woman who went out
OF Us doors equipped for the profession %
teaching With what unseemiy speed you
hasten to decapitste the leaders upon the
prelsxt Of sn old trumped-up ofSense dead
and buried for six months.
"As soon az the regents removed Presi-
dent Edwards. certain Republican lead
ers. Ia order 10 disrupt the political party
now In control. urged you 20 interfere and
10 restore Mr.. Edwards a a0ld-bug. TO
the presidency. No one could have mis-
understood the object OF these men. Why
did you walk into their trap7 The an
EWSf u NJfiltS. WIN TO fNNN-Hf fNE ANY
principle Involved or for tho interest OF
the party which placed you IN power or
Jezpect Tor The law. you saw in this DIM
eulty AZ the university al opportunity TO
crafty your own personal spite against
c professor. and AZ the same time 20 deal
tbs sublscts OF mental and moral philos-
ophy and all the ennobIlng teachings that
sprlng from and chester around Il. tefrinc
and staggering blow The resolutions OF
the Presbyterian synod. which heartily in
dofssd the action or the board OF regents
only served 10 whet the passion OF your
rsputxiye nature. You were afraid 10 act
sians the lines which those interfering
had marked cut for you. and lest the pco-
rie should feel there was much truth in
the growing suspicion Of an unholy al
lance between you and 4 certain Repub-
Hean organ IN this city. 10 further your
own political ends. fell back np0n n cir
cnnstance which arose months ago a. n
ground and reason for attempting 10 re-
move "a as regents. Why did you do this
Again 1 answer. TO crafty your own
spleen.
fntustiee Ia Hayden
II challenge you to give any honorable
reason for your action. You exposed your
motive to be revenge against Prof. Meanv
when you removed Major HAYDEN his
strong personal friend. who more than any
other man In the state OF Washington has
had his heart IN the development OF this
university. The injustice OF your act
towards Major Hayden arouses In me the
most inexpressihie contempt Every hoy
IN this state who has been better equipped
Tor life because OF this university will stop
IN his career "a pay a word OF tribute TO
The EFFORTS Of Major Hayden. ard 20 hurl at
You every weapon which a man inflamed
BY JUS and righteous wrath may WELD.
Miss oher.- Appointment
Moreover. you say my 'ofTense as 10
Meany Il supplemented by the very seri-
Gus crime Of putting into the university a
sister-in-iaw Of mine as professor Of
French ard Spanish Not a word do you
say about her competency You know that
no professor filling a position IN that uni
versity i better equipped Tor hls duties
than Miss ohcr Ordinarily I would say
nothing upon this point. but your con
tAmpuble and cawardly differences thrown
cut IN the general words employing p r
sons not sufficiently qualified compe, me
10 briefly state that Miss Ober's appoint
meat % her position was made on merit
ard IN no other way Not a single mem
bar on TIE hoard knew az the time they
examined her credentials and testimonials
ard passed upon her ftness and employed
her. That she was IN ans way related 20
ne. ! submitted her name and her testi-
nsenlals - the committee and asked them
p lass ttt AifN VAS RAst@tAcsefE- and tNeE
Gnanitnausiy Endorsed her The board
carefully considered her credentials. which
ifeaHssesi 'haHe from The highest Officials I'm
ses department ~ education tn tho Argeu-
tire kastlie ~ South America where
&ss Cher ass teacher IN the govern
s1Fzs nrmal s1aoals fcf three years AZ a
NE2arT es 3 - per annuna
A. csc Nbo stood lrst "a h-r classes Of
TN Saassh aus modern languages a.
s @4g studsut the government a.
80 AsSrzftHe EepulBc selected her. with
eAFr8. ~ s8ke ehBree az the great govern
~* nNA1 sehoois. Heg entire teaching
= -Ty fer fhree yeais was IN the
FRA sN8 Spanish languages and shs
easne a9Ek - ths United States only % ~
VIA Nsf fsmI =. l admit that ! have pat
sats leaf Sass t0tson a relative of m'uc. bu'
saAfasain tast Sc Was rae wrons in that
tae Hefsoa placed there was thoroughly
ea~sfetaet ara hiss demonstrated hersel1
= % mast surccssf4i teacher WA
wrcex has BEEN eanmittedH II sac was
s4eaiiF eeiuretrnt Wits others. Why ahout
relai'2asaip 70 ne dlsqu lify here
Arrant n,poerisy.
why shouiA yea new consider that &
D wrong and a political oTense which
yoa requested ns q do for your son
Have you forgotten that Neu asked Ger
tain reseuts en- letter. GO ruS year owf
son into lhs Institution as professor al
phEsits' Was that misconduct in of'ios
81 Noat rAfte Ia trath. no honest MAJ
could nod fauit With the action OF IN,
boar nlonS these lines suddenly yot
end thia 20 he a terrible Wrong teservins
Of ccraiEn punishment Whist srrau
hypocrisy What sa the real infsrpreta.
tioa e YevF aetT The answer must .
found "a y2u~ thiFsf Ter personal revenrs
aas Ia ScuF aU' .sson - become Juitet
fgatss senator r 81 that. 20 placate IN.
eren wns stand tn v1ur way ara Il paa
sfaie asfnalsh othfrs wha cannot he Bafs
60 vauf swn purpose YOU have takei
sAts sEfes. Yen are wcrrs than q Grim