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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-03
A Mote I'm Their Own Eye.

NfCloria province
An idea Of the insults to which the con-
duct OF the premier and the president OF
the council has exposed Us may be gath
cred from a suggestion Of the Seattle Posi-
Intelligercer that these gentlemen should
be impeached for mslfeasance in office.
The post-Intelligercer adds that II the rep
resentative rulers OF the United States
dared 10 act as decoy ducks for mining
companies they would be bounded by the
press of the country from one end 10 the
other. We have been accustomed 20 speak
OF the low tone OF political morality In the
states congratulatirg ourselves in the gen.
uine -am-holer-thsnthou style, that we
are better than our nsighbors. The truth
.s. however, that the facts that have come
10 light about Canadian politicians during
the past five or six years. have been OF
such a character as to I'LL every honest
man with alarm We have seen grave
scandals exposed and men In high places
driven into cisgraceful obscurity. Tho
knowledge % these things was bitter. II
becomes doubly bitter when we find our
selves tainted with our country's moral
turp,tude by the people OF the very nation
whose political methods We have been ac-
cusfomea to despise TIE shame OF II all
IS not easy or pleasant to bear.
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Wedding Rink Won NJ . RAc1e


/ was told curious story the other day
about the ia1e Senator Kenna. Of West
Virginia, whose statue Is 20 be placed in
the capitol IN n few days When he frst
came 20 congress a Mrs kearon. who
lived in the same boarding house. per-
suaded him To buy a ticket in a rattle at
church fair for a cooking stove and a
complete kitchen OUTFIT. His ticket turned
out TO be the lucky enc and he sent the
goods TO his home n West Virginia
While he was arranging for their ship
ment at the railway station he was intro
cuced 70 the young lady who afterwari
became his wife. and joculariy invited her
to become his cook. She replied that sine
would be very glad TO do so. The next
winter Mrs. kearon sold Mr.. Kenna a
ticket in another fair given by the same
church. This time the prize was a plain
gold ring, and again he was successful.
he put the ring carefully away until Il
was needed at his wedding few months
later. and il SO happened that his bride
was the first person TO use the cook stove.
Mrs. kenna Is now postm.stress at
Charleston, w. Va. and the legislature
OF that state has decided that it's repre-
sentative In the gallery Of statues Of
Statesmen at the capitol shall be the man
who won his wedding ring and his kitchen
furniture at a rattle.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-03

Yaittsd 20 erect standard clocks q the
sidewalks guarantees: 90 keep tire .x-
act tine. 50 that In return for the a6
gertssasnsr1t they should render q pub
tic service No txo Of these clocks
agFees IL IL ROT a matter OF rasoute or
so. ,sut pften 81 fve minutes wire
esscsvfesty available there fs 10 excuse
sGr this. except that which the MANI
fzrfaser or e4ecirte clocks can give for
&c tao 81 his besag exactly IN accord
The Union TFank Lie has a very
unique way sc regulating its clock II
tets K rsn ahead about three or four
minutes. ana then a-hen notods is look
Lax. taras It's hands back. The result
- to sn1dgaIr start the cars OF three
- feslY minutes &heA4 o. Lrle IS kept
rs the vat. hes watch have been care
fully set 10 agree with the co-npanys
lock e<fea il vas four minutes fast.
Some . the car lines avoid this difficulty
b. not having any clocks to start By.
ants tire p1biic Ia 10 that extent better
served. because IL doe2 no, DO 10 taxe
any chances. and the only way 10 be
sure Of 4 car is 70 ile in ambush for II
fifteen minutes ahead OF the time 1t
ought 10 zo by.
These arc very trivial matters to ex-
periencsd railroad men. who come to
regard passengers as Instructions to
the steady rpm Of = ear except at the
iaoEnent when the nickel is being hand
81. over. They are even paitry matters.
but such Is human nature that 1t re-
bels against the petty annoyances
which /, sees to be so easily avoid
able: and one OF these days. II they are
not refnedisd. IL will arise In Its might
and insist upon compliance with terms
of franchises and Of ordinances whose
emission Is now good-naturedly winked
al by the authorities and suffered by
the public In order TO help the COM
panies out through the hard times.
With these exceptions every car line is
the best managed In the city.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-03
LABOR AGAINST HAWAII.

The project to annex Hawaii has ex-
cited considerable opposition IN the
East. where many newspapers are TAX
Ing d most decided stand against 1t.
Perhaps the strongest opposition 1t will
receive, however, comes from the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, which has
forwarded TO congress the resolutions
adopted In convention at Nashville.
Those resolutions urge the senate to re-
Ject the treaty and claim to voice the
sentiment of all intelligent labor In The
United States. The preamble to the
resolutions sufficiently displays the rea-
son when 1t declares: THAT aRnexa-
ton would be tantamount to admission
of a slave state. the representatives Of
which would necessarily work and vote
for the enslavement OF labor In gen
eraI.''
IL IL this consideration which has
made prudent men doubt the expediency
of annsxing Hawaii Notwithstanding
all that may be said in its favor The
Asiaties and Portuguese In Hawaii,
comprising about $4,000 OF the popula-
ton OK the islands. are for the most
past coolies and contract laborers who
were imported there to work on the
sugar plantations. These people are,
1t is pretty generally known. practical
iy In condition OF slavery.
The United States statutes include
one which prohibits the importation Of
contract labor, yet one of the results
Of annexation would be TO make a part
of this country territory where nearly
all OF the labor Is done by contract.
and our act would have to DE subject
TO the rights OF both parties to these
contracts.
III H9waii were part OF the United
States we could not keep out the peo-
pile nov on the islands from coming 10
the mainland and we should be sub
ject to the sfaiuai advent Of many Of
these 6c,o0l iii.;erate aud altogether un-
desirable tlelzens. Il is very natural
that American labor. which has sue
ceeded In pa.sing the contract law and
placing soFle. check upon tae immlgra-
ton If the SCUM of Europe. should see
with apprehension the possible Influx
ot an array 81 coolies whc would soon
come into competition with tt
1, is worth considering that these
! eoclles ara not seeking now to come 10
! the United states. bat arc protecting
Z against annexation. They neither waat
to come Tor do We want them. We
: have been sufficiently warned 81 the
+ evils of an inferior population. when.
+ le writer recently remarked. the la
. boring classes % Hawaii have arisen az
,east 20 the plane CT 81 50 per day, and
SCR sill then. ghey viii b desirable citi-
sons.
>l this Is on the assumption, o.
+ couEse, that To means can he devised
sr which - avoid taking into citizen
ship or az ieas, assuming the burden
s ot thas 9ebasea labor whieh forms al
! Important q factor in Hawaiian indus
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CITY OFFICIAL PAPER
SEATTLE, MONDAY. Jas. B.
q NOnp TO TuE aouNcIL.

The city council viii today decide
whether II will submit TO the people the
several civil service amendments to the
charter. II IL to be assumed that 70
action will be taken without full AMI
candid Discussion and careful. deiibsr-
ate consideration: and, In that case. IL
appears wholly improbable that de-
cisIon win be reached in accordance with
the wishes of the petitioners II is not
pretended by any one that the petitions
impose upon the council either moral
or legal obligation to take action of any
kind: 20. IL anything IL done. the council
win take the initiative and assume the
Dntire responsibility.
Two reasons why the council should
take = positian against submission
stand forth with especial elearness. and
they ought To be influential In determia-
Ing this question. The first ts moral
Civil service liz correct principle of
tGtht as 8Sti US kdtioAai hUfsihtiiS4ii
The spoilsmen are behind the move
ment for a second vote on II. and Ii has
Cor It's sole foundation the purpose OF
condemning civil service, If possible. IL
the council votes for submission. IL can
not be Interpreted otherwise than as a
virtual declaration against the civil
service policy.
The second reason Is political. Eleven
out OK thirteen couneilmen are Repub-
leans. II is already plainly TO be seen
that Il Is the design of the Populists TO
attempt to hold the Republican party
accountable for throwing into the tur-
mol Of politics great principle. which
the large majority of people undoubtedly
indorse. II 10 not easy to see how re-
sponsibiiity can be well avoided. or the
charge successfully and satisfactorily
answered. For political reasons, then.
. favorable vote Oh the petition would
be an error.
These are the reasons. plainly. briefly
and concisaly stated. why the Post-In-
teiligencer thinks the council should not
take action on this matter
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Il is too early to accept It as a GER
talniy. or even probability. thar Hanna
Is beaten. Test votes deceive In iss very
nature the opposition to him Is a weak
and incohesive farce. Mr.. Hanna's re-
sources are great. He has behind him
the whole power OF the Mckinley admin
istration. He has the regular Repua-
lican nomination, and In the only Repub-
hean candidate. and no ether Republican
candidate can oppose him. or Republican
legislator vote against him. without COM
hitting political suicide. Besides, Mr..
Hanna has known qualities as a political
manager. It is going to be . hard fight
and IN interesting one. Hanna's great
est crime. in the eyes OF the opposition.
is that he was an important instrument
in the election OF Mckinley.
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ODE TO THE VIKINGS.

The Post-Intelligencer has received from
Seattle contributor a nicely printed copy
OF "An Ode to the Land OF the Vikings
in fifty stanZas. written by Thomas o.
Slime. B. s., principal Of the Paulsbo
schools and first graduate of the Washing
ton Agricultural college and school Of
science. Publication - a few of the
stanzas Is requested on the following
grounds: s'Mr. Slime is patriotic Ameri-
can citizen and gifted as writer. He
has. however. Just commenced to write.
X you read the whole ode, you will find
that it Is pretty good production. Critics
have pronounced It real masterpiece"
OF course. critics differ; but the Post-In-
telligencer is willing that the public shall
give its own Judgment of the ODE and pre-
sents the following as fair samples Of the
whole. the references being to the scenery
OF the Land Of the Vikings:
Hail to thee. peaks. hoary white,
Looming the breeze with glazing light;
Kissed by streamers of the night,
Burning In fire bright.
Majestic domes proud and grand,
The most picturesque OF all land;
Scenes bewitching TO the eye.
Towering the auroral sky.
Hillooks crowned with weeping pine.
White birch singing in fitting rhyme.
Richly clothed In attire green,
And woven snow In circle sheen
That Mr.. Slime Is true American citi-
zen Is plainly demonstrated by the last
part OF his poem. He says:
Again, hall to thee, Norge old,
Home of intelligence muitifoid,
Home of geniuses renowned
Who freedom breathe profound
Fear not, feathered monarchs,
Nor owi-winged larks,
Nor Ceres of the Celestial spherA
Nor others that thunder fear.
Look az Union strong.
Let Republic by thy song,
Kiss not the threshold Of kings,
Nor those that court such thingA
Republic. freedom true,
Watchword for YOU.
Where the curfew OF liberty
Rings in sweet symphony.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-03
Publication Of the anti-civil service HIST

Publica; ton Of the anti-civil service HIST
is valuable largely for the names 1t does
not contain II Is likely, too. that many
slgners, who have now discovered the
true purport OF the petitions. viii regret
their action. and take measures to rectify
their mistake. People are proverbiaily
willing to sign any sort of paper present.
ed. but, even IL they are loose and care
less in this respect. the spoilsmen have
not been able to secure the necessary
number OF names to require the council
to submit the question. All this Is sig
nifcant Of the attitude OF the public to-
ward civil service.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-03

From the speech ot United States Senator
Wolcott q: the New England din
'uer December q.
Tt. continued friction Is largely sener-
ated both East and West hy a certain mod
err type OF newspaper. The plague may
have started here. but II has spread and
sprouted Ike the Canada thistle. until &.
"a blight n Colorado ss IL is q curse
here and wherever II plants itself Wher-
ever thers IS cause 70 rnisrep-esen;, a
hate 20 he famed SANDER "a utter. a
reputation 20 besmtrch. 70 exnaies its foul
breath. II knows no party. no honor. no
virtue II st!rs only strife and hatred. and
appeals oniy 10 the low and the base. II
calls Itself Journalism. but its name in
Pander and its color is yellow. fApplause,)
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David n. Hill Is quoted as saying. In re-
Spouse 10 "a recent famous declaration by
Kirg croker:
So Croker thinks I am not the Demo-
cratic leader OF The state heye II he IS
right, then al the shafts and arrows that
have been aimed at me by the opposition
press for many years have been directed
Sg the wr0n2 mar. / have a mind 10 20
into court and ask that the case he le-
opened on the ground Of newly discovered
evidence. and subpoena Mr Croker as the
chief witness 10 prove my case
There are renewed signs that Eiu In
tends 30 make ar active fight for hts Cd
place 81 the head 81 the state Democracy.
HIN does not shine in repose. He has
great qualities o. leadership. which have
nos always been well used. but which
make !; vssy 4.tsicu., 70 suppress hins.
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forced? VIII it not operate exactly as tns
prohibition law operates wherever II aas
been trieIiF In o-aaSehsirg county, TO-
instance, II public sentiment IS IL favor q
putting down iynching there Is no quss-
ton but that the county Will have 10 pay
Browns representatives the s. co. But II.
on the ether hand. punlsc sentiment Is =
favor CT lyncsing the county will nos
have 20 pay sheT cent. As public seuti-
meat in every county Of South Caroliua
fayors lynchiag, especially il the victim -
a negro. there would appear 10 be no way
OF enforcing the law. There does not seem
70 he much hope for a suppression -
lynching until that public sentiment has
been changed and until respect for law
taxes the place Of mob violence.
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he post-Intelligencer yesterday printed

The Post-Intelligencer yesterday printed
all obtainable details about the British
Yukon Transportation & Trading Com
psny. whose chief purpose appears to
nave been TO swindle the unsuspecting
ers should make II a point always to as
sure themselves Of the reliability and
good faith Of Alaska transportation and
mining companies. Swindlers think they
see an opportunity to reap q harvest in
the prevailing Klondike excitement. and
they are making the most OF 1t.
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One Seattle minister married IA couples
during 1891 Some preachers cause great
deal OF trouble.
~. -. -.
II Is getting along about the time Of year
when turn-over-a-new-lest sports drop In
with friend 'just this once"
p. -. -
Each and every congressman Is willing
to begin the great work Of pension reform
on some other congressman's constituents.
- - -
The Tacoma Populists are entirely In
different to the politics OF the fusion can
didate for mayor so long as he is a Popu-
list.
- - +.
Mary Yellin Lease wants to go to con-
gress and to all Jerry Simpsons shoes.
Another anti-hosiery campaign. We sup
pose.
~ - p
We can account for the sudden accelera-
ton OF the anti-Hanna movement only on
the ground that Sammy Perkins has ap-
peared on the scene.
-. - y.
II Mr.. Hanna's defeat transpires about
the time Mr. Bryan energies from Mexico
We may expect an eloquent I-told-you-s so
appendix to that celebrated lecture on BIZ
metalism.
- - ~
The London newspaper that scored an
exclusive scoop on Bismarcks death sim
ply demonstrated that New York and San
Francisco have no monopoly OF yellow
journalism.
- - -
kid Egan. who left Dawson Novem-
Der Q, brought out San Francisco Ex-
smlner letter dated November Is. It looks
as II Mr.. Egan had sold 10 the Examiner
a nice. large. choice gold brick.
y. -. -
II is startling 10 observe that all these
hasty preparations for war in England
followed the reading OF our own Gen. Bal
lanes ultimatum. The war department.
or the Rogers administration is not in tina
business Just 10 look handsome.
- - -
Mayor Pennoyer. who announced that h.
would give one-half his salary 10 charity.
has assigned s.. 80 TO the Democratic ststs
central committee. Gentlemen" said tho
fakir, as he held up 3 bill he had an-
Qaired from victim. ~ can give this
money back, or can throw II away. or
can give IL TO the poor. guess IN give
II 20 the poor" and he showed 9. IN hfs
pocket.
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south Carolina and Lynch Law.


South Carollra's new constitution has q
provision making counties Liable 70 pay
g 40 damages 20 me dependents or legal
representatives CO the victim % 4 iynchlng
and a ties. cass will shortly - made IN
orargeburv county. where some tire ago
a negro named Brown was hanged and
shot 70 death for alleged harn-buruing. /:
this provision 81 the constitution can be
enforced Enthusiastically !; will tend 70
make lynchings less popular than they are
row. 81 a. least Il Will make county sG-
thcrssies more active IN bringing mob muir
6erers 70 Justice and IN preventing their
us1rpstscz OF the authority OF The court =.
But the question Is. Caa ths law bs en-
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The Victoria Co.on.st publishes wlth ar-
prevail the receat extraordinary ebali-
tlon of The Tacoma Citizens kioaaiks
committee relative 20 The governr1eG. re-
aeea - Esase. except that co1sme1datioa
from saca scarce - enough 20 cause
even Tacoma aoiy 10 pause ia d.<Enay
IN realization cf the fac, ira, u has
beaded sown is 0wn cause wltn sae dead
weight Of AZ historic hoo6ao.
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The truth Is precisely the thing papers Hike
the EIads co rot want and go farthess %
avoid. II error were crushed, ard truth
we're triumphant. the Blade. and others Q.
is Kind. would be wasting In capital, and
wa.l5 de. If the Post-Tn;eiisgencer has
beer reuiss In doing its fun duty toward
WhatcoE county, it does TIC. know II.
This paper. for instance. has printed fua.
careful. accurate and appreciasivs re-
views OF the Whaicom county mines II -
a newspaper II is rot boom pamphlet.
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The Future of kaDsas.
Washington T,lsna.ch

" aSlITIEEou IIspatCh.
j. X burton. OF Kansas. who narrowly
escaped election 10 the United States sem
ate ~ here looking after Offices for his
tr1endS ara says that The era of prosper
ity IS felt out there more than In anv
other part o. the United States.
Tho people Ct Kansas" saii Mr. Bur-
ton. are wearing their Sunday clothes
every Day In TIE week: they are paving
OF their debts with = rapidly that has 70
parallel After dtsChargtnx financial 0bit-
cations that amount 20 several hundred
millions this year they have been able TO
puF away Sll2.a.ot9 in savings banks and
have lived wen besides Thus Populis-a
IS dying oU-. The Improvement has been
Noticed s}l along che lire ard IN every
branch CT industry. There IL no doubt
a bon; the tufnrA ~ Ea-sas,'
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S@H E@FC}SCc NAFcE1ets~
TNa Seattle pcst-TntsIiiEercer q. a
Christmas number issued a erecisf e1t-
tom 81 tsenty-eigh. pages evidently pre-
pared MIN vtew 70 pleasing any variety
- tastes. The IRA gazlns supplements ca1-
tain a oGu,her % Interesting articles ~,
current topics, ard much attention Il b.-
slowed u1on the Affairs so dear 10 he
w@Tacn fciks- TyTocra phicaslv ara sr ia
ar+'stsc arrangement 4 SyirpassAs any,
tes~S th,s enterpriStrs paper has vet IN
tFryssen- An illustrated cover 5sns-.lrx
sSe return % the goia-la4e1 KlorAgksr
adds much % i1s general att-ac:fvepess.
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Robbery Not stealing.
Chicago Record

Chicago Record.
The revised code OF ethics for European
nations provides that 1t is immoral &c
steal anything except when the thing
stolen happens to be piece OF Chinese
territory.
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It II due to the many newspapers. state
and national. which have made comment
on the acknowledgements Christmas edi-
ton, to state that their appreciative no.
tees have been duly noted. and they are
hereby acknowledged.
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A GUARANTEE.

The Post-InsefiiS~neer hereb,
0uesanteee SIS advertisers = bona
80 Dqal eircuiation. Daily, weekly
49, sunday, doahie that OF any
0sAef nesvapaper vabIish~d In the
eeaee 81 Washtnaten. AGyerttstnE
oonssaets will be made snhjeet to
Nils guasaatee.
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Reviston of the Pension Roll.

GI0bc-DefnocrAt.
The idea that the pension list should be
overhauied by its friends under a Repub-
lican administration meets with favor. A
fair and considerate investigation will in
Jure the honest rights of no one.
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The Conflict over: Frisco Quits.

LtSEf4s = a@hIT.
TIE var between Greece s-d Troy was
a r@ttv sasasSl> tn comparison with ~.
conf',c: which IS now break king ont be-
tween Ssn Francisco ans Seattle FOR the
ceIfnS trade with Alaska
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STATE PRESS.

Seattle Republican: State Printer Hiek:
was an ardent union labor man when h(
was a laborng man, but develops into 6
bloated hondholder as soon as the unior
labor vote elects him to a state Office.
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Vancouver Independent: The mer
chants and traders In Vancouver repor
that the past holiday trade was bette
than for number Of years past. Sucl
is the report Of every city in the land
and indicates healthy growth OF pros
perity, Notwithstanding the wall Of TIL
calamity howler.