The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-08

Col Lewis defense is the boldest ana
-ecksessness and cozuple,e irresponsi-
biii,y in matters political he has vet
afforded the public He loudly enters
denial Of statements the Post-Intelii-
sencer has never accused him Of having
made. He credits TO this newspaper
practices in which he is himself an ex-
pert-the manufacture of false tests-
mony-and in the most fragrant, and un-
blushing manner declares that 1t has
printed over the signature of Congress-
man Grosyenor letters whose contents
were exactly opposite to the things
actually printed. He grossly and un-
warran,ably misrepresented to Mr..
Grossenor the statements In these let
ters and brought from him a vigorous
denial that he had ever used such ex-
pressicns. OF course he did not. No
person but Congressman Lewis ever
said he did, as will presently appear.
The false assertion OF Col Lewis that
the respective private secretaries Of
Messrs. Grosvenor and Dingiey had
written their recent letters TO the POST
Intelligencer Is completely exploded by
the kilograms from these gentlemen in
the Post-Intelligenccr this morning.
The Post-IntelIigencer has received
and printed two letters from Congress-
man Grosvenor. The first was I'm re-
spons's 10 Mr.. Lewis letter TO Mr.. Ma
loney. denying an assertion credited to
him tGrosvenor) that the war would
cost $1,000 ooo. 600. Col. Lewis statement
in the Maioney letter was in the follow
ing vague and intangible form: but the
untruthful statement stands out con-
spicuons that bills taxing the people
si,5eo ooo.ooo'' were pressed through
congress. and that Gen. Grosvenor said
the war would cost s., ,0o0. .00o, 600:
THE estimates Of the navy and war de-
partments were s2l9Hn.0oo for the navy
and s25aa100 for the war-s1s 0sa 800.
Recall! that We meet in six months-one-
half year-tfsat 6ne-haif of the whole
years estimate. s25a. .o0o GO. is the extreme
estimates OF the departmsnts~xt stimulated
by corrupt contractors-yet after certain
outside manipuiatlons, bin - pressed
through taxing the people-together with
interest on the taxes~sl 200. o6o. coo. and
Gen. Grosvenor, the Spokesman Of the ad-
u.n.stra..on. says II vii! reach se.coaean.-
go Think OF IL. Ten hundred million
dollars c0nfessedIy more than needed or
asked for"
Gen. Grosvenor's letter to the POST
Intelligencer. printed August IS. fol-
lows:
Washington, u. C., July a. 1898.
ITO the Editor ! have your letter OF
Jolly u. incioS'ng letter written by tbs
Hon, james Hamilton Lewis. 7 cannot
understand by any me- hod Of reasoning
whai he means by the statement which
he has made. At some tine I did say
that my hest estimate of fhe cost Of this
war directly and Indirectly. IL II was 20
c-snllnue. was two thousand millions bat
never said nor thought nor drea araed
that we had made a tax bill which was
20 rest upon the people 20 the extcfyt az
tro billions a year Utterly ridiculous
the whole Of II. and fh'rk ;h~re must he
mistake in Nr. Lewis statement. IL
was estimated that There would be shout
ore hundred anf twef4s y-fva ms!Icns per
annufu derived from he .fsr rneasIfrs a.
II passed tia hsgze. bat when Il vert 10
ths sea2t, Il Sas increased somewhat. but
never have heard of the ext:nnste placed
above one hundred and nifty millions per
arnuEl cannot understand how any
nsan could make the mistake tina, Mr.
T<@wis seen1s 70 have made. His u~uai
fairness ard honesty make IL the more as-
.oni$htng - n. II mast he borne n
mind IN this connection fhas tae very mo-
rnen' the war ceases and the cos, Of the
@1r Ia met tha tax VIII AZ once be re-
dsleal as Il was following our former war
We resueei taxation a, shat time with
grsa, rapidly and sy sysryhody VIII stanh
ready 20 do IL again. I; seems :hrre Is no
cause for THIS sorf os talk. Yours truly.
&C. ~ CiRoSyENOR-~
Nov note the repre eaeatation tbs
Washington congressman made 10 Gen.
Grosvenor. assuming that the telegram
ne read a. the Arrnory Thursday night
IL a verbatim copy of the original:
"PaF-er here publishes less@r from you
de@ay.nes yoa wrote I@eter n grocery firm.
C1acs nrzafl saying war Hsas9. cali for ex-
panSsfure Tw~o billion Gcsfars as printed
Neg York World April o. I canTsot be-
lieve goa id such. 7 t1@ eate % yagsr a.
isgsss ierte~ appss-s sass. t5grse yng xs-s
IL Liverpool I'se8 answer 4 saea de-
MA ~ yoH IL correct"
There is 10 reference whatever In the
GrosYenoY letter. - viii Be seen, ahono