The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-07
CITY OFFICIAL rArEA.
SEATTLE. FRIDAY. OCTOBER =.


The Spokane Spokesman Review
makes the unfounded assertion that the
Post-Inteiligencer thinks the issue OF
This campaign which is best 10 raise
and keep to the front is the war and
Ayers conduct Of the war department"
1t may be- that the Review refers to
an editorial In this paper September q.
In which the following was said:
Their tRepublicansp highest duty as pa
fri,ts ~ 10 support the administration in
both It's war and SHANGHAI policies and 10
make known their purpose To uphold ana
def=nd II from the assaults Of all its
enemies. domestic and foreign Z" Yell
low orators and yellow newspapers have
pressed upon Republicans the vind!cation OF
tbs president. and 10 them iis vindication
means the vudication of the entire Ameri-
can nation"
The Post-Iutelligencer takes IL that
IN these utterances II spoke for the Re
publican party of the whole state We
have been RECALLED by the strange spec
taele of certain prominent fusion ora
tors going from one end of Washington
10 the other and hurting at the admin
eEtration the most scandalous and in
famous charges OF corruption and in
competency, reasonable indifference to
the welfare OF our soldiers, deliberate
sdehauchery Of the public service to the
advantage Of personal favorites. out
fageous and unnecessary taxation OF our
people to enrich corporations. monopo-
Hes and trusts, reckless and criminal ex-
pendisure of the peoples money, and SAL
on nd minimum. These allegations have
not been confined 10 the conduct Of a
single government department. like Sec
Rotary Algef's, They cover broad range.
and go farther and deeper. and involve
the entire policy or the war and the
motives and methods ~ the admins.
tration In undertaking ana prosecut-
lng IL.
How can Republicans or other patrs~
otic citizens. permit these astounding
animadyersiuns upon an American pres
iaent ana an American administration
10 50 unrehuked and unchastsssae The
chief fusion orators and papers have
raised this issue. and it would be re-
gfoaeh a. the loyalty ana Intelligence
of all Republicans II they dia not ex-
press their resentment and Indignation
a. these diSloyal tactics of a desperate
and cowardiy opposition. and manifest
their entire faith and confidence In the
integrity. patriotism nobility ana high
craftsmanship % The Mckinley admin
tstration
The isost-lutelbgontor has repeatedly
said that there have been hlunfers-
serious biunsicrs during this war. Tina.
there has been Incompetence in given
tnstances Il has no doubt at all There
snay have heen and very likely was.
corruption and dishonesty synaur CON
tractors and guilty courHei,y between
them ami certain Officials although It
has no, he~n proven In single in
Stance There were haFashlps. Prob
ably unnecessary harashlps IN some
cases There WAS u7uch S;ckness among
volunteers, ard It ia SIN an open qaes-
Ison as a. whether the causes were
avoidabls What is war; \ picale "A
MERE haissiay ~ Is Il "a tragedy from
syss 81 last. 81 which theee must be
'gurs and wounds ana deaths The
American nn,ion had tor years. s,tcause
~ The oh3aracy ana siIort-sisl7 ;etine%s
az Vhe vey> gentlemen wha are n.ss
raising s0ch bitter ana vcnoHaaas
plants. refused Ia arm Itself adequate.
~ for orense ar aeteuse; and yet there
n loud cutlery because the army man
sgefaemt ala not exhibit a maximum
of easefessNy ia the preliminary arrange
1'snss ana in the eo4anisSary aud sssra-
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