The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-26

4 Correspondent Who Approves
Judge HuneAs Methods.
Fail Csty. Mash. July

Fail City. Wash. July =. isss.
To the Editor: The public announce
meni by Thomas J. Humes % bis own
candidacy for United States senator Is IN
my Judgment getting hack TO that honasly
style os politics that the people have been
looking for so many years The habit of
ecnceaAng -rorn the masses % the voters
the real candidate Cor United States Sena-
Tor until the legislature convenes. ard
then advancing some person 20 that high
offce who might not have been able TO
secure anything like q respectable fol-
lowing Aefore the people. has done much
10 destroy favor with the constitutional
methsd OF choosing United States senators
and Is without doubt the indirect agency
OK the ott-repeated charge Of corruption
in legislatures. The legislator is elected
IN district where. either purposely cr by
chance. the candidate or candidates for
senator have received no public mention,
bur sooner or later he is brought face 10
face with the responsibility Of casting the
vote OF his district for United States sena-
tor. He does the best he can or knows,
hGt at best il is The mind OF enc man only.
instea! OF its own entire district. where
the senatorial candidates are part OF
the consideration when the voter ap-
pFoaches the polls ard yet this same leg
tsiator mag come home and spend q life
une trying 20 appeaSe The wrath Of an
enraged constituency, I personally favor
the election OF United States senator's by
direct vote OF the people and hope that
may be achieved at an early ssay but il
II cannot, then the practical side OF that
doctrine may oa obtained by requiring
candidates TO announce themselves before
the people. Mr.. HumSs and Mr.. Wilson
are both worthy gentlemen. Mr. Hu:nes
announces his candidacy in common
everyday sort OF way: but We have 10
read between the lines to find out IL Mr.
Wilson is a candidate. Now. I do nos
think MI Wilson should feel that he
should apologize FOR being a candidate for
the United States senate. IL is beyond
my line OF vision TO see why legislature
Will ne any better or more useful after Il
is elected by not knowing who are 10 be
before them Claiming their votes for
tinted States senator. or. If we do know.
then by saying nothing ahou, IL. Neither
can understand nor believe that the leg
islatnre can be more easily elected by not
knowing or pretending not to know who
the candidates are To be.
What might be said of that person or
persons who would teach that il was bad
policy TO nominate, mention or know your
candidate Tor governor or judges until the
morning the polls were opened Let the
candidates come out. meet the peopie
talk to the people. and lake their chance
In fact. little less retropoiitanism Will
-" sNSN A'i N> aii tssl see no danger 10
the Republican party by good men within
II Joining In friendly rivalry FOR the high
positions within the gift Of the people. Mr.
hunles friends ara not the kind Of fell
lows To Kick the dashboard" out If they
don't get everything in sight and IL Mr.
wilson or any other capable person in the
state Is candidate. I can't imagine that
his friends have within them any OF the
spirit or rule or ruin" So then, let AS
60 ahead. Tom Humes style, or rather
has atterances on the subject have aroused
the memories of Lincoln and Douglas IA
nous senatorial campaign. An old friend
and neighhor Of mine. a stdunch Domo-
Crat, and resident on the Sound for for
~ years, when shown Mr.. Humes' an
nouncement. said; I'm vote for every Re
publican candidate for the legislature. II
Tom Humes Is a candidate for the United
states senate" ! believe his candidacy
VIII add thousand votes 10 the Repub-
lican ticket.
Give us candidates who are in touch
with the people and have the confidence
OF them all. and they can and will be elect
ed: but don't let us be afraid to announce
our business am for Tom Hunas for
nlted states senator. and am ready to
do any and all reasonable and honorable
things To secure his election.
A. l. RUTHERFORD.