The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-12

Judge Humes from the senatorial race.
The whole Inspiration for its unanimous
declaration that the King county candl-
date has no chance OF election is real
ization OF the fact that he lis the most
formidable factor In the contest, and all
the influence Of the Federal brigade
and its journalistic eiaequers has been
directed to an endeavor to crush him
Its methods are not open, nor honest.
nor fair, nor truthful. A cowardly and
brutal plan has been devised To under
mine him by wholesale dissemination OF
the faisehood that the support Of King
county is not genuine and determined,
and that at the first opportunity his
candidacy will be abandoned.
Az illustration OF the methods Of the
cuckoo newspapers may be cited. The
Tacoma Ledger attacks the Post-Intelii-
gencer for a recent article on the sena-
toriai situation. and pretends to find
therein covert purpose to throw Mr.
Humes overheard and support Mr. Levi
Ankeny. of Walla walla. The chief
basis for this remarkable discovery is
the designation by this paper OF Mr..
Ankeny as successful banker and
one OF the largest farmers In Waua
Walia county" The t-Intelligeneer
Is obliged in justification to plead the
accuracy Of It's description and to add
that it might with equal fairness and
correctness be suspected of a purpose
to support Mr.. Addison G. Foster, of
Pierce county. whom ii named in the
same article and in the very same para
graph as successful business man
and one of the leading lumbermen Of the
state" The Post-Intelligencer sees no
reason to modify these expressions. or
either Of them.
The plain, unvarnished truth is that
the Ledger has ascribed to the Post-In-
telligencer designs and motives that are
controlling. and will control. its own
w II.
owned In part by individuals directly
and personally interested in the success
Of Senator Wilson's candidacy IT has
at no time had the confidence Of the
Foster supporters. nor OF the great body
OF Republicans in Pierce county; nor
has it deserved it. 1t has been forced
by the overwhelming impetus Of local
sentiment to give nominal support 20
Mr.. Foster; but 1t has not hesitated. in
obedience TO the real purposes behind 1t,
to embarrass and jeopardize his candt-
dacy on every favorable opportunity. 1t
ter movement a fatal blow. and II is
certain To do 1t. IL it can without seri-
Gus risicAto itself Mr.. Foster deserves
more loyal and faithful friendship. IT
Is no doubt a source Of some small salts
faction to himself and his immediate
cfrcie of advisers that they are perfectly
acquainted with the influences sur
rounding the Tacoma newspaper. and
have fortified themselves against sur
King county Is in earnest for Judge
Humes. IT is not making brass band
campaign, and ii has been neither will
ing nor able to furnish barrel to ad-
vance his interest But. at the proper
time. the state legislature will find that
all the Republicans of this city and
county with the unimportant exceo-
ton of few who have commercial rea-
sons for contrary attitude are united
aggressive and enthusiastic in his be-
half For the most part, they believe
that the continued ascendancy OF Mr..
Wilson is a grave menace to the future
welfare of the party. and that his sue
cess would be a tremendous disaster 10
the party as a whole-~a harblnger Of fl-
ture Generalization and defeat and a
certain sign that the organization had
been delivered bodily into the hands Of
the professional politicians whose real
NlfAt&hNk IL ~ RAsitt saAi q great PERSONA!
Wilson machine Can the Republican
party afford itg
/, Is perfectly natural and proper that
Judge Hpmes. Mr. Foster and Mr. An
keny should he classed together In op-
position to Mr.. Wilson. 1t Is vital to
their respective candidates.. that he
be defeated. and 20 that extent
their objects and interests are COM
mon. But above their individual for
tunes In this camsaisn each repre-
SCENTS real principle. and that Is oppo-
sition 20 machine methods machine ap-
poiutments and machine domination ~
the Republican party In Washington.
( a8i realization q mere personal naa.-
sion at the expense q public welfare.
: They are - virtue of circumstance
auttef in an anti-wIlson campaign.
{ When he IS defeated--and Il Is now reA.