The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-24
DAYTON. Wash. Oct. %, 1898

Dayton. Wash. Oct. %. 1898
To the Editor Observation-Disclosures: In ono
Of your late alle editorials your paper
stated to the public that 1T woud be fair
TO me. VIII YOU now demonstrate that by
publishing this communication literally.
and as prominently az You do attacks upon
me- invited by you from persons too far
away for the people OF Washington To
know anything OF their veracity.
1t appears from your issue of the 18th or
18th ,hAt--ln the words of Polonious-"you
are still harping upon my daughter
Hanna's yacht--the ''Comanche." You now
produce another letter. saying the price OF
construction was Sia5.0oo. You say Mr..
Hanna sod the yacht for $4,000, though
he asked Sl23,n0.
Let ME assure you that the pubic care
very little about the difference in figures
either given or obtained by MIR. Hanna
Now That you, the defender and advocate
OF Hanna, produce his confession that
while acting as the friend OF the prssi-
DEMAND holding an influential place where
he controlled the affairs of an adninistra-
ton which trusted him--he used IL to sell
his faInily's discarded Junk TO that gov
ernnsent and FOR such he took the peoples
money from the public treasury.
You now say that the yacht was worth
Sl55. .oNo-yet that Hanna Offered to take
$4,000. Do you think tho public w.sl be-
iieve that Mark Hanna offered his yacht
for 10000 less than its value?
Why does he take $4,000 then? Was
he bargaining off-for "any o.d price.
thing he could get si55.oo0 In the mar
ket for? Does not this surrender OF his,
as you proseSs-argue the admitted worth
lessness of the boat? But did your paper
not publish first TO the people that my
on
not Insist in three Instances that mir.
Hanna never sold any yacht to the govern
ment?' Did you not later produce an
alleged letter" in your columns ostensihly
from Mr.. Hanna saying he did 40 sell that
yacht. but Ii was his brother's-not his,
and that II cost over s20e.0o0? Why do
you now convict your perfect Hanna" OF
misstatement of nearly S5o.o00 by your last
letter from the constructors" Ia 1t not
true that 1t Is because that you. as I.
could never get the truth from Hanna?
Why don't YOU ha fair and tell your
readers that Secy. Long refused 10 give
out to anyone what the real price was
that I had 10 take my figures from the
different statements made by congressman
upon the subiect-.hat IN each instance
gave Mr.. Hanna the advantage OF the
lowest figure. That the figures of It's cost
had likewise to be Appropriated by tho
constructor would then tel the truth,
or make any statement until Republican.
Congressman Ifllihorn Of California
brought the job TO Highland was beaten
for denomination for his honesty Why do
you not look TO my official uiterance In ,he
Congressional Record and as you have
published part and publish the figures
there used2 Why did you print los 900 as
"19S 000''-then tell the people I said soy
You know II was your printed error or the
error OF your copy. You saw this from
the Congressional Record speech on this
subject. Why do you not ask Secy Long
for the real figures ana produce them 70
the people, II he refuses. tell the people
that the Secy Of the Navy. Ike yourself.
is shielding Hanna by poluting the name
OF the President 10 cover IL over Hanna.
Do You justify Senator Hanna using his
position TO force his brothers pleasure
yacht on the Government for sii5,Vb0. at
a time when the country had 20 be bonded
and the poor taxed TO raise revenue 10
sustain the nation1
Lastly. since your able paper Is making
a distant letter from reliable source"
campaign. why did you not teii-what you
knew--tbat the Globe Iron Works Of ciese-
land which writes IN defence OF Hanna.
is partly owned by him Also why d!d
you suppress and refuse 70 publish the let
ters YOU received from Congr.ssman Todi
of Michigan, Congressman Walker of Mas
sachuseits. johnson ~ Dakota, and Cam
non Of Illinois chairman or appropriation
cornfnittee) In answer 20 letters you wrote
seeking them 10 say something derogatory
20 rne-these were dated In July, August
s II. 29. and September 22 DIG you sup
press them because they eonnrned-as
you knew they d!d~what I had said. and
thus proved unjust your accusations
against me- Was t,iis fair OF so aigh
standing journal as your own when 7
reach home I VIII take up any os these
subjects with you ard 10 20 the people
and with ,herl leave the decision between
us. Mos, respectfully.
JAS. HAMILTON LEWIS.
Tire pos -fntellirsncer finds unusual
n,eagure IN publishing Col Lewia cosnina-
rlcatson literally. # VIII alao take his re-
oues. Nterazy and not exsrc-sss iis preroga-
I'VE rt correcting frequen. grammatical
errors and inaccuracies of composition. ard
orsgen, the letter - he public In all -
unin,,e ard charae:eristio disregard for
he conmonest rules of English. II VIII
add ira, {. Is much graaaed to
bA as,s 20 make so acceptable
q, addition 10 tts already notable
eo,sectlsa u r.ewi~ar,a literature. which
deserves a distinctive place in contemDors-
f. /. -,.4s anua.x for sts overwhelming dAspro-
nor,sn,n OF fancy 70 fact To quote Col.
Lewis literally In one letter Or public