The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22

ue Dencunces the Infamles az the
Alaska Whisky Ring.


To The Blitor: I nave been an Interests
ed reader Of everything pro and con. pes
tanning 10 the exposure ana Indictment -
zoe corrupt customs officers in Alaska Ia
c!aasiNS tho Insane rawlings OF the collector.
}. ". lvey. and I Was not therefore nluc.,
surprised when / saw that he Included
my name IN the number ne is pleased 10
call his enemies.
am proud 10 be named as enc who has
me paTt II the blame Tor his IN posure.
ana bringing 10 Justice the most shame
less and corrupt gang os grafters that has
ever infested The public service in any
state or territory in the United States,
and l hope 10 see every one OF them serv-
Ing time as they deserve.
MI ivey is quite right In ascriting to
mt apart Of tls blaine for his exposure
| have made a SWORN statement. Charging
nm with cenniNing at the Illegal landing
81 whisky ana releasing liquor and beer
tha; had been seized by hts staSorCiiaates.
Tor Il money consideration. | have also
charged his coafide .tial agent, Josepi
Floyd. deputy collector at Skagway. and
Lou Hartman, Inspector. W tn selling 'sesz-
ca liquors. ! vas also present when 10
gallons of whisky belonging 10 W. w. Mat
lock ana Bob Smith. the notorious
gambler and herder OF scarlet woinea In
Portland. and who IS his ugey,sp avowed
agent for the sale Of whisky In Alaska,
were seized. | saw the order sigflea by
lvey ordering the III m who had seized tina
whisky to return 1t to Matloek. and
saw other specific cases that lack o. space
alone prevents enuemarating.
So fragrant has been tho open and bare
face! corruption n tho customs service in
Alaska that Ii appears, even IN one ac-
quaiated with corruption In high places,
10 ha incredible.
Last Septemher. while correspondent for
the Associated Press n lSkaFway, l was
approached by an intimate friend of this
man INey with a proposition 10 stand in
with the gang Of Portland grafters. say
nothing. hut keep the stock or suckers
running. .. to send out such reports ~
10 tho condition OF the trails and oppor-
tuni;ies 10 make money there IA would
he Likely % cause the tlae OF gold seek
erS II keep going To Alaska. AMI they
would tafr care az me.
,uf9r19e.i Mr.. Ivey's agent tha. was
q hiGh pf.ced man and id not think We
,ou,i 90 ousine-s. lie returned the next
cay and wanted m 70 name my price: 8,
l irfoTnea h.In THAI Mr. Ivey ard h's
whole gang ha.t no. stolen enough yet 10
bug me
That closed all negotiations "a To my
Joining the gang and they Mt once be-
gan 3 war on me something OF which ven
may know Since the Wholesale ind!c.-
mcHt Of customs officers by the late rnis1i
been making robust charges against tie
United States Judge. attorney and grand
jury. charging them with being In a
conspiracy TO down him. As the grand
jury composed OF the principal ard
mos. substantial business men OF Alaska,
and the judge an1 district attorney were
there. bonoged aud respected citizens. long
before Mr.. Ivey ever thought of Alaska
AMI will be there long after ne has been
dismissed from the service in disgrace. His
insane vaporings viii be taken by tho
pubic At Their true value. Any thief, even
when caught In the act. pleads not guilty
and blsues the Judge and jury with heinf,
prejudiced. 80. II II makes him feel any
bette. II doesn't hurt any ore he attacks.
Let him have all the space you can spare.
Bat. for a man who makes the sAlwart
claims OF immaculate purity for himself
that our friend lvey does. his latest APP
poin nents 10 fhe customs service ir Alas
ka for the Yukon Ever district. would
make d common man who Is acquainted
with their regulations. gasp to say tbs
least.
They ara Chas. uoxsie. AL. Cody and
Geo Sorenson.
You can turn "a the files II tn. Ore
goni4u. thai stauuch organ % Republic
anissn n oregon. for their record
j. ST. HAt.ERTY.