The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-31

Fusion Organs Give Way to Exces-
sive License.

Seattle. Oct. ~ lssS.
To the Editor: Al editorial OF OCTOBER
= mentioning in very faftering terms
letter by the undersigned published IN The
same issue OF your valuable paper. con-
tains the following:
Mrs. Weinhage gen Is astcnished that Con-
gresham Lewis IS permitted TO defame the
administration and the president OF the
United States without being required oy
the authorities TO make his charges good
New, sir. this is not exactly my opinion
about the subject nave been N th-s
country long enough 10 know and appre-
eiate the fact that the authorities have
very little power in regard to suppTesssng
free speech or free press. and realizing
how perfectly helpless they are. especially
at election times In regard 10 representa-
tives of the opposition party. / view with
|. increased esteem and deep sympathy the
manly conduct and perfect dignity OF our
president under such trying circumstances
l do not speak from political stand
point: politics concern me but very little
personally. since / am no voter, and sin
cerely hope / shall never be one. / felt
exactly the same way when ex-President
Cleveland was assailed in a similar man
ner by some Republican orators and or
gans, who were a disgrace 10 their party.
But I cannot help being astonished at the
everlasting patience and endurance Of the
any organ to repeat day by day with an
energy and earneStnesS worthy OF bet
ter cause deliberate falsehoods and pre-
varications of truth which have been open
" branded as such number OF times.
without insisting regardless Of party, that
such assertions must be proven Or stopped.
My astonishment is only surpassed by
MY indignation about the language used
by the fusionist organ in reference to any
thing N wi no n
party: not because il is a fusionist paper
for that is of very little significance to mel,
but because it Is newspaper (which. alas.
l am compelled to read in order TO judge
impartially the political s.tuation) but
which claims to be a genuine family paper.
Is it possible that any mother or father
of family can approve of such language
or wish to see IL introduced in their fami-
les9 Is this the representative organ of
the party which has invited the ladies to
join them In their efforts for reform? In
deed, 1t seems to me, they need reform"
very badly; and il the suffragists would
lend helping hand in this direction, TO
Danish from the political contests all pro-
fame language and all the falsehoods and
dishonesty: If they will teach their sons to
speak and write and advocate the truth,
ard nothing but the truth. and to refrain
from using language that will make their
mothers blush, they could rely upon my
hearty cooperation.
But as long as this cannot be accom-
plished earnestly hope that every man in
this community who has any respect for
mis- mother or sisters, will try his best TO
keep them out of this atmosphere Of filth
and blasphemy. To be sure our lion
hearted sisters viii tell me they have no
power over men without the ballot but I
simply remind them Of one man in this
land who never told a lie, and who was
certainly in favor Of liberty but not Of IL
cense. set his mother never had the ballot
Let every mother try to make her son
another George Washington" and there
VIII be no room for James Hamilton
Lewis" or & party in sympathy with him.
Yours for truth and decency,
MRS. ANNA L. WETNHAGEN,
Publisher Washington Stats Zeitung