The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-14

c.-~>~->naenf thinks the Co0naln-
saouer WIN Enesge GieEssssiy.
Seattle. July II H.
To the Editor: The finding Of the grand
jury against DR.. Sheldon jackson u NOT
the irst OF the ways that were dark ana
tricks that were vain tried upon him oy
his enemies. President Arthur got nd OF
a scaiy lot OF New York politicians BY CIV
iux them judicial and other appointments
In Alaska. They found Jackson In their
way and tried to drive him out. put him
in Jail When President Cleveland heard
of il he kicked them out. The men who
60 about damuing the missionaries don't
commend themselves TO public confidence
The former persecution had no other Ell
feet than TO establish Jackson more firmsy
in the confidence OF Democratic admin
istration, and this will have the same ef-
feet upon the present administration
1Whyr Because an American admires
pluck, grit and fair fighting, and despases
the opposises- That indictment will not
hurt jackson or his friends. but it puts
the grand turymen upon the political
stretcher 1t looks too much like one Of the
doinxs Of the pirates Of British Columbia
Americans do not take to that sort OF a
judiciary. II does not belong on our side
Of the line. 1t II Q British Columbian
bob-cat that has strayed over the divide.
Sheldon Jackson IL known all over the
territory lying west Of the Mississippi and
to most people east OF II. He Is the last
of the line OF missionary frOnfier&men
who carried religion and schools and the
good words OF Christ into the prair1es.
forests and camps, and In oil that line Of
true men there was not one who was q
better. Drawer, grittier or manlier man
than he; and no living man has endured
mere roughness and hardships for the
public cause than he. Gentleu6en OF the
jury. you are MASKING yourselves into poll
itical mush against that solid fact. as your
predecessors found out when they took
their little axes to Grover Cleveland.
The grand jury took wnack at the
reindeer. There they have written some
thing that win stand fair chance to live.
The reindeer has come to stay. An animal
that furnishes milk. meat. clothing. and
pulling. to q people won't scare at a grand
Jury. There will be ten millions OF them
in sub-arctic America. furnishing nour-
ishmenf and comfort to q numerous people.
Some archaeologtst win resurrect the ind
Ing OF the grand jury. and read 1t for fat
school children to laugh at.
Nobody. almost. in the East. knew any
thing about Alaska. jackson did, and for
twenty years he has been urging her claims
upon the government and the people Two
years ago she sprang full armed into be-
ing. like Aphr0dite out OF the sea. 1t Was
impossible. as usual In America, for the
government to keep pace with the rushing
progress Of the people. Jackson has done
more for the progress Of the territory so
far as enlisting interest Is concerned than
all his assailants put together. The next
congress win be found alive to her re-
Quirements.
Now. gentlemen of the jury. let me call
your attention to little omission OF yours.
The canneries have, In violation OF law,
damned the rivers with their nets Al
ready famine is biting the interior tribes
which depend upon the fish. that are thus
excluded. for subsistence Many OF them
viii starve TO death next winter. Would IL
not have been as well for you to have
given a little attention TO this gross and
mischievous violation of good law and a
little less TO matters that were not In your
appropriate province?
w. C. GRAY.