The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-19
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.


AT THE THIRD AvENUE-'-The Spider
aud Fly"
BISHOP POTTER AND THE PRO-
HIBITIONIsTs.
In response to q request for his views
on the saloon evils sent 10 him by Rev.
Lyman Abbott, editor CT the Outlook.
Bishop Potter has written a letter that
will arouse q storm of Indignation in the
ranks of the prohibitionists. In view Of
the amount of abuse and denunc!ation
heapcd upon him by the prohibitionists
because he referred TO the saloons AS
"the poor mans club in an address a
few weeks ago. 1t IL not surprising that
in his letter Bishop Potter expressed his
opinion OF them in very plain terms. OF
them he says:
III In the old sitestsou-~as old AS the
religion OF Jesus christ--with the Scrihes
and Pnarisees ON the one hand and Sad
ducees OH the other. over sgains, them the
truth.
No more perfect reproduction of the
f1rst named has appeared In our day than
thu rrohsia,ionist, cd Id omns genus. ar
rogsnt. denunciatory. ignorant. unscru-
puious and untruthful. holding oue mca-
ger fragment OF the truth 10 Their eyes
and DENYING great and fundamental facts
IN I.J.nan nature In their foolish ard fu-
tile eEaeavor 20 remedy the perversson OF
humsa instincts by extirpating them;
tru< CHILDREN Of the medieval system OF
mcnasfic ssceticisr which they would
fain substitute for the freedom OF a re-
gene lea manhood
THE xrotesaue Hypocrisy of the prohi-
hitioi. system. from Maine IA Kansas. is
q sufficient commentary upnn their sheo-
RIGS. Meanwhile tho eIfdfsvogs OF wiser
men and wouen 10 better the conditions
the sotn.. the domestic Iife The recreA-
items Of their less favored brethren. 20
untouched OF these. 81 Successors % those
TO whom Jesus said. We unto ys,
Scribes and phar.secs. hypocrites fer We
bind heavy burdens upor mems shoulders.
and srievous 10 he horne. and ye your
selves wifi not touch them with tae tips
OF yctr fingers
And over against them. as of old are
the modern sasducevs critical. ind3frer-
ent arathetic. The ifssensioaS ~ these
who are moi agreed as 10 tste problem of
intesnpeFanea are entertaining, and anus
No one acquainted with bishop Pot
ter's character. his broad humanity, bis
sympathy with his fellow man. his desire
to aid these who need a helping hand.
cxemplified by his intelligent, active
cooperation In refermatosy work. will
question his sincerity. Neither will any
one question the sincerity of she pfahs
bitionlsts. The controversy between
them Is one ~ means. net 90 ends. for
both are striving to attain the Same end
Eishep Potter states the case Tuceinc,.
~ when he says the I.rohlhi,ionists are
making a futile efTort "a remedy she per-
version OF human instincts by ex,ir-
ratlng them. II must be admitted tina,
the effort 10 prohihit the sale and use q.
Intoxicating liquors has net been sue
cessfai sn the larger fields where Il has
been sriess. Probation In Maine and
Kansas is. as ne says. bat grotesqus
hypocrisy. The fact that the Kansas
legislature gray ely discussed the asivss.
ability Of establishing state K.eies
cure institution for the treatment ~ In
ea7fstes furnishes ali The comment NEG
essary.
The prohsbisicnsst pvises himself ur-
on the fact sha; he Viii accept no com.
promise lie viii asnsgf ~ no ether
cnre for the essl shau extlFpatlen. and
II sAss ne is tassg>tuS Bishop Peters
description ef hlsn "a nalasag one r;lea.
ser fragment 81 the truth before his
eyes and Deriving great and gunaas,ser-
tai facts II sis practical working 9oeAl
ergsea has proven far srseFe rosea, &c,
eaesi shaa psolslhsstea, set sns. pvoAsbl.
,ioussss shssss thss bat = eaHsereussss
with evEi.
Fsosn this raia, ~ view sse rguAlbi
,.easss's position Is usaasSatss BIZ. krsas she
trouble Is. esserx. sAn ase asst as sin.
eere SIS be. ae aet ssee ~ auesaou
fsoss his ssatsApssnt. &ss.i wfth these ~
wsu have nothinS e. On ia shfs ess~Fee'
\ II Is fsrtscp5t - ar8 r4ere hs;ser sAYsl-
san sAsa the pweAtastssnseS.
II Is great less to THE w0zsa tAa,