The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-30

TME srTNEs~ AND THE "WORLD."
To justify It's infamous and sianderous
arsicle on Vice President Hehart the Even
ing Times reprints an editorial from the
New York World. which appeared on the
day following the death. The Times OF
course garbied the Worlds article, ana
omitted much that was complimentary 70
Mr.. Hobart. Here Is what the evening
paper printed as coming from the World
'ssfr Hobart had not at the time OF his
nomination attained any distinction IN ma
fionai affairs. He had not. in fact, ever
held a Federal Office. The rule OF nonin-
ating or electing as vice president states
man who by character. ability and public
service was deemed n. for and eligible 10
the presidency itself was first departed
from in 1850 In the selection Of Chester A
Arthur who was nominated a. sop 10
Senator Conkling and for the purpose or
eoncfiiating the powerful stalwart faction
OF the Republican party. OF which That
maserful leader was the chief.
Mr.. Hobart was nominated. II was OPEN
" said and never denied. FIRST by virtue
of an agreement with Mark Hanna where
by the New Jersey delegation 70 the ma
tional convention was pledged TO Mr.. Nc
Kiniey and second as an additional means
OF eniisting In warmer support of the He
publican ticket the enormous moneyed and
corporate interests with which Mr.. Hobart
was so closely identified. The size of the
Hanna campaign fund proved that. from
this r int of view. the nomination was
not stake"
Al. his was In most questionable taste,
whether or not true. and the World was
simply repeating an old story not caring
whether 1t was well-founded. But II at
tempted to soften its brutality by adding
the following. which the Times did not re-
print:
Mr.. Hobart made an admirable presid-
ing officer of the senate. His natural ur-
banity. his unusual tact and the valuable
experience which he had had as president
OF the New Jersey senate combined TO
render him successful and popular In
tiifficult and rather thankless position.
Ills most memorable official act in that
position was the defeat Of the Bacon reso-
tuition declaring that the senate In ratify-
ing the treaty with Spain purposed to have
the Ftlipinos treated as the government
had pledged itself to treat the Cubans. Mr.
Hobart cast the deciding vote. Another
instance OF the Importance Of this tie vote
occurred in ISL. when George Clinton by
his casting vote refused to renew the char
ter of the United States bank.
mo vice presiden. in recent years has
been at once SO acceptable to and infiu-
entail In the senate and on such intimate
terms with the president a. was Mr. Ho-
bart. He had that rare combination of
good sense. good nature. good manners and
good judgment which makes the best kind
Of a managing politician and party diplo-
mat
Had he lived and retained his health he
would unQuestionably have been renomin-
ated with Mr.. Mckinley. His death will
compel another choice. and 1t Is safe to say
that 1t will be made from the state OF New
York"
The Times processes itself contented to
be In the same company with the New
York World. which Is universally looked
upon as about the lowest type of degener-
ate Journalism. but there are depths below
depths, and they have been attained by
Seattle newspaper.