The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-11

found that Incompetent ana tn~xpcri-
cnced men were being forced upon him
by the Rogers baG-d OF audit and COM
troll In payment for political services. The
employment OF these men. and the dts
misssi Of efficient ana experienced em-
ployes of the asylum constituted crlms
against the helpless inmatea which pr.
semple could not suffer to 60 unprotected.
July l, 1897, he wrote TO the board ot au-
dit and control letter containing the
following paragraphs;
John Cicary, who was appointed IN
May. has given very poor service. lilo
had but little comprehension az the work
required and did not try very hard TO
learn.
ION June Is j J. Hnhmarn. % Seattle,
who had been recommended by the for
iner board Of control for appointment
as warden, appeared and presented a lets
ter from the old board and asked 10 he
installed. lie claimed 20 have letter
from the present board which ne failed
90 produce.
when told that = vacancy ala not exs
ist IN that paxttlous ~ replied, sYon have
your friends and ! have Inins I will sea
you later A splendid example OF aiscl-
pine 70 he expected under a political
regime.
Il appears 1 cannot fiii unless hsrt as
certain tho political snilIsfions of tina
applicants. something | have never done
IN the past and shalt not % now ! am
firmly convinced that continuance of
the present state of Affairs viii
result dlsastrouHiy TO the service. there
fore urge an immediate change" Hut
there Wac no change and has been none.
Dr. Semple found Il necessary 20 cite
The provisions OF the state law creating
the board OF audit and control. aR found
In the act of lsa1 THE act gave lhr hsaSi
such powers as the old board of trustees
nsd and no more. T'he supsrintrudentr
duties. according "a iilfs code saecflon
i9aS. pass 40 were described ae foiowsi
And he shall ia such a msnrer and un.
der such restrictions .ss as the bylaws
may prescribe. appoint al subordinate en-
ployeA and officers and employees. AMI
shaii have entire direction ~ them and
their duties"
Further according 20 section izsi page
4S. The superintendent of each hosft-
tai tor the insane. by and with shn con-
nent es the hoard of trustees. shall sm-
pioy such assistants as are neeeessry far
thr sffeetbAl and economical adniniNtra~
tisn Of the institution"
Thus ire nominating and appointing
power, vested ~ law N the eueerlnfsn.
dent for the protection ~ the inmates
of Tho asyluma az well ~ tha inteFeetn ~
the Taxpayers. VAS asufped sn plain vlo-
latlon 0f the law ~ Rogers a8d his
board ~ audit and contrut
mr. senpisfs firm stand faf good eafs
vics and humane treatment ~ the snmafes
was not liked hy Dos. Rogers and the
haard q audit ard control. an5 hls res Il
nation 'enaarsa 5aiy !. is4s. WAS accepted
f1r, isoahhaFt's spIseinfmsHi ~ sisprfis-
tsndfut followed s8un After
Tke new Nursfirtsndqnt sncnHafersa The
same difficulty with the Boxars safuin.
fsffaiion that Bad caused 3Y ssmplas
fssixnatisa THa governor through TIE
boafa ~ astif an1 eoasfai insietea On
rsNaragnx hts p0i'gifsi workess ulth fsts
81 the astium Nifiiaus regard 50 ihsir
capacity ss Qualifications iSs Toekhafs
protested aKsiuHt fhs roilcy gf The Rogers
Turner naAehIne ssit mitliauf avail Tia
resigned sn ne sumner ~ lass Yeat. after
asDs1aeiu9 CoaamisssyD&F fANtnf snd ~
= Hnggsly. fhs Fgtefnef's chief ~ efaT.
wha.e acts regarding tH@ epndaet ~ sae
asylum ss r1ais sss iHaefsf
~ Mhcfean. thea assistant 20 ihr sB.
rsf4nten&eAts wsa appnsnfet e sH iSf.
I-&aknsrts Flsee. ntiieh he row hasie
PATIENTS sHtEIIf TREATED.
fas;nncvs ~ erUsl ans inhumsn treat.
rnfht n patients wsfs btgaNht u, light
~ ;te serk3si committee % iBseafizafioa
appointed - tha Aasiaf ~ ;as iexisla-
fafs - fssa. zfish shqe fhaf ihe sundi-
tian - ,ss instiislsan unssr fhs manage.
nisat - gsv ftaFeFF psiiiieai fsFesifes
has hssa santfifiET spnaiiing ~ many
charges - rfBsI iYsstmsnt ara neglect
hRe Asen made against TIE ssyiQtn ~
eeisis that esaeIal Investigation was
found aaRq1afesy necessary Tire invex.
ssg4sfaH asa 0ntT established fhe tfufh
tf the reported 8hNHef, @us tr8nKhf ~
Hahs nlamy that has afytr hefsss como
% shs astsntloa u M asssfae worid
on fseesnser g. iss& sgaersnsanaens
y "a