The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-04
nit that all these conditions are met in
the sensational literary successes Of the
Our Candidates.

Our Candidates.
The Republican party in Seattle is
now well organized and ready for the
coming campaign. Candidates for mu-
nicipal Office are making their appear
ance. and their friends are engaged
busily in securing for them a suitable
support In the city convention. From
this time there will be plenty Of activity.
and the qualifications of those who as
pire and those who are willing to have
honors thrust upon them will be cam
vassed vigorously.
The Post-Inteliigencer. as the repre-
sentative newspaper OF the Republican
party and OF the people in Seattle and
throughout the Pacific Northwest, de-
sires to announce explicitly that it has
no individual preferences to crafty.
We repeat the declaration made at the
time when the paper passed into the
control Of its present management, that
we have no friends to reward and no
enemies to punish.
We are interested, tremendously in
terested. in the pending campaign
and its results. Our interest is that
of an exponent Of Republican doc
trines, anxious that these should be
represented by strong and worthy men.
Our interest is that of one OF the great
business enterprises of Seattle, bound
to succeed with its success or to suffer
through Its errors. Our interest is that
OF a champion Of good government. be-
lieving that the sure and only way to
kill cranks and to root out corrupt or
self-seeking politicians Is to nominate
and elect honest, competent, broad
minded and philosophical men to
places Of power and Of trust.
Therefore the Observation-Disclosures has
no personal candidates. Every man
who is mentioned for office may count
upon fair and free presentation of his
claims and his prospects through its
columns. We are engaged in securing
and publishing the news OF the day.
and not in personal politics. We believe
that the attempt by any newspaper to
make or unmake the fortunes of men
according to its own preferences. IL 1t
should be so unfortunate as to
have any, is bad journalism and worse
politics. A fair field and no favor is our
motto
We shall lose no opportunity to i'm
press upon the public the immense i'm
portance Of naming the right men for
the ticket that is to be set before the
voters OF Seattle in March. This Is
In many respects momentous cam
paign The fortunes OF the city at a
time when 1t needs to be guided with
wisdom and with honesty. our commerN
cial development and our future oppor-
tunity require the selection of the best
men for office. The interests of the state
and of the nation are concerned; since
the November election will be influenced
undoubtedly by the action and the fac
spring.
The t-IntellIgenoer will be best sat
isfied with the nomination OF candidates
who, from highest to lowest. are above
suspicion; men whose personal record IS
clean, men who have no secret connec-
tons and are not tied up with any in
fiuenees that have their own ends to
serve; men with wit to know the right
and will TO do It; men 10 whom the Re-
publican party and the city can look for
intelligent. Just and honorable treat
ment of every issue and OF every inter-
est. These are our candidates. These
are the men. whatever names they may
happen to bear whom we hope to see
nominated. These are they who will
have our willing and whole hearted sup
port