The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-19


The exposure by the Observation-Disclosures
OF the utter faisity OF the claim that Re-
publican administration has been extrava-
CANT and fusion administration econom-
ical. an exposure fortified by oficial ng-
ures down to the smallest detail, has
stirred the Seattle Times to new frenxies
OF exagseration and Justification. 1t now
has II that the last four years cost the
state over 100000 less than the four years
preceding. A week ago 1t said on Mr..
Listers authority that the difference was
sis5,coo Next week It will claim that It
IL n million. rising to from two to five
millions by election day. And its last
claim win be worth exactly as much as
its first.
1t Is the truth that hurts the Rogers
people. They do not enjoy vivisection.
They have seen one department OF this
administration after another opened to the
light They have listened to the evil
dence, evidence that would be accepted and
fpUCiuNiNt III any Soufk VI laSttrs ufaHo-
ing the official acts OF John r. Rogers
with ineffaceabie disgrace. They have
found one scandal after another come
horne TO him to roost They have had
the foul record OF his creatures set where
every honest man may read II. Browne.
Mcdonald. sniveiy. Lister and all the
are, II Is small wonder that the most
calious and least honorable OF men should
vince under this treatment
They had one last. delusive hope. II
was that their absurd claim OF economy
for this administration might be allowed
70 stand. Now that has vanished.
II is proved. by the fusion record.
that not only have the worst abuses hour
ished In the public institutions. but that
every one OF them win show a def,ci, by
the end OF It's next fiscal year. II Is
proved that the Browne westiand trust
viii cost the people heavily. II Is proved
that the state fair has been looted. II
- AhNN'h VIM Aiht kADhNfH administration
Of I'VE public institutions shows direr-
ence OF $4,000. in disbursements OF nearly
= million. from the cost OF It's predecessor.
II Is proved that the fusion hoid-up at
the last legislative session was for nearly
q quarter Of million and that the OBJ.
stinate resistance OF Republicans alone
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total demanded BY Rogers and his party
.as
These are the disclosures. every on.
based On records kept by IN. fusion orl-
cisls, tia, soaa them to desperation; tina,
cali forth new enusions In defiance Of
the facts. The difference between the
charge Of the Republicans anN the A..
tempted explanation o, the fasionis,s ia
/ the difference between the man who rrn.
aers TO You an itenised bin and him who
Is unable 70 90 that but presents a claim
'or lump sum that Ne cannot .rp,nin
/ or Justify The Times luzsps aspraurts.
/ tons that Il Dare not sexFexaie. whsn
back into the treasury. Il throws ~ ,ato
expenses POST Tire same And II refuses
20 separate east e plant from cost Of
nalnisnancs. Thls 8, must % or ooafsss
that iss nsuses are worth no noro tAaa
Z its claim ~ ~ elsstcral votes nor Aryan
rhs rost-fussllissnoer has rendered to
( the people & Tits state an tsluisea ae-
eoun, e tAs anAnees q tie last .ish,
wears, Ne man need ,ske eur word for
g. TIE accounts % tAe Institutions sreAk
for themselves, and our clear ana specific
/ presentation tells exactly What each neaa
means ara where a will Be found n 70.
ducss tho nvmocTaiie charge o. extrava-
7 gRnee on one side ana economy On the
I o;hsr 20 pulp .; IL ERE truth. TAat
IL why Il hurts We knew II would.
I Nj. Croker SAYS that American Jockeys
ara an SishL Croker may be regard