The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-27
The Traffic In pardons.

II any voter OF this state retained
lingering faith In the official integrity 81
John n. Rogers. 1t must have been shaken
by the evidence given to the public
yesterday Of trsfnc IN paroles from the
state penitentiary for cold cash. The pro-
gress of Mr.. J. W. Mccauiey to freedom
was over a road strewn with cash re-
mittances To the go-betwcen who finance
"a the undertaking. The disclosures made
OF outrages at the other state institutions
may be more revolting but even those
win scarcely stir the peoples wrath so
deeply.
The Post-inteilgencer received yester-
day the following dispatch from Gov.
Rogers, 70 which Il willingly gives pub
licity: Say for me that George Hazard
had nothing whatever 70 do with the
communication or sentence granted TO J.
w MccauIey or any other convict. II
Mccauley's relatives paid Hazard money,
they have their remedy ~ the courts"
stances ana declare whether John n.
Rogers n st 10 be governor. whether this
disclosure be true or false
The former city treasurer OF Tacoma was
convicted and sent 10 walla walia. He
was Informed by man who stood In close
relations 20 the governor that a parole
could be -pecured. accompanied by de-
mand for money. Tho money was forth
coming, and the negotiations proceeded.
The wife OF the imprisoned man and her
sister we're drawn Into the anair Those
distracted women were tormented with
the tantalizing thought that little sac
ritico on their part could secure the Free
dom OF one dear TO them Upon the ten
derest emotions was this sordid effort
directed. Finally a note for $3.50 was given
as consideration FOR Mccaaleys release.
and three days later the prisoner was a
free man
This asent IN this nefariens transaction
was man in close political relations with
Gov. Rogers, a humble assistant engineer
. ~ the political machine that Rogers and
Turner constructed and are still running
he IL eow employed IN that capacity He
IL one If me collectors In this campaign,
Whose business II Is 10 extract from state
employees percentage II their salaries
and tutn Il over 10 the fusion campaign
funa ~ made ihe iaai aud shat hs
promised was eersagmcd Ito agreed go
deliver parale for eash, The cash or
Np eqaiseicnt was furnished. the parole
was forthcoming immediately. And Il was
pss shs hacsSser hsa the goveruor villa
wbem rested the power 10 grant that na
role ov withhold a.
we give Gov. Rogers the benefit ~ Ma
Disclaimer. II must he taken hy he pub
ns t0F What 4 Is worth. hat even Il he
speaks truly, how car se explain ehe con-
usction az evenss; bow escape frar the
faint Of thls sva association ness not
me Plea ug met guilty. aside from the
shsenee q eosFeaota,lye evidence. carry
rsth II Scatesslon % sues rare snean-
petenee, saoh eapaclD for being iaapossa
apoo. as sheala shun the wiies o. pablic
osisse bees she state q Washington want
fcF lts governor either sav sccegnalioe o,
0ecrke Msaxagd er the man whom he can
heaka 30 easily IS thlsf
gas ssaene Ia pauious Is the eslrniuasion
AZ = commonwealth disgrace The pro.
Pc e washlnsteo know now nos only
What a herae es rTuEtl0nisss fssien %
saeif bouuty aas8 ayso their trust, bus
what ser, of asn taey facc vita this
man In the exc so chair. The appeal
NOW T. ere eha ,na beyond politics. i,
g. % tae Elementary principles c.
te aonor "a there self-re-
man IN she STATE q Washington
waa regardless % bis Political ooHvs.
upns. can, IN the llsh, q these dis.
riosssss, fortified by AMPLE aoeamsnsar,