The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-13
Gov. Rogers Record.

The fusion leaders are basing their en-
tire case for the election OF the fusion
nominees upon the record made by the
present fusion state officers Yet that
fusionists themselves that they declined
to indorse II by renominating the state
officers, save In two Instances; and in
those instances the men named were repu-
dated In their own party primaries and SO
cured their nominations by political deals
and the lavish use OF money In the state
convention. The men nominated. Rogers
and Browne. decline to say word In COM
mendation OF the work of the other men
on the ticket with them four years ago.
n there are any men in tho state who
are I'm a position TO know thoroughly and
completely what record each OF the fu-
sion officials has made in the position
which he has held for four years. II IL
the men who have been his colleagues In
state once, who have had his record I'M
der their eyes from day TO day. and who
have been called upon, In tho course OF
their ofneial duties. to check the accounts
and pass upon the disbursements OF the
various state officials, Ye, Il Is shown
that, with the exception of Browne. not
a single state official who was on the
ticket four years ago Is advocating the
election OF Rogers. and their opposition
to him Is based upon facts which dIseredit
him as an ofioiai and as man.
II Is not necessary to look 10 any Re-
publican authority for the charges made
against Rogers. They come from the
members OF his own political household
and they are suhstantiated from tho rec
ord In brief. they are TO the effect that
ever since hts accession to the chair of
governor Of this state. he has devoted
his entire time and used the whole power
OF his Office to the brildlng np 81 po-
ntlcai machine, designed solely to adj
vance the political fortunes Of himself
and HIS political partner. George Turner
That he has aeaAuched the public service
% tho state by flling every appointive
once Ia hts sift. and In the slft Of sls &p-
among tire lowest class Of ward poil,i-
cians. with0a, regard for their Fitness for
afaee. without regard even Tor their ah;l-
tty 10 help shc political party to which
the governor belongs but solely because
Of their personal loyalty 20 hln ana thsir
willingness TO advances his political Tor
tunes ami shcy hss eonmands IN all %
ltlcai matters That Re has leriea trih-
ute upon these asRoin,ees, and compelled
them to give gp psFtien 81 thalg aal-
aries. and haz used TIM faaas 70 obtained
70 manipulate tire primaries ana corrupt
tss membsrs q bis ewn political party.
10 secure Ma return 10 ezgee
That to the sans ena 10 ass pso@tituted
rho sasaoalas Power. That Dc has used
the yste power a. egcTcive instrument.
60 compel votes 10 the legislature for &c,
legislative measures. BY thrSassnsng &c
kin s,hsr legitimate legislation Z votes
we're act east as he direeteA. That. IN
every state institution. filled MIA hts
| creatures en5 eon4oeses as a portion 81
/ AsA russSasl psli,ieAi machine. there have
| been ssazoals1s abuses. diversion OF pub
Nc property from paslie 70 private usss
slin-sEsAtEsnt et inmates. ireonPsseHce.
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csaelky. snA Ia Instances shameless ana