The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-13

will be found In our column Of COM
munications Prom the People" this
morning One letter is reply by Judge
DE Mattos to the reflections cast upon
him by the Seattle Times. II Is not
only caustic. but convincing. 1t Is al
ways poor argument in answering a
political opponent to asperse his mo-
tives unless facts can be produced to
substantiate the charge. Judge De Mat
tos has the floor. and his reasons for
refusing to support Gov. Rogers re-
main ~ yet unanswered.
Even more cogent 10 the letter which
we publish addressed by Auditor Neal
Cheetham to the Times We are in
formed that copy Of II was sent to
the Times ONCE last Saturday Doubt
less the pressure Of other matters upon
the columns Of our contemporary has
been so severe that place could not be
found for this communication. since II
has not been given TO the public. Lest
this delay might be indefinite. the Post
Inteilisencer takes pleasure in granting
II space In these columns. 1t is full OF
valuable matter. which should lose
none Of It's force TO Populists who are
asked to support Rogers. when they ind
that statements made by state officials
Of their own choosing can reach the
people only through the columns OF the
Republican press-
1t il not difficult to understand why
a state convention that nominated John
II. Rogers on his profession OF newly
acquired Democracy should have cast q
stigma upon his administration by re-
fusing to indorse members Of it more
faithful to their trusts. Nor need one
study long to discover the causes which
allenated the associates OF Gov. Rogers
from him. No pettier or more discred-
table meanness was ever brought home
to a man occupying executive station
than the attempt OF Gov. Rogers to
compel the payment Of private expenses
out OF the state funds. This. heaven
save the mark, Is washington's "re-
form" governor!
The contention that when a state off,
Ger makes tour In his Official capacity
his family are included also and should
travel at the states expense In one that
a man less duh Of honor would never
dream of advancing. There would and
could be no limit TO the latitude OF such
official sponging II the preposterous
claim were allowed Yet Gov. Rogers
held TO his position with singular per-
tinacity. and chose TO make himself the
hero OF a scandal whose pettiness is In
its circumstances and whose magni-
tude In Its lack Of principle. in the hope
that he could fois, upon the common
wealth the payment Of personal charges.
Nor did he apparently hesitate 10 use
misrepresentation as well as 10 allen
ate men mere sensitive than himself 90
the point OF honor Involved. In order to
force the taxpayers OF the state 20 foot
his personal BILLS
Mr. Cheetham closes his letter with
sentence that states the attitude OF
Populisss throughout this state. IT Is
hard 20 follow a nag hefouied by the
hands that uprear ia That Is the way
they feel about John r. Rogers, and
the expression u none too strong to AZ
with the facts The administration ot
Cos. Rogers has been ne credit "a the
state. Associates with a amer sense az
honor have had 70 suffer public attack
Y they stood IN the way % GOV. Rogers
himself The hbsr o. the man. lntcl-
iecsually and morally. Is shown In this
Nyangle over a hiil that common De-
ecncy should not have allowed bin to
present. The people % Washington VIII
have no liberation Tor such man or
Dor the forces that. most att.ngly and
sympatheticaily. aaa By means ana
methods in accordance with hts record.
have made him their representative IN
this campaign.