The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-30
SEATTLE. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 40.


The last week OF the campaign ndS
begun. We have demanded but one
thing OF the fusici party in this state.
and now we reiterate that demand.
Face the music. The record has been
made up. what the fusion party has
done ana failed to do. whas rs official
representatives In thu shape Of incum-
ben,s OF once and candida - TO-. office
are responsible for, his been set before
the public with thororghness. candor
and the most scrupulons regard for
truth. We have waited and are stin
waiting for a direct answer. II Is a
case whsre silence Is a confession OF
guilt.
The Post-Inteiiigencer. In the dis
charge OF the duty that every great
newspaper owes to the people. has set
forth the facts as It founN them. re-
iating to the public records OF the men
now holding Office and the men seek
ing ONCE In the state OF Washington.
II has scrntinized the conduct OF pub
lie affairs. II has Investigated the con-
dition Of the state institutions. II has
made the most thorough and pains
taking inquiry Into the states finances
1t has covered the field SO infinitely
and with such accuracy that every
voter who has read II IL now possessed
OF ample information that should al
rect him In the preparation OF his bal
lot on Tuesday next. And II has done
this at a date so early as to permit
vindication wherever vindication might
be possible.
We desire TO say one word In this
connection concerning the methods pur-
sued by the Post fntelligencsr In the
labor, far from pleasant because far
from credltable TO this commonwealth
IN the dlsgraecfui acts that II has
brought TO light from the records OF
the fusion party, OF aseertaining the
facts and laying them before the pub
he. 1T has had hut one object. which
was 10 discover the truth and tell II
II has given one uniform instruction
90 lts correspondents and It's representa-
lives. stair ana special. and this was 20
make no statement and bring no accu-
sation which was not fortified by am
plc proof saeh as would be convincing
IN court of iaw. These instructions
have been followed. and the inevitahls
result IL that no answer ha. been at.
tempted. because no answer short Of
frank admission sad fun confession
could be made. to the startling Facts
that were iaid hare
The rost-Inssuixsnesr. In its faith
In truth and Justice has gore further
than thla Its eoiamns have always
caen open TO any man who believed
that he Was unsasay assaIled and IA a
any yaiis explanation or defence. II
has turns4 no man away who came 70
a with an honest Desire to maintain
al haRsst rscord II has declined to
permit guilty uasa 10 make fasion
siamp sseeehes. entirely unrelated 10
the matter Under discussion. through
- eoiamns II has declined 10 publish
siss. such as the assertion OF SapsEsn.
sendent Browne convicted OF graa,
crime against ths children and the
taxpayers Of this state. that II was the
hook trust or any ether creature but
the nemesis 81 his own weakness and
~ieksansss that was hunting him
down. Bns no lRnocent mAn. and no
guilty naaa who could show that be
had. in any particular. an honest word
% exsuipauon to publish. has been
susnsd AWAY Our own columns bear
N1tnaAs - <Ais fAct.
AAassna u this policy OF set
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