The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-25
Brownies School Books Carried
Into Many Homes.
AmPLe.ARcuMENT THEMSELVES
Fallen Fortunes of the State super
fntendent Abandoned by the Fu-
sion Campaign Nnnagers-Harr
Wagner Again Comes to the
Front-The English Language as
Affected by Yellow Journalism.


forward their own campaign is the con-
sensus OF the scores OF reports received
daily at Republican state Headquarters
from all parts OF the state
Everybody who is interested in the pub
lie schools, and that includes everybody
who has child of school age and a good
many others. has personally examined
the wagner geography and the Hughes
speiler. There are very few voters in the
state who have not looked over the
books. Being forced into use by the or
DER OF Superintendent Browne they have
been carried into NEARLY every home
For the absurdities and errors which
they contain there Is no possible excuse
and no reasonable defense Is offered or
can be offered for Brownies connection
with the Westiand Publishing Company
ana the seif-inferest he displayed in IA
voring his own partners.
In this way the present status Of the
school book scandal is summed up from
the reports to Chairman Schively. Re-
publican speakers generally are not de-
voting much time TO detailed discussion
of the great offense of Superintendent
Browne against the intelligence OF the
people and the interest of the rising gem
GRAFTON. There are many other things 10
speak Of and a casual reference TO the
school book matter is usually sufficient.
Investigate for Themselves.
Many Of the public meetings. especially
In the country precincts, are held in
school houses. Audiences are seated at
the desks used by the pupils When
school books are mentioned ample con-
firmation Of all that may be said is 10
be found right in those desks, where the
pupils having little or no use for tho
geography and the speller. usually leave
them. The books themselves may well
be allowed TO constitute the complete ar
otxxrt II
In all of the counties the Republican
candidates for school superintendencies
in talking to the people appropriately dis
cuss educational matters, and the school
book question is naturally foremost.
Fusion candidates for superintendeneies,
II IL reported, are seldom heard from the
platforms at public gatherings. Knowing
that they viii be auizzed about the text
books and feeling that they can offer no
defense. they carefully avoid any prom-
Superintendent Meredith. OF King
county, who has been campaigning at the
county's expense under the pretense of
visiting country schools, IL said TO he maxi
ing feeble efforts to defend State Superin-
tendent Browne. Meredith. If he opens
his mouth az all on politics, cannot well
keep away from the subject of text books
since he is the faithful supporter OF
Browne on the state board of education.
the two having voted together on every
book chosen for use in the schools. Mere
dith Is over anxious for the success of
his present assistant Moss the fusion
nominee for King county superintendent,
as in case OF Moss election Meredith
will be made assistant. But the managers
OF the fusion county campaign admit that
Meredith r. doing their candidate more
harm than good; Certainly his efforts
will not be likely to aid his friend
Browne.
Browne Gives IL Up.
Browne himself has evidently given up
all hope OF securing any endorsement or
his connection with the Westland con-
Germ from educators entitled to consider
alton. In his own published defense no
asserted that the Wagner geography.
Hughes speller and other text books Sc
y ssv nm ann ss nnd
hearty In support OF this assertion.
however. he has been able 90 scrape fo-
Eether no evidence whatever. re pub
who himself. as member OF the state
board OF education, voted for the worth
less books. Harr Wagner also furnishes
him with a letter he had received from
Prof. A. II. CofYey, personal friend.
with these. Browne has had 20 rest his
case He tried To- deceive the public by
publishing letter from Superintendent
HIT OF Port Townsend. written prior to
the issuance OF the text books and re-
lating to an entirely different matter; but
Prof. Hitt promptly exposed the trick
and strongly condemned the books In
letter so the observation-disclosures.
The managers OF The fusion state cam
HAlkn nave HThettCiiiN tRauuHutu bf0H ne
The principal EFFORT from the start has
been to secure the reelection Of Rogers.
f.atteriy the continuous exposition OF the
governors maladmlnistration % state ar
fairs has forced the politicians 30 con-
cpntrate their energies In the effort TO
cave him and perpetuaic the Turner
Rogers machine
In this work Browne Is considered
worse than a handicap The governors
direct responsibility for the actions u
his own appoinfees on the state board %
education cannot he gotten around The
fusion managers viii not admit This. bat
knowing Il 20 be true. they have haau
constrained from time 10 time TO apologize
for Browne. thus by Inference apologize
ing FOR Rogers. The futility 81 such
apologies has become more and more ap-
parent. ana now the defense 90 Browne
Is confined 10 What he aaNs- what More
dith SAYS ana What the fusion press hii-
yeRu can cause 60 BE- said In a few sub
sldlErd country weeklies
Harr Wagner Again.
Meanwhile HRrr Wagner. IKE the ghnzt