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

Looks for -Four Years More.
"Mr. Sniveiy has been OF a good
deal Of assistance as a member OF
the state board Of audit and control,
for which no has received no ray
whatever. On account OF this fact
and largely, too, because OF the fur.
ther fact that Yakima Is Mr.. Snive-
ly's town, have deferred much to
him In matters connected with the
state fair"
So wrote Gov. John r. Rogers to Will
lam Lee. ST., then one Of the state fair
commissioners. in response to a COM
munfcation from Lee fully exposing the
corrupt practices OF certain of his asso-
cfates on the state fair commission
practices which worked the temporary
ruin of the fair and the total exhaustion
Of the fund provided for its maintenance.
In possession of all the facts of the
loot OF the state fair fund and knowing
OF the existence Of the Infamous agree
ment whereby his appointees had ar
ranged the division Of moneys coming
into their hands to the last penny. Gov
hoRers ueIefred to Mr. Snfvely.
Mr.. Sntveiy's action in the matter Is not
exactly matter ef official record. Gov.
Rogers acknowledged receipt Of Mr. Lees
letter exposing the whole OF the deal and
deferred to Mr.. Snively. Today there IL
not penny In the state fair fund. The
commissioners complained of-the parties
to the unlawful agreement.-are still state
fair commissioners. Rogers deferred to
Snively and Snively set the seal of execu-
tive approval upon the fair fund plum
derers.
As in this instance. so in all others
the governor defers TO Sniveiy. At
Snively's request DIR. Wilson Lockhart
was thrown out Of the SUPPLEMENTARY OF
the Medical Lake asylum and Col. Billy
Ridpath provoked TO quit the board OF
audit and control On Snively's urging
Judge John c. Stalicup. of Tacoma. was
so offended by Gov. Rogers that he. too,
left the board In disgust BY Snively's
behest places in every state institution
have been given to members OF his little
coterie Of North Yakima friends. From
every state institution such creatures Of
snively's as are entitled TO the franchise
have gone home to Yakima to register.
They will take another leave OF absence
to 20 to Yakima and vote.
yakima Is Mr.. Snively's town." says
Gov. Rogers: but the evidence Is thai Mr..
Snive,y has other towns such as Medical
Lake, Steilacoom. Walla Walla, Chehaiis
and Orting Mr. Snively claims residence
in Yakima. but so far as the public service
Is concerned each and all OF the other
towns mentioned are quite as much his
own.
-Four years ago John X. Rogers came
before the people of the state OF WASH
ington asking their votes for the high
ONCE OF chief executive or the state.
nIadring them that he would. n elected.
nrac,Ice economy in the administration
~ the material affairs Of the state and
xrouIa Introduce purity and reform
In marty politics. How incompetent ana
ineficient has been the Rogers admins
tration In handling the states finances
and In the conduct OF the state institu-
,tons The Post-Intelligencer has proven.
yut as n ''purist" in politics Gov Rogers
has made A record which will 20 down IN
history as the blacklist In the annals OF
washington. -.
Henry J. snIveiy. the man 20 whom Gov
pnge-. d.fer~ came before the people
- ws.ntnSton In 800 "a the Democratic
saraisa,a for governor During that cam
.Nt.r hts record. both as resident OF
.hIs state and prior 20 his coming West.
,.e.ame public property. so wei ad-
yerti=ed was Il. IN fact. that the details
need not now be recalled.
NJ sntvely's character ala not then
commend him 20 the people. He has done
nothing since TO gain popular favor. In
~. co,ruption and maladministratiOn 81
every department % the state government
there Is ample evidence that Mr.. snively.
70 whom the governor defers, possesses
.,ssv ,ha same personal attributes as In
issa ard heretofore No improvements
OF amendments have been seen or
heard OF.
sniyeiy's only knowledge Of politics. as
the record made BY the board 81 audit
ana control shows. IL OF she ''siurn gut
Ia liz Ia, a.aal fsaRt
ue.hods Every state Institution In Wash
inxton IL perrneAted with scandal snd
lli rroute. the work OF sniyeiy and his
coAaiators. AL this has been accom-
plished with rhe knowledge and consent
~ giov. John r. Rogers AZ reformed"
therefore. Rogers has proven himself an
zrrant hypocrite and a arstsnasr. a. the
records show.
Wa. First for Fssien.
sniveIy was one OF the nrst men who
undertook tS bring about fusion Ia tss be-
tween tho Democratic and Popuiist par
ties That election resulted in the victory
81 John r. Rogers and the election of "A
populist legislature. Then followed ~ the
legislature a. OLYMPIA oeofse Turner
aght for TIE ssnatorship, which proved 70
~ the most a.andaluus IN the history %
the West Sntve3y was one 81 TIE Turner
workers. His knowledge Of practical"
fore and he was employed BY Turner and
Rogers 20 further the asfarlous couahina-
ttnn In the aHAASt4kAfN NAtAA EtaAAHt I'd
n.ae h0ld-up bill after another, nEly 10 he
consigned 20 the waste basket when mat
tiers were arranged"
Rut Il was not until after Gov Rogers
set out 20 perfect tas Turner Rogers ro-
Hsical machine that Sntveiy biu-somed
into full perfection ns retarmer. The
governor. as wiil Be remembered. sought
10 dictate through the board q audit and
control al the appointments 70 state posi-
tEons. ranging from assistant iawnQreSs IN
the asyiGms Tor The insane TO warden ~
the state pen1ieuttaFy. which IS probably
the latest Office the governor had 10 I'LL
The first beard Of audit and control con-
sisted Of four state officers. namely. state
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