The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-01

of Missouri sought to regain courage
sufficient to enable him to cope once
more with the difficulties OF the office
to which he had been elected. No one
thought for moment OF assaiiing his
personal qualities of heart. but In the
minds OF majority OF his fellow citi-
zens 1t was conclusively demonstrated
that however high his character might
be. he was never cut out for the pub
lie service.
AS for Mr. Robertson. who was also
named for congressional honors, the
state of Washington can never afford
to have itself represented by man of
his dangerous character. Above all
else. the people OF this commonwealth
believe in the supremacy OF the law.
and 1t might as well be known here
and now that they Will not tolerate the
suggestion Of sending TO Washington
man who has enlisted in the cause of
dynamite. riot and outlawry No one
may care to criticise Mr.. Robertson for
his professional connection with the
Occur d'Aiene miners trials. but the
people of this state will take good care
to see that one who, as a private citi-
spect for the authority Of the govern
ment Is utterly and emphatically re-
pudiated at the polls. The state may
make mistakes in Its choice OF public
servants, but it is not yet ready for the
supreme catastrophe of having itself
represented at Washington by one who
now stands ready to preach the ad-
vanced doctrines OF the Mollie Ma
CURES.
The nominations for the supreme
bench are weak. II Is hardly pos
sible that the people have reached the
conclusion that the state court of last
resort should be made up OF justices
with the peculiarities that distinguish
Judge winsor. Whatever his early le-
gal training may have been, his later
habits of thought have been such as
to unfit him for the duties Of Just
and impartial Judge. He is embittered
of spirit, STEPPED in prejudices. biased
in his notions Of property rights. and
full of all the dangerous isms that are
breeding discomfort and standing as a
menace 10 our institutions. To clothe
him with authority to interpret our
laws according to his warped ideas OF
right and justice would be little short
OF public calamity.
The gentlemen named for the other
offices are for the most part unknown
throughout the state. and their COM
parative inslgnificance renders II inn
possible to determine what might be
the result'of the experiment of entrust-
ing them with authority. A few have
served the state in some capacity. and.
as far as they are concerned. the peo-
pie are not dealing with unknown
quantities. Mr.. Runner. the candidate
for state treasurer. has been MEM
Der of the state senate. and IL IL per-
haps not out of order 20 credit him with
the honor OF being the only reform
member OF that body in 1897 who voted
in favor OF the measures which had
been promised In the fusion platform
upon which he and his associates had
been elected. whether his assoc
ciates on the ticket which has
just been nominated could stand the
test TO which he has been subjected
win probably never be known; FOR this
Is a Republican year, and the people
who believe In prosperity. plenty and
progress are going 10 vote the Repub-
lican ticket. state and national