The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-10-04

Paul Hedrlck, a formerly politi
cal writer on the Post-Intelligencer
is now with the Daily Times anC
tas taken up Dave Larimer's poll
teal pipe dreams, which made tina
paper so absurd and ridiculous, from
a political standpoint, during tn,
last two state campaigns. Paul hai
at last reached his natural element
for he is a dyed-in-the-wool Demo
crat, always was and always will be
and it must have gone hard with
him to write Republican articles al
long as he did. There are others Oh
the Post-Intelligencer that should
either be sent to the Times or some
other Democratic paper, where they
would be more in their natural ele-
ment, and thereby relieve the Re
publican party of a few political
traitors
Not much is being said these days
about the Federal changes in this
state. 1t is very doubtful if there
would have been any changes even
under President Mckinley, and it
is still more doubtful Of there being
any under President Roosevelt. The
new president is a stickler for civil
service, and where it is shown to
him that an officer has made good
record in office and there is no
charge against him save that the
other fellow wants the place, it is
more than likely that Mr.. Roosevelt
will make no change, but reappoint
the same men, which will be right
and proper. 1t is very generally be-
lieved at present that Senator Eos
ter will not be able to GUST single
Federal appointee in this state,
however anxious he may be to do SO
in order to give some of his pets
who supported him for United
politicians at present that Senator
Foster has promised so many men
the position Of United States district
attorney that he has actully forgot
ten the most Of them. During the
senatorial campaign, which resulted
in the election Of Mr.. Foster, Ben
Grosscup promised that position to
Hon. Jesse A. Frye, Of Whatcom,
but after Mr. Foster had been in
the senate for a while he seemed to
have completely forgotten Mr.. Frye,
and subsequently promised the po-
sition to Hon. E. III. Guie, of Seat
tie. Then came the campaign of
1900, when Mr.. Guie failed to dem
onstrate to Senator Foster and Ben
Grosscup that he carried the King
county vote in his vest pocket,
whereupon the two at once decided
that Mr.. Cute was not the man for
the place and began at once to cast
about for a new Moses. Of course,
since Mr.. Foster has had the APP
pointment of the Federal officials
of this state at his disposal he has
managed to make all of his appoint
ments come from Tacoma, and not
outstanding the fact that a thou
sand and one attorneys in this state
and twice that many politicians are
all quite well fitted to hold the po-
sition, he has not been able to find a
suitable person outside of the cor
porate limits of the City Of
Destiny, so he selected to
succeed Mr.. Gay as United
States district attorney Hon.
Charles Bedford. While this is sup
posed to be Mr.. Fosters last selec-
ton those candidates named herein
are by no means his only selections
for if current reports be true, he has
promised three times that many
men the same position. The sena-
ator means all right, only he appears
to be a bit absent minded.
The Kent postofice embroglio,
like all other Federal positions, re-
mains in statu quo, Congressman
Cushman not yet having made up
his mind as to what he would do
about the matter. According to a
Kent man, who accosted the Pie
maker on the subject few days ago,
every citizen in and about Kent has
signed petition for the re-appoint-
ment Of Mr.. A. Risedorph with the
bare exception of a rival candidate
and the gentleman who is backing
this said rival candidate. While The
Republican does not intend to sug-
gest to Mr. Cushman as to who he
appoints to either that or any other
position, it is of the opinion that he
would strengthen his own political
fences if he would appoint the man
that has the strongest backing, anC
that is certainly found in Mr.. Rise
dorph.
The police judge muddle that hal
broken out afresh in this city is ont
that should be regretted by every
person in Seattle. Judge George
may not have conducted his office a
many of us would have done, blu
what man would or could have don,