The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-07-20
ROAST FOR THE P.-I.
Comment of Washington Paper on
 Msrodiths Murder

Seattle. Wash July I-Problhl Che most scathing dcuunciation oi the mcdthod, that lcd up Co the murder of cNCmcl oi police W. L.. Mere h;a that has yet appeared is Co be iplld iu che Northwest Republican. published a, New Mhatcom and one oi the ccun' uy papers oi Washington that enjoys a statewide reputation The article which speaks for itscli Is, iu part. a, follows:
 The Seattle Post-Iutclligcnccr should now write one ol its endless. sense less and iusincerc homilics on vice and head it The Wages ot Sin Is Death This would serve Co square it with th' breed oi bigots who have assisted h in its shameless and unrigbtcous per sccution of the murdered Chief D. Seattle police. 10 would in the eyes of those who conceive persecution Co m some way be Christian duty lend Che dignity of really exalted motive to tS infamous and cruel warfare. To such it would cNoncrate the P.-l and relieve it oi any responsibility oi the murder oi the man it bounded by thc wnprincipal scoundrcl it used as uS weapon oi o6cnsc
 The vast majority oi the people have never sanctioned thc course oi thc Post IntclIgcuccr. and iu thc eyes oi that majority condemnation must rest on that journal 10 was the prime cause of thc disturbance that led Co tragedy It Wa, Che agent that aggrcyatcd and prr,i,tautly rrtltcd and kept open and runnme thc sore oi bad feeling be tween Cou,iliuc and Meredith The murdered man Wa, the victim ot a hit- Ger. nasty and altogether uulusuh1ble poIiticll war The Posi- -lntcligcuccr ulecd th1t war Now let us review d few fact, iu connection with thi, de- r'orablc case and 6N thc responsibility ..r thc crltcd condition oi Meredith and In, subsequently helrtlcss murder
 w. J. Meredith had been Chci oi Police for ,iN months The Standard .lmb'ns house. che People, Theatre. tlc uotoriou, plri, House. thc St Paul and all the other m'amou, dcu> now existing have existed iu Seattle t.r wear, The p-I mue however, never found out thc condition 10 has Ieu'urgl m ,uoh Wliliue -lnctmoW .u. tones unul Meredith Va, made Dmgi o Police Therefore. thc u- r.,us3tiuu %, ih, officer was made lt thr instance oi thc Po.tIuieihscu- c.r aul a cheap prclchcr aud th> preacher ouc who i- uotouou, for lp- nealue to au that Is sensational for the purpose oi eettiug free ldycrt'. mr Meredith Va, bounded out ot oi. fcc. out oi position and out oi rcpu utiou
 "Thr finding, oi thc committee con thr evidence oi p-I h'rclug- and John w Cou,ijiuc are too well known to require rcha,hug The whole tram, action grew out oi the di,gracciul pn- ulcal fight and thc uuholy political de- -irc, of che most interruption, gang oi political pirates that ever 1ttcmp f.i to get thc people oi this cor any other state by thc throat hr editor .i ihc paper hl, been thc instrument .i the' warfare has. like a hired as. ,l,>iu for ,o much per month. dcilm- cd. blasted and killed thc character oi an Co whom his master has taken dis Ekc The fellow was imported from somewhere to do thc political pot cleaning and duugh gruhbing oi thc gang that own him body and soul llc know, none oi our people hardly know, thc geography oi thc state, yet lc presume, Co make himself au au thor.ty ou thc motive, aub bhonc>ty oi
 individual, who came here year, be fore him and made thc country habit
 h'c for thi, sort oi reptile, and pro. itah'c for the playing oi political pi- rlcy a, 800 occupation
 "l, any responsibility hi,' WcN we houlj say enough at least, ii ,he ends oi justice were fully served. Co place hmm nm cen along with hi, star wituc,, a, 1u accessory Co thc murder oi Wi- ham Meredith