The Seattle Republican., 1903-03-27
POLITICAL POT PIE

Eighth Washington senate, spent a
few days in the city during the past
week and did not seem a bit fearful
lest the citizens hereof mob him for
the part he played in signing the eau
Gus call for the election of a United
States senator. This must have been
gall and wormwood to Harold Preston
the martyr, and Col Blethen. Dr..
Smith is not ta king politics these
days, but the pie-maker would not be
surprised if he did not show up as a
gubernatorial aspirant before the next
Republican state convention. The
Times to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, DR.. Smith made an enviable rec
ord as presiding officer of the senate
and he is greatly admired throughout
the state.
1t is always generally thought that
when a man is elected to the United
States senate by the legislature that
he will try to represent the entire
state, not even showing partiality for
his home town. but from Senator Fos-
| ter's actions in trying to prevent Pres
ident Roosevelt from seeing Seattle
at all, he is showing to the world at
| large that he is only representing the
/ oif Of in ho Int
i senate, instead of the state of Wash
| ington. Senator Foster has never been
able to see beyond the gates of the
ST. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Com
pany and during the presidents stay
in Tacoma it is more than likely that
he will endeavor to entertain him in
the company's private office or as near
there as possible. Water never rises
higher than it's level is a wei under
stood rule, but Addison G. Foster has
never been able since he has been in
the senate to even rise as high as his
evel. He has broken every ante-elec-
ton promise that he made. Some
men may be guilty of taking care of
their friends only and knitting their po-
litical enemies, but Senator Foster
does not seem to possess diplomacy
enough to even reward his friends.
That he is a complete mon est" is
plain to be seen.
Rumor has it that Waiter Fulton and
Vince Faben are laying dead until the
present grand jury adjourns, when
they will appeal to one of the other
superior judges to also call grand
jury that they may prefer serious
charges against Judge Bell. Of what
nature the expected charges are to be
is unknown to the Pie-maker. but, if
rumors are true, they will be sensa-
tional enough for even the sensation
al. 1t is very evident that both Full
ton and Faben are sore to the core
over the formers indictment, and il
they can devise any way in the world
to get even they propose to do so. In
the grand jury on the part of Judge
Bell a political dodge instead of a
moral reform for the benefit of the
community. Mr.. Fulton may have been
very successful in convicting certain
classes of criminals, who came before
him during his incumbency of the
prosecuting attorneys office, but there
is no doubt but that he refused to
prosecute the gambling cases that
were brought to his attention, and on
this point E. L. Blaine can say some
very pointed things, and he doubtless
will do so at the proper time. If
Fulton and Faben know anything that
will reflect on Judge Bells judicial er-
mine, which was done since he has
been in office, it is their duty as citi-
zens of this city and commonwealth
to make the facts known by bringing
the matter to the attention of the
grand jury, for it is surmised, the
members of the present grand jury
are not political tools of Judge Bell
and that they would indict Judge Bell
just as quickly as they would Walter
Fulton if they could find anything that
they thought he deserved such pun
ishment.