The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1908-04-24

above axiom of The SEATTLE REPUBLICAN
is again quoted for the information of per-
sons, who, owing to their short acquaint-
ance with the Times, might be mislead by
it's mouthings. Even it's press dispatches
must be taken with grain OF salt 1t
it reports an occurrence at some distant
point, owing to it's general unreliableness,
you have to see it verified in the morning
paper before it can be believed, and it is
even worse in it's political news and prog
nostications The Times has lost every
thing and every man it has advocated since
it has been owned by the Blethens. 1t has
tipped and fopped in and out of every
political party that has existed in the state
and city, even flirting with the Doc Titus
wing of Socialist Clan. It fought Mayor
Moore for eighteen months, and then at
the eleventh hour advocated his re-elect-
ion. How, in the face of all this, dear
reader, can you doubt the authenticity Of
the opening sentence hereof; Saw it in
the Times? Damn lie!''
Speaking about the Times and the dele
gates to the national convention the Pie
maker is of the opinion that as Demo
cratic organ it is unduly exercising itself
as to whom the Republicans will send to
their various conventions. 1t endeavored
to rope Will E. Humphrey into the fight
and he would not stand for it, then it pro-
posed Senator Ankeny, but Croker was
too wise for that and the Senator declined
with thanks; now it is advocating Senator
Piles and it claims some encouragement
from him. Senator Piles is no mans fool
and he will hardly permit himself to be
be dragged into a single-handed conflict
with only Democratic organ to support
him in his contentious. Piles, like the
other members of the Congressional dele
CATION, will be effugive in his thanks, but
will respectfully decline. By deception
the Times is trying to saddle Senator Ank-
eny's senatorial campaign under the pre-
text of some alleged agreement, onto Sen
ator Piles, which he is trying to sidestep
and which if he does not, will mean Piles
defeat. Here is q true case of too much
Democracy for Republican good
If year had elapsed since the late Sc
attic election had taken place, there might
be those in the Republican party that
would take the political slush the Times is
having Murkey Matt mush up serious, but
the fiasco it made in the municipal election,
in both the nomination and the election is
entirely too fresh in their minds to give
any CNluS LUO says oily
whatever. The Times almost tore its shirt
supporting William Pitt Trimble for the
nomination for Mayor, which very fact
cost Mr.. Trimble his nomination; it went
out of it's way to advocate the nomination
of E. L. Riber for the office of city
treasurer and he was badly defeated In
fact every one it openly advocated for
nomination was hopelessly defeated Al
ter the primaries it eat crow and supported
Mayor Moore for reelection, which re-
suited in his defeat Having thus been
defeated in it's every undertaking it is now
engaged in blood and thunder campaign
for Senator Ankeny, supposedly for what
there is in it for the Times, and if the past
can be taken as a criterion, 1t Will prove
a mill stone around Senator Ankeny's neck,
and like every one else it has advocated
for public office, he will be ignominiously
defeated for reelection. "Saw it in the
Times? Damn lie!"