The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-11-18

1t seems to US that officer should be chosen on
account of his fitness and likewise his personal mag
netsm to rally his fellow citizens about him. and not
on account of religious belief No should hold an
office on account of his religion should he be deni-
ed the right to hold office for the same reason In
short the religious belief of the should play no
part in his Office holding The who will vote for
man for Office because he holds to certain religious
beliefs is not himself good citizen.
Caleb Powers has been elected to Congress in spite
of the fact that he was for ten years confined in Ken
lucky county Jail on first degree murder charge
which the general public is thoroughly convinced
was trumped up on him. The Democrats OF the state
not content with having almost robbed him of his llte
for he was thrice convicted to hang now seeking
to have him denied the right to sit in Congress He'll
will never get it's until majority of the Demo
Gratis of Kentucky are in its bottomless pit.
Mrs Della Tottan, the woman who shot and killed
James Sutton both of whom lived near Cashmere,
Washington is on trial at Wenatchee charged with
murder in the first degree. The woman warned SUIT
ton to not cut her fence and he persisted in doing so
on the grounds that the fence blocked up public high
way which was in dispute. Just how the woman can
be convicted of anything, is more than the average
legal mind figure out In all such disputes the best
way is to leave it to the courts for adjudication.
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State Senator J. w Bryan, of Kitsat tounty, Wash
ington who has been indicted before the Bar Associ
alton on the charge of impuning evil motives to Judge
Yakey has been refused jury trial and the case will
be heard by of the superior court judges The
row between Judge Yakey and Senator Bryan is dis
graceful affair and both of them ought to be dsbarred
on general principles. 1t seems to have all emanated
from politics and far they both are concerned
neither of them fit to be nominated and elected to an
office on the Republican ticket
F. w. Coder, justice of the peace of Bremerton,
Washington has held that the law passed by the six
ty-frst Congress making it a crime for any one to
wear the uniform of United States soldier or sailor
without being connected with the army or navy, is
unconstitutional The learned Justice may have the
right sow by the ear from a common sense standpoint
but his opinion would hardly stand the test OF the
higher courts.
W. H. H. Green for number of years one of Sc
attes foremost business men, returned one day this
week from years European tour looking the picture
of health Though out of the business harness for
number of years he greeted his hundreds of old
time business friends and acquan tances readily as well
as warmly he met them on the streets.
Prof, Andreas Gale has come to the conclusion that
Commodore Peeary is just as big faker as was DR..
Cook and says when will have exposed him the
public will be of like opinion THE SEATTLE RE-
PUBLICAN has advocated all along that Commodore
Pearys statement of having stood on the north pole
was so thin that you cou see through it.
John Miller Murphy, editor of the Washington
Stan dard which he launched just fifty years ago. will
celebrate his fteth anniversary of the paper tommor
row Saturday night and great many members of
the State Press Association will meet to help him cele
brate 1t will be the biggest day in the history of the
weekly press of the state
Count Leo Tostoy, who is the most remarkable
writer of the age, has brooded the condition of