The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-05-26

can is heartily favor of Congress ratyng the Taft
reciprocity with Canada. It likewise fayors general
revision of the Car and it believes all articles which
may be termed household necessities should be put on
the free list such sugar. COAL lumber and all WOOL
goods 1t is argued that if such things be put
the free list it will lower the pay of those who work in
the production of such articles. 1t is fact that the
British Columbia miners much as the miners
of Washington, and despite the fact that British Col
umba coal is sold in Seattle almost cheaply as is the
native coal and that too with the British Columbia
coal superior article. One can live so per cent.
cheaper in British Columbia than in the United States
and yet the whole about much money.
There is no longer any doubt in our minds, but that
the tariff is delusion and for the purpose OF
enriching few at the expense of the masses From
G. O. P standpoint this doctrine may be heresy, but
to mind it is in the doctrine that will bring about
the greatest good to the greater number and advise
the Republicans to seek to give the people those things
that will bring the greatest amount of comfort to them
There is no denying that the editorial in the Post
Integencer the day after the ndictng of the Bleth
the hottest thing that ever went down the
pike, and if the Blethens had chance in the world
they would strike back. They finally come to the
cuson that it was libelous and swore to complaint
which caused the arrest of the editor of the Post-n
telgencer and also instituted damage suit for $780,
QUO against the Post Inteigencer Publishing Company
Under the circumstances the Bethens could not have
done otherwise for to remain silent would have been
practically admitting the allegations set forth in the
ostInteligencer and it would have been next to i'm
possible to have found jury in the whole state that
would not have convicted them. But the arrest
Of editor Branard for criminal libel and the damage
suit begun against the P-I will hardly stem the tide
of public opinion against the Bethens Somebody has
been playing awfuly game in Seattle for years
and slowly but surely it is all being brought out
Many years ago writer said, when thieves fall
out honest get their own It truly looks as if the
thieves have fallen out and while the honest men may
not get what they have lost, it looks if there is
good show for the thieves getting long terms in the
penitentiary. Does this you?
Murder is murder" said Theodore Roosevelt in
speaking about the arrest of the McNamaras for the
destruction of the Times building and the killing of
score of persons employed therein but, judging
from the efforts of the members of organized labor to
keep those charged with the crime from having
to face court of justice murder is not murder unless
it is an organized aborite that has been murdered
Prejudice should not enter into the trial of the McNam
aras nor is organized labor trial, but three
charged with the henous crime OF killing their fellow
men, because they refused to join certain clique of
men, and if the evidence show the guilt of the be-
yond question of doubt they should be sent to the
gallows the if they three ordinary hobos
that blew up a train because they put off the
same for trying to steal ride.
Dr. Mark A. Matthews, one of the leaders of the
Presbyterian Assembly in session in Atlantic City,
NJ J. is advocating the giving of one tenth of all one
makes to the church Give it to the church for what?
What could the church do with vast of money?
The church does not need it and it would be but put
ting temptations in the way of honest men to handle
such vast sums of money Instead of giving the
church onetenth of your earnings the church should
become democratcal in it's makeup and practice
less pomp and ceremony at it's services. The average
poor is afraid to go to church because he knows
he is not able to do the most of the others do that
attend and he therefor goes fishing that he will not
be taunted by his neighbors who have been more for
tunate in a financial way than himself.
Politics is business" declared Woodrow Wilson