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

while in Seattle few days ago. and he must be
rect from the number of persons that become
fabulously rich few years after having gone into
politics. For an example, it is declared that E. w.
Ross the state land commissioner worth $2 600
when he went into politics few years ago. but at
present. it is declared, he is worth nearly $2OOOOO
and if that be true and it has not been denied by Mr.
Ross though the allegation has been going the rounds
of the state press for couple of years. it has not only
been business with him. but it has been business in
proportion to the amount involved far lucrative
than even the Standard Oil business, which has made
Rockefeller the richest man in the world
Perhaps the Seattle American with Willie Hearst
as it's owner will come through but it looks doubtful
just now Agents of Hearst have made good many
bluffs at leasing buildings and buying sites which
to erect building but cash has through yet
and it limited that Hearst really wants Seattles big
morning sheet and has been making all these bluffs
with the view of inducing the owners of the P-I. to
through at his figures At this writing the pros
poets of daily for Seattle very remote.
During the last state campaign Col. Blethen devel-
oped into mighty letter writer and hundreds of per-
sons, who did not agree with his editorial opinions,
which profusey decorated with black vomit type
periodically received long letters from him. This let
ter writing became such habit with him that he
tinued it after Charles w. Wappenstein became
chief of the police and that promises to be his undong
for many of those letters have fallen into the hands of
his enemies who using them with telling effect
just now.
Agriculture may prove to be Alaska's greatest re-
source argues Gov. Clark, but to the fellow who
has intelligent knowledge of Alaska except to have
heard that it is a glazier covered with growth of
MOSS which shrubbery grows, Gov. Cark's
prediction reads like the gold brick story by which so
many persons, trying to get something for nothing
have dropped large sums of hard earned cash.
While the eastern section of the United States has
been suffering from heat this section is still
suffering from continuous cold wave If little of
the heat of the east distributed in the Northwest
and little of the cold of the Northwest distributed in
the east all concerned would perhaps enjoy life BETTER
but can not have things would like them, and
in this instance there is no doubt of it.
If the indictment returned against the editors of
the Times is the cuination of fight between the
Blethens and John L. Wilson, of the Integencer
alleged by the Times, then it looks if John L.
has finally trumphed but there is not word of truth
in the statement John L. Wilson had nothing to do
with the indictng of the Bethens or any one else.
Don't laugh at the because he came from
Missouri the laugh is the who stays there"
says the Kaama Bulletin. Possessing more wealth
than any other state west of the Mississippi river the
laugh is not the man. who property in
Missouri but the who does not sell his property
in other states and move to Missouri.
The question what is responsible for the sickness
and fevershness of President Diaz, his objections to
resigning his natural inrmity? If the old man is
sick and feversh the he resigns the sooner he
will be relieved of the worry of resigning which will
come later and if later it may be more vol-
ent than if now.
An insanity warrant for Chester Thompson would
be the proper thing and court he should be sent
to the asylum for the balance of his life That he is
crazy is evident and the members of his family are
quite cognzan of the fact and they should see to it
that he is placed where he will take no more human
lives
COL Alden j. Blethen has been indicted by the
grand jury and it made him sinking mad that he
jest token put his pictur in the Times.