, 1873-02-20

Ou6 OF tAe OeIuUeIdtS VIII sotOo iOA
Cameron, Forney said: That rascal
demanded thousand dollars of me for
his vote, and / paid it; now tell me,
Slime, how much did you pay him!''
"Well," coolly replied Cameron, Il
don't remember the sum now. but
know the bargain was that | was to
double the amount you paid him." The
difference between Forney and Cameron
was. that Cameron won and Forney lost
at that game. They have acted together
ever since, and both have been remark
ably successful. And from the public
identity of position of the two, we are
led to believe that there is no greater
moral difference between the editor OF
Mr.. Holidays personal and political
organ and his confrere who sold his
legislative vote. 1t is noteworthy sign
for the better, however. when such men
feel constrained 10y public sentiment to
publicly denounce political corruption.
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FAREWELL PARTY.--An inpromptu
farewell party to Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey
Gatzert, who are about to depart for
Europe to be absent for year or more.
was held at the Pavilion on Tuesday
evening, on a few hours notice, and was
attended by very large number of our
citizens. among whom no persons iu
this community possess SO large share
of esteem and friendship as the recipi-
ents OF this fiattering manifestation Of
their social appreciation. After Mr..
and Mrs. Gatzert had retired from the
hall, they were serenaded at their home,
and in these public demonstrations no.
thing was lacking to assure our depart
ing friends of the warm place they hold
in the hearts of their neighbors and to
send with them upon their journey
pleasant recollections of the home in
Seattle.
Bailey Gatzert is one of the most en-
terprising and valuable citizens Seattle
has ever had, and has added more to the
commercial prosperity of the town than
any other. A little over three years
ago he established in this city the mer-
camille house of Schwabacher Brothers
& Co., as managing partner, and by su-
perior business sagacity and honorable
and liberal dealing, he attracted to this
point large jobbing as well as retail
trade which has made this town the
commercial metropolis of the coun-
try bordering upon Puget Sound, and
has not only increased the trade of his
own firm to a remarkable degree, but
in like proportion has enhanced the
trade of all others in tie same line and
infused vital activity into every depart
ment of commerce and industry. and
used his money and his credit literally
in assisting others in Carrying on estab-
lished enterprises and developing new
sources of commercial prosperity. His
firm has also done more than any other
in town improvements. During the
past year they eypen6 ed $4,000 in
buildings for their business, which are
the most substantial and attractive or
nament to the business portion of the
town. Before this, Mr.. Gatzert had
erected an elegant private residence,
which under the management of his es-
timable wife, was the home Of bounte-
Gus hospitality to all who chose to par
wealth or worldly estate. Nothing of
tie mere merchant or gatherer
was visible in the social habits of Mr..
Gatzert or his wife; they entered with
a keen zest into all innocent social
amusements, and extended a liberal
hand to all projects for social improve
ment, regardless of party, religious or
national differences. Society will miss
them much during their sojeurn abroad.
but we are authorized to promise our
readers occasional reports of the results
of their observation, particularly Of the
Vienna Exhibition, which they propose
to attend.
Mr.. Louis Schawbacher, a member of
the firm, assumes the management of
the house here, and from our limited
acquaintance with him, we feel warrant
ed in saying that he is worthy success
sor to Mr.. Gatzert.