Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-05
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LAW AND 0R0yR
aefsvm and De~euey l. Rra.s,vn-
Coed Advice 10 fiiiz-as Of seattle.
bsookLYS. N. Y, Jniy "a, 1854.
EDITOR Posr-IxrELLroKScxR:
| Az the risk of Appearing "fresb -
Wish 10 express Rr.tIfis4ttoa on the mar
of some of your readers At the splenfsi,
scratching" IN ysur recent unuic;n.,
eitc Ion. IL Is a royal American pf'y,
eye, aud ri9ht nobly b 4v. yonr u.-,. /
exercised 10. Scrat ,uin - Il IN. al
mat sIll save u soa thsrs. s,.ro :,
aavo bounced at onee into The v,sdo,
that has taken rs here a eeu-rs,,,n a,
learn. Parties With yoa seess 10 hav,
o@tn knocked into smithereens. sh..,-
tns OILY wise course for local election
here partv u tie tyrAnt and the txr.s
mas hls hlchelieu. Your psople. con
monty, have uracticed what tha va,
leadvrs of thought have been try,,o :;
hammer into the heads Of our r..I,,,ls
ocfa'cning - growing prevalent here
although few yeaIs aoo ooIv q w.,
few had the hardihood to do IA +, w.
followed by sure political death and svs,
social Ostracism.
We observe that yonr lat. als.,;,,,
of paramount Importance. The i.sns,
of public deoency, Law and order snd
financial respsnsibiiity were nl.inI,
drawn indeed some of them vsrs stnr
nInPfy radical there was the maritime
Of two roads for Seattle. and va. an
pear to have chosen tue right me Tbs
speech of Mcknight wherever il ia puh
lI-hsd in the East, will put a. .ff-c,u.
check upon Immigration thi,her a.
would ths repo { of AN epidsn,ie t,sSa =,
Why, practic Il business men hers. how.
ever sensaous they may be .ars oomino IN
the Conclusion that rom and prost,tn
tion do not pay in political eucomy.
After extended and special inouiry. 1
have yet 10 find a rum seller VI q IN sa.
proach-d IN the proper spirit. will mo-,
rromptly deplore his own busiue.s
common sense can zee that it strikes
directly at all peace and prosperity. pab.
llc and private. I snce heard General
Grant say Ia the field, whsn An Adiutant
General had applied for certain a afnonnt
Of whisky to b. sen; to his army corps.
" No. not "A id drop; now that's IN
general principles" Aith uoh the b abjt
Is hard 10 cure, all msn are taking A
practical view of thi 4 rum busines, and
II is beliyed by very MANY here mat nro.
hibitiou will be the next national ia .ns
IL would be jsst like the Yankee nation
TO take such AN anon aIous steo. NJ
Men suQht with Won deserves the credit
of coming Ia the point like a busines,
niah aud the Law and Order Leaone
and the Young Mems independent Club
were there Also. Now that Won have
your enemy on the hip, throw him ;
never let up minute. | would like.
with the utmost Difference, Just At this
point ia Your local politics 60 give VOC
= few little bits OF the history of m r
transition period from disorder 70 order
IN tnis metropolitan district. Or the re
forms in the city at the other end of our
bridge and the destruction of Tw.ed,sm
with lts BrefIan pIwsr. you are familiar;
but ! will sav that in this I" ity of
Churches, for some time after the var.
there had not been a singI. step toward
the refor u thst~c ,ne of he ,itbful ID III e.
tics. Up to that time the D. pylit.oal dati, q
uf tbe citizen wero neglected by the
best elements 10 go o. tue poll4 was an
act ef courage rum was sold all night
sunday and election day: ball 4 b. 4
slntfing was audAc and uupunish, d /;
9sre rife. | heard the smiuent DIR.
Spear say once in political speech, I"
I'm gong to the polls Tomorrow and
stand in line between two of ,ha "a
2est lrishmen there unit yet NV vote
M" aud Ia that he was applAui-d AZ
markiag n conspicuous. courage Jus and
novel act at cii zsnship. Now = man is
ashamed If be don't vbte. Now oar
election. are perfect, the s4loons are
closed on the Sabb itn and on election
day. gambling bou>es in private places
and In the sm Ill hours of the night. and
there Is not FabiIoly known brothel in
The confines of this immen ~ city Of slx
hundred thousand iuhsbitants. Tse
writer of this has witns ssed this change,
has been sD,neshAt fAmiii1r with It's
secret springs, anl proposes To tell YOU
IN few lines how the change was
wrought. Mainly " has ben done by
social support of officials aud by sumptu
airy laws. In Old times there WAS
no concurrence between the various
departments of city governments ;
asd worse than all no general
interest In the acts of oificla ais.
The police woui make illegal arre- t.,
which woald render indictments fatal,
aud they would omit To collect legal
ties im0ny IT criminal acts, which would
upset the District Attorney ia his tfials.
Now the police are regularly schooled
IN the laws of arrests aud evidence by
the Prosecuting Attorney and the
Judges. The Mayor can suspend any
ofiieIai /; the Judges oonsult with the
Prosecuting Attorney. The Excise
Commissioners. the Health Board, the
Police Commission. the M ayor, and tue
commander of the Militia. all confer,
ard above all. hy force Of strong pubiic
sentiment expressed through commit
tees of oitizsns, social aud political
clubs, sermons from the pulpit, and
leaders from the Press, all officials are
strengthened against evil dosrs. IL IL
becoming nearly wonderful how the
whole body of citizenship becomes
posted on the merits or dement's OF an
. ogt1ciai. and how that tells IN an cleo
tion when he runs FOR a second term.
10 give more authority to our law ad
illustrators, ana 10 make short cuts 70
law break. n, we have had to resort TO
the Legislature Our owl damage act
IA eatitiea An Act for the Suppression
of psaperism, Vice and Crime" IL
makes landlord civilly liable. and the
rum seller civiiiy liable, for any injury
done 90 person or property. in Whole or
in part, from any liquor sold
or given away ON their presn-
lses. Our private lay soeiatisns
are watching all offenders. and giving
our District Attorney efiicieat testi-
nsony and oountenauoe. 1he effect OF
good. stiff. suuptuary statutes IL msei.
Gal apon the peace and good order OF
he community, when administered by
men of brains and warm blood. IL q
Dutch grocer has a filthy cellar. q word
from neighhor % the Health Board
will remedy it in swenty-foar hours II
child ~ seen coming out Ut gan until
with WHISKY bottle. the proprirsor' Z
license is revoked; and have seen an
agent OF the s.,ciety for shs prevention
Of cruelty 90 animals, block ten thuu
ssnd people by simply lifting his hand
t. the driver Ut an overloaded car TAI
sHles are exten<ively made, aud heavy
rnes imposed for defsult. Evil doers
NAV defy the offsers OF the lag, bot
they are instantly cowed when eoa-