Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-05-18

Every COMMUNITY has its grovler. \,
CITY, village or circle of society wont,
De complete without one. Some bav
more than one. Our city would no, n,
considered enterPris.ng nor well eonin
ped If deficient in not having a frs
class growler. We have one. Hayins
some curiosity to hear him erowI. ".
made bin a call. We found him wi.
MS heels ON the tabls and totally un
mindful o the havoc bis pondsrou,
o""Is were Creating amoup inkstauds
books and papers. He gave taorpep,
ary glance over the top OF the Posr.
iNTELLIGEScER he was reading as xs
entered. and the thought Game that wa
We're to be treated to good slice of
cold shoulder" But he soon dispelIed
tnat fear by breaking out, without any
prelude or introduction: +" You newspa-
per fellows have hard time educat,ns
the people. Don't You know there -
not tnlck-headrd utchin IN our con-
mon SCHOOLS that requires so much cud-
ReiinR, 80 much repetition of lessons. so
mucn explanation of the plainsst facts.
rs Goes this body they call the GREAT
puoIio. AUD wnen, at last, after con-
linoai prodding, the public, like great
stupid animal. does move. nine times
ou. oi ten IL Is Ia the wrong direction,
or Tue move IL SO slight rs TO amount tn
hotni's. how many times withiu the
post two wears have you begged to have
nAnHaa at
indicated by slRRs, so that any given
street could be easily found? And Wei
tnere Ii bat one sign in this whole ciiy.
One would naturally supposa that IN.
owners of corner lots would have 50 mt
enough 10 do that lnaca. IL dome win
chalk on shin &is, 1t would be better
than 10 sign AT all. You pounded for a
year or more on the subject Of number
Ing the houses and places Of business
before any visible effect was produced,
and tnen 1t resulted IN the adopt,oa of
All lnconsIs ent and non understsnda.h @
sSst,m, better than Aothmg, bat far
from what 1t should be- About two
years ago you published u list If wants.
some of them nave been supplied. In
the list Is this: We want public clock
one large epoagk to make it's bell
heard all over the city, see in TO
days paper you are agitating that sub
Ject again. Ii YOU thin the matter of
sufficient Importance. you may pound at
1t aUout n year more before the great
sleepy public will think about doug
something to supply that want. And,
should clock be Prov ed, no douht it
will be one made IN the old style aud
fashion of marking the hours. We
have AL heard, aud almost every one
approves, of the komsn method Of di-
viding time; yet the great public have
snoh fear of being the first to adopt
any reform, that, 10 doubt, our city will
wait to be led by some larger and more
progressive Community. You remind
me that all trne reforms are slow; but |
ask you why should they bef When the
people are satisfied any proposed plan
IL right, why not adopt that plan with
ont delay? You have made a noble and
vigorous fight against u moneyed, grasp
ing monopoly. You have written sharp
arguments In favor of right and justice.
You have stirred the pablo 30 action,
and decided steps will be taken to avert
the threatened danger. How is this!
Is il because the pockets of the people
are likely to be affectedl Would the
same amount of argument hurled
against any ether evil. or in favor of
any public want rot particularly con-
nected with the purses of the people,
produce like resuit9
Think of these things. young man.
and call again in a few DAYS. | have
enough to growi about. and maybe. when
the moon changes, shall be Ia better
humor."
Taking this as gentle hint that our
room was wanted, We quietly withdrew
from the growlery and sought the fresh
air and beautiful scenery of the bay al
a tonic to our wearied spirit