Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-30

We 0t6ffb t8 sthto tUtt Mrs ". y. zones
has not sought the nomination for this
position. II was only through the earn
ID solicitation Of mHny lending cisfxens
and the urgent request Of this club that
hs YES prevailed upon 20 consent to
bold ihe Office until bis successor was
sIestsd, end ii was upon this statement
t1at his nomination Was based.
- PofITIcAL GOSSIP. a.
e1yiufs that are picked up hsre and
That Me0raw will be the next Sheriff.
That the issues IN this campaign are
not Of party, but Of principle.
That % q consequence the people have
dseided 70 elect y. III. Lyon.
That Il would be too bad 10 take Col
Iins away from bis business.
That cIiquea In Office ire detrimental
10 the welfare of a community.
That consequently Whittiesoy will
have walk-oysr.
rhat Wood is gaining ground.
That o. b. Jones IL exceedingly popu-
lar.
That the Y. M. /. p. @. ticket Is a
geod one.
BUSINESS MEN,"
Now that meeting of the I" Basin ess
Mems Political Clnb' has been called
from its headquarters &c the Grand
Central, all those voters who believe in
government which tends TO improve
mankind socially, intellectually and
morally may As well drop all party ties
and rally to the standard of right.
Il has been evident from the COM
mencement of this campaign that there
was no Repubiicans aud no Democrat
about II that it Was the same old fight
Of the railroad ring and the whisky ring
combined against the people; that II
was cliqueism aud b0ssisn, TO win the
spoils and defeat the ends of justice.
In endorsing a ticket the Yonsg Mems
lndApendent Political Club was alive to
TIE situation, and was careful To give
those "business men" wide berth.
And il Is with anlaxement that We vet
hear some of our we'll thinking eitixess
Of King county talking about party
issues. as II there were issues between
Republicans and Democrats ~ such, In
tbs county Can the people not zoe
that the bossss Of the railroad ring aud
the whlshey ring have their forces all
organized, and are ready to vote them
In solid phalanx. and that in order to
eateh the votes of at least some of the
better thinking class of people. are,
through their various railroad organs.
sending forth piteous walls and burning
appeass to stand by the grand old
party ~ Why not awake To proper
sense of the situation ? The nobler
0Rfnanta f.f eaatafv in fha aananA
sncy In this county. Then why not
sa,, sasks OF the phantom Of party, The
aelnsion of bosses, the yoke of the rail-
fosd ring, unite the forces OF veil think.
ine people, aud march grandly on to
Victory ON next Tuesday. Let IA tell
fou voters OF King county that In this
Tests our only hope. United we stand,
divided We fail. itis fact that fhere
arf more gsod people in this connty
tnsn bad ones. We frlis! We kaesa1
VI And all that now remains TO be
done tn order TO prove IL, ia 10 unite in
one grand effort on next Tuesday, aud
Were shake of the shackles of both the
riags and the bosses.
Allow ns to cite you 10 the present
hsy Council Who does net say that IL
2 the best CounoiI the city has ever
GAO Who knows today whether they
are Democrats or Republicans Was
shat question in the last campaign
nsoald N be question in this. where
sne issues are precisely thu same Let
us tell You again. IL Won mug the dela-
we phantom OF hope in party, in this
ugnt the RIDER elements in society will
san, and the railroad company together
Silh the bosses will take all the spoils.
GiSos.
). Who would dare 20 question that
there is a railroad ring in this Terrific
y, or even In this county And who
nas NOT heard Of the Court House ring
= ulis county 7 Who. If a Democrat,
sAs not said. = Al the next eiesfien that
saus House ring must lie broken up ~
."hos II Republican, has not said.
az she next election that Court House
nk mast be broken up, il | must vote
sr Democrat 10 do il p Who does
.sw - snow that the County Treasurer,
ss..f s.ssaef with the County Auditor. con
saa sass that ring That the Treasurer
s,sl sl@ the county accounts and the Aud
~ aautis them Who has rot heard
-. eoanfy warrants, bearing tea per
- as interest. sell at from 70 20 IS cents
~ sus dollar, when there is $500 IN
As ~ weoanty treasury
a.. seo has not heard the piieous wall
"a. vsptain Hill is peusiouer. receiv-
-. paitry pension for the loss of an
49,. . tue service of his countryl Yet
80 - uoes not know that he il not pen
-. y all, but instead is retired
a. oincer, receiving at the hands of
- people The handsome salary Of sosae
- snoasand dollars per annu,ns Who
80 - nos beard that Captain Hill has al
- spent ten thousand dollars on
- - eampsign, and has five thousand
- g spend IN securing his elections
sss. sno does not know that ii would
or a mach hsster coming from some
I.,s sise than the Connty TreaSurer9
~,sas IN dangerous 10 try tn hlasf
s.a ~ only eohtail fush against a full
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