Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-13
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or8A&@7. IN 80 feabectaSl8 mn -
lAw abiding eittzsns and both are earn
astiy dssirons fog the zelfare Of Seattle
Aod proninsnf N every noveDsns hss-
inR for is obissz The sdvanesnent Of The
interests Of The city. A. 10 inclined 10
Be hassy ., times and Is often spoken Of
ey his friends e. kos beaded he =.
hOvsEers always opsa 10 conviction and
always has TIE E1snlipess 70 askBssi
edge his mistakes. He il, moreover,
s0eh genial. hols-so1ied fsilou, thai
his friends invariably pardon tia strong
Language be 1sss n The beat Of debate.
b. Is . professional unan bat 10 largely
Interested N saFIous enterprises IN tie
city. He is ns0re th0ughtfal and coz
sarvztivs than A., and bis iudgmeRt 10
sneh that be 10 usually found on tho
right side Of qaes.ions. The names Of
the tws geniiemen might be made pub
lie, bat il 10 scarcely necessary a. they
viii readily be recognized from the de-
sariptiOa given.
Thursday afternoon A. and B. nes by
chance 10 th4 ogfioe o. common friend,
when the following conversation took
place. While the participants may be
surprised 20 sc their words reproduced
in print this morning they should re-
member hereafter that walls often have
ears. and that Only too oftea short
hand reporters are concealed in the
inner recssaes Of lsw Offices.
Al hear that yoa are going 10 vote
for Lsary.
B.-Yes; have no fault 10 find with
Mr.. LeaEy's administration. and as ]
thiHk be deserves a re election. shall
do all In my power 10 see that he secures
IL.
A.-well. l didn't expect this of You.
You are rs bad 4 crank a. tbs rest Of
them, and don't care 20 have anything
more to do wish you. Confound il man.
don't see what is getting into the
people.
B.-Go slow. my friend; 90 slow.
Let Us lock into this matter little.
Al don'l care 10 talk about it with
you. You may 20 and talk TO the other
eranks. IL you want to talk.
B.-Well. nov, what have yOu to say
against Mayor Lsary's administration.
Has it mot been economical aAd carefulf
Does not his report show that the Hnan-
eial condition Of the city is inco@par-
ably better than 10 was year agol
Ayes don't deny that. | suppose
the city government has been stingy
enough, bot Lsary has been ineonsis-
tant, and he went back on bis pledges
like sneak. He ia . crank; that is
what be 10.
B.-Wsll all right. Yoa admit that
there is no objection 20 Lesry's man
aeemsnt of the financial affairs Of the
city, and you refuse 10 support him and
dex't want anyone else TO support him
simply because he has been inoonsis-
tent, and as you cay, has gone back on
his pledges. Is that so?
Ayes; that is what have against
him bat think that enough.
Bit il bad thing to be inconsis-
tent, and II you convince me that Mr..
Leary has been 90, and has broken his
pledges. I shall vote against him. New,
In What respect has be been ineonsis-
TENTH
.A.-Wsli; he weat over to the cranks
Bs-Now. that 10 net such al answer
az my question required. Iwant You "a
specify. Let us see il you have good
eroands for the statements you make.
A.--WelI. Leary vas nominated by a
party opposed to enforcing tho Sunday
law. He accepted the nomination on q
platform which declared against all
such measures, and il was reasonable
to suppose that he weuld live MP TO the
platform. He has gone right back on
every word Of Il. I call that mean.
B.-If IL IL as yoa say, Mr.. Leary has
not acted in the right naasner. Bot
ihis 10 all a matter of history. Let me
refresh your memory 9 little. You viii
remember that when the Law and Or.
der nominations were made year ago
there was talk Of putting straight
whisksy ticket In the Geld against il
bat II was soon seen that sneh ticket
would be sternally showed under.
The Business Mems Protective Associa.
ton bad charge of this movement, and
the leaders in II we're such men as Bar.
ney CEossen, Morse Of the GraEd Cen.
trail. aud a few others. When theil
plans were given mp. the Protective
Association decided 70 pool issues with
the Business Mems Association and the
Young Mems independent Club. Com.
mistess from the three clubs met in che
Chamber Of Commasce rooms. and
they decided on the nomination Ct Mr.,
LaAry. The vhiskey- straight men oppos.
ING him, aud the Basiness Men and
yoaug Men generally favoring him,
The report Of this isint committee vsa
made at meeting at the STANDARD
ThsAier few evenings aftefward, and
10 vas adopeed By very eloss vote, the
whlskey men Reneralsy opposing Issary.
That meeting aid nos adops any plat
form. and the q Protective Associa-
ton never adopted ans which il dared
10 make pahlis. sappose. then, thar
che pisifofm which you accuse Mr..
Leary Of having gone back on = d
either that Of the Business Men or that
o. The Young Mems Independents Club ?
AYES; be went back on both II
them.
B.--Lst us go. / happen 10 have
both platforms In my psckstbcck. lie.
az take Mp thas Of the Business Men.
There are twe p'anks in IL which have
reference 70 the questions on which
Mayor Lsary b said 70 have been IN
canzsssent. The FRS ID. Resolved.
Thai Ne are IN favor Of . Just, faithful
ana rnesuuahia INTERPRETATION Of tha