Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-30
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rhe soussusIon which meets today
.ss ID IN 10 poser 10 nominate . tsoEss
vhish viii assrAcs 10 Itself the great
uam Of sas shoaehifai, conservative
s.d srder loving cifizsns Of Seattle
.tckst vhieh win Be . guarantees Of eOoc
and economical government fof shs
next swelvs months tickss sisish VIZ
mean progress and not rsssoirsss'ons
sd,sus> and ncs nstrest q iieksi which
win be soooesaful beyond the possibility
Of a doubs. In order thai sneh tisxef
~ Nominated. ihs eresisst care must b.
sxsreised In the choice Of candidates.
Ths city oanrst saord 20 have . sinsss
mistake made. for siogis mistake MAJ
bs fatal. Every candidate wboss NAME
i sasmiitsd 70 tbs people with Tue en-
dorssmsps Of The Convention, most Dc
: man Of usgaestiosed bopssty, an
doubssd integrity and tboroa'th relsA'
bsl1s. Every ons nuat be ssSrcuzhiy
inbaed With the spirit Of tie tines and
determined 70 do his duty SIadeF the
lac 70 the best Of his ability. There
most NOS be weak spot in the ticket
and shsss wilI not be, II She eonmoassf
discretion is exercised.
There ID no question a. 20 vkss nanss'
should be placed ut The bead Of sneh Q
siekss A the interests Of The cliy do
mand. Il 10 tha, Of Mayor Lsary. HsvlI
assrscs 70 his support The vOsas OF sbs
vast body Of iutslligsni men and women
Who ara nsvsr bcand by the satton Of
saasssss and oonssnsions--tbs inde-
psndsps voters VITO sdnirs ths eouraes
and sensisisncy Of Mr.. LsaFy's ofhcial
course In ths past ycar. The American
people like moral courage. wherever u 10
displaysd, and N Official soel - Mr.
fkzfy has shown himself to be, attracts
frisads on every hand Mr.. IeAry 90
tered upon the dutiss Of his Office =, >
peculiarly trying time. Dusina bis term
manicipal poiisiss have been annsnsily
bitter, and certain class Of municipal
politicians have bssn unusually uncom
premisina, unfair and vindietiye. A
snail bat arrogant faetisn Of tloss Who
bad slsotsd him. and Who, slaall a. they
were, claimed for themselves all the
credit for his election, demanded that
he shouid uss hin ofhciai powers for The
nuiliaeatioa Of The laws; shat be should
fsds fuuekshod over the statutes; that
hs ahoaid occupy The position 81 an Oh
zlrssiionist In Ne sisy government; aud
thas be should eniieavor 70 zoe, not that
he Law Vas enforced. but that u might
BE- broken With impanity. Mr.. I.eary re
fused 10 yield 10 the demands OF this fac-
ton. His duty vas plain, and be perform
Cd n. He did not tarn aside. although
shssRsd with Inconsistency and In
ssasisads. and ssssilsd with all the
bitterness that poisoned the minds Of
the bafiisd plettsra He was rsade the
target fer all the Bpurfiious innnssdoes
and vrstched insinuations that slandaf
oas tongues aonld utssr. He was nj
tackled with Ill the abuse OF subsi
died and uascrupaIous press. 10 many
Of ths doeperiss OF the city were 10 be
seen fonl cartoons whish we're aimed a.
Mayor Lsary, and which were made
sss ef when language failed 70 expires,
the feelings Of the wOuld-be Law break.
err. In spite of all. however, Mr..
LesrY displ ,ysd all the COURAGE that
ths consciousness Of duty performed
inspires. Isy his coarse be son the sap
port Of those who hsd OPPOSED him
when be was bsfore The people ~
candidate, vhils he retained that Of
yass majority Of ttoss by whose votes
he had been elected. II the onvsn
lion desires 10 nosainats man whose
election will Be absolutely certain, they |
will ehooes Mr. LeAry. Hs has been q |
good Mayor, and In conformity with |
precedent be should be 70 elected. Ills
eoulss has been consistent throughout.
He iahofsd 70 carry out the pledges
whiea he made before elsosion, and
thess pledges, thoaRh . gear old, are
~ thai any good and lau.lovirls eiti-
zsn could demand.
Raf Chief II Polise several good rasn
have been nasnsiaaed. and any ons OF
Ihsm voald Be sls,ossd without dIiicni
3. WINS h needed IN that position is
man IN whoes Aonsssy. eoeraes AMI
discretion The people have ccn6,lencc.
We want . man Who viii sttsnd 20 his
Iutisx and rivs tho city some return
'oz shs saiasy paid him. We want q
nkn whs will nl,t assume The praroga.
Ives IT Supreme t,ourt by dec airing .
~ ens lsw h constitutional and should /
= enforosd. and thai another b upoon. :
litational and shoald not Be snfuresd. .
70 Do nos want . iodee; ws want . po-
lee oiiises. A R,,od ehoioe fer thls oiiss !
IN sasily b misas.
Ths interests Of tAe city demand that
NJ ATTORNEY Hanfssd BE- rs-el0osea.
NE posr-IxsKf1saEscxn hes already I
hssn how The interests Of the ciss
vo1sa suifsr b. = change in this esass
4 he present. lime. TIE city b extern
IIveiS Involved IN lisizaiion. and the
naas sssss IN which % b interested
o1fd not b transssrrsd with a.fsty. | 4
q. Hsnford = nj dsslroas o. ! ~
ssesiun. bas n Il andsssteed shat he
- nos REFUSE ne termination 4 n b /
sndsred % him. s
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