The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-08

The voters Of Seattle will tomorrow
BE- called upon 10 decide between two
sets Of nominees for the most import
ant positions under the city govern
ment. A Mayor, a Chief Of Police, a
City Attorney and four members of
the city council are to be elected. and
upon the degree OF wisdom displayed
In the selection Of these officers de-
ponds In a great measure the prosper
ity Of the city. 1t is. therefore. faghly
important that before casting their
ballots the voters should carefully con-
slider the issues involved in the contest
and carefully scrutinize the records
and associations OF the candidates
presented.
The issue involved in the present
municipal contest is a simple one and
II may be plainly stated II is whether
or not the government Of this city
shall be controlled by knot OF ire
sponsiblc men whose political methods
are of the most repoisive nature and
whose associations are such as TO make
them natural enemies of good govern
ment. The so-called Peoples ticket
was nominated by a close convention
which WINS entirely controlled by two
or three bosses Of the most disrepu-
table kind. The presiding officer Of
this convention OF little more than
score OF delegates was man who has
been a resident of the city but a few
weeks. and who has no interest in Il
other than as a iieldin which 10 make a
living without work. Any attempt on
the part OF the delegates of this con-
vention to show independence or to
appeal from the decision OF the bosses
on any question was promptly and ei-
fectually suppressed The entire pro-
grammc had been arranged before
hand In the back room Of well
known saloon. and il was carried ont
without hitch. The few delegates
who honestly represented the Peoples
party had no more 10 say in the seleo-
ton of the candidates or in the franz
ing of the platform adopted than II
they had not been within thousand
miles OF the convention.
A marked contrast to this was pre-
scented by the convention which nom
mated the Citizens ticket. This was a
mass convention TO which the people
of the city without regard to politics
or opinions had been invited. There
were several hundred voters In attend
anee, and each one had as much in
huenco in making the nominations as
any other. The ticket was selected by
vote OF the entire convention, and
was selected without Encouragement
OF any kind. This was pre-emincntiy
an open convention and prominently
representative meeting Of the citizens
of Seattle, In every feature IL differed
from the convention which placed the
so-oalici Peoples ticket in the field.
The one was an open meeting OF citi.
sens representing all shades of opinion
the other was close caucus entirely
controlled by two or three men who
hope to secure control OF the city gov.
erumcnt in order that they may turn
the power thus obtained to their own
advantage.
The people Of Seattle, II they regard
the Interests Of the city, viii admins.
ter a crushing defeat 10 the bosses and
elect by an overwhelming majority the
ticket nominated a. an open meeting
Of eitisens tn which politics did not tlg'
ure and in Which the sole desire OF al
present was 10 sussseTxc the interests Of
Seattle