, 1889-10-03
CGEIS!T NECATED.

/ EDITOR A#Grs-in looking over the
/ flat on which the business portion OF this
/ city stands, | see on every side structures
OF bIick and stone springing up as if by
/ magic. On inquiry as to who are their
OwHcrs and builders, l find that in many
/ instances men OF moderate means are
/ investing their slowly earned savings in
/ their erection, thus assuring to this To-
! cality the permanency and prestige that
creates Il city. On the other hand, in
looking over the same ground, l behold,
sandwiched in among these brick blocks,
shanties on some OF the principle streets,
| Chinese wasE houses bUilt for the pur-
pose, AGAINST the houses Of respectable
CItiZCns- | have always understood that
Taylor street, between Water and Wash-
inGton street, was within the fire limit,
yet | SAW, yesterday, carpenters at work
putting up tle frame work for another
shanty next to the Ideal saloon, undoubt-
edly in violation OF the fire ordnance.
When l asked who was building the
place | was told that it IS Joseph \.
Kuhn, the alleged progressive mayor and
Democratic candidate for the legislature,
and that into his pocket flows the enor-
nous rents which the Chinese are will
ling TO pay for the privilege OF creating
nuisance in this city, and injuring those
who are unfortunate enough to own adj
joining property The fact OF man with
the means which Mr.. Kuhn possesses,
(eyery dollar OF which he has made out
OF Port Townsend,) building shantics for
the use OF Chinese or anyone else, speaks
volumes against Tim as a progressive
man, and makes him totally unfit - REP
resent 4 civilized, decent community in
any body. He has grown rich through
the advance in real estate, made valu
able by the improvements Of others
whose property he is endangering by his
littlcness and meanness, While other
men, much less abe 10 build than Mr.
Kuhn, are straining every nerve to erect
substantial improvements, and give en-
ployment to Il large numbe. OF laborcrs,
profit, he contents himself with erecting
dangerous shells, postPoning the time
when his ground must be improved until
he can get cheap labor, and material for
Il song. Laborins men and property
owners OF Port Townsend take Il look at
these shauties on your principle strGSts
and in prominent places, and then east
your votes for Mr.. Kuhn ii you can, bat
know that when you do SO you are aiding
4 man who never has ard never will do
any act that does not rebound either TO
the filling OF his own pocket or his own
aggrandizement, and in whose mind
there never was and never can be Il
noble or generous emotion. Let yoar
thoughts revert 20 the time he tried TO
create feeling for himself by making pub
lie his intention 20 to build block OPP
posite his white shanty on Water street,
and then to crawl out OF hole he found
himself getting into, made statement
that he had sold the lot, and perhaps the
purchaser would build. Tho truth WIS
he never sold e ground, fo- hut 4 short
time aiJerward ;ic decided a portion OF it
to the tate Bank OF Washington for
party wall Progressive candidate!
Rosh! I am told that there are citizems
here who would be willing to eat the
bricks in i substantial block such as Mr.
Kuhn would erect. Vote for IIm who
can, You will regret it but once, aud that
will ne forever. NiNDEx
PoRT TowNsGAD. Sept. 28, 1889.