The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-02
raE LABOR PARrY.s PLANS.
One Of tho Leaders Threatens Defeat Of
tho Charter.

tho Charter.
SEATTLE. June /. lseo
To THE EDITOR: That part OF the working
people OF Seattle who had the courage of their
principles and the manhood to assert their night
at the polls In favor OF those principles. are very
we'll pleased indeed with the results, although
they certainly would have been better pleased
II their ticket had won- when the fact 10 con-
sidered tina, no thought Of putting .
ticket in the Geld was considered By
them until the other parties insulted them by
Offering them two places on the proposed Nom
Partisan board. although entitled TO Q majority
OF the board - the vote proves: that four daily
newspapers belitiled their Candidates and OPP
posed their ticket; that II took the combined
strength OF the Republican, Democratic and
Prohibition parties TO beat them by css than
80 votes: that they had no experience in ma
chine politics; that they were opposing the war
horses OF ms caine politics OF both the old par
ties. they cannot be anything than well pleased.
In four days they nominated . ticket. organized
Q party and showed their strength TO good
advantage. They propose now 70 keen
up their political organization until the
charter u framed and beat IT. II IL II not In
''every particular Just IS they want Il TO be.
Thst they can do SO they feel sure. ~ many of
their number who did not vote, or voted the
other ticket sre sorry for IL and will certainly
vote the straight Labor ticket next time. The
workingmea of Seattle propose 10 fghi the old
for the control OF municipal affairs They pro-
pose 10 elect men from their own party 20 every
elective office il possible satisfied that even II
they don't succeed they Will. by this means
compel the other parties 10 select the very
best men in nominating q ticket Il msy be
that they will increase their demands by
asking those elected TO make the char
ter provide for city ownership Of street
railways and al water 'front.' docks
and wharves, electric light works and water.
works They also have az fdes of enforcing q
sgross receipt tax on al railroads In the city.
In fact they propose 10 rule the city in the inter
est OF the city aud Its people instead of in thu
interests OF forestsllsrs and corporations They
are determined that no; an other franchise shall
be given away free Of cost Ii they eau hinder
IT, Taeir niaas ara the comprehensive plans OF
hrcxsi- nded men bent on needef reforms Add
dssgnstsd with tire rsse OF embeciles or knaves
TIE .'od PARTIES" will nos now be 50 anxious To
rua partisan tickets IN the city elections IT, they
dare 10 they vii lie showed snder The WORK.
ingmea are satisfied thar the only difference i.a-
tween ,hs'so.i party politician is one o.. spoilsn
The combination Of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis and the abuse cf partisan newspapers has
done more 70 solitisy the rsnks OF labor than
years OF eGfsv. GA the part o. r formers and the
lsa0srs OF the movement are juhflanf over the
result By the next election the 'laher ma.
chine will he In good running ORDER with pos-
sibly q wsll-edi'ei daily paper OF It's own. The
''old PARTIES have pat. NS their !ndiscreet aad
sssash conduct. moze nails IN their Political
eoeaaS than hey have any idea o. Ether of
the two old parties could hsve afforded TO sfxs
wsy tor the wcFkinxmen aud been satisfied th.,
the oshsr could ehesk any vicious legislation
IL shey were really afraid OF saea
sAirg The party that would have eora
that woa.i have hsa tSe support Of the
wcskiagvaen FOR years bat IL Is better fhss they
we're such snoSs The wosktn<rnen are vel
capable ~ max ne ssd administering the laws
OF . Ely great 81 small. and they will prove n
Ths funny part Of the contest wss lanor men
reda2inx atsek~s siss q rToAiesssoaiss's name en-
10 ard TIE FeehsSstioatsts Ysfaaing . ticket ana
voting Sor ileaor nsn. The Prohibition toiks
were in Qassr company and they will suffer for
IL. The Soa- fsrSssn ticket hxi Roxer tsrseres.
nAme a. ne bead 81 81 In sors wards ara
Nsxca's IA other warts Tbs lSsste nsece a.
tysckery sas 10 catch TIRE vose of the cor men
where ;hey were strongest. All tie vote o. tie
tern rersse~ people and these 9Th klaaly feei-
tnes that way waeFs they were strongest The
ProA higiea psrfs have Sc hsck their coed uork
sea years ~ their action ia tsztng their enemies
81 nr<sef 10 heat ire Intelligent wcrxfnsr-ea.
wfsAeus eoEsstsrtng waesAer tfesr action vas
iusuasaae o. net TIE future politics of seattle
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