The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-29
A CAMPAIGN OF LIES.
Huson Not Allied With Tacoma
Board of Works.
BIG TAXPAYERS CHOSE HIM.
One Of sulIivan's Thugs Registers-The
Bynum Glee Club Singing '"Hand
Down Your Robes" in Tacoma.

works. This board has been costing the
city, in round numbers, $1,000 month in
salaries alone, and of all the wheels in the
machinery of this 100000 population
charter which could be handily dispensed
with, the board of public works is conceded
to be the first on the list. For months the
shoe has been pinching and the bunion
growing. Taxpayers groaned and cursed
the day they voted for the adoption OF the
expensive charter mechanism.
Members of the board have been promi-
nent in city politics and they of course
were blamed for having looked to the
feathering of their nest in the way of posi-
tions and for months taxpayers have been
bounding the extravagant charter in gen.
eral and the board of public works in par
ticular. An amendment to the charter
was proposed, doing away with the
bulk of the salary list of this
board and placing the duties on the
street commissioner, city engineer
and another-probably the president of
the city council or the chairman of the
street committee of that body. But the
amendments cannot be voted upon at
the city election, as was hoped, because
they were not published in two daily news
papers, and the observing Democrats, with
sensitive finger on the public pulse, in
jects promissory plank in its city con-
vention platform, pledglng slash in the
salaries of the members of the board from
$4,000 per year to 500 per month, adding
by way of explanation that the board has
been grossly extravagant and has misused
and misconcelved its duties.
Before and Immediately after the an
nouncement of this promissory plank the
News, which led the hounds for the Demo-
Gratis in making things unpleasant for the
board-which is composed of two out-and-
out Republicans and one alleged hybrid
politician-came out in double leads and
said Byron Barlow ran the Republican
convention and had dictated the Repub-
lican ticket, and various other things
prejudicial to prospective Republican
votes.
Now, Mr.. Barlow, being a member of the
very annoying-to taxpayers and voters
board of public works, is credited with
being the car of the Republican party in
Tacoma, and chalking down the Repub-
lican ticket, and securely riveting huge
wrought-iron collars about the servile
necks of the men composing it. Voters
are told that "the gang" and "the ring"
and 'city hall heelers" will be the factors
in H. S. Huson's administration.
Assuming the News has not the facts, or
the inclination, to publish the full text of
the situation, the initial chapters arc
given. with "invidious" particulars re-
served: Several months ago the heavy
taxpayers of the city of Tacoma resolved
to secure new deal in the administration
of city affairs. Means were taken for
assertaining just what the men who have
been prominent in city politics were say
ing; what they were doing; where they
slept by night and where they walked by
day. At every step the board of public
works, as we'll as other boards and officers,
was scrutinized and promptly check
mated in every move thought to be inim-
ical to the interest of the aforesaid heavy
taxpayers.
The Republican Central League worke d
in perfect harmony with these taxpayers,
who appear to have done their work under
the spur of assumed righteous indigna-
ton. Every attempt to fasten upon the
timber Of the proposed Republican admin
istration anything in the shape of a para
lite was foiled. With the exception of
Treasurer Boggs an entirely new deal was
effected. but just why Mr.. Boggs was not
thrown out in the shuttle it is not neces-
sary to state, SO far as showing up the
subterfuge of the Democrats and their
organ, in playing for votes by crediting
Mr.. Barlow with manipulating Republican
politics in Tacoma.
Mr.. Barlow is innocent of the charge
He was present at the Republican conven-
ton by virtue of a proxy. He or his are
in no way guilty of the makeup of the
Republican city ticket-e1ceps in a mega
tive sense.
The facts upon which this statement is
made are known to the present Repub-
hcan administration, and can be verified.
Center street grocery keeper was the
first to betray the work of the heavy tax
payers. Two stupid detectives from a CITY
outside OF this state went to the grocery
man for pointers about the men whose
thoughts and acts were to be made known.
Later, one of the same outfit was Jailed
last December-with the minutes of his
work in his possession, and so the work
progressed, with the wholesome result. at
any rate, OF shaking off any power. weak
or strong, in city affairs which sucked m.
earned shekels from the city treasury.
And the heavyweight taxpayers did it.
too, and they nominated II. S. Huson for
mayor besides. They are not expected to
foul their own nest should their ticket he
elected. Thinking Tacomans do not think
SO, but they say votes, not reason, are to
control this municipal election.
Some doubling Thomases here saw Se-
attic Republicans want company in the
misery OF defeat and do not want Tacoma
to have the influence in state poljtics
which Republican success lust at this
time would bring.
The latest novelty in the city campaien
Is songs by the Colored Qnartette Climb of
Seattle at Democratic mass meeti,os The
club began its engagement tonight intro
ducing original songs with ref-ains srcb
as 'Mayah Handle take off yuh robes an,
tuhn EN- ovah tue Mistah Parkah." This
is considered the biggest hit of the cam.
paign, next to Mr.. Parker's Press the
button; the people will do the restn Wit.
ticism. The Democrats held five ward
meetings tonight, and the Rennbli.
cans held meeting of the Central league.
Cafkins on the Outlook in Tacoma.
PORTLAND. March Special. Judge
W. IL. Calkins is stopping at the Portland
In conversation this morning he said that
the Democrats of his city had made a moor
choice in their mayoralty candidate. Thew
could have chosen several stronger mon
than Parker, and their best choice wonld
have been Carroll. The Democratic marty
with that man at their head, would have
stood pretty good show of carving the
election, but as it is they will be showed
under by over 1000 majority.