The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-06
THE PROHI TICKET.
Lower Water Rates Are De.
manded in the Platform.
APPEAL TO THE CHRISTIANS.
The Convention Believes In whipping
Them Into the Prohibition Party
Denunciation by Wholesale.


Frye block and nominated city ticket About
thirty men and ten women were present and
but for slight set-to over the question OF an
appeal to Christians for support the convention
| was dry" placid and even drowsy. Tie ticket
| il as follows:
Mayor. w. Range.
Corporation counsel--Judge Roger s. Greene.
Treasurer-P X. Pratt
CleTk-M. Munson.
City attorney-O. A. Byers
Fire commissioners-H A. Swift, 7. z. Davis
First ward-Alderman, William Newhall;
delegates, Thomas Reese and ]. E. Farmer.
second ward-Aiderman, Jonas tushell; dele
gates, 1. Kellogg and 4, Thurston Heydon.
Third Ward-Alderman, c. Carlson; delegates
L. l. Knowles and George A. Upper.
Fourth ward-Alderman, - -; dele.
| gates, j. q. Rosenberg and - -.
Fifth ward-AiGernan, ]. y. Bigelow; dele
gates, j. L. Johnson aud q. W. Ward.
sixth ward-Aiderman, H. :. Void; delegates,
H. Willis Carr and Otto Roseleaf.
seventh ward-Aiderman, A. II. Grout; dele
gates, j. W. Warner and y. 5. Anderson
Eighth ward-Alderman, Grant Vaughan;
delegates, A. Uren and J. ii. Darlington
Ninth ward-Alderman. J. Ii. Walker dele
gates, j. b. Hewitt and T. Bartlett.
Judge Roger S. Greene and several Others
owing to their absence from the city, have not
yet been consulted about running on the ticket
The convention began in the usual form,
Rev. Clark Davis calling it to order. After
prayer by Thomas Reese, w. o. Hardin was
elected president and Charles II. Easton secre-
tary. At a meeting week or before com
mlttee, consisting of John Bushell George f.
Cotterili, J. A. Randolph, VI. Munson, William
Newhall, c. Carlson, Rev. E. B. sutton and c.
A. Goddard, had been appointed TO draw up a
platform aud present list of candidates In
behalf OF this committee Mr.. Randolph pre-
scented q platform in which, as was most appro-,
pirate, particular attention was paid to the
subject of Seattle's system of water supply.
| The platform was unanimously adopted fol-
| lows:
Believing that municipal government is that
| form OF organized society which should be
closest to the true seat of government authority
viz, the masses of our people; ana recognize
| ing that the saloon system with all its attend
| ant crime, dissipation, misery ami poverty is
directly antagonistlc to the peace and prosperity
| of our homes
| Therefore, as representatives of the Prohibi-
ton party of the city OF seattle, we come before
| the people at this time with the following de-
claration OF principles:
We believe that liquor sellers should obey the
| law like other citizens, or serve the state in
| stripes Ike other criminals.
We consider the conducting of public gamb-
| ling houses in defiance of all law as demorsiz-
| ing to our citizenship III the greatest degree
| both financially and morally, breeding puoie
| and private dishonesty ana destroying legiti-
mate trade.
We brand the present city government as hay
| ing violated official oaths and common decency
| by allowing such Institutions Tor debauching
| and robblng society To be maintained by any
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| We demand the absolute suppression of pub
| lie gambling by the honest enforcement Of just
| laws
| The methods by which our city authorities
| tolerate the shameless deprayity and revolving
| vice of the social evil and have encouraged the
| building up OF fostering crime center in the
| every citizen.
| We believe that such institutions are not in
| dlspensable TO good government and that by
| enforcing the laws suppressing them our city
| H0uk1 cease TO advertise shame.
| While believing the existence of the saloon
70 be st all times destructive of the public well
| fare, we especially denounee the open Sunday
| saloon as 3 disgrace to our city aud another
| instance of privileged violation OF the law
| We condemn the action of the city council in
extending tae curse OF the saloon and It's attend
ant evils into the suburban districts in defiance
| OF the emphatic protests of large majority of
| the residents.
| We believe that the city eharter has been in
| terpreted III such manner as TO impose upon
| the people an exl essiYe and, needless number OF
| officials, thereby entailng much unnecessary
| expense to the taxpayers, and building up d
| credit
| We favor a business administration of tie
| citys finances, which shall gauge the expeudi-
| lures Of the city by its income, imposing no
| taxation upon the people Other than Tor carry
| ing on wise and progressive system OF public
| Improvements, and the needs OF honest govern
| meut economically administered.
| We believe that the profits sccrulng from the
city water system should not Do diverted To
| other branches of the clty service. We favor a
| regFadnF of the city water rates. as to give
reasonable and substantial reduction, leaving
| only sufficient m irgin Of profit over operating
1 expenses to meet interest charges and provide a
| sluk.ng fluid Tor the redemption OF the water
| bonds
| We consider IL a matter OF justice to the work
| tngmeu employed by The city that they should
| receive cash every wees IN return for iheir
| labor, ami wc pledge oar efforts 70 that end.
With these principles aTst declarations with
REGARD 10 the present. situation n municipal al
fairs, present ticket ior city Offices, asking
| only careful study and conscientious Judgment
and action.
After these resolutions were safely out Of the
way, Mr. sutton said there had been a division
in the committee over the question OF another
plank appealing 70 the church members and
Christians for support Dir. BGshe.l had drawn
such PLANK and NJ. Cottesili another, and Mr.
Busheil wanted TO have them read
Everett Smith was less radical, and thought
the appeal should TO made 10 all stzens aud
not 70 church members in particular.
Mr. Basaell then read his plank, as follows:
10 secure the reforms here mentioned we ask
and ex pect the united support OF ali men and
women snoring order Ana deceucy. The pro-
fes>ea Christian can do no less than work and
vote Tor the principles herein set forth, while
the hundred. OF followers of Mr. Murphy will
gladly sSaii themselves OF the opportunity TO
vote SIS they pray
Ar. Coiserill's resolution was more non
ooIanittal, and be declared he didn't believe in
Il anyway
George n, Hodgdon sided with him. and Be-
gsn attack on the churches saying: I'm
not church member; for believe IN reform,
|, ana what reform has ever originated IN ihe
church,
"S0eh remarks ara not in order" broke in the
chairman; "speak on tire question:
Mr. Sutton snd Mr. Bushell urged the resolu-
lions because Ehey wanted 70 pat Christians on
record once for al on the question Of support
ing ihe Prohibition ticket On TIE vote ten were
for the BnsheN resolution and Eve against so
IL went into tie platform
The candidates suggested By tae committee
were nominated without opposition, sud j. A.
Randolph IoAG BasAsll and T. b. S,.tton were