The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-11

Wsissr wsddslI T. Q. Abbott
George B. Handle
Thousands Of this and other circulars
littsred the city today. So it transpires
che PosT-INrTLLI0xxcKR is not now stand
ing one in stating the facts.
However, the fact 10 there were and are
huuareds Of citizens ready to protest II
they thought there was . reasonable chance
Of Winning. Fear Of what might follow
futile resistance 70 the water company's
ukase has, indeed, filled the average citi-
ZEN With terror and fatal hesitation.
A sample Of the Ananias artists work
appears - follows in today's Ledger in
re1sesncs to the Peoples party meeting
Saturday night:
We noticed MI. Plummer's disappsarancs
from the meeting and resppeafance. but thought
nothing Of Il un the passing Of . motion TO re-
eonsidss the vote By which the resolutions had
been adopted The reading Of the resolutions
was eailsd for. but they were not 70 b found.
They were not among the papers OF the sscrs-
tary or on his minutes. suspicion fell ON Ma
PlummsF. and when hs was called on for IN sx-
pisnas1ou he said that hs had taken them over
70 the Lsde~ ofhcs for publication Instead OF
that hs had tsisphonsd them 70 the Posf-INrsLr
lsssucsn, Of eeatps, ths deadly opponent Of the
best interests Of Tacoma The matter was
dropped right there b. the club because the
sssolutious weso NOT st hand, and Ne went %
70 transact other businsss.
Now for the truth: Plumrner took the
resolutions 70 the Ledger ONCE: the Ledger
refused to publish them. and in compli-
ancs with . request previously made he
took Q copy Of the same TO the PosT-1H.
rErLlHoEs bureau. The resolutions SIM
ply stated that the Peoples party Was OPP
posed to the purchase.
Among the paragraphs In the opposi-
ton circular are the following:
Bot suppose the company has bought most Of
the nsWspapersS
That win oaly hurt the newspapers and ruin
their standing In the community. Thoughtful
cttissns. having paid their subscriptions 70 .
presumably independent paper. will have moth.
ing but contempt aud disgust for the paper
which violates ~ contract and corruptly rspro-
santa intsrests which are autagonistie 20 the
people as large. He viii cease 70 b influenced
BY and stop reading such traitorous sheetA
Much objection has resulted from the
appointments made by Mayor Huson on
the water commission which had been
named 10 assume . trust before the trust
was created. He named all second ward
gentlemen. and gentlemen either officers
Of the present water company. one Of
whom 10 r. r. Odds, director of the com.
pany, or who are friendly to the present
management. which they are expected to
feather . nest for.
In its principal circular the water COM
pany sums up thus:
Fist-Remcvai from politics
scend-fhs city 10 getting bargain. whether
regarded from The standpoint Of cost or earning
capacity.
Third-It viii remove . burden Of taxation
which viii necessarily accrue should oppositiou
works b. constructed, which cannot possibly
earn their Gxed charges
Fousth-Ths avoidance OF long ana costly
litigation. preliminary To bonding the city.
Fiith--The money received from the sale viii
Be expended Tor tho benefit Of Tacoma. and in
directions that will afford much moro employ.
mcnt for the isborer than the construction OF Q
new plant would DO.
s!xth-ws will not exceed the limit OF our
ability 10 incur Indebtedness. ncfwin our bond.
ing capacity for general purposes be- affected BY
the proposed purchase.
OF course the opposition dispute and
prcsen, arguments refutiug all of these
statements.
The water bond ballots are worded a.
follows:
Shall the city OF Tscoma purchase the water
vorks and electric light plant and source. o..
supply OF the Tacoma Light and Water Comm
for the sum Of cue million seven hundred and
atty thousand dollars. ami construct extensions
60 said water works at an estimated co.t Of four
hundred thousand dollars. and borrow the sun
OF two million one hundred and hfsy thousand
doiiara 10 be used for said purpose. aud issus
its negotiable coupon bonds thereiolf
Persons cnvioas of Tacoma and WISHING
tho city bad luck are chuckling in the
hope that the bonds will carry. thus show.
Ing that Tacoma cannot break the CORPORA.
ton grip.
Nearly oil the lawyers Who have written
ct speeches for the city TO buy are either
not taxpayers or hold little property.
In the Seventh ward tonight Superin.
.enden, Hurley. of the light and waite.
company. endeavored TO makes replies TO
statements made by speakers at
Q meeting called for the purpose
Of protesting against the purchase Of
the water plant J. A. Shaeklefori
MAS speaking. and i, was assumed bv
Chairman Shields that Hurley wanted 10
get the door away from him.
Shields announced several times that
those anxious TO unload the water plan:
had control of the loca. press
and had muxzled an expression Of
pualic sentiment, therefore the only way
the taxpayers could be heard vas at pub
lie meetings called for the purpose. This
being such n meeting. he proposed
20 allow the opposition few min
ates 10 express ilse.f Every time
Shields maze this statement the hall
shook with the cheers and the stamping of
feet. Hurley and the water cosnpany