The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-25
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position may b found vacant without the neces-
sity Of declaring it so
"Practice makes perfect" 70 says the old saw.
when the last member was appointed to the
board Of works IL was we'll known for some con-
siderable time that such an appointment was to
be made, and q good deal of useless opposition
was developed during the period of incubation.
When l. Cummings was dispensed with the
process was much more summary and less time
given to discussion. When Mr.. Wilson was
ousted the time was reduced to few hours,
and doubt If Wilson knew two hours before
hand that he was to be deposed The election
OF bis successor was prompt In fact, IL was
like modern gun-Wilson was fired, and before
the smoke cleared the new charge was intro
duced at the breech. the old muzzle-loader be-
ing out of date and only the quick firing
"breech-loador" admissible according to the
modern practice in Seattle. But all previous
records have been eclipsed in the way DR..
Sweeney was decapitated. A new species of
ordnance has been evolved by our city council
acting with "iightning" rapidity, and then the
amount OF courtesy shown to the president OF
the board OF aldermen was undesirable.
The gentlemen whom the council have seen
mt to elect to fill the vacancies appear to me to
nave been chosen for the aptitude and efficiency
with which they get into the "swim." They
agree to any high-handed proceeding the coun-
Gil may decree, and when the power is finally
vested in their hands it is to be hoped they
Will have prolted by the lessons taught them.
There need be no doubt in the minds of the
cfdsens OF Seattle about the ability of the men,
bers OF the present council to fill any aud all of
the positions have indicated-fr0m city physi.
cian to municipal judge. The council have
only to decree 1t SO. and the 'people" have to
accept the ultimatum. This may be Democracy,
but 1t is not such as would like to see. It
reminds me OF . story, with which will close:
Scoichman. speaking very "broad" Scotch, got
landed at Montreal prior to the days of rail-
roads, and he desired to get his "kist carried to
Lachine. where he could get the boat for Upper
Canada On landing he accosted the first man
he met, asking how he could best get 10 Lachine.
He was directed 70 go to q line of truckmen who
had their trucks standing at the top of the re-
vehement wall on Commissioner street, and first
find out whether the carriers could speak Eng
lish. and when he found one who could do so
ia make . bargain with him. Sawney started
and accosted the first truckman he met, IS fol-
lows: ~ say, mon, can ye speike any Aing.
leesh? "A ieet," answered the Frenchman.
'Wee!. how muckls ill ye tax tse hurl my
muckle kist on yere lang ladeer up tae
Lashene?" "Ehi vat il dat?" 'Hoo muckle
ill We tax tao huri my muckle kist ON yere lang
ladder up to Lashene3'
The Frenchman, after mature confederation,
answered. struggling his shoulders, "Sacre dat
no Ingieese." So would describe the so-called
Democracy - exemp.ifed by our present city
council-Sacrel dat no Democracy.
CHARLES EsPLIN