The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-10
VOTERS LED By NOSE.
An Extraordinary State sf
AGairs in Tacoma
sTlFLlNo OF INTERFERENCE.
= ne Wases Ce0peay's Ukese 1Aoe ~
CITY Auss Dsy Iss Rleas Dase
Noe NJ Opposed.

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CITY Muss s.y Iss Plsas Dsss
Nee Ne Opposed.
TACOMA, April e.-f0psciall-A enore
viii b made on Tuesday IN some OF the
precincts 70 prevent - far - possible Tie.
raj voting IN favor Of the water bonding
proposttion. Last fall 300 certificates were
bought up and hsld By one saloon-keeper.
His yillsiny was exposed By the Posi-.
IHrRLLloKNcRn . day or two before the
day Of election. and he was unable 70 de-
liver and vote the certificates. He 70 nov
working for the sale Of the water plant to
the city. A few challenges In that and
other precincts. with little nerve and
backbone, would materially reduce the
number OF hobos and disquaiiy men
from voting and repeating.
Many Of those who have been opposing
the purchase OF the plant are giving mp In
despair. % far ~ offering any active oppo-
sitiou Il concerned. They say the corpor-
atoms ukass 70 the city 70 buy the plant
must b obeyed, and therefore It 10 imbe-
ellie to offer any resistance In the face OF
great odds. A member Of the local trades
organisation. which recently topped In
favor Of the purchase, says:
Il Il another Panama csse On . small scala
Bvefythlng has been bought ups apparsntly. I
hsvs besn told whore can get money 70 favor
the schsme, and I'm told Others arc being paid.
know several men who ought to b. = work.
- they neod Ill they can earn Tor their support,
Who sss running the streets and talking mp this
lob The plan 70 sell out seems 70 b well laid,
and what SURPRISES me II that any man viii talk
against IL By 90 doing he 10 only hurting him.
eell In this community. The Invitation IL open
Tor any man who doesn't like the way things
ssa run 70 get out man in humble and
subcrdtnats position does not dare express bic
v1euA Only one side Of the matter appea1s in
ths daily papers hers. A for the lsboring man.
Tn 81 the opinion that the side that makes q
most noise and pulls the strings the shrswdess
viii catch him. and ell the noise here and all
the strings have been in favor OF the salA
Whlle live with the Romans who are in power
an going to keep my mouth shut know of
hundreds Of others Who have just sense enough
- do The came, too
This man hung his head when asked
Why the trades council had decided in
favor Of the purchase. He knew it was
not right, and he did not know what
motives had prompted those who favored
the scheme. Also be knew Il was not .
full meeting. Nevertheless . small ma
jority Of thoss present favored the pur-
chase. He believed time would solve the
query - to what caused them 70 oct -
they did.
Extracts from two Characteristic Ledger
editorials are given, viz:
while Il has not been possible - pledge Mr.
Wright and other owners Of the compAny's
bonds and stock 70 employ The money they ~
estvs in making Improvements that win fur
uish smploymsut to Tacoma wofkingmsu, 10 IL
DO %, and there are other reasons for believing
they win do II The $1ooseo0 ana moro for
changing the SYSTEM into gravity system viii
certainly BE- spent here this summer II the bonds
ere voted. and will b Of propostionats benefit,
not only 70 iabosiae men but 70 business sen.
orally.
II me plant 10 bought the inprovsmsnn pro.
posed for converting IL into . gravity systsm
Win surely 60 forward, for the $4,000 with
which 70 make then Will b provided. II 10 Il
mot purchased ~ shall certainly b at least an
other year in asssemining what ~ will do. and
then do noshine. The Questtoo d, shal " q
forward OF stand st1llf
These extracts are from today's Ledger.
One announces IN expenditure Of $46O. 900;
the other, 100000 When Il 10 desirable
70 make IN argument &c. figures have bsen
changed oil through the water bond cam.
paign. There are at least . dozen separate
and distinct arguments on the street, Ill
favoring the sale. each one Of which d
suitable In placing the matter before Ger
tain classea
Until the Posr-INrxLLIaE NcxR showed
the absurdity Of the Ledg~'s and the water
company's proposition to make for 500, 000
improvements estimated BY the city's ex.
pert to cost 37S3. $40, they adhered to %ha
ordinance providing &400, 600 for improve.
mentA Immediately thereafter the water
company's engineer was put on record
guaranteeing to make the improvements
for $460. 900 instead Of 100000. The limit
of indebtedness having already been
reached bv the water ordinance the addi'
tional $60. 900, Ii il expected. can Be re-
allied on premiums on the sale of honda
But In order TO squeeze the water bonding
ordinance through the council the water
company's advisers agreed to expend thu
$4,000 on sewers.
The anti-water bond bugs announced TO-
night that Vice President w. d. Tyler, Of
the light and water company, writes the
Ledyer'swater bond editorials, while the
rro-water bugs are arguing that Col. Grigg,
is instigating opposition in order to pre-
vent the 20" road coming in and gobbIins
mp the big tract of timber lands coveted by
him and his associates.
The following 10 from the Sun. the Popu
list weekly. which stands alone in oppos
ing the water bonds:
Every kind Of pressure 10 being brought ,c
bear on men 81 work for those under the domi
nation of The Light and Water Company to com
pal them 20 vote for tssuing the honda few
days since lshorer In . gang OF workmen or
the water froat. by contractors In the employ o
the tacoma Land Company. when being paid
of, WAS Intercepted ~ TO how hc stood on tn /,
question. He made the reply that to Wal
against the purchase. The foreman then and
there told the recslcitrant that his Job va,
ended, and that the company did not intend Il
put bread IN the mouth al any one Who opposes
Its interssta We mention this ineidsn, to show
the methods resofssd 10 By tie company 10 un
load this rotten plant on the paop.a
RAPIDLY GETTING OUT OF DKRr