The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-25

THE EEruBLlcAs TICKET.

In there q business man in the city OF
eeattle who can truthsully deny that the
ticket nominated by the Republican party
In convention assembled yesterday Is
composed of representative business men,
or that 1t Is sure winnerf
Is there taxpayer Of the city who win
honestly say that he does not believe the
interests of the city will be carefully con-
served and economically administered By
tho men nominated yesterday. men who
win conduct the business Of the city dur
Ing the next two yearsf
IL there a laboring man who will not
hall with satisfaction the success of party
pledged, as the Republicans we're pledged
yesterday, to introduce the referendum"
and the free labor employment systemf
Is there a member of the Municipal
League who will dare declare that the
ticket nominated by the Republicans Is
NOT. from top to bottom. in every respect
the equal. and in most respects the supe-
rlor. of the ticket nominated by the CON-
mitiee of seven2
"The Municipal Leaguers may say what
they please: the Democrats may do what
they please, but there never has been In
the city OF Seattle convention or meet
ing composed of so many bright, able and
representative citizens as this conven-
tion." so spoke spontaneously and sin
cereiy a wel-known Democrat yesterday.
As he spoke 80 must any one who wit
messed the thoughtful, the earnest, the in
teiiigent, the honorable body of men who
gave yesterday their best thought, their
most earnest conviction, their keenest In
telligencc, their highest sense of honor to
the work of nominating the ticket which
must give pleasure to every true Repub-
licsn TO support
No man calling himself q Republican
and not political schemer and trickster.
can say that the work OF the committee
was .'cut and dried" No political oppo-
nent, either Democrat or Popuiist.
worthy of the name can cry ring"
against the ticket. No Municipal Lacquer
will pretend TO assums that q man like
byron Phelps viii take the Office Of
mayor. "a he will do on March Q, pledged
TO any one or 10 aught except TO aid in
giving TO the city good government. 3
government which will be most salts
factory to the taxpayer. the bond
holder, the investor, the day laborer
The one defect in the city government TO
which any one can take exception--tbe
lack OF responsibility in the Office OF
msyor-the Republican party stands
pledged by Its platform TO reform. The
IF ansadflss keft nj, The
form about-the ''reierendum"-ths Re-
publican party stands pledged 20 intro
duce. and every Republican will, on
election day. vote for charter amendments
which provide for the only needed reform,
and with Byron Phelps as mayor these
reforms will he introduced.
For all the nominees named there can
be naught but praise. Men of all political
parties admit this. Tho party's nominee
for mayor. Byron Phelps. comes before the
people one Of the best known and most
highly esteemed mea in this city. The
main facts of his biography are printed in
another column. HIS nomination comes
20 him unsought and undesircd-~the ideal
condition in American politics when the
0iANt tFthH tAF man. NOs y TIE, NOT q
pledge binds him. and nausht but the
strongest sense Of pnhlie duty leads him
- accept tho nomination at the hands Of
the Republican party. after he had
been asked by q committee Of the Ma.
nieipal League 10 accept their nomination.
Aaeity moneys will he entirely safe in the
hands of J. NJ. Il. Atkinson o. city treas,
l. a. a
mirahly administer the duties Of tia.
Office. His name aud reputation COM
mend ham 90 the people AT large without
the spread of enlagy or the breath OF un.
necessary compliment
The man who succeeds George Donworth
the one lone brilliant star Of the preSon,
admlnlstration--will have an arSuou.
task 20 perform. ". T. Scott's raodesty
has kept his light under bushel, hu,
when he is placed In the oeice Of corpora.
tion counsel. IS he viii be, he Will adorn
Il snd illuminate the labors Of those OF
whom he will Re the legal adviser
4 yopnE, energetic, homes, aud faithful
msn--jusi the sort Of man needea-wll
become city clerk when Il. F. s;ewart shall
~ tANNs%Nst tsR sNG A.ke commissioner
Also add strength 10 the ticket. and prom.
Use Of clean administration without blus.
Ser or blundeF on tie par, Of A. ". Gil.
man. for years an efficient man OF basi.
ness. and OF & q. Meek, who has peenlia,
aptitude for this work.
Next really in Importance 60 the MONT
nation FOR mayer ocals the nomination,
FOE aldermen snd delegates. In this re-
spsct The Republican ticket today is
stronger thaa IL ever has been, for there i.
not nan on the ticket who il not inter.
s~'ed in 40 smsil degree IN giving 10 the
city what il now most needs. rood,
seonomiesi government because every
man i considerable taxpayer.
Sean the ticket. read the platform care.
fully, and a March q. uhen the result viii
Be determined, /! wl4 &c found TIA. shs