The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-04
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the straight party ticket He euIog zed
the present Democratic administration.
When l stood up before you two years
ago and asked You TO vote the Democratic
ticket" said Mr.. Lewis, Il made no prom
ises which The administration has not Iai-
filed. The party has given you an ef-
hcient and faithful administration, and
honest men need offer ne apology for the
government; of city affairs during the past
two years. The knowledgs OF looted
treasury and the souancered THOUSANDS OF
dollars of the peoples money was still
fresh in the minds Of the audience, aud
the speakers preposterous statement was
permitted tn pass in painful silence.
When Mr.. Lewis concluded his speech
he left the hail and about half of the
audience followed HIM The other speaker,
b. E. Bennett, did not talk long and the
club adjourned. 1t 10 reported. and the
Democratic leaders have reason TO fear.
that the antl-CoEsidins faction Of the First
ward. knowing that a vote for their party
candidate for mayor means . idiot tor the
Standard theater. propose to cut the
Democratic candidates from start 20 nnish
on election day.
Democratic meetings were advertised for
last night in the Second and Third wards,
with the usual announcement OF ''promi-
nent speakers" etc. the Democrats OF
the Third ward failed to materialsze, how
ever, when the oors of Brewers hall were
opened at 7.3o o'clock. and after waiting
until nearly . O'Clock the two or three who
had gathered in the name of reform put
out the lights and went over in body"
to the Second ward meeting. Brewers
little hall was lef, in the dark. while the
big nall down stairs was aSlaze and filled
with merry dancers enjoying Saturday
night bail.
The Second ward meeting held IN Rain
Ter hall, at the corner of Alton and jack
son streets. was not a much greater ste
cess numerically. An actual count shortly
before 8 o'clock showed forty-fve men
and boys, and soon after two
young men went out, having evil
IDENTITY taken IN ell the Democracy
their systems could stand. The presiding
genius was +. F. Randolph, with T. ).
Mcnamara as secretary. y. l.. C2iilns
and w. II. Middleton were first into
duced and made brief addresses. l.. c.
Gilman next attempted to warm himself
and his auditors with glowing accounts of
the honesty. integrity and success of the
present Democratic administration. He
failed, for the glow of his oratory was not
sufficient to thaw out frozen Democracy.
aud the applause. as a result. was as weak
as circus lemonade. He made the anus
ing remark that the krug matter was one
that should never be touched upon pclit-
ically, having no bearing on the case or
the administration; also that krug was a
martyr. more sinned against than SHINING.
ALLOW me tho distinguished honor of
introducing our next mayor" was q
speech from the chair that brought forth
the only applause that had any sign of
life in it. Mr.. Durie responded and ex-
tolled the powers of the present admins
tration as financiers. and gave it credit for
economy. He promised, if elected, to
give them the same clean administration
for another two years as the one now clos
ing.
F. F. Randolph next spoke on John
Collins and the Odd Dutchmen." Col
Inns. he said. never could have used such
vile language towards the dearest friends
an Irishman ever had. namely, the Ger
man. Collins loved them individually
less surrounded by his Teutonic friends.
The meeting. from Democratic stand
point, was "howling success" Blu. the
half.hundred men and boys left the hall
stiff in the knee joints from cold and
mentally sick.
As result Of an investigation ordered
by Queen City Local Assembly Sab.
knights of Labor. committee of that
body has issued an address to the mayor
and other city officials on the methods fol-
lowed in the employment of workmen on
the sewers. The committee spent four or
five days on the investigation, and its re-
port is as follows:
SEATTLE. Feb. %. 1893
"To the Honorable Mavor and Other
City Officials of Seattie-Gentemea. You
promised the citizens and taxpayers of Sc
attic that you, each and all of you, would
be honest and faithful to your trust az
public officers; that you would look after
the public interest of the citizens and tax
payers OF Seattle; that your every official
act would be in the interest and welfare OF
the citizens of Seattle. Gentlemen. how
we'll have you kept your promises and
pledges? How we'll have you exercised
your official duties? Let your official acts
confront you, aud then justify your hon
SR'ptC sSiNCs u NNa why uiu your
most honorable city officials employ more
than $50 men who had no residence in Sc
attic, and whose names could not be found
in the city directory. to work upon the
city sewers? Why did you rudely refuse
work 10 honest men. whose homes are IL
Seattle aud who pay taxes in Seattle,
and give work To men who had no
residence in this city. nor interest wha.so-
ever? Why did some of you honorable
officials insult respectable citizens when
they asked for work by telling them to 60
and live on the city charity; that they
would not employ them even though they
had a letter from Grover Cleveland? Whv
Is il that men are compelled TO obtain
tickets from the chairman of the Demo-
cratic COMMITTEES, or from q certain men,
official. before they could work on city
sewers? Why Is IL that so large a number
Of men have not received full credit for
their work? MANY have lost one-aaIf day
to full day. Why is il that certain men
are permitted 20 work two shifts each day,
while there are many abie-bodiei men
who have large families TO support whom
you have and do persistiy ignore? We
ask YOU as citizens and taxpayers 20 ex-
plain this unusual conduct of pubic oin-
ciaIs. Honorable gentleman, We ask an
explanation; " you give it?
by order Of Queen City Local Assembly
Sil2 "P. y. McKEgsas,
IF. ALBRIGHT
''HuGH McGoSTGLE
II. MCMAHON.
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