The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-07

20 all citizens 10 Law aside their politics
and consider only the welfare of Seattle.
Let rs see If we can not get city Admins
:rasion " hieh will give rs 100 cents WORM
of va.ue for every dollar paid out.
w. III. White said that il had only been
within the last three or four years that the
city had had partisan administrations.
Before that time the only question asked
about candidates was what could they do
for Seattle.
A. r. Burwell said that while there were
citizens who were not taxpayers. II was
the latter class who were the greatest SUI
ferers by this INSTRUMENTATION OF city al
fairs. He thought that the taxpayers had
better right 10 say who should run the
affairs of the city than thu ward heeiers
who run the party caucuses.
Dr. Weed said that the meeting was not
. mere sentimental efEeminate protest
against the wrongs being perpetrated. He
said they were there TO fight it out on this
line If it took the rest of their natural
lives. II was not only for the good OF the
taxpayers, but for the good OF all the peo-
pie. A better object lesson could not have
been given than the occurrences of the
past month. In the good old-fashioned
times they had non-partisan city admins
trations. and they didn't have any tniev.
ing or stealing. either.
T.. O. Graves said he was very much in
the situation of the man in parliament
who got up after the great Edmund Burke
to speak on the same side of the question,
and like him all he could say was: II say
ditto to Mr.. Burke" "The banc of city
administrations everywhere is the intru-
sion of national politics into city affairs"
he continued. "What should we care
what the views of street laboIer are on
the tariff or the silver question There is
one thing which we must recognize most
clearly, and that Is that between city and
national politics there must be absolute
Independence.
z. F. Whittier said he was no speaker. but
when il came to work he would DE on
hand. He thought some plan should be
formulated.
w. Fl. Reeves wanted to know Why
man should vote IN municipal affairs and
for the expenditure of the taxpayers
money who only paid p poll tax. The
great menace OF our free institutions to-
Gay, in his opinion, is the irresponsible
vote controlled by the saloons, and the
chief difficulty the apathy of our good citi-
say with Demosthenes: LET US fight
Philip"
Dexter Horton said he had never made
speech in his life and he would not say
much on this occasion. He had been one
of the citizens who had stayed at home
because he thought it was his duty to do
so. He had had all he could do to furnish
the means for those clear-headed men with
nothing else to do but spend his money
and that of other taxpayers and so he had
kept out of politics for thirty years. He
said If he were in China he would buy one
of those great Chinese swords, and then if
he were king of Seattle he would disem-
bowel the city charter. This outburst was
loudly applauded.
J. NJ. Colman wac called upon, but de-
clined to speak.
DR.. Weed then offered the following
resolution. which was unanimously
adopted without discussion:
"Resolted. That committee of seven. OF
which the chairman of this meeting shall
constitute one. be appointed by the chair
TO report full municipal ticket at an adj
Jnurned meeting OF this body for ITS con-
sideration. the adjourned eieeting to be
held i'll this room Saturday evening. Feb
ruary 10. 1894. at the hour of O'Clock
sharp; and that said committee may
have an opportunity of select
ing only proper candidates and persons
representative of the interests of the whole
and every portion of our municipality,
that il hold three sessions, one on Thurs
day, one on Friday aud one on SATURDAY.
of the current week, each sitting 10 COM
mence at the hour of 2o'cloek p. m, and
that any person shall have the privilege of
addressing said COMMITTEES as to the needs
of the city or any part thereof, and the
availability of or objections TO persons
whose names may be proposed 10 said
committee as candidates"
Mr.. Denny appointed to serve with him.
self on the committee Col. G. O. Halter,
+. O. Graves, DR.. G. A. Weed, Dexter
Horton, Judge Thomas Burke ard J. NJ.
Coiman. In case any vacancies should
occur in the committee Mr.. Denny was
empowered to fill them.
At the suggestion of r. f. Whittier, that
there might be an effort 10 pack the next
meeting by the ward heelers, committee
of five was appointed to secure signatures
to the call. and that none but those
who were in sympathy with the object of
the movement be admitted TO the meeting.
The chair appointed as such committee F..
+. Whittier. \. Ii. Latimer. f. +. Blaine,
NJ. ]. Carkeek and l.. ]. Colman. Mr.
Latimer afterwards declined and Everett
Smiths name was substituted.
The meeting then adjourned until Satur-
day evening.