The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-09
NEWS OF TACOMA
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TaconA, March a-fspeciai. 1-Tseons
- sick. The boodisss have stuffed ifs
stomach with rncsshed warrants and
bonded indebtedness. Tacorua's tongue Ia
coated ard In gall bag h srsi- It's honest
sons and daughters have remedy, but its
Doodle parasites pic. 10 dash away the re-
storatiye. Careful. wise and economic
municipal government viii in two years
Get Tacoma On her feet, for Tacoma 10
strong and has the strength Of yoath. bat
two more years OF boodieism and Tacoma
will not b In 10 with Seattle. Seattle.
viewed imparsiaily from Tacoma. has .
knack Of carving out . cancer or shaking
OF van p.rs.
Tacoma's present crop Of boodlers are
fasssr and boider than ever before. Whyf
first--Bccauss the water steal. their
greatest undertaking. yielded big returns
and no punishment.
second-Beesnss the Republican vic
tories at Seattle ard elsewhere hare turned
their heads and lead them 20 believe that
they can cover up the corrupt practices OF
the past two years and be tn line TO ioof
for two years more by simply taxing sd
vantage of the popular Republican boom.
Today the boodis Ledger says:
There 10 always some opposition TO the
position, whatever IL amounts to, operated
against the Democrats at Seattle. and will
operate against the Republicans in Ia
coma"
Doodle prices for city printing. three
times greater than are paid at Seattle.
cause the Ledger 10 hunger for more
doodle.
Frankly stated, the boodiers hope to
secure the A. +. A. vote, and the Till
Gums hope to get the bulk Of the Catholic
vote. The Popuiisss hope TO get the
ewsdss. and thu Municipal, Leaguers and
Col. Griggs' oatmeal men would like to
vote for hasd-headed, conservative citi-
sen. Samuel. Wilkeson would suit. but
the boodlsrs will not agree to support so
good . man. III they are pressed they
may have to give up Huson, but then they
treasurer, and Mr.. Wiiksson would never
90 into the mayors chair with his arms
and legs tied.
tion; Let the people give them 50 many
days TO reduce expenses and economic
and II they do not do il let the people rise
up In their might and drive them out.
Mr.. Fife In the heaviest individual tar
payer In this city and in this county. His
taxes this year aggregate si5oon. Tho
Chamber Of Commerce said the expenses
Of the city government are twice too high.
and Mr.. Fife says the same thing about
taxes. both city and county.
Mr.. Fife came here with So. 900. He IN
vested every cent OF IL. As fast a. he
made money he invested II. Three years
ago he vas counting on IN income of $40,
GO year. Today he said; "At the pres
ent rate my property viii be eaten up in
taxes and insurance In Eve years"
Flies taxes represent 5 per cent. on the
value Of his property. Taxes are twice as
high now ~ they were In boom times.
For years Mr.. Fife has been the richest
property holder Ia this city or county.
Doodle government Is crowdtng him 20
the wall. He has one vote and 500. 100
worth OF property. Men paid 20 work tor
the city have for weeks been devotin <
their time to running In" and naturalix-
ing several hundred voters to offset the
votes Of taxpayers like Mr.. Fife.