The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-05

We reproduce below letters from several
gentlemen who at first went into the So
called Citizens movement" and when
they discovered its real scope and mean
ing Immediately withdrew from il. These
letters, which come unsolicited, show how
good citizens who are not blind to the sit
uation view both the right-handsd and the
ieft-handsd efforts to elect . Democratic
ticket:
TO The Chairman Of the Citizens League:
/ notice In the Posr-ISTKLLIaExcER this
morning that the league of the Fourth
ward passed resolution calling on the
committee OF seven to nominate . ticket
not later than next Saturday; also that
was appointed on the permanent COM
mittee of fourteen in my ward, on which l
respectfully decline TO serve.
when signed this citizens call, II was
not my understanding that We would
place ticket in the field. but see that good
men were nominated on the other tickets.
II 1t 10 the intention OF the Citizens
League to nominate ticket at the present
time. IL simply means the election Of the
Democratic ticket. and to this certainly
decline to Be party: Yours very truly.
SEATTLE. Feb. o, 1894.
To THE EDITOR: As one who signed the
call for municipal league 1 wish to say
70 my friends through the columns of
your paper that when l did so IL was
with the understanding that no nominal
ton should be made by the league until
after the Republican and Democratic
parties had made their nominations, and
in the event Of the old parties making
good nominations the league should in
dorse the best men from each ticket, or in
case good men could not be found on either
ticket, then place the names OF new men
on the Citizens' ticket.
have always been q Republican, and
now that an exceptionally strong ticket.
from top to bottom, has been nominated
by that party I see no reason why the Cit
ixens' ticket should remain in tho field to
endanger the success Of the Republican
ticket. l, for one, will not allow myself to
assist. directly or indirectly. in continuing
In power the present corrupt and disgrace
full ring Of treasury hooters, and am con-
ticket will have will be to assist in keeping
the Democrats in power. +. NJ. GuYE.
To THE EpIroR am very DESTROYS that
our next municipal administration shall
be creditable one, and the fear that q
mistake 10 being made that may result
disastrously to the good OF the community
uoNSS iuc 10 give cApISssiOn 10 my Oplu-
ion in public journal.
The organization of q municipal league
pledged to see that the best men are
elected to office is a very valuable organi-
cation. but TO change q municipal league
into Citizens party putting into the field
Citizens ticket | regard as mistake.
The proper course to pursue, so 1t seems
to me, is To organize municipal league
and serve notice upon the Republican and
Democratic parties that the league de-
mands of them tickets that shall be clean,
composed of the best men in their respec-
tive parties. This. believe, will have the
desired effect and good men will be nomi-
mated. After these tickets are announced
then the league can do its most effective
work by canvassing carefully the nomi-
nations and indorsing such men as are fit,
or II unfit men are nominated on both
tickets for any particular o flee, then select
q good man for such office and thus SUBJ
NIT 10 the voting population creditable
ticket The course that I fear is being
pursued. putting up an independent
ticket, may result in combinations of bad
elements aud the election to office of un.
desirable men and the present existing
state of things allowed to continue
+. ;. OsBoRNR