The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-24
PlRS THROWN DOWN.
-, officials Need No Longer
BE Freeholders.
% CHARTER REvsERs DECIDE.
,-..sro,Ier-s and Clerks Offices May
luesI-ProporfionaI Rep
r--entstIon The Library.

-
- - II NAV occur. thus making Il
- Tor man 70 De property
Il order 10 hold municipal office.
- -sage : short speech explaining Why
- the change should be made.
- .a.souded by WinsOr- JosIn was
49, o,poseg 90 d.. and made an earn
- unfolding MS position. crane
=. sI,sa also opposed u stein naa the
- .rgtgment and be made IL N
- nat evidenced the sincerity OF mas
- ara carried his point.
-.r.fsia!ng his motion. Stein said that
~ Qualifications necessary TO be
s.isr OF the board or aldermen, De-
.-...gership Is that a man ghould De
f-s,laar. the delegates are exempt
80 restriction. He supposed the
a. 70 have popular body, and
=. might b. called an aristocraile BODY
- Intending any offensive use Of
Il. sxoresslOn. He understood that the
-. as 20 give stability 10 city al
ara that q public official should oe
1890 as well as a citizen. III the
- srssholder should be LETT IN the char
= uroaH mean that only taxpayer
80 Office II makes "a property
srs.ssiou for office. He did not favor
1900 ont Of Tie word on sentimental
-e.rss-he was not talking TO the gal
80 he dd not know that kind Of
- rgat. l. was not asked even that
~. --es,aeut OF the Unified States should
-roraffv holder bat under this char
=. IN order 10 hold Office, a man must &c
taxpayer
A Money stake In the City.
800 AID not believe II was wise TO ex-
- tbe word IL was a good thing that
& s-ho had a voice in the voting or taxes
s,..,8 have 10 go down IN his own pocket
- taxes Nere voted II the word should
:. .fr,ekef out. any body could nola Office.
,shoat having the slightest interest IN the
80 A man Who owns his own home Is
rers liable 10 be constant, and nave the
'.isfsst Of the city al heart.
Winsor said he hoped this relic or bar
,sr.sm would be removed from the char
Il i Was a relic OF feudalsm. He be-
t.vss ia the American system, and had no
4. FOR any system that was transported
i-sa England mere. Property in America
- not qualification for the elective
s-.r.stss. and he could see no reason why
- limitation should remain In the char
eras a qualification for office IL II came
= matter OF the defense OF this city,
q xogd not stop 10 ask whether men
s.fa freenolders or not. Judgment should
. . the hands OF electors, not only free
ssssrs he hoped that the commission
~ enough OF the American sentiment TO
~ t out.
Aasn would amend By providing for FIVE
ysas residence.
A Question OF Business.
Jssln said be- would oppose the motion.
L uas not a question Of theory. put
c.s.f.oa Of getting the best men for office;
4 AS matter Of business. one reason
for ne provision PROBABLY was that man
no could get a home was a better busi-
rss man than one who could not lie
Vas IN favor OF elcctng men 70 ONCE VINO
ta8 business experience, VINO owned prop
srtr 50 that they would not be so easily
tmpisd 20 corruption by corporations ana
cthers eho would corrupt officials. man
va0 s not a freeho!der IS more haoie 10
d corrupted less patriotic. Mr. stem
tasoff was beautiful one. but il vas not
ges1 business Judgment The reason WY
s8ne ~ these gentlemen were not tree-
te3srs vas that they were not aole 10 get
haaes he would guarantee that there
Nas ret a single taNeT in the United states
40 uoulf not 10 a frteholder If he could
81 ZONE man whose home Is IN the
els = a batter man for city councillor
usa q boating real estate man, for Ia
fan.s one a. the most astonishing tninSs
ths country was thv Willingness OF o.
t..ah ID seil their votes. and freehol'eF
sas t.s likely 20 DO 50 than some piero
= saarar humanity.
Wrsor said that Josln's assumption
t,ii fhr freeholder's qualification made q
pa ltss Ekely 10 De- corrupted was not
borne 1uf Is any statistical fact The
tFHEg OF property ala not make a man
lss Hkely 10 D.. dishonest The people
'.suseiyes are The safeguards OF the mt
tss % men DO hold office. He had an
t-fpsthy toward anything that emanatei
tT krgIanf ana The property qualihca-