The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-21
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ee<vs--SY exclaimed Mr. EE{Ee. He asx-.
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% the sa-z0sss departments. emphasizing
fas need 81 simpler system o. city g1ve--1-
rsanr He Esss<rea - eke Euzac9ss2z
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AazsssrsAs L@<2zEss ne sad, 5i2 10. ~ opcSs
- present sng sh&reer fer IRE ccssse@-a-
tasa 81 sne coenasL Taey 6ees', sasEs &
arg a t1ekr 1sszn@ss. and nefEhe- % T.
was IA= ray Ia wakeh he sxpiazues fae
a-ezs25gl- Ta4 n%nsers wao lad remained
-r1e 70 me TEACHINGS ard principles az
the league favored charter 70 5e drawn
~ COMMITTEES CO fre~hcsds-S elected by
tas 7e7pse- Here reszxzzs James asked
q QUESTION. and kr- whste raEI~s back:
Ess quite ewEz-as that yoa gentlemen
have fallen into The c0Eseryz i've rzzt
se-ne one has xs4speres into your ear.
Fear the people =
HIS Idea Of Charter.
Mr.. White mex. weat on % explain what
ktrd OF system Of government he would
ses - for SEATTLE II would have house
q delegates and mayor" he sail. AMI
these sra all tae elective ofHces we<ai3
have II wogid be mighty aGsoSrastc. The
mayor should have The power 20 employ
aeip aazi 10 discharge it. ard Il he went
wrong the delegates would be authorized
10 impsara hirn- Tasai yoc wouldn't bare
these tAtrseen departments Way. here
y01 have eighteen men iegfslatEg for
yoss, ard any aEe can block all proceed
iax~ * any time After ename-ating the
ofscex he would abolish, Including The
comptroller. clerk and treasurer. A--
whsxe sas5 that he favored changes In
the new charter along these general lines.
and thas. IN his opinion the frse5os1sEs
would Ne na0re Saen than the eouaciiTsa
10 receive suggestions troEa the pec2.e-
IN cloStrsg. ne remarked:
Il say ID you without any threat what
ever :hat the people viii present pzti-
ton sighed by one-fczrta Of the voters. =
you don't submit this question 20 them
You cant resist the will OF the people.
The men Who do viii dig sheir political
graves and they should fall into them
The Cost of an Election
Mr. White had also remarked that ac-
cording 20 his figuring TIE cost at an cleo
ton would not exceed 81 sss- The question
had been brought up hT w c. Armstrong.
who had said that the estimate OF xsas@
male by speaker at former meeting
vas simply ridiculous. During the re-
r-aaInssr Of the meeting considerable dis
cusxson was gathered about this point,
hat the acme vas reached when L j.
JesYries solennniy declared that 81. eoeo
was rot too great an expense. particularly
IL the city thereby secured a perfect char
ter. Mr. Armstrong further thought that
the real question before the Meeting
hinged or the proposition of the council
going behind a legislative enactment pro-
viifng that the matter should be left 20
the fresaholders. Lee =. Hart said there
were txo questions 70 be settled, nrst.'
should revision be partial or entire. and
second should II he made by the free
holders or the coaHei,. Dir. Hart men
toned "a body known as the Chamber of
Commerce" and. referring 10 ITS ,aistrust
OF the people. said the r1istrusE was recip-
rocal He concluded: Il don't come as
sappiiant. but simply TO ask that the
council carry out the wishes Of their con-
stituents. as indicated by the party plat
forms. that simpler and more sconoml-
cal charter be given
John Busheii took The floor and pro-
eeedei 10 pummel Mr. White. wAo. he de-
elared had acted in some respects more
ike schoolboy than an eminent attor-
neg. In reference 10 the council he had
heard a report that an agreement had
befn made by seven members OF each
house TO defeat the appointment OF COM
rrsfftee OF fifteen. He thought there vas
thoroughness. I'VE have tried a COM
rlittee CT freeholders. or some other hold
ers." he said and now we have charter
we all are tired Off, lie didn't believe the
election could be held for any $50 or s., 900.
bur thought the cost would be about the
same as an ordinary election
John r. Kinnea~. after explaining how
he had supported the bill because Il had
received the Endorsement OF the Chamber
OF Commerce and the Municipal League.
said that the Chamber of Commerce
should stand up and take ifs own medi-
cine. lie thought il advisable that the
council should call an election at once
Speeches we're also made by NJ ]. Car
keek, K. o. Graves. John j. NeGflvra
" r. Knox, w j. T-arkin and David
Uawley.
Two of the People ut Issue.
When the visitors had finished talking
alderman pauitoa explained at consider
bic length the expenses OF the city gov
srnEaent. and further expressed willing
ness that 50 Tar as he was concerned the
matter might go before the people. Del
egafe Yolgs thought the people preferred
that the question remain tn the hands OF
the ccnnelIfrsen. and he criticised 20 some
extent the action Of some citizens in COM
ing before the council and saying they
represented a large number OF people.
DIR Ramsey here arose and, pointing
his index finger az the councilman. said
most iTaprssxiyely. "Sox popuii. vox Del"
Don't talk Latin 10 me-, answered
S3tgt
bat the people are against YOU
DO YOU claim TO be The people," asked
yolg;.
II represent che OF them" said the doc
tor.
And represent another. ard there's
stan1-oT" was the delegates reply. and
the tiit between the two, which at one or
swo stages was quite amusing. was al an
end
Voigt want considerably Into the details
Of the city government. ard made good
defense Of The position Of the two houses.
Indeed. all the members OF the council
seemed 20 favor fulfilling the wish of the
pesr}e. Just as soon as that can be deter
mined