The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-10
rae WORkMEN'S VIEW
s...;bly Stated at a Mass Meet
inc on Water Question.
-,sr DRIVES AWAY FACTORIES.
.-.ker- Tell Plain Facts About
DE city's Affairs 70 a Meeting
OF Norkln.nen-

ss,faflvs gathering Of Ia boring
- turner hall fast night and lis
- - oezrsy Two hours 10 addresses
- ssas sgeakers. showing WY the or
Al 80 A1sss.-,s.iatns for the tas1a nee 81 war
- q she ar0ant % $4t-as'S9 - psay
~ .~epaseG gravity water system.
3 = - - indofsed BY the people. That
go acre Wei received vas evil
- ne frequent applause that came
- audience George DouWorth,
50 - s.sst posted men 10 the city on
- Affairs. and acknowledged 70 be
..so~sfy or constitutional law. made
. - eenvfnci8g talk on the question
a9-s.,.s-eeA many that doubted that
- xas only one 'Hihs - 90 ioslay, aisi
10 defeat the proposition 70
=. = = 90 OF the peoples money TO
.rstsr system az "a time when tx
- =. rseded and the money could not
Hs-sea Mr D0uworth was followed
warner. who showed by figures
= =. .rould be suicidal 10 the city 10 pile
-.s,s debt. lie also paid his respects
aeGflvra and 20 other supporters
oriinance Another speaker who
- ,he enthusiasm % the crowd was
Tane. He did not deal a all with
hst showed the folly Of the propo-
- II unuistakaole language. H. G.
- elosed the meeting with short
- .tourhed up" Delegate Noigt,
= he most active workers for the
-srspee and J J. McGiivra. James
...s.ssI the well-known labor advocate.
- - chairman OF the meeting.
rayors Common sense View.
., noawefih was fret introduced. He
80 voters and taxpayers before him
"a = ~sfbered 10 discuss a question 10 be
j 49, today that meant great deal TO
-. - of NIB fAssar
the ether side call the common
asa. one in which the city VII get
~s.tgsg for nothing. He had seen that
81 80 before and never saw Il succeed
= They tell as they are going to bring
go frora Cedar river 10 the city. saiu
: re-vorth "the cost of which Will
80 felf b. the taxpayers. They do not
s.ses however how they are going 10 ac-
.lsss m Ny esteemed friend. j. j.
,s-.irrs- i going about claiming that the
...wspsrs are caiv publishing one side
.s,se question. ana that the side opposed
- That certainly Is a crime I am
s.ses,s 10 anv corporation owning water
.a.ts ar supplying the city. | don't be-
-. nat question Is before as. The city
s.ss Hs water system. and no one can
ssHsway from us. n Is ours They also
a. he water Is impure This Won know
! e. 81 The death rate now Is smaller
HH.N
80 smaller They also say II we want
Il faasr riysr water, we must get II at once.
n sAssa Il a law which allows the city TO
II ar water supply whenever II desires.
II lfsanFre is so good as To give us this ex-
II r. sr5plg OF water, lot us offer thanks.
Il aras audience is composed largely OF
y hAersBg men. and ] believe they viii
II ,sasa w the ctys interests tomorrow.
u Hss meh money viii the laboring men
a a. a.
n essssnsatlon proceedings and other ex-
psssss ~ tiken ont.
-lrupv no attention 70 these howl
4 srs as1asg the corporations and the Post
lsssfssaer. but stand up for our own
e1Etans
The Warning of Tacoma.
al tie Chamber OF Commerce meeting
r7sone said ! am In favor Of this ord-
nas because will drive a lot Of people
Aafag mortgages 10 the wall, and taxes
~ then b. promptly paid What do You
aak Of such statements, yoa lahor!ng
sns
Tee people in the Eastern states. who
/ - sesirous OF investing here, viii not
II 81 their money % the city for invest
sfss the taxes are so outrageously
81 y. and what VIII they do II an addition
81 nade 10 them9 Look AZ Tacoma. Her
aseas we're compelled TO pass a hat
a ivand and collect $4,000 with which 10
n ~ tie interest 10 YOU wish 10 be placed
ne same predicameui which YOU Ger
81 aaT Eill II you keep pilng on dehtP The
81 Ct Is now paying interest at the rate Of
~ day.for $4,000 year. Is there
aNFiag man In the city who can say he
d nsT Got any good out Of this great debt?
aa setback received by the city A
aTment Instead OF a beneht7
Factories scared Away by Taxes.
We Who live here want % see the city
4 FsPer. and the way 20 make IL prosper
= T. build mp manufactures. Look At
q g iiiiie shingle Industry. Il keeps up
81 CITY, and where would We be II 70 was
= iar that industry? What is the first
hAs manufacturer asks when he de-
IS = l3cate IN a cltye
4 What is the taxation" and when we
- compelled 20 tell him 81 mills and a
sashaa over. they VIII at once say n Is
I cen
know the people on the other hand
- This VIII not Increase the taxation
] - Dey utterly fail - prove H. Now. he
! close ask you hhoring men again;
~ f9a going - vote for a measure to-
Ffew that viii thrust .hc city deeper IN
mire and lessen Your chance Of get
- Work. or are YOU going 20 vote for
- oWn good ana the citv'S hopore
- They say they have the law on their
- 2 this question, but ] know they have
The City's Load of Debt.
y Warner-This Is one 81 the most
fof'aAt questions we have ever had in
q STATE have lived here five wears and
q @st time yol have heard me sneak out
anls'akaole towns ou many occasions