The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-03
Preposterous Assertions Made
by the Fawcett Orators.
ATTACKS THAT HELP THE MAYOR
Fer Instance. Because He Said He
Weuld Protect Riggs Chinese.
The ola-r.Ine Democrats sore That
They Have Been sent TO the REAR
while Wallace and .sthe FeSserai
Army's Direct the Movements Of
the Party Ia This state.

Tacoma Arrsi .-Specfaf-TAe Demo-
cratic oratoEs who nightly saii their rea-
salas Tor opposing The orr administration
ara running short Of arguments They
started cit by SAYING that the ss., against
the water company for 81. .sasass daasgss
was commenced fos the purpose 90 fnvsl-
eating the Stailc3p keit to have sh~ issue
ot water ard lsght bonds declared Illegal.
Only those who advanced this argument
were lawyers. and they claimed that tho
Judgment against the lsgiss and water COM
panN was procured in caliuslan with tho
company. and that n was worthless
These arguments were destined 10 lass
about ;wenfy-four hours. and the fact
that the fusion speakers were compelled
Ia reaort to THIS sort Of talk Is svsdeRee of
the desperate condition Of their campaign.
ard that they realize how shert Of success
they viii fan Attorney Ben Sheeks. n
Democrat. who was associated with City
Attorney Wickersham In the prosecution
Of the suit. promptly gave the lie 10 thS
story. and other lawyers have puhiclv
stated that the Stalleup action is in no wisd
affected by the damage suit.
To-Day Judge stallcnp said. IN eonverxa-
ton with the PoSt~lnteiligsncer corre-
spondent. that the action FOR damages
wuald in no way affect the status OF his
suit IN the supreme court. whittier n has
gone on sppesi As to what complications
night arise later the iuhga did not care to
talk. lie said. however. that he had
every confidence in winning. and that Moth
Ing that had been done by the city had IN
terferej with his plans.
The onir other argument that has been
astsi by the fusion orators 4 that during
The anti-Chineae agitation the mayor was
in favor Of nphaiiins the laws At a meet
iuE in the Third wsFef last night the Riggs
inciaen, Was again dragged out from tho
ohseurity that I; richly deserves, and thu
Moagoitan pigtall WAS turned and twisted
by the speakers, while the crowd appia,fdsf.
As Mayor crr's attitude st the time of thu
an'i-Chinese agitation was that OF any
capable official charged With the preserva-
ton OF public orier. arguments OF this
kind viii not hurt him.
The Republican committee today sofTnai-
Iy challenged the f,isiDnisis ta Joint de-
bate Saturday night at the Ninth Street
,hester. Offering TO pay all the expenses oe
the meeting. The Fawcett managers
fought shy of the proposition. and init
mated thar they had all they could do TO
pha and carry onsSiheir own meetings It
Was plain that the Democrat -Populists do
not view an encounter wffhstho Republic
an speakers with delight. They know
the weakness OF their causc.
Nsn FoSsea was no fool when he planned
disruption Of the A. T.. A 70 that he might
mss his Individual following ON Fawcetf.
He saw that If he icit shc order alone, the
order might unite on some candidate
among the Republicans. and that Harris
was the man they would most likely
choose. To prevent this Van FoSsen per-
s,iaded Fife 10 make a o8nxssS for the sup
port of the order and the Republican norni-
nation. Van Fosseu succeeded In thu
scheme TO divide the order. and threw his
strength as proaTfansed TO fawcett. In
the light OF recent events this ~ all ciear.
To the best Information. Van fossef is to
dictate Fswcetrs appointments. and wiif
preside over n wholesale clearing out in
the police ard hse departments II Fawestt
Is elected Fred r. Taylor. Van f'ossea's
chisf adviser. Il to he member OF the
board Of public works, AMI chiefs ef both
the police and nre departments who viii
do Van Fossen's bidding are 10 De ap-
pointed IL Fawceis Is elected. This VIII es-
plain the united oppositlon ~ the A. y. A.
10 civil service reform. The question Is.
viii the property ognerr 81 this city atand
BY ard see the Departments In the city
turned over 10 this hungry horde7
Able speakers exposed Fswcsitr recorf
a. county caumse SlGner and the plans OF
fhe Democratic managers Of the fusion
cafnnaign 20 the voters ~ the First ana
Fgfth wards tonight, Weli-attenaed meet
,nRs wer. held Ia oIt Tacoma addressed
hy Senator T.. W Taylor. W, ~. fiarrls
ard city Attorney wickersbatn.