The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-04
When Turkey" Had Charge Of
Pierce County Funds.
A THRIFTY PURCHASING AGENT.
He Sold Plows. Graders, Wheelhsr-
rows aud Seeds 20 the County.
IL IL Reasonable To suppose He Nto-
lated the Law WiiifaIiy. and woald
Do IL Again IL Elected Mayor po
the People OF Tacoma Prefer such =
Man To Mayor Orr. With His Tn.
suilied Rerorxif

Tacoma Apga : - Special - Thrifty
Turkey faNCetts rcccrst as chairman os
the board ~ county commissioners Is .
mine 81 great aud lasting richness 10 tho
Republican speakers IN the presefs; cam
IStsSn- From that ncccrd tfS voters vf
the city OF Tacoma are easily persuaded
to allow Faweett 10 continue 20 sajey tho
seeiasion % private life.
In contrast with FawcvfI's record IS thss
Of Mayer Edward > orr. who has he'll
Office as executive head cf the city during
two Years that comprise the most critical
period iu its history, During that time ths
city treasury has been depleted by tho
continues! failure Of banks hoIaing city
deposits placed there hy uwo corrupt
ireasuFeFs elected by the people. aai for
whoSe deeds the mayor cannot he held re-
spenslale in the rvmotest degree. rho
hard times have nscs-SsltaieA The reduction
Of the cits's working force to the lowest
possible notch. and this has been dona
with all the thorousaneSs that has been
applied 10 his private affairs by She aver
age ciitgen.
Inquiry has been made into the methods
practtced by Faacgit while he presided
over the business Affairs of Pierca county.
II has been proven that whenever The ne
csssiiiss OF the county would allow, Faw-
ceti did not hesitate 10 violate the iaw
when ho saw that ne could make a toiiar
by II. He repeatedly purchased tools and
supplies as county commissioner from tho
~esd ana trnt,efaent firm af Faueasr
Bros. OF which he Is A member This is A
f,anrant violation Of section ese OF volume
J. inns Code. which forbids ia explicit
words surh acts. of which Fawcett was
often guilty.
When the court house was finished thu
commissioners directed that the grounds
surrounding the building he sewn with
grass seed. Here was q chance for tho
thrifty Fawcett. and he dtd not neglect it.
although he must have known that he was
violating the laws ot the state of WASH
ington IN the most fragrant manner Faw-
cetf had the tanitoV ~ the court house go
down and purchase the seed ana directed
him TO q. X. the bill u was passed by
FAwcetf IS county commissioner and paii
TO Fawcett as member of the iiGn Of faw-
cett Bros
II hecame necessary for the county tn
own nheelhafroNs With which 10 remove
the rubbish that accumulated around tas
building during us erection The firm Of
Fswcett Pros had these necessary imple-
menis IN stock bsre Was another oht'of-
tunity not 10 d" nHsiectea fsweett was
equal TO the emergetsy. AEain the janis
tor went down TO the facihn avenue store
ana pnfchascd OF fawvett' e"aier' Nhtt
tawcett, county commissioner, ofneted.
The b'iis we're - n q IN the usual way.
ana ak@ih IN" sha4t"aH Oh 'h" o"ai" Ni'-
lated the law.
tawcen sold the county no less thaa
$3.50 worth OF material and instemenls.
Beside the articles mentioned faweet
sold 10 the county pie~s ana sraavfs Tor
various rpah districts, amounting 70 htAs
sums, an IN plain violation ai the law.
tnicr Lhe Ntatnt" the FUSION cahaiaat" ~
hahle To be snHd Tor the amount VI excess
that he unlawfuliy obtained out of Tho
Y
that Faweeit was ignorant of ms "rong-
doing re Just shat MS eyes ana n''ans
Inc most OF his once az mead OF the boarb
OF county commissioners ana the county
chief PURCHASING agent.
Section 2ss OF iiih's code says No eoon-
y commissioner shan aireetiy or ifaFestiy
he concerned IN any contract Tor work 10
t'" done or material 70 y FURNISHED FOR tho
county. under penalty or saH. 10 BE- re"ov-
erred ny an action Al is~ Tor me use "t Tho
county ai%i Hucn c@iffalsSipbff nahii.
moreover, foffeit any compensation ne
was 70 rereise on such contract
Tbs is ~" Kind ~ man 'he business men
of Tacoma are askrd 10 support Tor ths
important position Of mayor.
II has always hssfs known here thatfsw-
eeii's lack ~ political sense was the cause
81 TIE small vote De p"i'ea in the election
iWo years ago. ~ inst efeNfs7n Ne kept
the Democratic central o"fnfnitiFe IN hot
water fnc whole Tine BY s~ndinE men 70
them for ff5orsy. The other day man
came un a8e "iffafor OF the Washington
building, iH which are situated 'he head
quarters ~ both The iieFiiasiIeafsa ara
Demo Fopelisis Tic Halted INT" ne Re-
publican eeFnFniiiee fdon1s AMI inquired
for weli-kncTH fDs3oaist fhe man wHs
told that ihe FaWc"ii tT'an was nos about
fhe piarf. We wFH rot satisnsd with thls.
put insisted on telling hiS story ~ on" as
the committeeman u was 70 the effect
thai Fawceti had ser' him 70 the commit
fe~ 10 got money 20 be sre'it among the
Swesies' that I've near the s1ielier IN ihs
North End They are ali eoiii for Orr"
saia she Faweefl hencnman. and nothing
viii t0fn them. bpf Fawcett satt 20 20 out
there ard ia1sea tae boys ~ bss and SO
II they cssmidn't be changed"
Then the man was toll who he haa heen
talking 50. ard he vent away SAYING Re
Souif not trouble 90 'nd fhe fusion coIn-
mftfee. az Orr was EolBx 20 ~ elected ansf
dsserys3 his support rather shan FaWcsst.
The pnpr.il4ia who wcre fneck@fs Sasn
and DRAGGED irfs. the alliance called 'csu-
gems TIrkat~ wiih ths Democrats hV fissir
eftv rsntuafer committee are rapidly tse-
s.
az laif osif by TON a,Hlanry. deputy coi-