The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-13

Tacoma Bureau OF the Post-Inte.ilgencsr.
II23 Pacific Avenue.
TACOMA Feb. 12-Speciai--The fu-
sionists have organized vigilance CON-
mittes TO be known as the Civil Service
Municipal Reform League.
Il VAS appointed today b. JOAN Paul
Judson, who has addressed the appended
letter 10 each Of the following twenty-five
members: Alfred ]. Holmes. George
Dickson, J. ". Kendall. +. r Turner.
George W. Brewstt. Walter Hitchcock.
John Taylor. F. T. Owens. Thomas sam
mons. Cyrus Mentzer. ". II. Leuders. r.
A Mcdonald. ". c. Chidester, Richard
Glb.ett Alexander Drummond, J. j. An
derson. c. p Bennett. .. F. Murry II. II.
Johnston. W. II. Smell, Louis ID. Campbell.
Robert wingate. II. n. Henderson, J. A.
Frieday. and John c. Stalicup-
The letter is as follows.
"At a public mass meeting Of the citi-
zens OF Tacoma, held at Germania hall.
February IL 1897 q resolution was ADOPT
ed authorizing and directing the chair
man OF the meeting 70 appoint com nit
tee OF twenty-five 70 organize wi ser
vice Municipal Reform League Inc us
position recently manifested ny dlsap-
pointed politicians seeking sppointme as
in the city service 90 falsely charge IN
competency and fraud upon our civil ser
vice commissioners. and the consideration
those charges have received from me &c
ing mayor the city attorney ana so
council demonstrates the necessity for the
organiZa ton Of the people for the better
protection OF those appointed 10 A2iDlhls-
ter the law.
ton will give special attention 10 reforms
in the city and county government: tena-
ing 10 reduce taxation; that y viii be n
touch with the city and county govern
merits 20 sustain and support All pubic
officers IN the discharge OF their duties
as long as those duties are IA hfully dls-
charged. and VII expose ana condemn
each ard every act detrimental 20 the n
tprests OF the people. regardless as TO
which political party Is affected thereby.
The benefits Of such an organization
cannot be overest ir1ated. It's success de-
ponds upon the honesty OF those interest
ing themselves IN the movement
Then follows the appointment Of the
recipient Of the letter rs a member % the
league. and the announcement that - viii
meet Monday evening 20 organize
Al the mass meeting the fusionis,s held
az Cermania hall last night they denounc-
ed everyb body and everything Republican.
There were % present
In his opening speech. John Paul Jud-
son. city attorney under Fawcett. who
was made chairman. went over the his
tory % the civil service amendments from
a Popuiistic standpoint. and attacked the
Cen Ynercial Electric Light and Power
Company and the street railway company.
He was followed by John Lee and G. j.
Talbot, who made speeches OF a ike ma
ture.
Resolutions we're passed that nothing De
done by the city council toward passing
the proposed amended street railway fran
Chises untl the vigilance committee had
a whack az them. The following was the
resolution. emitting The ten whereases:
Resolved. That all attempts 20 aid
those wno have heretofore iabored night
and day 90 destroy the charter amend
meats and subVert the wiiI ~ the people
"a inconsistent with good citizenship. pre-
feTrinE charges. knowing them 90 be- false.
for the purpose Of gaining a political ad-
vantage. h ore Of the greatest crimes q
citizen may rerretrare upon another and
that IL should be promptly condemned bv
the people. That 30 81 tire duty of the
people 90 aid those discharEinE public
duties when faithfully and honestly dis
charged ar8 thai unwarraufed assa ults
on the character Of suen officers - IA
assa ait upoa the people themselves. and
b 81 further
Received That we have faith in The
honesty OF tee clVll service comm ssior-
ers. and tHat we wiil support hem 70 en-
force the law % the end that civil serv-
ice reform may be- success, regardless