The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-28

sfs4 city cfszrTex. whleI attach 20 ths
offfcs Of Nayor ~. u. Wood - tnat q
Satisfying the demands q the puolic
press Locally, the mayor Is inter-
viewed o. many tive topics % public i'm
porf. and s. always found with some IDEAS
v4rthy Of publication. Aru9ug Eastern
r4fserz Mayor Wood IS beginning TO DC
recognized as ore wbos@ contributions
are desirable and Eeaftle's executive .
ffeqaengiy called upon for ar expression
Of opinion. not only upon nuHicipal but
sEy0s national affairs. he reserved yes
,srday TIE following telegram from the
New York World.
.'Iunsnfueh as the arbitration treaty
saaEas TO hang Ia the crisis Of its fate
even 81 It's amended condition, IN tins
senate, the World begs you 70 JOIN u 4
petition urging it, passage on grounds
- peaoe. true AmericzsaissIs aid national
fonor. which IL particularly involyed. as
The treaty IS the direct Result * TIE
resolution. The World will esteem II a
favor II you VII wire your opinion"
Following IS the reply;
The World. New York City:
The arbitration treaty Is ~ trans
ceaaent Importance No other diplomatic
event % the century bA8 approached It's
possibilities The English and AmeF.-
.stn peoples are the natural peacegnakeTR.
nra xbould heucnf2rth stand together as
worldwide guardians Of i9terna tiona:
equity. TIE treaty IL sublime step ia
humane and Christian civilization IL
should not be lost Dy delay Or captious
amendment. u was safo as submitted"
s.The Ideal Mayor"
Mayor Wood ls disposed to be retlceat
10 The prominence being accorded his
utterances In The Eastern press. ard only
Is chance waa Il discovered that no had
been asked for and had contributed I'm
article on Tine Ideal Mayor" which ap-
aeared IN tho Cincinnati Post Of February
-. and subsequently, tn several other pa
pers, together WITH ilfe-liko cot Of the
writer. Mayor Woods .ds&! ia.syos Is
expressed az some length IA tae article.
which follows.
'"rhs ideal mayer wi a1wsys be an
ideal In tire thought ard hope Of the eiti-
REF, a46 fever cemple.o reality IN Inc
s2eeQEse eAalr. II order that 4 mayer
saoai4 attain a. nearly as possible "a the
rue iaeas, hs SHOULD. ia my judgment,
POSSESS the following attributes. among
cfhera:
]. lie should De q man With a strong
ap9rseia tor for :he obligations which
IA otShnszs-' community owes % its eItl-
rk4ss. both Individually and collectively.
do should have M enthusiastic love for
snd Interest ~ public service afgd pubic
welfare. II he does not have sufficient
HaAts Tor pubic affairs and enough appre-
ciafios of their importance 10 call forth
his beat efioIts IS a cheerful service he
Shetild not aecuVf the great opportunities
add consequent responsibilities CT the
= lie should be a man sound and high
IN his ethical principles.
= He should 5n a man of as much men,
raj ability as can be found in comDina-
ton with other requisite qualities.
lie should DC a man OF physical
strength and activity. because there IL
practically no limit 10 The opportunities
Ter public service that VIII come to him
Is, II cannot b. safely said that he
should be either a business man. a pro-
fessional man or a politician Tie should
be a. broad IN s. mpathy and as versatile
In experience as possible Specialized ex-
perien9c In one ine alone would tend 10
practical knowledge that his duties will
require. tie should. u possible. lie man
who has has some experience In pubic
IS lie should not be selected on ac-
count of party aiTAlaftJn. II the citizens
have risen 10 The point u taking munict
pai business cut OF politics IL they have
not done this. they must select a man
a# best they can according 70 partisan
met hods. The citizen who feels most in
tereat IN the gltimRke public welfare Is
usually the last one 10 wake up in cam
palgu. and when he does So under the
parts regime be usually finds that tho
p1itsclans IN each party have fixed his
ticket FOR him. and. az a partisan he must
b. content with Hc0sonis choice.
- II S not at al essential that he
ss5euid be a large taxpayer. This would
h. a desirable circumstance. II he we're
quAiaed IN other particulars, but people
81 large holdtags are a minority class,
Any attempt - give them special repre-
set,iatlon IL unfair 90 the much larger
number who are equally interested IN
and mere Dependent Fp9n wise municipal
administration. To make wealth one Of
the qualifications would fn effect slins-
irate from consideration the greater MINI
ber 81 men who would be really the best
qualified FOR the Office.
= The i4ra8 mayor Is not necessarily
y leader IN puhc life HIS qualities Viii
have given him some prominence, but he
should have what might be termed the
Jedicial or executive qaa4sty. rather IMAM
radical or partisan Tendencies.
- lie should & poFsfbie devote al his
time 20 the duties % his office. unless Inn
pgfativn duties or iieaaequacy * CoiBpen-
setion mako y necessary that ne give
10. The ideal maYoF should always Try
% advance tho general welfare ns orig
imal a. well as usual methods 8 I'd should
Ersg hesitate - gake the Initiative when
opportunity offers. If should uos - un-
soFatossd. however that by election 20 or
nv he hecumes a sgec.a, prou1Vter Of pub
iie welfare asd that other citizens are
relieved - thaf duty. It's duty IN this
line IS sgrt atsF than thar ~ other citizens
oniy IS virtue ~ Erest1er influence or op-
.1ariunsty brought to him by his onice.
-tt In the matter - hts al prs 0tErae rts',
sha i1eal uayog Sboul4 give primary ctstl-
,saefusicn Nv n3eltty ANA qualification
ctentiy enitKhteuca % place their ugus-i-
pal Affairs upon e o.vN aerFasc or nef'-'tr
tlsan narss he sheutd consider such ones
ftens oniys h,1t So be is scrvius a partisan
causfaunity he nlps{ give ag 3eoSt a ssec-
s,fss7trN cssE-de@s ffou ta pet,t,at rela tte7'a.
otherwise hc wtH te ttso good "a last. ara
vii faevi ably give place to the iesz Ideal
fn8Ncr who gives pgts1aTx ~onse3era ti'i,
- po,3tkes. Ieavfps qualification 70 take
second place
en- Anothcr spbieet.
The question ~ municipal ownership %
nshring and water Hyste-Fss ts another
subject or which Mavog Wood has hecn
Afforded sa opportunity cf p3tiic express
stsn Ia the tu8Eaztun. C{ty Govern
fnsnt. 81 : rrccut ISSUE. h. was quoted
on THIS suhtcci. - wrro the mayors 81
louisville. Ky; Providence r l.. AID
birmingham. y \, lie wrote.
Il ssn heartily 81 favor ~ ne munich
rsaa ownership ard management 81 NEht-
rs v}Anfs IA AT css-s where sHSactaI
0ut efNrT conditions Justify the under
taking Dmr city has ba8 several sears
a. uss>st satsfacfogy expFrfsncs Nth a
r0unte31ai water slant We have neeu
lowest eating 80 HEht question Tor q ians