The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-19

mayor smphaticaiIy, Il want TO say that
Chicago has been rn!srepresented and mis-
understood. II is not the wide open city
that many outsiders suppose. by this
mean that IL is not at all bad morally for
a city or its size. You can search this
town. over and you will not find faro
bank or a roulette wheel at work In IT,
There is no public gambling Of any kind
going on. l have the city carefully
watched. and | know IL. There may be
some games of poker and craps I'm the
poorer quarters that we can't prevent. but
as 20 gambling on a large scale that does
not and shall not exist"
Don't Want DIR. Parkhurst.
How about the DR. Parkhurst move
ment and matters Of that kind?"
We have bot little vice Of chat sort .or
a city of our size and such as there is is
kept In the background. | don't believe
in movements Hike thar inaug>rated by
DF Parkhurst and his crowd tn their at
tenpis 20 reform municipal government
Such methods are not effective. and [
think they are degrading ! don't believe
in turning our policemen into a set of
spies. II is a had policy all around"
IF you don't know what IS going on.
now can you reform such evils as ex-
istS''
N We have 10 get our knowledge OF
them by sncaking and spying. / prefer 10
have the evils remain rather than iD So"
said the mayor. Il think the work can he
done in other ways,
And. besides" Mayor Harrison con-
t'nned. Il am not a reformer. | think
the world - fairly good az Il Is. I want
Il - he better. Of course. hat I don't think
mans whole nature will be revolutionizcd
during my term Of office"
Chicago ana II. Noodle" Council.
How about The bood,crs In the city
couuclisf II f. said that Chicago has a los
OF such councimen.~
Il doU't believe she has more than some
other cities ] see Philadelphia. which
posses as the city II brotherIy love and
perpetual pie;y has lately rad a scandal
Hhoat the sale ~ Us gas franchise 10y The
clty council ! believe aN 81 Cur cities ars.
nooe too good ia this respect bui know
thar Chicago is improving. Only Few
years axe there ware not u10ra than Ave
ueH IN ibe coUnc.l who were not owned
IN some way of otftv by corporations.
Now there aFe twcntv-threr or more yhav
one-tatEd NJ the body who cannot BE-
hrtiaei, These men stand out for reform.
II is aim ost Impossible now for any bao-
0fa hill 30 so through. sS Z requires u two
thirds vote % pass hills over u1y VETO"
u understand ane s}'ch biz yves passed
daring ycur term" said /
Yes Il TaS hHt - toad II ard thew
N"b'ti t"t s-as>S y over my veto. said the
mayer SIS e stefu{0s45 hoax came into
BIS eyes as much 20 say. 'uad viii Do
i again i they Try
Feni'cnttary for nrisiug.
"iea Euu mink such trib.ug - legislators
ana eossnCilsneg should - paulsaet-~'
Yes dQ-" Mss tse reply Not aa3v
tNe n}ea who take the brfles. bar those
Who give tHfw should be put in the peri
Tertiary, &na ihoSo @ho 80 She b~thsnx
sh0G3d have Ifle longest sentences The
TiAt3 "a 6e are estistsst have sftpo tie excuse
tast tb"y are gscov, tat the Nr}be7S are
gers~a-ly s}sh rsea ~ho corrupt others
~ asa 90 their wealth.
New scheme fer street Car Fran
rhi~cs.
"Tfow about th- giving valuable f~ao-
ca}ses Sc eorrcyat3o-S for rofhius9"
Z tant believe ir Sc satd Mayer Har-
TtsoE : hep NAoaii8 - made "a sfye IN
n pefcvutaSv 81 th4fr - ruiazr q 5sgs civ
y hSeh <lTF cke francefS~ Take ms street.
ears. for Instance. Chicago ~ays ever,
year mere t5as $1S@aes So street ear
fares T'71s fare - : cents and she ryosst
IS enormous. ! wegis net Fssisscs sae fare
feg ffi1k certs q Tstse Ia litsas enough
and < ya1 etEt IL Down "a % cents tae
strangers profit 80 much hy e as fhe cEss.
Eesss. ! Mould make car ttse ~gacshzsas q,
ta4s cen: % sacla fare ~Aos,4 50 .alc ne