The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-21
HOW ONE NAN VIEWS II.

10 fhe Eeltcr. ] HaVs been e Republican
aH NJ Hfe bat ~ tne coming CITY elec-
ton / VIII vote the Poouilst TICKET
hHgahl.ean friend told ne.
First. tfag there would BE- f7Aas e3ilec1-
90 from the gambling houses. houses Of
iA-fafne- prostitutes and saloons N this
city during TIE year ISIS aialosg 81 aaa
q sifitci@nt sum - pay tBe expenses Of the
Whole police department.
Second. that the eight gambling houses
paid wages ard expenses - k5g3 Ger week
each. making k5#a per week $500 per
month sis1es3 per year ard that ali ~
thai money was Epent in thls CITY snd
MOST q IL came from persons who dld not
lve here
Third. that there we're 81 women on the
town and their expense we've 50 per week
each- or s. fs0 per week $1,000 per month
and $3.50 go per year
Fourth. THAI there were 30 saloons pay
Ing a license 20 the city OF $4,000 per
year.
FIN. that the expenses. wages, and 9th
er matters connected with The saloon bust
nesa amounted 10 over 81 go go per an
mum
Sixth. that the gambling houses. saloons
and houses Of fll-faIue were running open
~ and our children Of fun age could be
seen going tn and out. and were liable 10
be seen. exposed and disgraced.
seventh, that during the years Is92. lsa3
iss8 1885 and Isst a great number Of the
business blocks rooms. cellars Easements
ard other houses IN the city were vacant
and were given over 10 rats and bats. but
row the owners are getting good rents
for them and will be able 10 pay on the
mortgages and save their property.
Eighth. that II these people who now oc-
cupy them were not allowed 20 carry on
the business they Row have they would
leave the city, and 1t would take out Of
circulation all the money mentioned.
ho - ffttyt
controlled by Way, Hart Wiasor. Meyer
I.aEe and others Of their associates and
they had promised Indirectly that the
gamblers and houses q ni-flme should
not be prosecuted. but would be allowed TO
run
Tenth. that Judge wlnsor has said in a
public interview that the Popuiists were
being controlled by gamblers. saloon men
and others Of immoral character and
vicious habits.
Eleventh that NJ yor Humes was not
gambler did not own gambling houses
aud had his family n the city. and would
do what was best for the business and
financial Interests % the people, and under
the peculiar circumstances at this time Il
was hard 10 tell jest what was best. but
* the people We're passing through here
IL WAS thought better 10 control and re-
strict gambling. houses Of ill-fame ard
saloons thar 10 attempt 10 drive them
cut az tile city. He said that miners were
men who gamblcd and pointed 30 Denver.
Leadvtllc Virginia City San Francisco
and other cities and thought II it was not
permitted here they would 30 30 Tacoma,
and Seattle would lose the trade.
such argument 10 me IS all nonsense.
Let the taxpayers pay the $4,000 fines by
paying more taxes Let the buildings he
empty and tine rats take them. rather than
permit The gambling. saloon and prossitu-
ten element 10 remain IN the city. Sup
pose Il does take s. SOB no ~ money out ~
circulation let II 70. we can live without
Il. Suppose II does drive 5000 people away
TO Tacoma or some other city Let them
go. ] know that Way, Hart. Wnsor, Moy-
er. Calderhead. Lane ana others will do
IT, Their platform promises 10 do 1t. and
they viii keep their promise. Hart Is the
criminal prosecutor now. and has been for
more than "a year. Meyer IS sheriff Cal
derhe8d and Lane are deputy shcrins.
Winsor is the attorney 81 Meyer. Lane aud
Calderhead. and advises them When /
look over the lists see the records and
charANspra~ 81 me men who put up the
private work in forming the Fopulst tick
at 7 am convinced that Il We have NOR
III community those are the forces to
bring Il about. They have stopped the
ga mbliHg under state law already. / pro-
pose II join with them and We VIII elect
che ropuUst ticker. and every gambler,
prostitute sud SALOON man VIII ho driven
out OF the city. No houses OF nl-fame can
exist where the Popuist party IL in pow
er The gambling Will be- done ia secret
uur SONS viii not be exposed so that their
employ crs Ctu find them gambling ana
discharge them. Il VIII See so that no
gambler or prostitute dare stop IN this
city. \ ticket brsught forth by such pure
causes as put up The Pepulist ticket can bee
relied upon. and ] propose 10 cas- my vote
ana mv Influence with them. Ten DAYS
after Inc P0pulst ticket is elected there
wiu DE- 5ea less pcopl. iu tais city. there
viii ha uo gamhilns no prostitutes, no
gamblers ANA uo persons % bad ehtrac-
ter The Sunday 1htatsr Wiu close. ana
we Nif have IL as quiet throash the whole
week IS an sfsfern sunday.
Jo1f< ROBERT COOLEY.