The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-03
Boss Way Makes County En-
ployss Aid in the Good Work.
EACH %AN MADE TO PAY.
ropufIsts DenGunce the Assessing
Plan. Eut " hen Boss Way Cracks
the whip Their Tune Changes and
Money Now Jjngirs in the Pork cts
of tire HeeIesy Who IRE Expected
TO work the Davn Town wards

the F0puIEt DoSS, Tens way. IS
spending tao good money Of the fusion
employees OF the county court house in
his campaign for Caldeshead. The era
ployss Of the county. from the office held
ers and heads Of departments down to the
janitors have been asked 20 ''9ut up and
they have, with few notable exceptions.
responded 20 the caIl.
few days ago Populist politician was
ssus TO the big building on the hill and
told 10 aseess every officer and employb
for his or her share OF the campaign
''expenseS," The omiSsary OF Gene Way
met with a torrid reception in certain
quarters. ia others the demands of the
Doss wero meekly COMPLIED with. In
few cases he was put OF with a direct
feiusai OK promise 10 pay at some later
date.
vary Little or no attempt at conceainlent
IS tnace of the fact that the county en-
pioyes have been asked 10 Contribute to
the city campaign fund. Mach as the
EopulisiS aenounce the assessing Plan
OF raising money ID hire halls and fur
nish bands OF music, they have carried
au- iAis policy y IN a persistence and Oft
repeated cajolihg worthy Of better
cause.
] no men a. the courthouse were first
ashti 10 SO down in their pockets tor
small change for Way about six weeks
age, when the Popullst boss first began
TO plan his campaign for the coming eiec-
ton. Money was needed TO register the
voters aud for naturaliztng foreign-born
citizens. Boss Way knew where the
morey could be spent TO the best advln-
tsge-nobody ever disputed his authority
on this qaestion-and by common consent
the wages OF the county employees, urung
from them by entreaty, threats or open
demands, were turned over to Way for
him 10 Use TO further the interests OF
himself and the man whom he was after
ward 70 select for mayor Of Seattle.
'5eelsrs' ~er. pat to work in the Ten
deElo.n, ard i. is asserted that the wages
Of tho county employees soon found their
way into the cash tits Of the saloons OF
shat district.
sev'faI hundred dollars. it is stated by
one who should know was raised in this
manner Then. after the nominations had
been made. Anotffr round OF the offices
~ tho courthouse was made and suhscrip-
Uens IL the campaign fund wers again
requested"
The finance committee OF the fusion
campstE1 committee encountered some
pretty rough travelling at the courthouse
ihis tine. Some of the employees were
ready TO rise lii opcr revolt. others were
either AFRAID To protest against the I'M
warranted eXactions Of the committee or
else thought that silence was tho better
p2iey 10 follow Soma actually protested
= have been in politics too long 10 stand
an ass sssmcut." said ono Of fhs court
house employees yesterday. When was
seen ~ the agent OF the committee told
him tat | would give Just what thought
! could s3are and no more He took tn,
answer IL the best manner possible and
have heard nothing more from him 7
d9i's mind contributing something n the
fm5. hHt this thing Of beng assessed
don't go with me-"
Look NJ The salaries Nc are getting ana
then ten ne whether re ought to be made
n dig ~ for the campaign" said one ~
the eroploy 5. we are working for less
pay tlan the mon " no preceded ug and
rents aro higher ana living Is more costly
than Two years ago. felt that could not
ancrd 10 pay anything and | - stated 7
don't know what will become Of this ht;-
f"lt fhst I aid not one the committee
anything. as ! had worked Tor che salary
an receiving. u IS no gift 70 me on he
parf - tho county"
Another cuorioye in one ~ tba 4ecor.
mcn'S said that he had piit the committees
of unt.i be wa better fixed iuancis,lv
Two or three men In oue az no opTice~
said taat they had not been sdunns9'' ror
money. but when they learned that the
committee could use a Tale coin 10 sdysu-
tsSe. 'sey willingly contributed what
. thfS believed "a - tuvir share. 1T vas
roy compulsory % rs. said one az these
arm - believer tH spt riding money In mo-
/ htietl c4mDaigus ana fejt that as had f,
jon Under ihe fusion party. IL was no more
uasa nSht / should help out when 70 came
nv turn