The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-21

"Not wilIfulIy dishonest, but help
ignorance and mental incapacity.'
That's the direct charge Of the thinking
portion of the community against ]. t.
Ronald. who Is now diligently at work
throughout the state. piling abuse upon
the Republican administration in the In
terest of his own candidacy for the high
and dignified position Of representative in
congress at Washington.
Mr.. Ronald is again posing as a reform
er. Notwithstanding his former deplorable
breach of public trust and with reck-
less lack OF consistency is now seemingly
unmindful of the records left by him
when he went out of Office as mayor of
Seattle. January !. 1894. Those records
show clear defalcation In the city treas
ury OF s275,31l.76. and the existence, un-
der his administration, of gang of polit-
icai boodlers on the model Of the Tweed
ring. and from the financial effects OF
which the city was long in recovering.
RECORDS EXIST TO-DAY.
The records of the city treasurer's de-
falcation under Mr.. Ronald's administra-
ton exist today and are open to the in
spection of every citizen interested In the
matter who will take the trouble to look
over the books in the city comptrollers
Office. Honest Adolph Krug. a weak,
supplemented dupe. was elected city
treasurer, along with Mr.. Ronald. and, to
use street vernacular, proved an easy
mark" for the notorious reform" kid
committee" that manipulated that admin
istration and controlled it to it's wreck
and ruin. Krug had hardly become fairly
fitted to his official seat, when, through
this kid committee" he began loaning
out the city's funds to friends. right
and left. in which list Mr. Ronald was
N nf n.y. md f@r 10
1880 OF the peoples money Checks and
notes of all shades of validity were ac-
cepted, and reckiessiy did the gang
work poor Krug that he became reckless
and frightened. and finally, losing his
head, he absconded. September IL. isss,
unable to stand the pressure, leaving the
city treasury empty of cash, but filed
with worthless securities. and his office in
such state of confusion that II took
months TO sNsighter II out Special ex-
perts had to be appointed to work on thu
books. and from the city treasurer's and
the city comptroller's the following re-
suits were obtained
The city comptrolIerss
books when krug alb
seconded showed that
city treasur~r should
have as cash ON hand
the sum of ...,....... .x2DS All "a
The city trcasUrer's
books showed that the
actual caah on hand In
the banks only amount-
ed to ...... so.03A IN
Actual dencit. septem-
her IL, of the Ronald
administration .x2oa. NJ. "A
OF this deacu Krug.s
hoBdsmen. after month";
of investigation. made
mp and paid in the sum
OF ...... ..s..........N s6alO ma
Collected ON good notes,
checks. warrants. etc.. TT..-a an
Total collected on ae-
eouUt OF original
deneif ..s. sIGsTIo ga
Leaving deficit to-day
on worthless s~curi-
ties OF ...........s sxsar as
Today. While Mr Ronald IA stuppiux
the state With beam Of political sin Ia
hts own eve and v2ligvlnr the perub,fear
administration and Insulting MS faanmhst.
can friends who elected hlm mayor under
the false cry - reform" the citizens ~
Seattle are anAcayoFinx 10 figure o,s.
whether the city Will ever get hack any
OF their plgndey ana wonaerfng how An
the world a man with the relic ~ an
unsavory adr lnissFstfoa araanA RIA ns-t
stamped 81 sasaa dsFe even hopa ia ~narh
the position u congressman.
NiR. RoNAIls's LITTLE DEAL
The records % tbs comnsrnlser's hooks
90 not show the VIA transaction BE-