The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-10

ulofes That so"" ~
4! '..---ss-Need New Type Of Cit
.>s.-.At the other Churches.
y. !, stmonds, pastor of the First
~hurrh OF Seattle, preached
-. s~sterday morning at the Se-
? r. eafer on the subject. ooverhmeh.
n. ppocle in Seattle IN wnicn ne
- responsibility for the present
a roIIcy IN municipal affairs In
p. " ~ Mayor Humes and the chief
shev were, he said, responsible
~ - man for their violation of
me city. he declared. was
~ " the shame.
ri 3S.~cssSs addressed large audience.
n part:
q v.ara ago this month Hon. An.
<zz 4 WHITE. ex-president of Corneil
"a United States minister to
nublIahed an article In the
- dine. In this article he told
||I .!., !zss,.s.sr nlainly.ti the city gov
49, a she United States we're the
.'S Chriefendom most expen-
49, ineficient and the most
"a ~ ten years Intervening have
" law attempts to purify city
~ n Il a startling fact that
1 M 1Sso> attempts have failed and
jfSvr have steadily proceeded from
SSrIe n most OF our large cit
n ANY smaller ones. A startling
Sccause the cities now DOM
~ country. City manners, city
~ ~ politics. the city press, are
asrS 11owerful And the condl-
~ 6rod,lce great cities and give
1or1hip are certain to continue.
4 3oloeo. an inevitable conclusion
~ must solve the problem OF
;S{ 6ogernYnen or fail among the
YE 4. chen, duty Of each and
'Sil1Ssn 10 DO his utmo.t to further
u rood government, a duty
n 4 citizen and minister, / seek
IN pafk, IN this sermon. wish
m ny creed on city government
"a to conditions now existing In
4 ~ City's Government.
~ article OF my creed Is this
~ government will be impossible
= realize that municipal govern
- matter OF business. nor Of par
Mics. The things we all want,
- CJttAcHas suSLi no SV,u stEcrtrs
onge, an abundant supply OF pure
E|Hn aelcIent IRE department, the
)ble public schools. and above all,
ogl and juBt enforcement of law
Nm nothing whatever to do with
61o1ona which divide political par
~ 4 impOseible to imagine az de-
1N Republican schools. Democratic
W Atlng, PopuIist pavements or
w fyklhition water works. Ten years
n White warned our people that
~ control Of great cities would
y ~ ~ end Of the chapter bad and
(ogernments, and who can deny
~ 70 the force of that warn
affirm It true that the peo-
~ J6gDonslble for the conditions they
~ for the conditions they con-
= fact unutterably sad that
Iu1t ooojority of cases where the
~ been fairly presented between
n law and order and a policy
II 70 vice and crime, the people
IN the latter. There IL q GER
1rs Of truth IN the saying that
ma Especially are the business
L. ~ eonmunity In tho highest de-
Gnolble, for commerce and man.
Uake the city and rule over
- ; score OF the leading busi-
y u Seattle were 20 call a mass
~ no direct the public indignation
measures, there Is no city ad-
IN that could Withstand for ten
juet demands of Seattle's busI-
Let the professional men. the
Dnisa6ions, the churches and all
y uAen and women unite In a
= opposition to fragrant vice and
IN fhnRu ta nj ~ In In
Viii not do his duty or give way
A&4)Ar man.
- Mayor Responsible.
u y Wish to teach also the doctrine
~ Responsibility. Our public OFF,
atizens. moreover, they are citi-
have undertaken certain duties !;
kevn free viii they have accepted
onAned responsibilities. They
and out among us as the living
mt OF law and order. The best
. dead-letter until II Is made
pfce BY brave and honest Off
(4nnot close the saloons of this
~ violating the plainest provi-
our city ordinances. cannot
gambling deus. every one of
INK business In violation OF the
cannot arrest the tide OF open
.oeless harlotry. nor can you.
~-feft " nv Will ttt ~ ttFHVtl~t-
" his own free will he sought the
~ honorable Office OF mayor of
-she city we like to call The
%AHy OF the Northwest He and
~ q police are responsible to God
TOT Violation OF official duty.
ufhf thing. The city Is shad-
tne shame OF open yiliainy. Our
TITS are In danger. even our
u business interests are. imper-
a A. hese honorable men look TO H.
|X-Peopie look 10 II as well.
IA MOI say In conclusion that we
s, s Wy and need imperatively.
~Nh what may be called a civic
g. Men who can forget the
..s.i r1sxuit OF money and pleasure
d SSnn 70 discharge the first duties
~ ~" To make this city fair
= 80 sneusa De part of our re-
AE sps the larger and better part
3G,n uAsst DAYS OF the anti-slavery
y~1S . -nen an hope OF justice and
L u ~ aeu lost great public meet
y ~ ,ss,.. " session, In which business
~ ks.t ,s',eians congratulated them
-. mat az last the hated aboli-
IA sn,need. sneering demand
IN - Ihahshging any man 10 admit
wionged TO the party OF fresJnn
sSs sturdy figure and a Voice
- ~ sttentlon was heard, Il am
IN stkef, and I am an ahalition-
"A 49, uetcnders any good cause
~ Ret each man OF us here
M an citizen OF .his brav.
J. &forc~ aM ~ such l stand for the
- 4 csssnt or law and the prcSer-
|zI Nv ~, 70 the end that our lib
10>S 80 'eSome license, and so be
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