The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-03
SEATTLE. WEDNESDAY, OCT. q.
An Unfit Candidate.

An Unfit Candidate.
A resume IN given in our news coli
unins this morning OF the official record
OF Mr.. Ut. Ronald. fusion candidate
for congress. An effort is being made
10 persuade the voters OF King county
60 support him. because he comes from
Seattle. No Seattle man should cast a
ballot for candidate whose elevation
10 office was 10 disastrous to this city,
and whose experience during his term
as mayor demonstrated so completely
his un1tness for responsibility. The
people Of other portions Of the state
may be less familiar with the facts.
and many voters have come to WASH
ington within the six years that have
eiapacd since the close Of the Ronald
administration OF unhappy memory. OF
these We ask careful study Of the
facts. that they may decide whether
this man 10 NJ to represent our great
commonwealth In the congress OF the
United States.
As private citizen. we have no
charges 10 make against Mr.. Ronald
AS public Official We charge him with
utter Incompetence. leading naturally
q the most incsleient and. In some re-
spccts. the most disgracefui municipal
reconciliation IN The history OF Seattle.
Mayor Ronald came into power with ev-
crything In his favor He was elected
BY the support OF good citizens OF all
parties, In the hope and with the prom
ise that our people would secure good
government. lie occupied. therefore,
position OF peculiar Independence. n
could not be said that he owed political
ohliga, lons TO any one. and the admin
is,ration which followed was. conse-
ouently, exactly what he chose 10 make
H. He might have made II memorable
for It's ability. integrity afAi fidelity TO
.the public interest. Instead Of that. Its
memory Ia one that he and his friends
would be xiad to wipe away.
From the beginning Mayer Ronald
appeared 10 conceive that his place was
something akin 60 THAI OF the ruler
Of Tammany's wlSwam. Personal ad
herence TO his political fortunes was
made the supreme test for even the
meanest positions In the municipal ssrv-
ipe Righ, aud left the heads fell Ex-
persence and good conduct counted for
nothing. II Was 60 be- Ronald Ad-
ministratlon In the Ssricsest sense Of
the term. and--it was. As u pregrcse
ga. every department was disorganized
ana reduced g the lOweat standard OF
Incompetence and lnefreiency. No iu-
terest was safe, % regard for the pub
Dc wyssd stayed his hand II WAS riot
~ fAyeritism removals without cause
ana appsas,msnss on grounds purely
personal and partisan The climax of
the scandal came when che rvhltc treas
Jury was loosed. Nna among shc few re-
usslnluw smeets q Hs asfagl,nE head
We sNHAA NAT ANAW vi atANNF fAtfAaAtls
Cor sam Of ueasy which be then
claimed had esgn borrowed from shv
treasurer personally and no, frem ,he
clty's fuuds
without u1alioe and without exaN-
Eeraglon We so down these facts, be-
cause IL Is the rlsh, OF tae publis 90
know them VITA pleasure We should
have kept silence as O. tnc unhappy
past Il Mr.. Renaid had been content to
aecepS his deserved retirement 90 the
walks u private uSe when be reap
pe~rr as q candidate for one 20 the
naost important offices In the sifs 81 the
people. when be presents himself 60
tie state and asks tRe people 60 send
min as their representative Go wash
spgSon. the truth should and must ana
VIII be told, II Is misfortune % Sc
attic that he should have been even
nominated for tails position. Il would
be "a misfortune 70 the state to have