The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-30

Ths Cost u ! Machine.

the Cost ~ ! Machine.
An opportunity h given to the public
today 70 rebuke the turning Of . NUM-
cipaI government Into = political ma
china, Just ~ the opportunity has bsen
given % Il to learn. by study Of
~ Facts. how compiete and offensive
~ hasn this conversion. In March
Inst Mayor Humes was re-elected, on
: psomiss to give Seattle : fair ana de-
eent administration. No unreasonable
Or extrsme pledges were asked or CIV
~; but the people were told that due
protection would be given to them, and
that crime would be chased To it, hid
mr. places and forbidden to flourish In
immunity.
Then came the project TO slate Mayor
Hunsss - candidate for the govern
CreAip, u suit The plans Of the SANG
thst y malsinG life ana death strug-
~ - ssvve IT, master and TO save its
own occupation. From the moment
thst NJ accepted this profRer. Seattle
practically cesaed 20 have : municipal
government. livery man who could be
inA4e 70 fssi or TO fear the weight of
she executive hand haA hia orders 70
turn In and drill Tho moving force,
the compact center ~ the Humes cam
paign hrs bssn the Representatives Of
tha city government. whose ordinary
duties have fallen into allegiance while
they worked 10 help carry ths pri-
maries.
For weeks and months the police
force has been turned Into . working
corps for Mayer Hiumss IN that time
crimes have bscn committed boldly.
from housebreakins 10 murder. with
little or no success In the work OF de-
lection and punishment. Detectives
and patroimen cannot do campaign
work and ferret out criminals at the
same time. Moreover. the lawbreaker
who can show that he IL Tn a position
q bring votes for the favorite candi-
dste has strong claim upon the sus-
pension Of Judgment Of those who
should land him behind the bars.
Wherever there IL calling or an In
interest that could be lerrorised by q
threat Of severity. or persuaded by a
promise Of mildness. Inducements have
boon offered to 81, One Of the most ia
grant eases Of this abuse has been run
70 earth by the acknowledgement ana
thr evidence OF u exposed By an ae-
tnai count there are more than 100 Of
tho gambling devices known AZ slot
machines In Seattle: not the machines
that pay in trade, which are licensed.
but these which pay money. From
these a monthly One OF tss each il sup
posed 70 be collected. and Is collected
when II suits the authorities to he In
cxorahls, This would give a monthly
revenue az at least ssssno 10 the city.
Recelpss Of si,soo only are dlsooyerahle
or ON record. What has become u the
differences, no enc knows Hut enc of
two things has happened Either these
anes were collected hy the authorities
or they we're not n they were. what
has become Of them, aimee there IL no
record tina, they ever reached the pab-
Bio treasury TX they were not col
lected. what Is the rvasans What Is
she disbursement FOR reaslttlng the rns
Go favored individuals, Wilde others net
close 60 the powers that be are com
PEELED To payg
From the ievytHg " huge assess
meats upon forbidden occupations tn
the lower districts 10 the brow bestiag
Of employees ana the registration of
fsremsn at their engine houses Instead
81 their homes, no agency Of municipal
eompGiston has heen neglected II L.
q repellans story. bat IL relates the
coat TO the people az a political ma
chine. Such is the price that must be
paid TOR the maintenance ~ rims %
which the interests Of King county
are as precious as those Of the worm
are 10 the fisherman when he fhrasts
a sauirmsng and reluctant upon his