The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29
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Where Does tho Money Come From?
The opposition to Senator Trink has
put into King county since this fight
bsgan more money than would be en-
pioyed ordinarily In the conduct Of a
state campaign. Not by thousands.
but BY tens Of thousands are the
amounts estimated. In every precinct
money can be had for the asking. The
opposition managers are lavish enough
In promises; they have pledged some
once to pretty nearly every man whom
they have approached for assistance
Important state positions have been
promised to laboring men. in the hope
Of deluding them. 1t Is no exaggsra-
tion to say that every post. high or
low. withIssthe gift OF state and coun-
~ administration, has been solemniy
guaranteed to hundred different men
IN King county.
But the campaign 10 not conducted on
prUmisss sione. There 10 money to be
had. and plenty Of It. A man has only
70 ssk In order to get what he wants.
and there h no penuricusnsss about the
outgiving. n anybody at work on that
side feels that he has not been dealt
with generously. the fault lies with his
own modesty. For never have the sin
ews Of war. the actual cash, been more
plentiful or more freely circulated. II
h one OF the shameful features OF this
attempt to control King county In the
interest OF outside candidates that the
use Of money on the most liberal scale
has been from first TO last principal
reliance.
In the interest OF political decency
a. well ms political Independence. we
ask. where has this money come FROM
II Is q question that every voter should
ask himself. ana he should be satisfied
that there is a satisfactory answer be-
fore he casts his ballot at the primaries.
II Mayor Humes has contributed this
vast campaign fund. then the question
involved Is merely moral one. Dis
approving totally AZ we do OF any such
use OF money 10 carry an election. we
could bring home to him only the same
rebuke that the country has admins
tered TO Clark OF Montana. hut unless
his circumstances are widely different
from what they are commonly report )
ed. the total worldly possessions OF
Mayor fiumes ARE but small fraction
of the amount used against Senator
Frink In King county. The same holds
true OF Mr.. Guile. II Il not easy to con
eeise that he should have contributed
. sum 90 immense. or that he should
have turned II over 20 the advancement
OF the particular interests OF Mayor
Humes We think " fairly certain that
no considerable portion OF the money
that has been passing SO prodisaly
from hand TO hand IL the personal gigt
Of the candidates against Senator
Frink.
Thus We come to the main question
From some source this great corrup.
ton fund was obtained. nld /, come
from Levi Anksnyf II II did. then no
man who values his seif-rcspeci. no
man 10 whom political deeeney Is more
than an empty name can afford TO nght
shoulder 10 shoulder Vita gasoale King
county has right 70 protest against
such invAsien. II our voters are net
10 have even the poor privilege Of man
aging their own ariirs n popular elee-
tions are 20 he rendered tarce IN this
county by the presence os a generous
sack and an invitation 70 step up and
be srihed. let Us abolish them alto
ssther ana give hili OF sale Of the
county 10 the highest cash bidder
IT, on the other hand this money is
an assessment, levied upon the vioiators
OF the law. II mans crime and woman $
shame have dropped their polluted
coins into this treasury OF infamy. shall
not our manhood rise In hot rebellion
against III VIII the men Of King eonn-
~ suffer such dlshonor without pro-
tsstY wm they advertise to the state
ana che word that this proud city Is