The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-29
munscipai housekeeping Season.

All over the country the people Of the
large cities are endeavoring 10 set their
AFFAIRS IN order and 10 secure better
enforcement OF the iaxs. u Is the sp-
prop-iate time for such work. During the
strenuous months or national campaign,
local issues are pushed into the back
ground The semi-criminsl element. all
that lives by violation OF the law or col
iarien Or authority. purchases auiet with
promises o, political support Thus the
bounds Of license are extended. and many
cities ind themselves after election In
,urea In bushes. and in credit by the
deplorable iaxiiy OF the laws
In New York the crusade was opened
by Bishop Potter. and win probably be
kept up uotn the next election decides
whether Tammanyss rule IL TO continue.
In Chicago the civic federation has been
moving to secure some control OF the
desperadoes that throng there. Mime
apolis and ~. Pau are endeavorinr to
enforce ordinances IN control OF the So
called swine rooms'' that have brought
them both 20 shame. In Denver a mass
meeting protests against the liberty al
lowed 10 gamblers. saioonke~pers and
others II h a time OF municipal house,
cleaning: srd the cities OF this country
cannot employ the coming year better
than In securing . real instead OF sham
form OF government.
Among them all there II none that
needs reform more urgently than Seattle.
There are more criminals In the larger
centers but probably no city in the
United States surpasses us IN crime NJ
compared with population. as there IL GER
tainiy none where vice Is permitted 70
dictate 20 unrrservediy lie own terms to
the community. The effects OF this we
are feeling IN many ways There IL uni
versai alarm over the insecurity Of life
and property. There r. universal indig-
natien over the free field allowed to all
the agencies Of EVIL. TO all who prefer 70
break the laws for profit. 20 the dts
tricss and thu interests which foster
crime IN iss srowfs and provide IL with
safe asylum when Il has reached a
stage Of DANGEROUS activity
Ne ose car blame the desperation OF
r<cple Who believe in Law and order when
they se~ their city turned over helpless
10 Shomsoevsr chooses 10 perpctrate out
fsae upon her. II IL crime against cv-
cry interest. material and moral. I,
threatens prosperous business growth.
Just a. II ssps character. In all the his.
tory ~ this world there has been no such
shinx as violating the rules % conduct
without punishment. The drunkard. the
hh~riine. the liar may escape Cor a time.
but insxnrshie nature ensorres her penal
TIES whatever man may do. n IL not
ainersss 9TH the community. It's escape
may be a 'li,le more prolonged than that
Of the Individual b.n !, ~sn pay the price
eventually. inst AZ certainly as the sewer.
ing OF an artery, 10 neglected. wn csuse
death. Tsinxs are happentas here that
mean as much to Us as sAe remossi az
railroad from out city or the faxlnx Of
some Of tts great mercantile ssia nlssh-
menta TO The xreand, WIN the people
ismsiy tolerate a non-adminissrasioa Of
tho laws that LEAFS nowhere hui 70 ruth.
ssr me fsvor q men a. trnly outlaws a.
tae@r WIN ARE b~isw aanssa - their
death IN she iaasIes At the paslpsinesf
The party connected with tire plot 20
assasxinste fasd Roberto was made us
q ialsana, Greeks aaa Frsuehman
last what reason these people Hssy have