The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-05

After weeks Of silence the political wire
! puilers who are manipulating the present
city campaign of reform have at last been
forced to come out into the open and de-
| fend the character of their leader and d.
rector, Gene Way, First ward politician.
single taxer ex-rumseller and gambler.
The boss has cracked his whip and his
party servants have sprung to do-his bid
ding. Heretofore content to fight in the
rear rank. though recognized as the abb
solute commander-in-chief Of the forces
of fusion, Gene Way has at last dis
carded his disguise and come to the front
as the recognized leader or the party OF
purity and reform. indorsed by its orators
from the platform as 'an honest man."
commanding the respect or the Christian
people OF the city Of Seattle
Saturday night at the Armory witnessed
the apotheosis OF the man who in former
campaigns submitted uncomplainingiy to
subordination for the good OF his political
followers There before large audience,
two OF the speakers of the evening. the
ex-Rev. Clark Davis and James Hamilton
Lewis. Haunted the record OF the sham
reforrncr as a gambler and dive keeper
in the face of respectabilIty and declared
him the peer In morality Of any present.
"From obscure SURROUNDINGS"
declared Col. Lewis. .he has
risen to where he commands the
respect of the Christian people
of Seattle"
~ have found him 70 he nm
honest man." asserted MIR. Davis.
.sHe seems to he struggling To
make an honest living. and what
ever hi. past, IL IN becomes the
!, Post-InteIiigencer to attack him."
EVIDENCE AGAINST WAY.
The right OF any man. no matter 20
what depths he may have descended. to
reform, is indlsputable, and were this the
position Of the leader of the reform forces
in Seattle today. every honest citizen
might well make II his duty to lend him
the helping hand. But there is abun-
dant evidence 10 the contrary.
1t is a matter Of common knowledge
among those In a position 90 know the
facts that Eugene w Way. alleged re-
former and alleged ex-gambler. Is at this
very moment interested In public gam
bling in Seattle, and that the bread he
cats and the clothes he wears are bought
and paid for with money that has come
20 his pockets over the gaming table.
Inc party OF WHICH tatAt way iS now
the publicly indorsed leader takes the
position that the gambler - q leech upon
the public, II is matter OF common
knowledge among the sporting element
that Gene Way Is a leech upon the gam.
hlers.
The statement is made by the
gamblers themselves that the
leader OF the reform party. tho
far
Cotterui for mayor, 10 deriving
a revenue from the Nicc hi. party
denounres.
Gene Way. as the people " Seattle
know. is one Of the owners % a small
weekly newspaper called the Herald The
publication Of the Herald was begun at
about the time the crusade against the
salaons on Second avenue was in pro.
gress During that crusade Editor Way,
the saluonkeepcr. devoted the columns
OF hts paper 20 the dsnunciation of the I
Second avenue saloons and az the coun-
cunen who by word act or deed opposed
tho ordinance introduced 20 bring about
their abolition.
NoT WORD AGAINST Gambling.
After the saloon question was settled
and tho ordinance had been defeated. +
Editor Way turned the batteries OF the F.
Herald upon other alleged enemies OF the /
public welfare. directing his attacks prin- I
clpauy toward the consolidated street 4
railway franchise. the pes1nS applying 4
for Il. and the counciinen who declared 4
themselves IN favor of the granting OF 4
any such franchise,
At the same time Editor Way ana not 4
cease his warfare against the liquor traf- /
nc. Early and late his pen has been busy 4
In the preparation of diatrtbcs upon the 1
ruruseIler and his vocation. At one time Z
he attempted 60 have his newspaper made /
the cficlal organ - the Anti-Saloon I
League in the crusade for tho closing ~ 4
saloons all day on Sunday and at clock 4
on week DAYS. This attempt on the part 4
OF Editor Way was kindly but firmly re- I
pulsed by the league.
But never, practically. from the date 81 Z
its first publication 90 the present moment I
has the voice OF Editor Way 10 his news F
uaper ever been seriously lifted against Z
omen gambling. The beauties Of the sin !
Gle tax the Herald has cxpoundcd week /
bv week The evils Of the liquor traffic /
1t has bewailed in columns. OF editorial 1
rninion The ALLEGED efforts Of grasplng
rnonopOlists to steal Seattle's street rail- !
WAYS from the people Il has made the /