The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-03-22

for their efforts. Il am not prepared
to say just now what will be the next
step Of the league" said prominent
member of the order, ''but there is
one thing certain, you and the gener-
al public can rest assured, that it will
not leave a stone unturned to see
that the laws are enforced to the let
ter Mayor Humes admitted to the
committee that waited upon him
that he had been appealed to by a
certain woman in this city interested
in the slot machine to allow the same
to run, as it meant a thousand dol
lars a month to her, and, if he would
consent not to have any of the ma
chimes disturbed, it would mean So
day on every machine that was OPP
Grated for the chief of police, to use
as he saw fit On this basis, if there
is one hundred machines operating
in this city at present it would mean
5000 per day for the chief Of police,
| which amount he could distribute
among the rank and file of men as
pleased him best. These machines
are running, and they are running
unmolested. The natural and only
conclusion is that $4,000 is being
paid over either to the chief or to
some one who represents him for dis
tribution among the gang. VIII the
people stand it, is the question"
Public patronage, properly WELD
ed, is power in the politics of any
state in this Union Of states, and,
when that patronage is in the hands
of governor, as it is in the most Of
the states, he has a most powerful
leverage, which he can use very ad-
vantageously toward making the
balance of the state officials of the
same political faith as himself. A
number Of disgruntled Republicans
at the polls last fall defeated Hon.
j. M. Frink for governor Of this
state, who is and was one Of the most
conscientious Republicans that was
ever nominated by a Republican con-
vention, for no other reason than
because they could not use him as
one of their plant tools, and elected
John r. Rogers in lieu thereof, who
is one Of the worst demagogical
Democrats and political jugglers that
this or any other state has ever seen,
perhaps, with the bare exception of
South Carolina, which state boasts Of
Ben Tillman. 1t was an awful
weapon to put in an enemys hand.
The election Of John R. Rogers by
the Republicans placed in his hands
vast amount of state patronage,
which he is now using with a most
telling effect toward making the
state Democratic in politics, and
especially to the extent of guarantee
ing the reelection to the United
States senate George Turner, who,
by the way, is the prince Of political
tricksters Of the United States. Sen
ator Turner has belonged to every
political party which has been or
ganized since 1856. He has been a
candidate for some kind Of a position
at the hands Of every one Of them.
He is now holding the United States
senatorship from this state as a Dem
ocrat, but was elected as a Populist.
He is anything, politically speaking,
to get an office, and will resort to any
kind Of political chicanery to be re
elected to the United States senate.
AS said above Gov. Rogers is US
ing the gubernatorial patronage with
no other view than that of electing
enough Democratic members to the
next legislature to assure the re-elec-
ton of Senator George Turner, and
as has repeatedly been said in these
columns, the Ankeny faction of the
Republican party in this state seem
to be side partners to the deal.
Wherever Gov. Rogers has to appoint
a Republican, as the law points out,
he is careful that such Republican be
publicly known as an avowed An
keny man, and furthermore that
such Republican in his judgment
bolted the Republican ticket last
year and vote for him for governor
instead of the regular Republican
nominee, Hon. J. NJ. Frink. But be
it understood the Pie-maker is not
complaining as to who Gov. Rogers
appoints to office, as it is no concern