The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1902-11-25

Spasmodic efforts have heretofore been
made to accomplish this, but for the
first time since my residence in this city
gambling has been practically sup
pres sed for a period of six months. 1t
has been difficult matter to inaugurate
this movement, and still more difficult
one to enforce and maintain it but the
wisdom of this course, think, has been
demonstrated by the fact that during
the last state fair and the last hop pick
ing season, when all gambling was sup
pressed practically no lawlessness or
disorder existed in the city; whereas in
previous years at these times, when
gambling was carried on without re-
straint, state of lawlessness existed
that at times aroused public Indignation
to such an extent as to provoke discus
sion of organizing vigilance committee
to drive the lawless element from the
city
81 make no effort to shift the burden
of doing this onto the shoulders of other
officers, thus dividing the responsibility
but unequiyOcally state that | shall if
elected continue to suppress it.
Second: | favor the continued en-
torcement of the ordinance providing
for the closing of the saloons at mid
night; this ordinance has been enforced
since its passage and all of the saloons
have complied with the provisions there
Of
Third: l am strongly in favor of the
policy inaugurated during the present
! administration, of granting no saloon
licenses on Yakima avenue, except it be
in regularly conducted hotels. This
policy has placed our city in a class by
q oft I inly
meets with general approval.
'These matters are of vital interest to
the community and | have tried to set
forth my position so that it may be sus-
ceptible of no misinterpretation or mis-
understandings. However the policies
referred to have been in force for some
time, and nothing new is suggested in
them.
''The matter of the greatest import to
the city at the present time, is its sani-
tary condition and the necessity for
drainage and extension of our sewer
system; for some time past, the present
city government has been engaged in
devising ways and means to bring about
these results, and my chief object in
again permitting my name to be used as
candidate for the office of mayor, has
been to continue the work that has now
reached its initial stage and to carry it
on to a successful issue
"The public health should be our first
consideration and we should stop at
nothing short of establishing a condition
that will insure it; the plan now being
formulated, contemplate the extension
of the sewer system practically over the
entire city, and the placing of drainage
tubes in the sewer trenches, where they
are needed to relieve the city of the ever
growing flow of ground water that is
gradually rising to the surface, and that
is constant and ever increasing menace
to the good health of the community;
this movement does not contemplate so
much, the drainage OF easements as it
does the entire removal of all surface
water and that is which is near the sur
face and rising year by year, insidiously
threading the public health and justify
ing the prophesy that an epidemic may
sweep over our city at any time if this
condition is permitted to continue.
1t is surprising that the public con-
science has not been aroused to greater
extent to the absolute necessity of rem
edying existing conditions in this re-
spect. As to street and other improve
ments, | need only to point to my record
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this office. In general way may say
that, if elected, shall make every eff
fort to administer the affairs of the city
in such manner and with such de-
gree of economy as is consistent with its
rapid growth and upbuilding and con-
tinued prosperity"
Mr.. Shaw when approached said: 81
do not care to make any statement as to
where l stand, for the convention that
nominated me made no platform My
position on all matters is pretty gen.
orally known, having served on the city
council There are no strings attached
to me, and | shall pursue, if elected,
such course on all matters as l deem to
the best interests of the city. AS a
councilman, l tried to do my duty, and
am willing to stand or fall on the record
made.
MIR. Hickman, nominated on the Tax
payers ticket from the First ward, stated