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The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11
POLITICAL POT-P|E

George Piper, the erstwhile Republican boss OF Sc
atte has succeeded in getting himself into very bad
odor with the King County Young Mems Republican
club as result of which the club will, in all probabil-
ity, be used in the future the fgurave head OF
his late highness Butng in the of Georges
downfall 1t about in this wise: For several
weeks the leaders of that faction of the Republican
party in King county, which faithfully followed Harold
Preston to defeat at Olympia last winter has been cast
ing it's eyes about for a suitable to put up as
candidate for the Republican nomination for mayor
Up the present time the party in King county has
appeared to be pretty thoroughly in the hands OF the
Van de Vanter tribe and the late followers of Preston
had begun to fear that would be necessary for them
to hold their while they voted at the approaching
city election provided they desired to vote the Repub
can ticket On this account they have been casting
about very diligently for suitable candidate for that
office.
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

very conspicuous aspirant for the office of auditor
may develop strong opposition from certain quar-
ters if he is not careful, said knowing We have
plenty of good Republicans competent for that office
whose antecedents have always been Republican, and
not Democratic, this particular individuals history
has developed by little quiet inquiry and if any Re
publican is timorous to this person s strength, he
need not be backward, for there few who know
him to have been very strong supporter of exPresi
dent Cleveland particularly in the state of Oregon the
last time the latter ran and for the sake of the office
he covets he is Republican.
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

in rendering almost anything in the line of promises
to all who credulous enough to swallow them, and
to begin with have directed their attention to the
didacy of George Lampng for sheiff and at work
in attempting to split the south district in this
county King), which has hitherto been solidy, po
tcaly, and are willing to sdetrack Charley Reed
the present superintendent of the reformaory at Che
halls, for any they may name Scandinavian pre-
ferred, in that his predecessor, 'Westendorf,'
leading representative of that race and having
dawned upon their minds that that element was no
silent factor, politically and most egregous
perpetrated in his removal, especially for pot
ca weakling Reed, which these two scions
in the main responsible for, and in order to carry out
their SCENE, something must be done to regain this lost
prestige and Reed must go, if they expect to win,
and again through certain henchmen at work
deavoring to convert the Young Mems Republican
Club into a combine to still further their ends But
you just remember this, Mr. Pie-maker, that if
Piper or Charley Dalton think we are not next they
will have travel in faster automobile than the
they are now riding in to hoodwink u.s.
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

Desperate, indeed, the allies of the late Piper'
regime said leading Republican to the Pie-maker
few evenings since at prominent hostlery down town.
'Do you know that George Piper still yearns to
the political machine of King county, and that he and
the Prophet of nwaco the gentleman who directs the
policy of Governor Mcbride of Olympia, have
muned together with view to delivering the delega-
ton to the next Republican state convention from
Seattle to Mcbride, and open and above board
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

at the foot of large HILL and in of this site being
selected (Which by the way, is the most centrally
placed particularly with reference to the residents Of
the Fifth and Seventh wards), that in the event of
trouble, that the enemy could go top of the hill and
roll rocks down and demolish it, Why? Mr. Pie
maker did you ever hear such argument? ''Why,
do you think want fort? We want
ory consistent with the needs of the city well the
for public gatherings and where these bold
rors get their ideas from it is indeed mystery Seattle
does not anticipate invasion from foreign enemy
and if it is ivaded, especially in these times the
armory will not be the point attacked unless possibly
the parsans of these redoubtabe soldiers storm it
in behalf of their respective candidates. for sheriff and
clerk, that will be all.
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

Hon. Samuel H. Piles, the we'll known attorney and
politician, who went to his old home in Kentucky some
three months ago for short vacation that he might
recuperate in health has returned to Seattle, and is
much improved by his visit. The many friends of Mr..
Piles have warmly welcomed him back to his home and
he has already taken hold of his accumulated work
with vengeance. 1t will be remembered that Mr.
Piles active candidate for the selection of him
self by the next legislature for United States
ator from this state and it is believed by politicians
that the death of the late amented Ed. S. Hamilton
has greatly improved his chances in that direction.
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11
GREATER SEATTLE EDITION.

To the Public:
after taUo months continuous work laying
the foundation for the issuing of Christmas
Holiday Edition of The Seattle Republican,
the management hereof feels sufficiently aOdr-
ranted IN announcing at this time that enough
has been accomplished to guarantee its success
beyond expectation. Regardless of the fact
that eight other aceekly and daily papers will
issue holiday editions on or about the same
time, nevertheless The Seattle Republican a0iI
be the edition of editions that you OiW qOant to
send to yOur friends at q distance If yOu desire
to advertise the Queen iCty and at the same
time send them a pleasant Souvenir of yoaN'-
self and business associates. The edition WaII
contain the faces of FIVE HUNDRED Vell-
knoaCm persons IN Seattle, q0laich will be print
ed ON the finest as oOeW as most unique paper
eVer used by any publication IN the West, and
the press WOrk and makeup will be as good as
artists can turn out The strong feature about
our Greater Seattle Edition will be the pre-
semtatiom of Seattle as 1t eilI be IN fen short
gears, and, best of all, this presentation I'M
brief, terse manner, LITERALLY imterspersed with
the faces of those men aOho are first and fore
most IN making 1t Greater Seattle. In patr-
chasing, either for yourself or some one else,
1t IS but natural that you purchase the best
article that the amount of money set aside for
SAID purchase a0iW get, therefore do not over-
look the fact that The Seattle Republicans
Greater Seattle Edition, which a0iW be sold for
the same as the other publications, aUiW be
hundred times more pleasing and satisfactory
than any or all of the others. The Edition
aoiU be all a0rupped and ready for mailing by
not later than December 18th, IN plenty of time
to reach amy point IN the United States by
Christmas.
THE SEATTLE REPUBLICAN,,
Main 305, Il. w. Denny Building.
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

gentleman prominently interested in affairs of this
city remarked to the Pie maker That the site for the
armory causing large amount of discussion,
and of the locations offered that the lot the
of Boren and Howell avenue, seemed to be the
of much worriment particularly to Col Lamping and
Capt Will D. Ingls of the National Guard. 'They,"
said the informant ARE advancing argument
against this location that the site in question is just
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

Second ward Republicans badly mixed as Kill
kenny cats said resident of that ward Do you know
that nearly every evening a combine is formed
to select proper representative for councilman at the
ensuing election to succeed the present occupant Kst
ler? Why? There's the Jaffe faction, purported to
be three hundred strong They met Sunday afternoon
and want the former nominated, and Ben Williams
heads another clique for similar honors Kister has
his compact also, but to be frank, don't believe any
of them stand show against conservative candi-
date Dr. Pepper and while this trio above mentioned
making lively skirmsh will land the latter in
spite of them said he he parted from the Piemaker
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

No one need lose any sleep about Senator German
and his attempt to make the Negro question issue
in the Presidential campaign next year. 1t is two
edged sword and the South knows it, and they not
going to lay themselves liable to retaliation which
threatens the loss of than they could possibly gain
under most favorable conditions Chi
cago.
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

Sixth ward aspirants not very numerous for
councilman aside from the present incumbent Arnold
Zbiden prominent business and realty owner in
the ward is the only avowed aspirant and his chances
are considered good
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

The Forum need not waste itself away in giving
glowing accounts to the conspcuosy of Piper'' and
few others being the whole thing in King county
There are others.
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

Alderman James is said to be making quiet recon-
noiter also for the mayoralty George Piper it is
mored has his campaign in hand
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

While Mayor Humes will not openly announce his
candidacy again for the mayoralty yet it is pretty well
understood that he is for it is said that meeting to
that end held in his interests days ago and
the feasibility of his running again discussed.
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

Tis bruited about that secret movement is on foot
headed by few disgruntled spirits to inaugurate
club, whose sole object will be to purge the Augean
stables politically speaking, and put up ticket at the
next municipal convention of entire material They
claim to be half thousand strong with headquarters
in one of the eastern precincts of the Sixth ward where
the chief macontent resides and what they won't do
is a caution, that is to hear them tell it.
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

The talk of Chief Sullivan resgning is rotten that
it is shame to waste cold type on it, but should he
do so and E. W. Melse be appointed to succeed him.
he, Melse, would last just thirty seconds chief
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

Harry j. Lea, of he most sterling of the younger
members of the Republican party whose candidacy is
well known for the county cerkship is fast develop
ing strength from quarters unexpected and will prove
a foe worthy of any opponents steel when the next
convention meets, said admrer of his recently
You know Harry had it the last time but
'Piper threw him down, and got nipped himself and
his friends know that, and augmented by opponents
of anything that savors of FPiperism," why Harry
has splendid prospects of success"
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

After much consideration and many conferences
among the leaders of the Preston faction man who
appeared to have the necessary qualifications de-
cded upon Then the question arose. how would be the
best way to bring his before the public For half
the battle consists in getting properly placed in the
first announcement of ones candidacy. After
musng it agreed that the candidate decided
upon was a strong and popular member of the Young
Mems Republican club it would be first class idea to
have his first suggested in that organization, and
to have the newspaper OF it based upon
that fact So certain of the leaders in the club
approached the matter and the plan seemed to be
making progress when Piper made his forcefu entrance
upon the scene He cautiously informed friend of his
who reporter of the Seattle daily papers that
that there threatened uprising among the young
Republicans of Seattle and in pressing the subject the
reporter asked whether Piper was the leader OF the
movement. Piper cleverly evaded the question, and
when the story appeared prominently displayed he was
exploited Moses leading the young Republicans of
Seattle out of the wilderness-Spokane Spectator
The Seattle Republican., 1903-12-11

Ex-senator Wilson stopped over in Spokane, on his
way East long enough to throw little bombshe into
the camp of the old anti Wilson forces He is report
ed to have said that neither Mr. Happy Mr. Moore
Mr. Ridpath be nominated for governor The
ex-senator possesses powerful political weapon In
the Post -Intelligencer He is tenacious fighter 1t
his opponents found his steel uncomfortable when
single handed he grappled with them what must they
expect when he speaks daily to a quarter of million
readers-Wnston's Weekly.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
A NEW REFORM MOVEMENT.

George Fred Williams of Massachu-
sets, who took such a prominent part
in the two Bryan campaigns, has
started a new reform movement. A
league will be formed embracing men,
bers of all political parties, each men,
Der to work inside his own party for
the furtherance of certain ideas. The
platform is in line with the principal
planks of the peoples party, embrace
ing the following articles of faith:
''First, direct legislation, or the
right of the people at the polls to vote
laws or veto legislation.
''second, the ownership by the peo-
pie of all public utilities.
'Third, a restriction upon the power
of judges in equity to take the liberty
of the citizen without trial by jury"
AS far as it goes that platform is
certainly as populistic as the Omaha
platform itsolf. The last plank is of
course q part of the Chicago platform
OF the democratic party, but the popu-
lists believe in that as: thoroughly as
Ia the other planks. Williams claims
that prominent members of both the
old parties have endorsed the plat.
form. The leayen of popuHsm is ex-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17

erting its influence, even If the party
is disorganized. It is very doubtful
if the new league will be able to infu-
ence either of the old parties to take
up the reforms suggested, but it can
not fail to spread those ideas and pre-
pare the ground for party that will
gather all the reformers in an organi-
cation that will finally be victorious.
The majority of the American voters
today believe in the three p'anks given
above, but they lack an organization
to make their wishes effective.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17

Mayor Rose of Milwaukee has start
ed movement to purchase 10000 tons
of British anthracite coal, which will
be sold to the people of that city at
actual cost. Prominent citizens of the
city have signed an indemnity bond,
on which the banks will advance the
necessary money. A committee of
citizens has been selected to have
charge of the distribution. Some OF
the coal dealers tried to get on that
committee, but Mayor Rose prevented
them, feeling that they would hinder
the work instead of aiding it.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
A WORD TO OUR FRIENDS.

We ask our friends throughout the
state to say kind word for the TRi8-
UNE. Ask your friends to send in trial
for publication. The reform movement
in Minnesota is going to live. There
is no doubt about that. We must have
a medium for the exchange Of ideas.
and one that will advocate the princi-
pies Of the peoples party. Push the
circulation Of the TRIBUNE. As you
you can to dispei ignorance. There is
no greater foe of political reform than
ignorance. Do not delay.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
There is not the slightest doubt that

There is not the slightest doubt that
the enlightened public sentiment of the
whole country, so far as it has been
awakened and has found expression in
the press and through labor 0rganiZa-
tons and associations of business men,
demands the repeal of these loose joint
ed and evil laws and demands that the
public lands shall be reserved for those
who will go upon them and build homes
and in good faith live upon them.
There is no doubt that the people Of
the country are with the president in
his recommendation that these laws
shall be repealed.
But the interests which are proiting
and have for years been profting by
the fraud and perjury through which
the people of this country are being
robbed Of their birthright in the public
lands are politically strong in the west,
especially in the grazing states, where
millions upon millions of acres of the
richest land the sun ever shone upon,
lacking only irrigation to TEEN with
fertility, are passing into the hands of
great grazing "outfts" when they
should be preserved for the men of this
generation and those to come after US
who will want them for homes.
These frauds have been enormously
stimulated by the passage of the ma
tional irrigation act and by the hope in
the minds of the spectators who are
stealing the lands that they will be
made more valuable by government ex-
penditures under this act.
The raids upon the public lands have
become an appalling epidemic of fraud
and perjury.
They threaten to destroy the possibil-
ity of achieving the benefcent objects
of the national irrigation act.
The frauds by which these evils are
being accomplished are so monstrous,
the perjury that accompanies the fraud
is so barefaced, the facts are so no.
torious, the results are so disastrou to
the whole people of the country, that it
is almost beyond human belief that
congress should not put stop to it in
this present session.
And yet it is not only probable, it is
almost certain that congress will ig-
more the recommendations of the presi-
dent and that nothing will be done in
this session to stop the spoliation Of
the public domain unless some way
can be found to impress upon the
minds of members of congress and i'm
press 1t on them so positively and forcf-
bly, as to completely overcome the cum
ming schemes of delay which will be
concocted by the spectators that the
people of the country demand action
and prompt action and action in this
session of congress and that they will
brook no delay.-Maxwell' Talisman.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
THE PEOPLES LAND.
OUR CHlLDRENS HOMES TAKEN BY
FRAUD AND PERJURY.
The Paid Attorneys of the Plumber
ers Laugh In Our Faces and Tell Us
We Can Do Nothing-It Is Time to
Stir Up Congress.

Every labor orga nization in the Unit
ed States, every commercial and manu-
facturers' association, every patriotic
citizen who wishes to save the peoples
heritage in the public lands from
spoliation, every friend of the national
irrigation movement who wants to pre-
vent the public lands FROM being stolen
by SPECTATORS and land grabbers be-
fore they can be reclaimed for actual
settlers, should write at once, without
days delay, to their senators and rep
resentatives in congress, urging the re-
peal in this session Of congress of the
desert land law and the communication
clause of the homestead act
The public domain will soon be gone
unless the stupendous frauds of the
land grabbers and spectators who are
stealing it are stopped and stopped
without delay.
We talk Of retaining the public
lands for settlers, and the people of the
United States are cOmplacently con-
graduating themselves on the inaugu-
ration of a great national policy which
will create millions of happy American
homes on the arid public lands through
the building of great irrigation works
for their reclamation by the national
government
Have we bitten into a Dead sea ap-
pie?
Will it all end in nothing?
Will the people sit idly and supinely
by and watch their hopes and expecta-
tons Of the great national benefits
which would result from creating op-
portunites for millions of our people to
get homes on the public lands vanish
like mirage as we approach it, while
the public lands upon which those
hopes are based are stolen from under
their very eyes by fraud and perjury
under the iniquitous desert land law
stead act and the timber and stone act
President Roosevelt has recommend
ed to congress in his annual message
that the desert land act, the commuta-
ton clause Of the homestead act and
the timber and stone act be immediate
ly repealed.
Will congress do it?
It is very doubtful, unless a wave of
public Indignation sweeps over the
country and finds voice in the press and
becomes so strong that it will rouse
eastern members Of congress from their
apathy and Indifference to this great
subject
A few days ago we'll known land
attorney in Washington ridiculed the
idea that there was any possibility OF
getting any bill for the repeal of these
dangerous laws through the commit
tee on public lands of the house OF
representatives.
Was he right?
Events will determine.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17

Are you reading Hinrichsen's twelve
chapters on practical politics? A thor
ough knowledge of how campaigns are
conducted will harm no good citizen.
Guerilla warfare may be the only
course open to reformers at times, but
before sweeping and potent victory
for public rights as against the en-
Gro achments of special privileges can
be won there must come organization
and disci pline.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
Milo Was q GluttOn.

Milo, the famous athlete Of ancient
Greece (born 500 B. c., was victor at
both the Olympic and Pythian games
for six times in succession. On one oc-
casion he ran four miles with an OK on
blow of his first and then ate the entire
carcass in one day. An ordinary meal
for this gluttonous Titan was twenty
pounds of bread, twice that much meat
and fifteen pints of wine.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-17
A CHANGE OF PUBLIC SENTIMENT.

The radicalism of yesterday Is the
conserv atism of today. The majority
of mankind is always ready to oppose
any new idea aud to persecute Or ridi-
cule it's advocates. But truth is might
Ter than prejudice, and if the idea is
true it will finally be recognized. We
have strong illustration of this at
present. When thepeoples party some
ten years ago promulgated it's idea of
government owership of railroads,
how the conservatives Of that day did
heap ridicule, sarcasm, scorn and vi
tuperation over those fanatics" who
dared propose anything so revolution
airy. From the brainiest advocates of
private monopoly down to the most
brainless crossroad politician denun-
Citations of the most virulent kind were
hurled at the "wild-eyed, long haired,
SOLDERING populsts,' as Senator
Knute Nelson so beautifully expressed
it. Lunacy and populism were synon-
ynous terms with most people. In
fact, up in Otter Tail county one of the
more radical populist editors was
really sent to the insane asylum,
though they failed to keep him there.
Who would have thought that ten
years after that time prominent repub-
licans and democrats, men who had
been as active in denouncing US as
any, would be calmly talking of not
only government ownership of rail-
roads but of public utilities in gener-
al? Yet such is the fact today. The
dangers we foretold have confronted
the entire people quicker than most of
us anticipated. Suffering and depri-
walton are great stimulators of
thought. When the coal combine
brought the whole nation face to face
with the awful power for evil possessed
by private monopoly, then there was a
loud call for something more effective
than what either of the old parties had
to offer. Then the people of every
walk Of life remembered the teachings
of the despised populists; they began
to think seriously of them and soon
recognized the fact that in that direc-
ton lay safety for the people. So
overwhelming is this demand becom-
ing that even in congress some of the
leaders are cody proposing to investi-
gate whether the situation demands
that the nation shall seize all the coal
mines and lines of transportation. It
is no longer an insane idea to be COM
batted in every way; it is only a ques-
ton whether the stu alton is as yet bad
enough to demand such action. This
is an open acknowledgement that when
the necessity is recognized the remedy
shall be applied.
"The darkest hour is just before the
dawn" In the present darkness we
c an now begin to perceive the glimmer-
ings of the dawn of better day for
humanitV