The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-10

DuTsJ Oh applause from the SeVefal nun
dred voters present that it was quite a
few minutes before he could be heard
When he did get a chance to speak there
followed concise statements that apparent
ly met the approval Of his auditors, for the
speaker was constantly interrupted by Wig
orous hand-clapping and shouts of That's
right" "Good!" "You bet that's so!''
With reference to the campaign Mr.
Campbell said that what made it necessary
for him to come before the people as he
did was the fact that two of the city
papers had purposely kept from the people
the facts in regard to conditions at the
city hall. They had endeavored to make
the people believe that the city was run
ming behind financially. Another lie that
had gone about, he said, was that the
city would soon be paying its employees
with time checks instead of cash.
''That is not the way it was done yes
terday,," said the mayor. Everybody was
paid in cash, and there is lots more where
that came from.
"And I will tell you something else"
the speaker continued. "You are indebted
to the new paper, The Times, for the
fact that you will have more money in
the treasury than you would if it had
not come here, because that paper is
publishing the charter amendments for 20
cents an inch, and you would have had to
pay the News and Ledger 55 cents an
inch for the same work"
Mr.. Campbell then briefly stated facts
which showed that during the past four
years the water and light rates had been
reduced, the taxes lowered and the city
put on sound basis financially. He also
related an instance showing how the re
duction in electric light rates by the city
had forced the gas company to reduce its
rate from 50 thousand feet to $l,50.
In regard to the wages of city laborers,
Mr.. Campbell said
"When | came into office four years ago
the city was paying hard times wages.
City laborers were working ten hours day
and we were paying them Sl.50 a day.
Transfers for the same number of hours,
were getting $l.65. We gradually raised
the wages, until now laborers are getting
$l.S5 for eight hours work and the team
sters are getting $780,"
The efforts of some of the councllmen
to give the Seattle Electric company Il
hold upon Tacoma were mentioned briefly
The speaker told of the fight he had made
to prevent the company getting a 25-year
franchise for lights at an eXorbitant rate,
and said that no one had given him more
able support in that fight than your
councilman, Mr.. Ben Olson"
The mention of Mr.. Olson's name was
the occasion of more hand-clapping, and
when that gentleman came in little later
his appearance was greeted with applause
that made the councilman from the Third
ward blush.
Referring to the police force, Mr.. Camp
bell said that it was something for the
city to be proud Of. 81 once heard man
refer to another" he said, 'as 'insanely
honest / don't know of a man that this
applies to any better than to Mr.. Fack
ler your chief of police. He is insanely
honest if there ever was such man.
Continuing, the speaker said that not
all the attacks of the News and Ledger or
the threats and overtures of the 'prOmi
gamblers of Tacoma" had been able to
change Fackler the least bit.
AS soon as the applause which was
elected by this tribute to Chief Fackler
would permit him to do so, Mr.. Campbell
referred briefly to the attack made on him
by Judge Reynolds, former city attorney.
He said
81 suppose you were surprised to see
two letters in the News today. COVE don't
read it," shouted voice in the audience.)
just let me read you something that Judge
Reynolds said in an address two years ago.
This is taken from. the Daily News of
March 26, 1902, and therefore ought to
be reliable. Uaughter)
Corporation Attorney William p,
Reynolds, at the Fifth ward engine house
meeting Tuesday night, said:
Napoleon Bonaparte, while a prisoner
on the island of St. Helena, said to Mar
shall Ney: 81 know men. have studied
men for years and I know them. After
all my experience l will say that Jesus
Christ was a man."
"'After two years experience with May.
or Campbell, will say that in all my ex'
perience, my own father not excepted, !
never knew as upright or as clean man
as he is"
Then followed summing up of the
changed condition of the city now and four
years ago, and the address was concluded.
As soon as Mr.. Campbell had finished
speaking, the audience crowded to the
platform, and for the next Is or 20 min
utes he was kept busy shaking hands.
The meeting was held under the auspices
of the L. d. Campbell Scandinavian Re
publican club and the Scandinavian So'
cial Reform society.
Before Mayor Campbell was introduced,
others spoke briefly on the issues of the
campaign.
Attorney John Arnston, in his remarks,
put special emphasis on the need and duty
of all good citizens to attend the primaries
this afternoon and evening The citizens
of Tacoma. he said, were in the same posi-
ton as stockholders of corporation. They
had voice in shaping the affairs of the
city, just the same as they would have a
part in outlining the policy of stock
company in which they have money invest
ed He urged every voter to attend the
primaries without fail.
Rev. John OVAL, president Of the So