The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-10
But Testimony of City
Council to the Contrary
Continues to Accumu=
late Chief Executive
Maintains a Sphinx=Like
Silence as to His Prob
able Course
PUBLIC INDIGNATION GROWS
PUBLIC INDIGNATION GROWS

Mayer Nalliugers about whom TIE
maeistrom Of public sentiment
against granting a license for a beer
garden az Madison park Is center
ing. remains a. silent az a sphinx.
Although the city euuncllmen Who
have voted for the license declare.
behind the scenes. that the mayor
Was responsible for the success Of
the license ordinance on It's first
reading. the latter stin maintains
that the matter IL up 10 the coua-
ell alone.
is Il not a fact that You have
Informed. and caused Chief OF Po-
lice Delaney to inform. the council
committee that you had 40 obIec-
ton to a properly conducted beer
garden az Madison park" the
mayor sas asked b. a star man
tails morning.
No. IL Is not. replied the mayor.
The matter has not been officially
called u the attention % either my
self or the chief OF police. Neither
OF az has been called Into or ap-
peared before any meeting Of any
council committee on the subject
I have talked 20 only Two council.
men on the subject"
But you Informally told certain
eouneilmen that you thought the
establishment Of a we'll conducted
beer garden AZ Madison park might
not be inadxlsable. and that you
had no objections TO IL. did yoa
mott" the reporter persisted
No. that i not true. vas the
mayors emphatic reply.
What would you thlnk Of the es-
Establishment Of a beer garden a.
the lake," was the next question.
Il do not care 10 discuss ths mat
ter" said the mayor. firmly. IT
has not yet come up before me Of
ficialiy. and I do not think a prop
sr for ne 10 state before hand what
/ will or will not DO under the
premises. Being a public function
airy. I have not the same privilege
10 talk Of such matters publicly be-
fore they are acted agon. that a
private citizen has
Notwithstanding the attitude the
mayor takes tn the matter. however.
there appears 10 be little doubt that
in statements made Informally 20
several OF the eouncilluen, he
strongly intimated that he would
not object 70 the beer garden, al
though be may not have said 10 In
so many words. Either this. or the
eouncilmen Who voted for The
license Monday night have shame
fully misquoted him.
The mayor told me. said COun-
Gilman Johnston this morning.
that he thought a weil-eondueted
beer garden vas preferable to blind
pigs a Madison park. and that II
reputable men we're obliged % pay
a license TO sell liquor. they would
be veFr likely 70 see TO u that IL
ilcit sales were not made.
Il suppose that Il the truth TO
some extent. but I cannot see that
It Il q reason sufficient 10 warrant
the opening Of a beer garden at
Madison park.
Il vas elected councilman from
the Second ward against a former
saloon man, mainly because | prom
iaed 70 fight all propositions % ea-
tabllsh saloons al the parks. or In
the residence districts. Under such
circumstances / shall not. and can
not, vote for a license az Madison
park. ! cannot see any really good
reason Why a beer garden should
be allowed out there
Notwithstanding Chief Delaney'a
Qualified statement that be IL
-.0le to suppress blind pigs az any
and all the parks. there appears 20
be little doubt that II was the Idea
Of both himself and the mayor that
a regularly licensed German beer
garden at Madison park would be
preferable 20 blind pigs" and
would make the control Of the lat
ter easier.
BE that as II may. the councilmen
who voted against granting the
Madison park license look at the
matter in a different light Coun-
Gilman Crichton OF the Eighth ward
said yesterday:
MY principal objection TO the n
1en2s Is that it, passage BY the
council would leave the door open
fof nuuberless other similar license
apDilcations that would follow.
Some Of the e0uncilmen may boast
that they would not vote for other
licenses than that Of B0ck's, but
sxpefIence teaches that such a
eonrq ~ council il very rarely
taken.
Nov. ~ this case. suppose ia
good man and would probably
run q respectable resort. But sup
poAS another such man comes along
and asks for q sirsiIar saloon priv
sege. IL othq ouqcil likely to dis.
crimiHatxp againsE1 him.s fnd 4 eIru
r. n'' sbs apn MAN. g gns " Z very.
ssiimsn. ess e. ~ ssass'
coufpIlman DknlH En-. who voted
sEAinst the license, 10 aApia'nsa