The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-08
Democrats Throw Down Gaunt.
let. Republicans Pick Il Up.
THE HANSEN RESOLUTION
Attacks Tuttle Charter Bill in a Fisr,
Resolution lmputine uIterior Mo.
tives to the Republicans Which
They viii Resent


man Hansen introduced aud passed q
resolution In the common council Mon.
day night that viii result In stirring
i up business conditions IN Astoria
which In the end viii result In much
Ineeded renovation and a publication
of the political atmosphere. The reso-
Tuition was written by A. NJ. Smith and
the interlineations are In Mr., Smiths
Handwriting. Following Is the resolu-
Ition;
BE II resolved By the common coun.
Icii Of the city Of Astoria. that the
common council Of the city of Astoria.
individually and collectively il un,
alterably opposed to passage OF sem
ate bill No LAG, amending the charte,
OF the city OF Astoria. The bill is an
unjustIfiable >attempt AT legislative
tyrany and oppression in egislatlng
away the term Of Office of city officials
for partisan reasons and In creating
a police ana fire commission with au-
tocratic powers entirely Independent, Of
the council and without leaving the
council power to limit the number OF
either policemen or fremen or TO nix
their salaries. The enactment OF such
a bill will result In serious injury 10
the prosperity and progress OF the city
of Astoria and we respectfully petition
the legislatiev assembly of the state or
Oregon and particularly the members
OF this county to defeat said bill"
Councilman Hansen. IN advocating
the adoption OF the resolution stated
that II the Tuttle charter was adopted
it would place the police power In the
hands OF the republicans who would
swear in Il large number of extra po-
lice and fremen on election day foi
political purposes, that they would
purchase supplies without limit. and
entail unnecessary expense on the city.
The democrats have been doing this
for eight years, and the republicans
have entered no protest. The demo.
cratic members Of the council. being
representative citizens. the public has
had confidence that the affairs OF the
city would be honestly and economics
ally administered. On the same hypo-
theses. the republicans being inter-
ested in an honest and economical ai-
ministration OF business affairs. would
be just as careful. The business OF a
city ought 70 be administered on the
same. lines with democratic adminis-
tration as with republican admins.
tration. Business principles will not
be eliminated and superseded by polit-
ical principles.
To accuse the republicans WITH mall
administration of public affairs, Is a
far-fetchei argument and cannot be
bourne out by the facts, but the im-
putation will be resented by the r,.-
II Nitc anu tEtIlle ullu gam
bling Is to run rampant under the pro-
lection of democratic police force,
the republicans have az much right to
put a check to 1t by the imposition OF
the sheriff authority. The police IL
Portland never did anything to sup
press vice and crime. 1t was Sheriff
Word that wiped out existing evils
and he Is supported by nine tenths OF
the people Of Portland. irrespective OF
party Affiliations. 1t can and will bt !
done in Astoria. and the Hansen reso.
luton furnishes the incentive for such
actions. That it will have the sup.
port Of large majority Of the people
of Astoria is an established fact and |
viii be more clearly apparent as the
war wages If the democrats want to
join issue on these questions, the re.
publlcans will accommodate them,