The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-06-05

riding In from Overlook. their
suburban homie, in brakes auto
mobile Drake. I can no more
than die tor my honor aud Tor my
sacred trust ! am galng "a fight
Mayor Weaya Is an Intensely re-
icgiuus man. For years he has been
member Of the baptist church.
Tie has had a sunday school class
of boys of his SONS age III 20 i6
yoam-Nhoso neral training has
been Ia him an great an Interest as
, any he possessed Mr. Weaver in
also OF 4 strictly religious tempera-
ment
John weaver never committed
dishonest act in his life" said
! Drake. He e. the beat type Of a
! Christian gentleman I have ever
known, and he u living proof to-
days II nothing else. that man
can be Consistently "A Christian gen
tlcman and hold political office at
tho same time even In Phlladel-
phia"
Mr. Waver started out By run
ming away from hts home In Eng
land and solng 90 sea life before
the mast Vas not 80 alIurinE after
the firat tcat. and 80. AZ a hos OF
- years OF aEe he landed In Pail
adelphla lie started cut as an 81
rand boy Cor John Wanamaker
Later he was an office boy for n
tirm az lawyers. sad while thus en-
saEed he studied atenography and
{ 80 faassa Ia a H.
asslduoua lahor and salf denial he
studied law and wRa admitted TO
the bar In 1891. With relnarkabl
rApAtlity he hecame recognised a.
one o. the best trial lawyers In
Philadelphia.
While a. che Fslshth % his sac
cess Weaver entered the political
aruana no waa elected district at
torusy aad vas AFraYed With the
republican maehinH This VAS hia
first political office. he had once
declined 70 70 to' the common com
CHS. On the ground he would not
pcrmlt a political ward leader "a
dictate the policy he should pursue
as legislative representative
"After ths mayor took office two
years aEa he waa under very Wiek- ~
and uniuaufied attach said AZ
DrAka lie vas charged With Be
Ing The tool of the uiHztiun.
II seems 70 me naN. Ia TuTieu
Ing the Incidents If the past year.
thar Mr.. WoaVer vas chosen b. the
Durham machine for district attor-
uey. and later for mayor. because
Of his clean Fogord They needed
man above Fcpfoach. / Nonle not
say thar the mayor has ever hesn
approached ~ anyone soliciting a
dishonest affiilation In any al. bnf
I arm iucline.f 10 believe that be
fat that the political nadine waH
putting the aere@a' on him a few
months ago lie neted Ike a
changed man know be AS very
unhappy. aad he told me On ass-
erA oesasloes that he wished b
Was out Of office
The mayors pride uas terribly
hurt when. at the ouiset % this dla.
graceful xA& steal. the religious ele-
msuts % The city held public prayer
meetings At which they sought 81.
zine guidance for The mayor. Mr.
WcaveTa mind was made up al that
time 20 contest the attempt 70 puah
through the extension Of the kaa
lssAKu.
The mayor well knew that we're
he 70 make any attempts 10 foroatail
tho gas robbNFy a. that time Il
would msan bis oNn defeat The
Philadelphia gang operates with
perfect harmony with tho EanG A.
Harrisburg aad lt would only have
been n matter % hours for tho leg
ihlatare TO put through a ripper biil
which would have put Mayor
Weaver out Of office and Ion the
great gas franchise a. the mercy Of
the piundersrE."