The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-26

70 VAAeA fAfAtutA u AAf hAAthssA
community.
Whether Mayor HumeA At tho BE-
glnnluE Of his administration, or
ever. Vas fully In accord With this
policy himself has been n question.
though be came IN later years 70
defend IL with a most unique. enter
tanning and original argument
but one thing appears clear and
that Is that AZ the time Il was Ia.
amEuraisi ~ him Il vas approved.
even demanded By the business sen.
timsut az the community. The
city NAA lpst beginning 10 recover
after a Iona period OF financial
strinseney and when the theory vas
advanced Chat iswiessnsss would
consribHts 10 that recovery even
decent baaineas men accepted the
theory sa true and reached out 10
embrace the opportunity.
The privilege seeking interests
the city administration bad been
but bFokeniy successful immediate.
" grssped az the opportunity 10
secure aid from 40 active and val
liable a source Therefore there
soon EreS up between them a sort
Of political co partnership. the "big
business partners enduring and
even defending the .xfafenro Of
gambling and kindred forms 81 pro
tested lawiess vice and the gam
bling Criminal and vicious Gle
menin thus permitted TO live and
thrive traded In their political
support At election timcA to assist
the big business" element Ia the
control Of the city This co part
nerahip continued TO prevail
through tWo city administration,
while greedy criminal lawiesHncss
waved fat and prosperous and iuao
lent upou the privileges II enjoyed
until il became 30 arrogant Ia SIS
self importance that Il assumed
command Of the republican ma
chine Itself. dominated the cam
palgn Of 1909 and even vent 80 far
as 20 demand tribute Ia DOODLE
from biz business interests seek
ING municipal fnyorn This was It's
fatal error Big baslncss' &C.
quloaeinE while the criminal ele
ment robbed others. was ingultod
that II also should be made a vie.
tim OF the condition which IL had
itself created. dissolved the part
ncrship which u had once invited
and sought tho cooperation or
good citizens Ia a successful e.
fort 10 restore the city admins
tratlon 10 the control Of big bus
ineaa"
In the city campaign OF 1898
there had already come 10 be much
dissatisfaction among voters on &C.
count Of the nockiiug here o. the
criminal element and this sentl.
mont found expression in the con.
yeutiouH 81 three minor parties
which declared la their platforms
We condemn the unholy alll.
ance al this time existing between
the present city administration. its
mayor ard police department. with
the rampant and iniquitous vice and
immortality now prevalent In the
city and We pledge ourselves Co
enforce the laws OF the city and
state
With characteristic insolenco tho
machinreuntrollcd republican con
ventlon did not even deny this
acathinR= ara iFnment bat evadod &C.
In It's declarations
In vlaNzgof the charge made by
the fusfanfHts that gambling has
been eartlei on In this city We beg
10 call attfntlOn 10 the penal code
which expressly makes II the duty
Of the uroFcutinE attorney. rhcr.
M aud constnbles TO inform
against leifd prosecute all persons
they have reason 20 believe guilty
OF violating the law
on this platform Mayor Humcs
waa noninatod TO succeed himself
and with the Maine disaster fresh.
~ In MUD and the whole country
ringing with the patriotic demand
for war and the patriotic support
OF the national republican admins.
trailon the g.buainers.crlminal
partnership appealed 20 the party
pride and loyalty of republican
voters and the self interest OF its
immediate benofloiarieea and Mr.
Humes was elected over $. c. Cal.
derhead the fusion candidate by
n vote Of 1883 10 2.626. Corpora.
ton and special privilege issues
were kept in the background but
as will appear in later installments
OF the narrative. were nevertheless
OF the Highest importance as ap-
pears from the fact that that cleo.
ton sent to the ely council n mum.
Der OF the tame and aubaervient
plunderbund office boys ns ever
drew aalariese from tho public for
the service OF selfish interests.