The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-03-25
IN THE MATTER OF A MAYOR.


If you are working for living The Press wants to talk
bit OF city politics with after the of friend
TREND Inc Press believes it is entitled to occupy this
plane with but has intention of trying to trade on
that assumption AS matter of fact The Press has no
politics other than the good of the whole public regard
less OF party or faction
If The Press ventured any of advice it would be
to vote to suit yourself convictions of what is
the right thing to do. You good citizen in
the land when you do that and you preserving and
strengthening the liberty have fought and died for
the world over But about this Spokane election:
In the matter of mayor The Press is endeavorng to
look at the situation from the viewpoint Of all citizens
any particular trade calling. We're all here together
In a bunch for better or worse
10 insure administration that will be trusted and
respected by you as workingman adminstra-
ton that will be as trusted and respected by the you
are buying your home from the whose bank holds
your nest egg The rule must work both ways, however
There's nothing original in that 1t merely typ
es our mutual interests citizens which exactly what
mayor should do He should be able through inherent
manhood and the uncloaked sympathy which we all owe
each other to meet with the honest purpose and
interest he would meet the banker merchant big prop
ey owner or railroad magnate and with less
embarrassment
He should feel and demonstrate that belongs as much
to you as he does to the and this rule should also work
both ways
OF this is rather stretched mankind runs espe
ciay in politics. yet it is only the hard and fast lines of
everyday integrity in official life that you have follow
In private life to keep your credit at the grocers.
You've got to be plain and the square with your
1eiates or drop out There's for in official
life being otherwise after the people of an entire com
munty become his associates and that is all being in
office ought to amount to.
1t g the motive power give the the Job the
means and encouragement we furnish that makes or
breaks him. He's got to be of the public one
OF the gangand the gang goes like mice when the public
its work.
Now then if you think along this line take up the can
ddaes for mayor and see who squares with it. None of
them does entirely The Press picks Hutchinson as the
nearest to it, The for the choice is the fact that
not once in his public record The Press find where he
deaf to the needs and desires of the working people,
he mn andO VIII ha, cti III
this he combines standing and influence in the business
world He ranks with rich in and ability and
looks and acts like workingman He talks SO that the
man working in the ditch doesn't have to puzzle his
words yet his talk is worth listening the floor of the
legislature, AS he talks he thinks
He the first Of prominence in this city to pub
cy protest against the employment of alien labor pub
lie work when citizens badly in need of wages He's
the kind of that would get up and tear the shingles
On the other hand you, if you know him, imagine
franchise Jobbery other forms Of city hall strategy get
ting by hm He's had to fight the smoothest lobbyists in
the state since he went to the legislature They still
yean Tor his scalp He's organized to fight both ways and
all the time-and he doesn't need the money.
Do you know Of another the better fitted for
the mayorshp of this city, if you agree with The Press in
this estimate! But before you do agree with make it
pass the test OF your and knowledge
The Press not at all doubtful of it's own position and it
wants you to find yourself in the independent atti
tude when you make your choice.
The Press has personal fight with any candidate but
it going to tell you what it thinks of each in turn and
why it thinks so.
IL you think it ont and act you think the object of
these talks will have been accomplished matter who is
elected The choice of the thinking majority is always
safe.
There will be some more remarks dealing with other
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