The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-12-01

for 10 years longer. Seattle wili be
counted among the world reuisra.
/ like Now York. London. Paris and
Vienna.
Need New Politics.
Strange and imposalbia an Il may
seem. ycf The fact u AZ ronapicus
Gus "a 81 Rainier. that from a
political viewpoint Seattle has made
very little progress. and what little
progress Il did make IL Of a very
questionable nature.
The municipal political arena
was never fuwinAted or dlaln.
fccted, lsa ulekenlng smell Of
deeayed peanuts 10 always Of.
ferclnq the noatrila ~ every De.
cert snd honest citizen. and II
the same time very fcmpfinq 10
those ~iio are ever ready 20
grow fat on the scum ard the
ssill barrel Of society.
During tho previous munielpal
campaign those who are eagerly
watching their self lutereai Were
shouting themselves black and blue
against the red fighi district. naa
now. Instead ~ limited. magre.
gated place that must aud should be
allotted for this necessary evsi In
q seaport center Ike Seattle. the ga
tire city became infested with the
microbes of shame and dissipation
10 Worse Than Ever
During the same municipal cam.
paign a voice could be- heard al
every republican MACS meeting
shouting. n am elected MAYOR 81
this city. The pink cuff brigade viii
be entirely and absolutely extsr.
minated. and they viii be 80 re-
lenilessiy porsecutcd that no one Of
thps" moral lepcrs viii dare To
touch the soil oi this city"
Nos Seattle rs the Mecca for
those moral icpers. They core
here like flies 70 bad, stlnklnu
carcass. ard brine with them
that contagious poison fhat
during the last year has ruined
" New York city alone over
eo.oo0 unfortunate girls. the
daughters q the poor"
The Seattle saloon having 81 600
annually FOR the right % selling In.
toSicHnia. which could be eaAilv
watched, controlled and regulated.
has been made 10 close on SUNDAYS
aud after / o'clock every morning
only 10 iuoculate the city with
myrlRds Of blind pigs and gambling
dens. the shameful activity Of which
IL 10 well known TO those who are
paid to know. and even 10 many of
those who are ashamed aud ap.
pallcd TO know II.
Promises Made.
THE chain gang" shouted Mayor
Miller during his campaign. "thc
blacklist outrage of modern civllixa.
ton VIII become a chapter OF past
history during my administration >"
I Tho chain gang Is now more con
splcuous than ever. The unfor.
Inmates OF that gang are now clad
uniformly in overalls and runners
so that they can be feen and rec.
ognized for a mile away.
The skinnlna Of the tax payer
ana the eager and the ever
ready servility shown 70 cor
porations Of public utllitiea Ia
too old and too we'll known a
Tact to need MY comments.
In the face Of all these facts ia
u wonder, Mr.. Schlumpf. that
was glad TO see man who Is not
a hypocrlte. not liar not ward
heeler. who will not depend on
graft for a living or 20 get rich.
who has an ambition TO do things
Tor his own sake, and who has n
rough but clear and honest con.
eeption or what is moral, rational
and consistent Is Il wonder
chat | was glad 10 see you. de.
cent man. 10 enter the municipal
political arena?
Hoping that you will he elected
by an overwhelming majority. anal
that many other mon of your
stamina will enter the municipal
arena and give lt the thorough dis
infection that II needs, remain
Respectfully yours,
MARK LElTES.