The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-12-29
ANSWERS ARMBRUsTER.

ANSWERS ARMBRUSTER.
6ruster. published in the Republic of
December 20. Is in many respects the
nost Interesting document which the
vss8" hOve a. yet contributed to the
literature" of the present campaign.
Hor some portions Of the article the
HAyor Is unQuestionably responsible
notably those parts which show the
anthor either to be iaboring under a
staggering load of misinformation or
- Be bent upon a course of deliberate
misrepresentation and deceit. But 30
deeply does the confession of respon-
slbilfty for present conditions, made in
the opening paragraph of the article.
iavole Mr. Armbruster, that the au-
thority of that portion at least, may
well be attributed to those shrewder
ones for whom the mayor, during the
past year has played a part akin to
that taken by the wooden figures Of a
punch and judy show.
In this confession the "wets" will
undoubtedly in due season ind Q suf-
lcsent excuse for telling Mr.. Armbrus-
ter that he is no longer a help but
hfndrance to them and to their
cause; that but for him the local
option campaign would never have
been launched and the liquor traffic
in this city would never have been jeo-
pardized; that, in other words, he has
outlived his usefulness. and his retire.
ment becomes matter of necessity.
1t, Ia ..f, ia, . h., I,,.
in which they appeared in the article
referred to above you are met at the
very outset Ivy the following:"I wish
it clearly understood that ii licenses
arc voted l will regulate the saloons"
Here at last, Mr.. Voter, you have Mr..
Armbruster out in the open. Here is
a CONFESSION over his own sigma
ture, which places the responsibility
for present wide-open and "unrCgu-
lated" conditions where it belongs;
here, in fact, is an acknowledgment
of responsibility for Front street con
ditiOns which Mayor Rose SO pointed
~ criticized Sunday afternoon; here
is the explanation of, and an ac
kuowledgemen of responsibility for
the protection accorded by the police
department of North Yakima to the
''Stockade," and for that peculiar con-
tract on record in the office Of the Au
ditor of Yakima county, which pro-
vides that only Yakima Beer, manu-
featured by the North Yakima Brew
ing and Mating Co., of which insti-
tuition Mr.. Armbrusters friend, Mr..
Is president or general
manager. shall be sold upon the prem
IseS upon which the "Stockade" is To- |
-ated; here is an acknowledged nt of
for South Front streets
'rnlnese joint of 80 or 40 rooms, which |
institution, it is reported on good au-
thority Is managed Jointly by two IF
The mayors particular friends, Mr.. |
Brooks of the "Stockade" and Mr.. |
varian Of the "varian Bar"
" course, Mr.. Voter, the mayor
CAN regulate the saloons If he chooses
70 to do. He admits it, and in so do
ing takes entire responsibility upon
himself for present conditions of vice |
md immortality. He appoints his own
police committee-he appoints every
satroIman on the force, and there is
no authority outside of him for the |
discharge of one of his appointees
Now, Mr.. Voter, in the light of Mr.. !
record as a regulator"
how much dependence will you put
in his promise to regulate" in the |
event of the towns voting wet?
You might be turning over in your
mind, too. Mr.. Voter, the question
as to what is to he the nature of the
Mayors regulation, although from his
article, you are jusuned in assuming
that he contemplates no elimination of
a move thorough official
covering of it. Perhaps his regula-
ton" will consist in the appointment
again of a special policeman for thu
"Stockade" to see that the law =,
properly" violated; or it may be he
will distribute his favors more widely
ana appoint such an officer also for
the Chinese home, and for each of the
saloons to be regulated" the "un-
being, of course, that all
of these specials so appointed shall
be paid as were the specials at the
''Stockade," viz: by the institution un-
der regulation" Don't be taken in
Mr.. Voter. by any such promise,
wrung as this has been, from the
mayor and his friends in their fright
and fear of a dry" Yakima. The
tsdlOou W NEtult bht
broken promises. broken hearts,
broken manhood. ruined homes. blast
ed hopes and outraged womanhood.
This promise of future regulation
by the mayor is ill-tim ed and ill-cOn-
ceived, and if the future may be judg-
ed by the past, all thought of regu-
lation will be forgotten within a day
If North Yakima votes wet"
Again the mayor says IF no Ii
censes are voted I will enforce the
laws to the letter" Now here, Mr..
Voter, is something worth considering
Here is a promise that smacks of hon
est purpose and that gives the lie to
the bogey bootlegg@ argument of the
mayors friends. Undoubtedly the
mayor has the authority to see that
the law is enforced to the letter Give
him a chance, Mr.. Voter. to make