The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-07-23
. SEATTLE AND The CIRCUS

Had that petition to Mayor Miller, asking that elHus
be barred from Seattle from any other organization than
the Chamber of Commerce ii would be styled piece OF IN
suerabe impudenee As !, is taking due consideration OF
the men who sent it, it must be looked upon as bit OF
irritating paterualism.
The Chamber OF Commerce should take these facts seriously
to mind That the money the people pay eiren theirs
own that no ono is compelled by force or law to SO to circus
and that the that thousands Of people do go sufficient
evidence that they do not consider the advice OF the Chamber
Of Commerce at all necessary.
Even the circus were to take $4,000 out Of Seattle
which statement all charity may be assumed as the eSag
gSraou of zra the very that the circus was shooed away
would do Seattle aud the exposition $4,000 damage
Think Of i'll Great big busting Seattle with her 100000
people frightened death because circus IS coming 10 Town
and will carry away her pennies 1t will he nee 'n"g
10 have this reputation travel the land Seattle behaving
like little village swaddng clothes One would actually
think we had but limited amount Of half dollars In the city
and could BIS no chance obtain any that what the circus
took away would leave short ol ready money This indeed
would be fine example Of the Seattle Spirit calling on the
outside world here and spend money and having
financial fiji II anybody comes here and makes
dollar.
IL certainly will not speak over well Of the exposition that it
feared the competition Of circus here tet couple OF days
The fair can stand on lis bottom II has demonstrated
that and even it could not is within the province OF
any organization say that shall spend our money at the
fair, else not spend it,
Why stop at the eircusl Why not every theatrical per
iomanccs Why close down the money order department
Of the postoieel Why keep the travelling man the
foreign corporation OF every kind and nsuae ourselves into
little hdebound community, ching every dime We can get
and boarding ii under the earpetl
The Chamber Of Commerce has evidently forgotten that
the man who has something sell does constitute the en-
tire community The who works. by far the larger in
number is entitled to consideration II Is not for the
man who sells say where the wcrkingman shall spend his
dollar For in the last analysis this circus excitement nothing
bu, a scramble for that dollar
II the people Of Seattle the circus the Cham
Der Of Commerce has nothing say about il It OF
that honorable bodys business None the It the
concern OF the city council Those who have the ability
10 pay the admission certainly Of age that does not
quc any sell appointed guardians Of finances II hardly
fair Chamber Of Commerce class idiots ineapa
bic Of handling funds spendthits who would reck
essly dash up to office Of circus and spend dollar
and die paupers by Of extravaganza.
The Chamber Of Commerce. individually and collectively
has this right To remain away from the circus and
save money. Tom Dick and Harry likewise have the right
TO do they choose.
The easy graceful and digniiied way is to forget this
entire incident Seate reputation and that Of the exposition
will be the better by it