The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-31
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ability to decide for ourselves and
that is an insult to your intelligence.
End: He questions our honesty of
purpose and that is an insult to our
morality, and Bird: He would fam
rob us of our personality
Publicity of Platform Needed,
What We need is publicity. LIE.
every candidate state what he stands
for. We have a right to know. The
demagogue says We have not, but he
should be relegated to oblivion. Let
us listen rather to the words of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, words that should be
printed in every newspaper and post
ed on every billboard: That the man
is dangerous citizen who so far mis-
takes means for ends as to become
servile to his party and is afraid to
leave it when the party goes wrong"
What is the matter with Seattle?
Why does that city find it necessary
to exercise the power of recall of its
mayor? Didn't We know what Hi
Gill stood for when he was elec;ed
for he belonged to the grand old par
ty. Men make fetish out of the re-
publican or democratic party AMI that
is a curse of the political party sys-
TEN.
From this very platform during
the recent Synod DR.. Mathews gave
the remedy for our difficulties He
said you should know what every
candidate stands for You have d
right to know Ask every candidate
before you what his exact position on
the vital matters at stake is l will
tell you what | consider the neces-
sary qualities which the mayor of
He should have integrity and honesty.
Second: Executive ability Third:
Personal presence. 1t is imperative
that he be a true, upright man and
that he may know where he stands at
al. times He should be able to re-
present us in the public Our city IS
taking on airs We are becoming q
convention city. During the last year
our mayor has welcomed orgdniza-
tons whose members gathered in con-
vention. These included the Booster
Excursionists of Seattle and Tacoma,
the Undertakers, the Press AssCcia
ton, the Presbyterian Synod, the
Mountaineers of Tacoma and numer-
Gus other public organizations. We
must have mayor who can represent
us adequately at such times. To havo
a mayor who is capable of perform
ing such tasks with dignity, Miller
was elected chief executive of Seattle
during the A. Y. P No consideration
had greater weight with the voters
than his ability as a speaker
Position of Local Candidates.
Now regarding our own candi-
dates for mayor. | want to read you
two statements. First. from the
Daily World of October s in which
c. B. Halbert tells his position. The
statement of Mr.. Halbert had refer
ence solely to his position in regard
to making public improvements. 1t
did not contain anything in regard to
the liquor issue, and the minister
simply stated that he read it without
comment, and then proceeded to
read candidate Russell's statement in
the Saturday evening World 1t was
likewise given without comment
This statement set forth Mr. Rus
sells position on the local option is
sue and was very clear on that point
that he considers the mayors chief
duty to he to enforce the laws what
ever they may be.
Il have given you the evidence.
You have the intelligence, act ac-
cordingly If these statements are
not satisfactory to you go to these
men and demand that they make
their position more clear. You
should know positively how the can
didates for prosecuting attorney and
county commissioner stand. / know
and l will be glad to tell you person.
ally but not from the pulpit.
Without executives who sympa-
thize with the law, the enforcement
is a farce. No bad man should be
elected to Office. The trouble with
Seattle is that men are elected TO Off
ce who have no conception If moral
things. Hi Gill's business for years
before he was elected mayor was the
red light business. An oath Of Office
is nothing re- such q man. i, ;rcy
not live up TO his oath. He shouli
be prosecuted for perjury. Does it
matter how we vofe' Did it matter
how the mob voted when Barabas and
Christ stood before PLATE? There
i, dignity N the exc -: % of the bal
let. When you enter the booth my
fellow citizens you are not there