The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-20
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT.?

AS the average man working for about all you get with
probably family, certainly obligations that keep
you industrious and fairly honest what do you think about
this police matron business?
What do you think about this jail investigation any
how?
What is your honest opinion of the sort of police sys
tenn this town should have?
What do you think about the public officials Of Spo
kane from the little you know Of them?
Your opinion is probably the your neighbours.
You have an interest these things This paper probably
has about the general idea you have, because pri
may The Press is the square deal paper of the
citizen.
If there are women in jail there should always be a
there to take Of Them should there not Re
gardless of any other considerations should
for and even though he be angel OF light
which the last reports of the things Mr. Sul
claimed neither for himself his helpers, has no
business having charge of women who are helpless and
who need personal attention So need police
matrons in the name of common decency that's So IS 1t
not?
The Press leaves you to struggle with these big prob
lens: Why do the public officials and the council eager
" oppose the efforts of the Woman club to get matrons
Why Spokane the only city in the west without matrons
What especial reason do you suppose is at the bottom OF
it all?
The jail investigation committee should work to the best
advantage 1t should not its life to the man who
frankly confesses beforehand that he believes Sullivan is
all right Now isn't that so II you going to nvest
gate you committee not beforehand pledged by it's
act at ALL to favorable verdict, now do you not?
Well that is all The Press has asked
That is all labor and the and the Germans ask
Wonder why they don't get it, Ponder on that minute
or two, will you?
What do you think about the police force? Don't know
much about it, do you? Nobody else does. Why them
the force righteous must all these pains be taken to
insure preordained favorable report being brought IN?
Why can't be given chance to find out the truth by
the presumably unbiased officials at the op onder why
Think that over, too, will You?
What has the present bunch of officials done to give
this city better government To give it cheaper govern
men do you know? Has the council any reforms? Has
the mayor shone white and shining light in any one big
public campaign? Has much Of anything been done to
make the burden less for the average citizen!
And have the public service corporations and the lobby
lists and the machine politicians and the money interests
and the railroads really been bothered any since we
changed the in the places of trust? Honest now, has
any good thing been done
Study out the record Of the present administration study
these officials you would clerk you paying out
of your profits. Use just ordinary horse look at
things business and not as mere mutt WHERE
Is SPOKANE GETTING ANYTHING WORTH WHILE
OUT OF IT'S OFFICIAL CREW?
And if there wasn't charge true that has been made
STILL is Spokane fortunate in its selection OF public Off
cias? How taxes and and general prosperity
and how much than before of their just share Of the
tax burden corporations carrying and how much more
efficiently and economically city and county depart
ments run? Think it over.