The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-04-17

The trial of Mayor Fawcett will come off tOmOr-
row. Mayor Fawcett has not proven satisfactory to
the saloons the special interests and the dive ele
ment of Tacoma. From this source a motion for his
recall Welllaid plans resulted in agitation for
his removal 1t was decided to place the mayor on
trial He had refused to weaken in his fight against
private ownership in behalf of public ownership
In the face of opposition from ringleaders of the
present recall movement he forced the municipal
dock to a vote And the people showed, beyond
doubt, that they wanted that dock. The anti-treat
ing ordinance was voted law by the people. 1t was
not close vote. It was remarkable demonstration
in favor Of the mayors project. Men both sides
who have been through no end of campaigns state
that never was such bitterness shown against man
than is shown by the saloonmen of Tacoma against
Mr.. Fawcett.
The anti-treat law has hit hard. It is well known
that Mr.. Seymour is not favorable to the anttreat
ing law. He has expressed himself many times.
Mayor Fawcett has shown beyond doubt that he
means to enforce the law. What is the natural an
swer from the standpoint of the saloon man?
child can reply
Sandberg, the dive king, also uses his paper to
hurl invectives against Mr. Fawcett. So does the
press which so bitterly fought the municipal dock
and every other project in line with public
ship. Seymour's manager Mr. Woods, declared
when pressed in public for of recall, that
Fawcett's name had been inscribed upon the munich
l.
morous, but his is about well based many
other reasons put forth by Seymour speakers. The
chief effort of the campaign has been to split up the
vote of the working people.
There are certain alleged labor leaders who have
probably committed political suicide because of
their actions in the campaign. Every laboring man
knows that before long Tacoma will witness SUI
preme effort to cut the strength of labor.
General Otis campaign through the Northwest
but factor in the fight that sooner LATER
will break With any sort Of split in the working
ranks, this object would the more easily be accom-
plished. So desperate became the of Mr.. Sey-
mour that the subsidized press publicly acknowledge
ed that above all else it feared the Tacoma Times.
Probably the most malicious fasehools of the cam
paign have been hurled at the Times.
Why9
Because the opposition press realized that the
nature to their candidate. Mr. Seymour said that he
was opposed to public utilities not operated by pr
vate interests Because the Times took exception to
this, his press became frantic.
Seymour told how he had given $4,000 as a re-
suit OF being favored in escaping gas competition.
Because the Times handled this feature in way
not to their liking, his organs again became fussy and
full of rage. The Times told of Mr.. Seymour's at
tempt to block the sale of Nsqually bonds His or
gans attempted to deny this in most foolish and in
effective manner. To use slang phrase they were
"caught with the goods on. Mr. Seymour has never
since attempted to make denial of this fact.
Seymour's own manager said he thought Pete
Sandberg was In favor of Mr.. Fawcett Sandberg's
paper has been booming its cannons against Mr.
Eawcett.
The Seymour press for days previous to the anti
treating election told the people what 9freak''