The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-06-14
(By E. P. Marsh.)


citizens than the be held next Tuesday We taking
step municipal and the results of election
half between system of that being rapidly dis
carded by American municipalities and system that still partially
trial that has returned from the
of commission the system of intensely partisan
terng record achievements under SYSTEM
governed city large number of meaning people who
that favor of the old system
of its opportunities for graft and po constitutes force
good charter enough well balanced broadminded
chosen govern city Of the shoals
labor of this have selected candidate for
officers and offer his for the approval of
the voters next Tuesday.
All lovers Of clean Everett and that
all of diligently studying the who
elected what policies they will endeavor out.
The of Everett have right know something of the
candidate knowledge of the
policies he would try to put into concrete form
Of S% % te ns ~hs tsSw 5su
candidate for commissioner of public safety R. j. olngr
The writer took S out 1 his first union card I'd eleven sG wears +h was
workers charter member and remember him then for his
From the year 1901 to the present
active the union labor movement in this city and during all that
object benefit of those who toll And
old head shoulders Jays that He
destructive type born leader of his fellows he filled
every office within the gift of his organization He stood firm al
for the of the workers but the time when
willing might the
enon of the employer specific and not willing to sit
down and reason contentious out point by point
Three four years he by his union the Trades
Council the clearing house
eventually bodys official head and presided with
mpartay and rmness that him increased admiration and
respect the council with him during all that time and ad
mred his absolute fairness though sometimes differed with him
in matters of policy
young man, opponents claim He tweny-seven
produce the family Bible prove his How
in this country particularly this western SLOPE welding
of and in influence who % are under thirty of G
business and professional circles under forty of and
that city who have passed the forty n4 This the
day and age of youth.
to obey the mandates of the socialist party organization
Yes Jay is socialist am not But I'm not afraid Of that
as the words bogey man. the
children past and We may disagree with hem call them
folks like the of make pretty good c
don't fill the as amshouses and insane asms faster
and have been thought well of that they have been elected
any individual debating onger he shall
the affairs of his concerned does not trouble me IN
thought right and if he couldn't it that he'd get
down and let somebody else have at it And that's more
than half the officials know anything about willing to do
ongers stand on the liquor question and the soeia evl is
the League problems dub
his attitude Laws are made to be sdesteppe OF
department of public safety needs of Olnger
The working people need who has practical rather
than theoretical knowledge of their problems
Jay win and y-we nothing better illustrates his
ne with hm abu Of trading and and
that have been rife since the primaries he said this
81 be elected because believe the working
people will sacrifice single principle to win
It be the approved style politics in the old parties to swap
trade socialists don't believe in and don't believe in it.
would rather be defeated making ceancut fight than into
result of deals and trades And when Jay says this he
means it.
Appointments his department if he elected will be made
incumbent won't hold his job because of his
political affiaon his creed the color of his neckte
onger ism throwing any mud at Mr. Broeck nor Mr. Mr. BrOdee
him. If the people by their votes they prefer Mr. Brodeck
you won t hear any yep from Oinger.
Olnge ideal for commissioner of
public safety He has the and the ambition of youth
wholesome of looking public questons and deepseaed
belief that will for about what they think
lis best.
You can't know Ongr without being with things
him. First his earlessne moral coming
squarey in the open for what he thinks right Second
that almost obeon for deal all around
characteristics of his stand above everything He
many faults probably the ordinary but these two
virtues hold to outweigh shortcomings
The people of Everett have it within their to elect him
office Tuesday If they think otherwise sufficient numbers
opponent won't embtter Onger in the least
from the he holds dearest the of the
who works with hand brain at legitimate occupation