The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-02-10
Who Governs Seattle Is
the Campaign Issue
ny EDWIN ,. BROWN.
Candidate for torp.rnttoa Counsel.

our ministerial federation would
have 10 that the moral issue over
shadows all others. and the masters
~ Seattle are pleased st their In
dorsement. as IL means that pollt-
teal force In Seattle has ignored the
great principle OF exploitation %
the many by tho few.
Special privilege viii go into poll
cal partnership with tho church.
then join hands with vice. crime and
prostitution II special privilege can
grt procrastinating double cross
politician into public office who win
represent special privilege Will. the
people suffer He moral say tho
preachers I'VE want a chance 10
earn bread" say the people. and any
man who does not know that the
people cannot get bread this day
until they first contribute 10 privii-
exc It's royalty. L. unfit 10 be at
large and loose In society.
What candidate Of the plain peo-
pie In Seattle has been Endorsed BY
It's ministers Rliiancef None. sir
not one
The four public service corpora d.
tions In Seattle took from our city
close onto or over nine millions OF
dollars In the year 1919. aud our
city spent one million less than that
amount in running tho city.
We are incompetent 20 run and
operate our own public service cor
p0rations say some people. but lot
US see. Who does the real work but
seattle working people, Who acts
as superintendent but seattle
working man and who manages the
rcad but Seattle working man ,
As matter Of fact, every public
utility Ia operated and managed by
Seattle men and the only thing that
people outside OF Seattle do to TO
nine millions profit from us each
year They admit that they do not
know enough 20 run the Institutions
and we must run them. and stil
they claim that We do not know
enough 20 own them. ! ata about
convinced OF this fact when | see
how easily our Christian friends are
hunco~d into supporting tho candi-
dates Of special privilege.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP.
Men who believe In the collective
ownership Of social public utilities
do not obstruct and menace the
building and construction OF those
Institutions BY the people. nor do
they wilfaiiy attempt TO put the p~o-
pie tthe cityl into partnership with
gamblers. expiolters and profit
fnongers who live by corruptinR our
political state and exploitation %
the people.
Msn Who prats and prattis sbou,
public ownership merely to catch
votes before election. then go Into
office and support any and every
measure that viii defeat the p.o-
pies will. should be defeated at the
polls.
Tho facts are that Seattle IL In the
grasp OF explottsrs and all this talk
about s'comrnission government.
square deal Tammany Vice" and
iitical rot and is intended to Obscure
the real issue. which IL exploitation
Of the people Give the people work
SO that they can ret bread and then
the pcopi. will give consideration to
the moral issue. my ministerial
HOW To GET BREAD.
Our public service utilities IN
street car electricity. gas and teis-
phone took ss.sss.97t from our peo-
pie and away from Seattle In 1914
Thus we see that Seattle was ex-
plotted OF that amount and as We
only spent s7.ii2.e0s 70 run our city
government In 1919. II we owned
our public social utilities. we could
have paid the running expenses Of
our city and had si.sss.Iss with
which 10 afford employment for our
unemployed in further improving
our city.
This IL simple yet fundamental
issue and those who try TO obscure
IL are either ignorant or dishonest.
ahH rAtATt h1a" ~ ABk pun
lie office
We Socialists are opposed TO ex-
pioitation and robbery % the people
IN any form. This principle brings
within our political activities the
scientific fact that public (socialJ
ownership IL an absolute necessity
before this type Of exploitation and
political corruption can hs eradt-
Gated from our body polite
when the people u France pleaded
with Louis XIV. for honesty In pub
lie office. IN the name OF dear
France. the king replied. Damn
France Who II Frauce2 am
France" And today when We ask
in the name % the people for hon
esty in public office. special privii-
eye again replies Damn the people,
Who are the people?" Ard with
vain satisfaction. answer them
selves. We are tho people" But
the people are awakening 10 the
facts Of their exploitation and some
day ere long they will speak. they
may speak harshiy. but when eco
nomic pressure reaches the point Of
Intolerance they are bound "a speak
EDWIN j. BROWN.
Candidate for Corporation Counsel