The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-07

! want II understood that | have
ne personal feeling or malice against
AIR Fitzgerald. 1 anaiyEe hle Of
fetal record and criticize II and give
Co the people what u contains. In
IN. light Of his record. Fitzgerald
must change his ways or retire from
public life. because any man who at
tefnpts te serve private concerns and
nonepolies while In political office
as a public servant must surely
meet political shtpwr~ek
Sometimes I think that Fitzgerald
II being used by the peoples enc
mics. and that n. IL poweriess 60 az
erets- his own will and judy
and that he would be safer man II
he had better and more honorable
advisers. BE this as u may. Ny.
Fitzgerald IL asking for your votes
on the record he has made A
mans record in public office IL not
only public property, but u t. OF
vital concern 90 the general welfare
and should ea snaiyxed
THE RECORDS WILL SHOW
FITZGERALD VOTED AGAINST cit
izens being allowed n reduction
on our residential light. and The
lighting plant belongs 20 the people.
Ito has never explained why hs
voted against the peopl. of Seattle
IN this matter. ard ths only reason
that can be given Is. ~ tbs city light
Electric Company. Mr. Fltxxeraids
friends ard hackers will have TO
meet the reduction
Mr. Fttxg.rald's official act in
voting in the interest 81 ths See
attic Electric Company cannot In
good conscsszes be defended.
THE RECORDS WILL ALSO SNOW
Ore 81 Mr.. FTtsxersla.s first acts IN
4 the city council Was TO ask 10 be
excused from voting for the city TO
accept the gift Of tho Lake Burier
car ffre. which the 4 e Co. was
DESTROYS 81 acquiring.
THE BILLBOARD MoNoPoLS's
MAN
tn. billboard licenses ought 20
bring Seattle yearly revenue OF
81 GEO per year on a fair and reason
sbI- charge per square foot. but the
monopoly crowds all composition out
by paying a fiat license % $1,000 per
year, which the monopoly itself de-
sired Mr.. Fitzgerald and OIL have
always been monopoly men. and you
find Gtii'a picture flashed on their
moving picture screens In show
houses belonging 20 this monopoly.
Their autos Nos. s5S1s and T1@s.
were In us. in GlIi's and Fftxx~raI3's
behalf both IN securing registration
ard voters for Fitzgerald on primary
election day.
Mr. George Sample. manager for
the billboard monopoly. Herman
Frye. GINS law partner. Norman
Brorkest. attorney for the Y. = IT,.
i. A r. Co were the ones who were
h0ssIlng registration for Fitzgerald.
FITZGERALD THE bond BUYERS
NAN
When the cltyss Firland hospital
bonds and the municipal railroad
bonds were uu for sale. Nr. F}fz-
gerald. as chairman Of the finance
4. <nitfee and Nr. GIL. the mayor.
N with the bond buyers. who
So they would not buy bonds NJ
Par which D. 81 per cent. but
wanted per cent Mr. Marble ard
Mr. Dale held out because our char
ter and the state iaw provide That
ali bonds must be sold at par Or
higher. Mr. Marble and Mr.. Dale
thus saved the city $50. 600
The newspapers took up the fight
IN behalf Of the people. and Fitx-
EernId and GIN backed down. Then
IN about 10 days Tire same bond
buyers that had been figuring with
Fitzgerald came IN and bought the
bonds al par.
FITZGERALD TRIED TO SPEND
sfs7. ooo OF THE peoples MONEY
ron WORTHLESS VOTING MA
CHIMES.
Mr. Conner. State Representative
from Skaxit County. and Speaker Of
the House Of Representative. and
George M Allen. surety bond man.
are the agents for the Empire
Voting Machine Company. and lob
bfed the bill through the legislature.
After strenuous attempts 20 pass
the matter through the council with
the able assistance Of Fitzgerald,
and failing there. the matter was
taken up 10 the county commits
sioners. who were in more recsp-
"a ta ha
chimes last fall, and knowing the
sbtectious Of various civic bodies to
shefr purchase. and knowing the i'm
practicabiIity OF their use by the