The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-04

GOVERNMENT
ny EDWIN ,. BROWN
>eminee fer tie City Council
Mayer III Giu. Fitzgerald nor any
ether man can select. nor can they
have an Invisible government to
select campaign issue for me. and
keep me silent on the vital truths
aad Issues In this campaign.
Gill AND MILL
All that has been heard from Mr..
GIN In this campaign IL GIN and
I mill Every time tai. city spends
e3so.eeo for running our city gov
ernnsnt and paying Interest on
asss. ,s.' on. on, has made, Ne are
assessed valuation. which IL just
about 50 per cent Of the real value %
what we own. and as Mr.. Gili has
eenftned his campaign 10 taxes. he
u not entitled to TIE vote Of any
man or woman who has nothing
aoor which 20 pay taxes. because he
does not pretend to represent those
who have nothing 20 pay taxes on.
Every time yz30e0o IL added 20
TIRE estv's budget u increases our
uiiil. Mr.. Giii tells how ne reduced
taxes for 1915 or , mills. hts
actual reduction was cce and eight
one-hunircdths OF a mill fi.oS miiil.
by GINS sharp practice OF lowering
taxes so as TO Increase our Interest
bearing debt for tho future. He In
sisted that s.ee. eco Quo the bank be
refunded. instead OF paid. GIN tried
erickson would not stand for Il.
THIS Item WAS ono OF the three items
IN tire Erickson OH dispute on the
1918 budget few months age.
The other two we're s7s7eae 60
a.
stoned BY the Rsnick law pr.v-ntirs
The transfer Of funds. the other was
% city nwAH ~. Erickson levy
vas. ., mills. ! mill being stricken
Mr.. Gill has overlooked the fact
that our city can reduce the PEG
pies taxes by Increasing the llesnse
|. Of the billboard ard other monop-
Giles. also BY paying our bonds, In
stead cf Interest 20 our bond com
pany friends- The above are the
comptroiIer's figures, not mine.
Portland ran IL health depart
men In 1914 for $4,000. and got
first nonors ~ the San Frsnelsco
fair for IL efficiency: Seattle. un-
der Mr.. Gill. spent s225.ooo for an
Inferior service. ard our health de-
psrtmens would not get first prize
at . fair In MukIiteo. Chicago
spends n cents per year per capita
for gathering her garbage. while
Seattle pays 90 cents, and before
Chicago got her Ior~ rate some o.
her crooks went 10 the penitentisry
ard are ssiif there.
The people Of this county paid the
Chamber Of Commerce. t5se on ifs
rent In 1914 and t51s In 1918. III
Glll could ask that this graft bc
stopped. but they are his friends,
Our fire department 10 costing %
$50 GOO per year too much because u
10 hsafiess ard working without or
rsnirinz ability 20 give efficiency 90
our fire boys.
Our police department. 10 shssi
Of time. A. soon a. orIfflths sue
eessor was appointed. he gave the
oral order that Chinese, Japanese
and negro gambling clubs must not
-ne r1oiestec. and now again the
whole department 10 In bad odor.
Masked PATRIOTS
reatties masked patriots. who
srudder for our nations safSky and
the Christian worlds pcrpetaation
Socialists on Union -. with the red
flag OF universal brotherhood and
Industrial freedom. emit without
their names a circular letter sian
d.riug Seattle and lying IN q fash
Ton that would cause an indian 20
lump OFF the top Of the Smith build
ing This circular frog seaftles n
visible government on one me
states as follows Item. 1900
600 or more Investment In two Ola.
~
railway. operated at an economic
loss Of 5000 per day
vi OH. % the fame OF mill. said
a few weeks ago that our car line
was losing $50 per DAY; next ne sald .
nobody had him arrested for false
and malicious Islander. he said our 1
city car lire was losing 1850 per day,
and behold the invisible govern
rnent's friends on Union st said to
losing 1900 per day: hence the cir
cuiar calling you 90 duty. Our car /
line IL paying expenses and paying /
its notorrnen and condnetors ~ a l
cents per hour. while the Seattle 1
invisible government pays from 20
to ~ cents per hour
We have the 5o-year age limit,
the 5-foot e-Inch limit for motor
men on the city car line, copied
from the Invisible government, the
Seattle Electric Co.
The examining board Of engineers
Walter J. santmyer. station super
intsndent Seattle Electric Co. (ths /
invisible governmenD. and chairman i
% board Of examiners Of engineers
licenses
N n Isirh, chief engineer OF the |
Diamond Ice and Storage Co. ths 4
right ear OF the invisible govern
g. VI. Hall. city examiner. civil
service commission.
a. n Orout. city civil service
commission secretary.
Ard now we see that all engineers \
in private buildings are compelled /
~ take their yearly examination be-
FORE those in close touch with and /
deuendsnt on this invisible govern
rnsut. Mr.. ON makes the appoint
rosnfs Of the examining board for /
engineers so as TO put the Invisible 1
Rovernment in possession OF full /
Lnowfsdge concerning our city light 4
and power plant and whom our Gus
toners are
a And nov we are compelled 70 con-
clude that III CHI got his iustruc-
lions as 70 what the campaign issue
must be from the masked patriots
fseatfie'r invisible government. Mt.
fitzgerald and ri GIN are the tools
through which this Invisible govern
rnent works the people by trying 70
befog the issue. by the GIL mill
process Of Justification, SANDER ana
utilization Of our fair city.
EDWIN J. BROWN.
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