The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-03-06
BRADFORD GIVES
OUT HIS ANSWER
Replies TO Charges Made by
Opponent in Cam
paign
REFUTES P.-I. CHARGE

lie today, thru The star, by
Corporation Counsel Bradford.
In reply 20 attacks made upon
him by hls opponent. Hugh M.
Caldwell, and tho lstter's
morning Newspaper organ:
In his mad scramble 10 get an
office. my opponent deliberately Mt
tempts To destroy the enyiablo rep
utationA OF n score OF men.
"IIe says that my deputies have
engaged In private practice.
This IL true only In the slight
est degree. and II has never inter.
fered with tho discharge OF their
public duties. nor has my opponent
ever claimed that Il has.
Put In Extra Time
Tho extra time and work put In
by them nights aud legal holidays
exceeds by hundred fold any
time used In such practice.
Ills political inrincerity II
shown by tho fact that. while dep
uty prosecuting attorney for. and
drawing pay from King county. he
himself engaged In private prac
tiee. and within short period oil
sir months was attorney OF record
In several private cases In tho su
perior court OF King county.
Along with the private practice
and while. such chief deputy. the
county d~futies under him employ
ed in all contested cases the same
real estate experts whom tho eity
has employed and whom he and
the P.f now abuse.
And yet. despite his own rec
ord. he has the holiness 10 criti
else and seek votes by such at
taeks
HE who lives in a glass house
should throw no stones.
"Aardpieked Candidate"
who II back OF the lies and
vicious attacks upon mo- The
P.-I. has fointed my opponent on
tho people AZ It's hand picked can.
didate. and n his mouthploee.
have prepared IN detail answers "a
all such attacks. and tina, paper re
fuses 20 publish any OF my an'
swern.
Whom does tho P..L represent.
anyway Has II ever been on the
side OF tho people, IL stands for
the big interests alone.
Who IL backing my opponent
The Employer association. the
New Chamber OF Commerce. some
Of the big banks. the Seattle Eiec.
trio company. and It's allied inter.
eats. and tho P.L
has Not Declared himself
No ono knows where my oppo-
neat stands on any question. lie
has not declared himself for any
principles of city government In
hls attacks. he miaatAtca and
twists the facts TO prejudice sot.
ers again upright men. No one
ever heard or read good word
from him In support Of our light
and water plant
That he has no use for the lirht
plant Ia clearly shown by his own
record. Their. has not been n time
during tho last ten years when he
could not easily have used city
light IN HIS homo IN the Broadway
district. and hs has admitted that
for tho last eight years he has
used. and s,lIl II using In his
home. Seattle Electric light
is this tho way 20 aid your city
high, plants
Opposed Senate elii 40
Senate Bin 90 was hatched by
ths Seattle Electric company and
IN fun OF jokcrr. II law. II would
seriously affect the city light and
other utilities IN the city.
IL. among other things. seeks 10
destroy all utility competition. en-.
throne monopoly. aud TO grant per
petuai franchise rights.
Il opposed Il with all my might
While I was out on tho firing line
my opponent was under the ammu.
milton wagon OF tho Seattle Eleo-
trio company IN the zone OF safety.
That company IN for him and after
my scalp.
''The last legislature passed Sen.
ate Bili No. sol. which forblds any
extension OF city light or other
plants without the consent OF the
public Service commission.
My opponent did not raise his
voice or hand against this bill.
Speaks OF Referendum
This bill. and ak other bills.
have been referred 10 tho people
who viii vote thereon next Novem.
Der.
Il signed every one Of tho ref
saAEA To- -
the bills. and shall continue "a
work and vote against every one
OF them.
MY opponent has publicly adj
mitted that he did absolutely moth
ing TO prevent tho passage OF any
of these bills: that he did not sign
any OF such petitions 10 refer
endum and defeat any OF them. The
P-f and the Seattle Electric com
pany. who are backing my oppo
nent, are against all these refer
endums.
My public position and work
are an open book. You know
where I stand on every important
question.
MY opponents only public work
has been as a criminal prosecutor
He has not experience or training
in municipal law. My work 70,
years has been directly in munich
pal law.
No Ono Questions Honesty
mo one-not even the P.!Y.-
has questioned the honesty or eff
ficiency either of myself or my Of
flee force. None but the most
trivial charges OF any kind have
even been suggested in this cam
paign either against mo or my ad
ministrstlon.
I'VE are now right in the middle
OF many big cases. involving mil
lions OF dollars. II you change the
city's lawyers. my deputies and
20 out. and much OF our work OF
preparation In such cases will be
entirely lost TO the taxpayers and
the city. This Is of far greater i'm.
portnnce To the taNnayprR and