The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-03
The Impeachment Of
a Mayor and How !,
to Clean Seat
Ivy EDWIN J. BROWN

intended TO write on the high
cost Of living and the high cost Of
drinking this week. but think that
the question Of the Impeachment Of
mayor IL 81 greater Importance.
gas DESTROYS OF having the mass
meeting on last Friday night adopt
the resolutions. because the people
81 this city are anxious to show
their loyalty 70 our boys In the army
and navy, for whose protection Gen.
Greene issued his order. stlil think
that Gen. Greene was miaied by his
infornera. also ! was. and Etiu am.
in hopes that Mayor GIN viii hold
mass meeting and give hts SIDE OF
the controversy. because every qncs-
ton has two sides. and feel sure
that Mayor GIN has some very ma
tefial facts TO talk about. which the
people Of this city should know.
trust that the navy officials win not
place restrictions upon their .n~n
coming 70 Seattle. and that Mayor
GIL win make known 20 the people
Of Seattle what measures he -
poses to adopt in order that ~
may have tho standing and respl
TO which n sE entitled as a safe c{5f
for tho soldiers and sailors to cod
TO.
heartily agree with Mayor GIL
and proper man for Chief OF Police
OF this city. and / believe that this
city has competent; men who are
available 10 aid the present Chief OF
Police and Mayor GIN. II they win
ask their aid.
IL there are Interior motives be-
hind the demand for the mayors re-
titled 90 be advised Of them and to
know the facts. but the demand for
a clean city is always m order. ana
more especially at so serious a time
as the present The impeachment
OF a public servant is a most dread
fui thing and should be resorted 20
only when all other means fan. bur
II il must be resorted 10 as the only
means TO necessary end. 81 should
be done
There n one vice that has flour
ished in this city all the years ! have
lived here, regardless Of the per-
sonality Of the mayor or eAieS
police. refer TO the Chinese and
Negro gambling clubs. They are al
lowed TO operate on the theory that
their social feature only includes
people OF their own kind. believe
this is wrong and that the law ought
10 be enforced equally on all per-
sons, regardless Of race or color, be-
cause when exceptions are made the
administration of those who mako
them becomes weak. vacillating and
lawiess. as the special privilege can
not be kept within its intended limit
HOW TO CLEAN THIS CITY
The booze joints. the gambling
dens. the bootlegTers and the IN
clean, unfortunate sisters can all be
cared for quickly under n police de-
partment that viii quit kidding IT,
self and the public and 40 some reas.
honest. sincere work. II. however,
our police department does not know
how TO apprehend the crooks. that
department should at least know
where and whom TO go 10 in this
city 70 be advised as TO how to pro
cccd with the work.
Grab the bootleggers and blind
pigs first, then compel every woman
who sells her wares here 70 produce
her health certificate from the &. 4
health department every $4,000
ten days. and when her condiyE1
warrants II. conflne her TO the Ell
hospital SO that she cannot go til
some other city and spread disease
and misery among those who fall
prey TO her environment
The Mayor Of this city can Do
Ihese things and we win all stand.
behind him and his. chief and give
hem support, because his power b
unlimited In enforcing the law.
The mayor appoints tho Police /
Judge, the Civil Service Commissioa
md the Chief of Police as a part 4
his official family He can get thck
signed designations Mt the time 4
heir appointment. He can conN
honest action I'm law enforcement
md he can discharge every lsk
nolico officer I'm the department,
necessary. and for this reason 10
he mayor. il responsible TO the pee
,le for lawlessness being winked a.
Now, Mayor GIN. call your meet
ne and get ready TO clean this city.
Tell ms your theory of what caused
he quarantine order, how this city
hould be cleaned and how You 2rci~
,oing TO clean Il. and we XII IA
'elp you do the work but ltA)
ity is not cleaned by you. Il win be
LEANED without you, because this
lily can be cleaned and II is going
o he cleaned, ana the big bootleg
-ers are going 10 be exposed and put
Mt OF the whlskey business some
ay by some city administration.