Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-06-12
THE PASSING THRONG

Last Monday while l stood reading the
head lines In the noon paper the decision of
the U. s. Supreme Court holding the dry
law constitutional, a man staggered by
grumbling to himself in an undertone. I
took second look at him and | was con-
vlnced that he had an old fashioned drunk
on, but soon a friend espied him and ran
to his assistance and as they waddled down
the street they were the cynosure of all
eyes, which were many, as it was the noon
hour. What curiosity was that drunken
man even IN Seattle, where less than five
years ago 800 saloons fourished, and where
now the industrious bootlegger does his
pest. Both men and women seemed utterly
d1sgusted at the sight and no stronger argu.
ment could have been offered to move all,
who saw the beast Of the bottle, to take
firmer stand for prohibition for all time
to come.
| was the guest Of County Commissioner
Thomas Dobson last Saturday to view the
round the lake bouevard,'' and in all nv
lie never enjoyed ride so fully as I did
that, not so much, however, because I was
the guest OF county commissioner but
because L was riding over one of the most
scenic highways [ had ever seen, which was
beng opened on that occasion. My host
fortunately killed his speedometer before
leaving on the trip, which prevented me
from feeling that he also meant to kill me-
as ne occasionally sped over that highway
at about sixty miles an hour This particu.
lar highway was hobby of Mr.. Dobson,
even before he became a member of the
board OF county commissioners and it's open
ing and the celebration thereof last Satnr-
day afternoon at Bellevue was one of the
ausplclous occasions Of his life The citi.
zens from end to end of the road were
greatly pleased at the work and so ex.
pressed themselves, and if indications mean
anything, Tom Dobson will be renominated
next September by two to one majority
over all other aspirants to succeed himself.
and he deserves to be. [ have known Tom
tor nearly thirty years and 1 have ALWAYS
found him to be on the square and in the
open Here is to your success, old man. now
and ever more
"A few days ago [ heard COL Will Inelis.
among score OF others, address a large
and enthusiastic audience and. having
known Billy for many years, and, having
remembered his oversee work in the late
war; was quite keen to hear, what, to me
was MS maiden speech, in view Of the fact
'oO il0 ~ oodoly WILL De RepuDllcan can
dldate Tor the house Of representatives in
Congress to succeed one John F. Miller be.
tore ihe coming September primaries, and
heard that mallen speech, and if my vote
IS to put him in Congress he's there now.
1t remained for Billy eli all of that score
or more speakers to he'd up the colored
soldiers, who Wen; to France from this coun-
try, to fight to make the world safe for
democracy, to ridi.ulc and vulgar deris.
sion. AS he told his ''dahky' story of
colored soldier, who marked time on ac-
count of fear, instead of rushing to the
front as did the white soldiers, I remem.
bered that the colored soldiers in proper
ton to their number brought back to this
land of the free and home Of the lyncher
more French war medals than did the white
soldiers, and [ also remembered of a recent
request of the French government, that