The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-06-12
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live QUESTIONS
By EDWIN J. BROWN


impressions OF the Republican Con.
vcntion at Chicago. You know
have many Republican friends, and
must tell what those Republican
politicians at Chicago remind me Of.
- I want my Republican friends 10
. understand what think OF their
( politicians
This Convention reminds mo Of an
auction sale In . pawn shop. where
unrcdecmed goods are being auctioned
of To the highest bidder.
ACCTfONEER---NcW, Ladies and
sGentiem~n. We offer hero for sale 70
The highest bidder. = magic wand
that gives . auitciaim title 70 the
Presidency Of the United States. and
Sumember. there Is but one on the
shelf, and further. remember Tat the
npopia OF the Nation are In a semi.
& Conscious state. unaware Of what We
ere putting over. 30 what do I hear
now? Bid liveiyi Give mo an offer
I o. this grand opportunity 10 become
rich, famous or notorious. as you like.
How much do I hearf-
FIRST BfDDER-'1 bid SO, 600 90
for Hoover
AUCTIoSEERr--s7o.o 10000 arm
bid: the five DO I hear
SECOND BIDDER 100000
for Poindexter."
AUCTIONEER-"Say. do you guy.
think this Is a cheap ons-horse show
Come on. boys. this article am OF
fering IL worth milliona Ever
monopoly In this Nation will p
your price. plus. for the use Of n
Presidency for a few minutes eac.
day. What do hear now7 Bid
Livelyr'
THIRD BrDDER-"s25o. 10000 for
Hiram Johnson
Poindexter turns blue. Hoover
turns white and Johnson turns red.
al pa;riotc--Red. White and Blue
and they see Stars and Stripes when
Lowden bids ssoo 10000
TOM LAWSON ses frenzicd n.
nance awaken after twenty years
sleep in the bed formerly occupied
by Rip Van Wrinkle. and be comes
thru clean shaver and protests
against any rough stuff on Hiram.
FIFTH BIDDER-'T bid si,50o,-
10000 for wood" while. at the same
time. Mr.. Iron and Mr.. Steal from
Pennsylvania put in sealed bids for
Knox and sproul. which Borah pro
tests until Elihu Roots peace dove
flies In at the window to hang the %
sign on the Democratic Peace. AND
they closed the sale for the day.
promising to open shop early In the
morning 10 receive higher bids. and
the prospect Of such glorious per
centage on his days business.
JOEL. WARREN FOR SHERIFF.
This sounds Ike a nightmare. for OF
all men. save one, who have held
! public office in this city, Joel Warren
!, has shown the creates. disregard for
law enforcement and Fundamental
rights. Never has our police de
partment been SO demoralized aid 80
1awiess since the days Of the wide
open town. when the police depart.
Tnent were in cahoots with crime.
never been so much thuggery. open
gambling protected" Burglars pro.
tected" white slavery protected"
And this was not protection for
revenue only. but high protective
tariff has been the rule In Seattle
under Warren. / do not say that
Warren has been dishonest, p4son-
ally, but / do say that the constant
police scandals of bribery, thievery.
whisky and gambling proves Warren
utterly incompetent. / caught him
giving away whisky by the whole
sale. have proved that the health
and police departments were engaged
in using the quarantine for black
mail.
There was. a little white-cap affair
at Noroe. Alaska. about 1901 or 1902,
In which enterprise the Warrens are
said TO have been interested. I want
to know the facts about Joel Warren
and I want to know who he is, be.
cause, while he Is a perfectly good
story teller, ! object TO having an
alleged gunIpan. an alleged white.
capper, for sheriff Of King county,
IL Lean prevent it. would like for
some one from Nome. Alaska, who
knows about the story Of the white.
cap, who were In the employ of Big
Business, to come In and tell me
about Joe Warrens political record
81 Alaska. know what IL has been
IN Seattle.
Next week, will conduct another
auction sale al Chicago, and later.
will have one at San Francisco, II
I am allowed ia.