The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-08
For Lower Fare
MIR. AND MRS. SEATTLE VOTER: The
1t Can Be Had-and Without
Resorting to Taxes

n TR. AND MRS. SEATTLE VOTER: The preser-
1V1 walton of the municipal street railway is of i'm
portance to you. Go to the polls today and vote:
Just rapidly pay off part ct the bonds on
the street railway lust so much easier will il be to
reduce fares extend service to give more and more
transportation facilities
The railway is on a paying basis now at 1-3 cents
fare IL is being managed under adverse influences,
by those who seem think that if they prove II
failure they will be politically successful The rail-
way is thus not getting square deal
With friendly administrators, better showing can
be made. IT, instead of knockers, have boosters in
the city council to help the railway along the fares
be lower, and that without resorting to the tax
funds Of the city for single penny.
The Star has been anxious to those who have
been shouting "thicves" and fraud" start suit to
prove their assertions. They have not started it. The
Star has urged those who believed there msrcp-
in the purchase OF the street car system to
60 to court of equity and attack the contract. This
has not been DONE There has been nothing but talk
talk, talk talk!
But Ia taxpayers did start a suit to compel the cys
defaulting contract that the courts had hereto
fore declared valid. Nothing more insane or ruinous
to the city could be imag ined
This suit could accomplish nothing, even If il had
been upheld instead Of being thrown out of court II
would not have proved fraud. ltwould not have
proved misrepresentation. II would not have re-
turned any part Of the purchase money to the city
It would merely have tied up the railways finances
that it could meet its legal debts and would thus
have put Seattle the map city that defaults in
its payments that repudates its valid obligations
Notwithstanding this attempt to disrupt the cty's
credit the statement has been printed several times
that the council has blocked suit by the ID taxpayers
which seeks relief from impossible contract" Of
course, such a statement is absolute lie.
II was given the lie by Stephen J. Chadwick, HIM
self chief counsel for the Ia, when he said in open
court:
| Bear in mind that not claiming the contract
is impossible Of performance"
| Chadwick candid than the publicity or
gan he represented. Chadwick knows and knew
them that the purpose of the suit get the city
default and to repudate, and NOT to determine the
impossbiity of any contract, or fraud. or msrepre
sentation.
But shysters will continue in their kind of propa-
ganda If you give them half chance. They're look
ing for that chance today at the election.
! By yelling that the council has stood in the way Of
suit to knock out the railway contract they hope to
mslead you They lie, and they know it, and they
think they can fool you.
II is important that you give the shysters political
and journalistic both, the rebuke they deserve.
! You will do that when you elect Fitzgerald, Bolton
and Carroll.
/ You invite only loud-mouthed talk and chaos and
confusion If you do otherwise.
We've had year of loud-mouthed talk Let
now make it clear that we've dssipated much time
as we are inclined to-and that from want
everybody in the city government-from the mayor
down-to do his darndest to make the street railway
a success. II can be done.