The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-12-09

Editor The STAR
In your issue OF December ap'
pears letter from Mrs. Mhude
Hweetmsn In which she states that
! II In by special request Of Mr.. Two
roger" and which Fhe heads as fol'
lows; Furnishes Jobs 90 Whole
Families"
While I appreciate the honor or
Mrs. sweetman getting my name IN
public print. at the same time the
letter In 10 obviously unjust as 70
some persons mentioned and incor'
rect ms 10 others that a reply on my
part IN IN order tho ! arm not per
ronally acquainted with any one OF
the parties mentioned.
! Mrs. Hweetman's first objection ~
that a daughter ~ Frank +. Crit
, fifth II employed in tho county audi
tors office. Tho I don't happen 10
know the young lady. have the
honor 81 being an Old acquaintance
OF her father In my opinion the
question Is not whose daughter she
J III. but IL she able 10 perform the
duties Of the position which she
holds. The same rule would apply ~
To the father OF George Neagh~r. the
relatives Of Lou Smith as well ms
those OF Dan Abrams. q. ". Sullivan
and the other persons mentioned.
II Mrs. sweetmsn could see the
number Of prospective newiywedn OBJ.
tanning marriage licenses and see the
manner in which Mr.. Kennedy Is ac.
curtomed 10 treat them. she would
probably come 10 the conciuRfon that
he In peculiarly fitted for the posi-
ton In spite OF the fact that he
happens to be Dan Abrams son.in.
Law.
presume that the government OF
King county does not materially dif-
fer from the government OF any
other county IN the United States
having the same population. and the
county employees are about the same
as county employees In any other
county. some reforms are needed.
bur these reforms viii never be OBJ
tanned by attacking individuals. nor
I by refusing employment 10 anyone
simply because some other member
OF the family holds position In
som. city or county office II an In
divlduai In either Inefficient or dis
honest. attack him on that ground.
arm informed that the budget for
King county NEXT year Ii about 20
per cent below tina, Of 1921. that no,
only has there been a reduction Of
salaries. but there has been reduc-
ton In the number Of county en-
l.. ~
ton along proper. constructive hnet,
A little more ~ the same effort will
bring about a further reduction In
the size Of the budget and eilfnlna.
ton OF ruperfiuous employees
desire to call Mrs. sweetman's
at1 nsion. however. TO the fact that
this can only be done by constructive
criticism and not by indaerimlna,e
attack
A common iaborer At 81 day can
be hired TO pull down a building. but
u requires an Architee, with yesrs
Of education to construct one
Very truly yours.
PHILIP TwoRoGER
am cory. but Mr.. Twor6gcr
missed the point was trying TO
make and. Il could not have been
cI,ar. bec<us- no IN q very clever
man.
have never questioned the EFF.
Cheney Of anyone employed IN the
courthouse. Thre~-fourthr OF them
have bcen there for YEARS AND
YEARS AND YEARS. and II length
OF service makes for efficiency. they
should b. extra well done. II they
haven't moulded or died For instance.
In 1910. George Grant was cashier In
the county clerks office. Ia 1916 he
vas made county chairman. he re-
signed In 1917 TO become deputy
county clerk under Percy Thomas
for four years. and now he Is county
clerk. he expects 10 hold office for
four years and then he will move on
To som. other government job. az
Mr.. Thomas has done. In the mean
time. Abe Olson. who was cashier
under Thomas. In now deputy under
Grant. and he win succeed him as
clerk. Harry Gordon. who was once
county clerk. in now probate clerk.
Mr.. Sickcin. who was deputy county
clerk under II. X. Sickels, is now in
the county ireasucrs office. And
90 they follow each other around in
an endless chain--likc Tennysons
little brook. they Tow on forever"
NO WONDER THEY CAN FLOW.
WHEN THEY HAVE FLOWED
ALL THESE YEARS.
COULD say something about the