The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-24

In going over the letters in The
STAR in reply 20 the query, "ias
Brown Made Goodg" | note that II
out OF 80 OF those originally pub
lished. feel that have made good.
In my 1929 campaign for mayor
/ said. Seattle must have taxes
reduced, a five.cent fare, the skagit
built. the dope and white slave
traffic stopped and the laws en-
forced.
This year we paid paid eff sss5,ooo In
old debts. In 1924 we will pay off
something over sl,io0,0oo in old
debts, II Il was not for the extra
school levy and the paying OF this
81, 100000. we would have had a Z
o. mill reduction on our taxes for
1894. and this Notwithstanding that
Seattle has gained in population
approximately 10000 since / came
into office. II costs something to
govern and serve $4,000 citizens. to
give them fire protection, police pro-
lection. garbage collection, sewer
and street maintenance. etc.
"FLIyyER APPETITE
LOST LOW CARFARE"
We gave Seattle a five-cent fare.
did not promise that l could make
people ride and am not responsible
for the fact that the flivver appe.
lite was too great for them 10 &c.
cept the inducement OF a fiye.cent
fare after they got 1t.
However. we did obtain 2h.ccnt
fare for the Sunday school children
and transfers on an Sis.cent fare
for the Rainier Valley people. We
have now a reduced fare for school
children. both ON the Rainier Valley
line and on the city line with trans.
fer privileges. shall persevere
until we get reduced fare FOR Uni.
versity students. We experimental
the question OF whether II was pos.
sihle to operate the roads and pay
for them on a five-cent fare. so
that taking IL as a whole. consider
that a venture a success.
There was grave question as TO
whether we were going to be able
20 finish building the skagit plant.
and II never would have been built
IL Oliver T. Erickson had had bis
way; but the skasit power plant Is
now on the last round OF it's com.
pletion and Is an assured fact for
Seattle. In spite Of Erickson.
"WAGED SUCCESSFUL WAR
ON DOPE AND BLIND PIGS"
When ] came into office this city
was infested with dope peddlers and
dope addicts. and there were ten
blind pigs where there is one today
But under Chief Seyeryns the war
on this traffic has been prosecuted
faithfully and with diligence. state
ments Of misinformed people TO the
contrary. as the records will show
and as every loyal citizen In this
city knows. This same statement
also applies to the white slave traf.
fic.
L. Is unfortunate that at this time
a prominent member OF the coun.
Gil. Mr.. Oliver T. Erickson. has told
the world that somebody told him
that somebody else told them that
somebody else said that vice ruled
Seattle
Son ebody, at some time. also told
Mr.. Erickson that he could seal
the Cedar river basin and his exper.
iment has wasted more than $500.
600 for the people OF Seattle. II is
high time that the legislative dc.
partment OF the city Of Seattle be
restricted by proper safeguard char.
ter amendments to the work OF leg.
islation and that the board OF public
works OF this city. the members OF
which have expert knowledge and
trimmed minds, take charge of the
administration Of all work where
the peoples money Is to be spent
and that empirical experimentation
with the peoples money cease
The taxpayers Of the city Of Seat
tic have literally spent millions in
an effort TO educate men who were
unframed in the work that they
have attempted to do.
"RESPECT YOUR CITY
aFIrTNI Nn1~N,