The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-04
The Moral Question Of
City Government
Stone Casters

MA n ever occur 20 you why our
fsrefa.hers read into our laws that
M person taken in crime should
4, held innocent Tin proven gullyT
The human mind has some very
ns,,nlar qualities. TO consider
ana percentasc Of human hclngs a
s,lsehooi or a scandal becomes de-
i.ious mental food, while the truth
i -, aside as undesirable for
mental digestion,
Therc seems to be something IN
hsrant in the mental makeup OF a
mali part OF humanity that draws
mem 10 faiseho0ds and scandals
Ike flies arc drawn 20 earrion.
Thls inherent defect IN the human
mind Is made use OF by various
politicians. The present campaign
Ia our city Is a good illustration.
our Chamber Of Commerce Is
soending large sums. giSinE pub
ls,.tv about the wonders Of Seattle
a those who live beyond It's bounds.
ana telling the world OF its beauties,
advantages. and Q specially emf
pbasizing the health and moral con
at5ons for children ns well as for
rownups. On the other hand. some
rolltlclans ana individuals IN our
sliy are proclaiming from tho pub
lie platform and spreading tho prop
axanda BY word o. mouth, that our
city Is corrupt and an unfit place
in which 10 live. Now the person
living outside our bounds. reading
lhe declarations ia scattle's favor
sble publicity, also reading what the
.landerers Of Seattle have TO say in
our daily papers. viii - IN a guam
,tsrv as 10 what Il Is oil about, and
Il he Is true 70 the inherent quail
iies OF some minds. Will discard our
publicity as unfit and unbelievable.
AZ each and every election. Seat
z, Ie IS beset BY group Of IN
ssrupulous. smallfry politicians who
afe wiling 70 sacrifice the fair
nine and reputation Of their home
city 10 projcct themselves into pub.
he osficc. that they may feed from
tic public crib. firmly believe
f,st this class Of people are wolves
Il shsep's clothing. because in the
atepsd in hypocrisy aud brazen
.aheity, they place a halo around
,aslr head and proclaim 10 tho
noga that they arc thu only ones
IA al our community fitted by
thsIr y.rires 70 cast the first stone.
ssaits IS 4 wonder cliy-the
krgex Of its age in the world
s.aitle Is a beautiful city and. as
grgysa by the established facts and
flsurss o. the history OF our time.
s one q the first in sobriety in
Cur nation. Seattle Is clean city.
ION physically and morally q have
cleaned il from dopek Seattle is a
healthy city, ana an educated city.
aad good city in which 10 live and
eluca,e our children In our unlyer-
sly here. II NC want 10 keep a
gOod name abroad we should believe
n ourselves and show loyalty TO
our city. and IL seems TO me that
Il IS the duty OF every good citizen
q silence the profane. iiccntious de-
1amers Of our city's good name. 80
that any politician who attempts 10
climb into public office, using un.
fortunate women as stepping stones.
5 unfit 10 hold the trust that any
pubic office carries. Loyalty TO
our city and It's institutions is
seatile's greatest need.
In al Eastern cities. Seattle has
established the name OF being the
only seaport city in America with.
cut a slum district. The old days
Of the ward.heeIing politician Is
gone. and with him the saloon has
passed into history forever In our
city. Every woman that Is nov ar
rested IN our city is being surround.
Cd By tho women's Protective Diyis-
lon and uplift work established
under my administration.
Go TO the Y. w. c. A. and asl.
Inc good women in charge. They
know, and they VIII tell you. They
VII have TO tell you Of the good
work that is being done in this re.
gard Read Mayor Cotterili's An.
nual Message to the City Council
N 1919, when We had a population
Of 10000. and review the moral
conditions as set forth by that good
man. Then read the Annual Message
for 1922. You will then have the
facts Of seattle's moral condition
Tor Judgment
Read the Literary Digest Of Feb.
mary q, 1924. and you will learn
That Seattle is Is per cent more
sober than San Francisco. q pei
cent more than Florida, 40 per cen,
more than Georgia. As per cent
more than New York. Is per cent
more than Illinois. and you will
earn that Seattle ranks in sobris,,
NE same 81 the entire state al
" ASKING ton, Montana. NORTH
Dakota. Minnesota, Michigan and
me other states that have taken
inst rank On these great mora
questions.
want Seattle to have sqriar,
seai before the nation and I expect
ea,te TO give me square dea
az have been square with Seattle
EDWIN J. BROWN.
Mayor