The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-10

He has failed completely to keep his campaign
promises
The records of the City Hall show that without ex
cepton every department of the city under the control
of Mayor Brown has, during his term of office asked
Tor larger appropriations. The City Council over the
protest OF the Mayor refused to grant these increases
Inns Is one OF the chief reasons why today the Mayor
has, with one possible exception not single supporter
among the members of the City Council
The Mayor did secure five-cent fare The City
Council passed this ordinance at his special request
Inns disastrous measure cost the city over S512 600
and plunged the street system into financial chaos
Mayor Brown failed to discharge any of the so-caled
political ncurables
But Edwin J. Brown did worse than violate his cam,
paign promises. So
He appointed unqualified political favorite Chief
of Police and gradually the people of Seattle began to
learn that we had returned to the days of the wide
open town.
Open gambling runs unrestrained The red light
district in open operation Booteggers come and go
atwli The police department is disorganized and de-
moralzed. Rumors of graft are every tongue Or
canned and commercial vice in control of our fair
city.
Listen to the testimony of the United States Prohbi-
ton Director Jackson printed in the Post Inteli-I
gencer, February 26, 1924
THAT the Seattle police department never coopeated with
him as it should and that its members have been found boot
yesterday by Divisional Prohibition Chief Carl Jackson just
before his departure to his new post of duty at Denver.
Agents many times have reported to the presence of
policemen, sometimes uniformed and sometimes in civilian
clothes in places have ordered raided Jackson said
Of this city, and at great personal sacrifice agreed
fight for clean city, My character has been attacked my
honesty has been challenged my motives have been questioned
and have been falsely charged with representing special
teres but the open town must CO. have nailed that ban
to the masthead.
In the primary election Brown carried Precinct No. 222 the
heart of the red light district with of 121 my
the district in Precinct No. 2l9, the Brown
49, Lundn, 10; Erickson, 81 Precinct No. 220Brown no;
Lundn 3d. Erickson, e. Precinct No. 22-Brown 145 Lun
dn IL; Erickson, 15
My greatest strength in the University district and am
proud OF it. In Precinct received 244 Erickson 81 and
Brown 49, In Precinct 10 received POS Erickson and
Brown So.
Brown will of the red light district precincts Tues
day with large majortys victory unenvably his own
On the other hand the combined Erickson (Which
protest vote against the Brown administration exceeded
the Brown vote in Ballard Green Lake University North
Broadway Capitol Hill, Madrona, Mt Baker Park Rainier
Valley West Seattle and practically every home section of the
city count on these sections to turn the tide in my
1t to the fathers and mothers and people in the
residential districts that appeal pledge my word to keep
the faith If elected Mayor tomorrow Seattle will be
heralded to the world city wishing be Clean 1t will be
invitation to the people of the East and Middle West to
here bring their families and build their homes 1t will
be the of sound legitimate and lasting prosperity
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