The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-04

III tension service il wasannO %
EDWIN ]. BROWN,
Stand UP and ANSWER!
WHY did you appoint George F. Russell, Republican ward
politician laborhaer and foe of public ownership, to
the important position of superintendent Of the water depart
ment Was because he proved to be excellent campaign
fund collector?
Why did you appoint Clark Jackson Democratic politician
Chehas to the important position of superintendent of
abc utilities? Was it to his help in your expressed
nbition to be governor, or United States senator?
Why did you appoint goodnatred but inefficient Bill Sew
ns chief of police? Was in payment for help rendered
him IN your many campaigns to get on the public payroll!
Is it that you who have boosted of your support of
municipal ownership accepted $1,000 campaign contribu
ton from A. w Leonard president of the Puget Sound Light
Power Company, when you against Dan Landon for
mayor in 1922?
this is true will you tell the people whether the power
and light company has contributed toward your present
paign and how much? If you did receive such contribution
has it affected any way completion of the Skag project
your announced intention of having the street purchase
ontract rewritten-a plan you never fulfilled?
What the unfinished city business you vaguely say re-
res you to be mayor for the next two years. Can be the
return of the street system to Stone Webster and the
sale of the Skag to private interests both of which steps you
have limited at?
Why do you attack the Chamber of Commerce and the
anne time conceal from the public the fact that you
member of the Chamber of Commerce in good standing?
Why did you and your board of public works attempt to
rand r. c. Storrie Company gift of $4,000 of Skag
unds? refer the payment of Skagt funds which the city
comptroller blocked and the corporation counsel declared
Illegal
Why did you say during the Great War Do you not see
that worker compelled sell his labor power wages
order to live has country and flag but that of Social
ism? Are you still willing back that statement before ex
ervice men?
Why did you leave the Socialist Party in 1916? Was it
because you failed to ride into office the Socialist Party
bandwagon do you admit that your former Socasc doc
trlne is nsound?
Why have you failed to discharge the SIS political incur
bes which, two years you promised to from the
ity payroll?
Isn't fact that for five years you have been trying
to have DOCTOR of your political friends made health
commissioner and isn't this the basis for unremittnp
attack the health department Of this of the five
heathiest cities in the United States?
Why do you continue to state that opposed the port bonds
when that statement is false and you know it is false?
Hasn't your interest in the welfare of the common people
been confined entirely to ipserice? Don't YOU belong to
what you call the exploiting class and haven't YOU been
exploiting the workers for fifteen years. your great financial
benefit?
Why should people believe in your declared opposition to
the power trust when you have betrayed the people IN the in
terests Of the vice trust?
ALFRED H. LUNDIN
The opposition has an unlimited campaign fund /
haze no paid workers. More volunteers are needed.
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