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No. 29 Editorial Comment Mascagni could put on a new opera now with the city's own population pours itself into a lim­ of those assembled in the conference. They were Jvery assurance of box office success. ited district, was fully as great as, if it did not bucked over and trodden under hoof by the over­ * * * exceed, the attendance of last year. There was whelming majority of the herd. How lucky it is for the Democratic National endless racket and a lot of real fun and frolic. Under the plan as determined on at the confer­ lommittee to have a candidate who can think The Potlatch, as an annual event, has come to ence any man may run for state or county office •or it. stay. as a Republican and at the same time work and vote and line up his friends to defeat the Republi­ H It's like in Seattle, it will be a race of candi- * * * ates for the port commissionerships and a crawl The Tilikums can ticket. Herein the bull moose have very plain­ ly disclosed about all there is to the Roosevelt (fterward. To maintain an organization throughout the movement in Washington. Still clinging to blind year which will labor ceaselessly to make each faith in the omnipotence of his name and fer­ These big trusts seem to dissolve all right, but, future Potlatch a greater success than the last, vently desiring for themselves the possible bene­ heroically speaking, when they are left to stand is the prime purpose of the Tilikums of Elttaes. fits of being known as Roosevelt supporters, they while, there suddenly appears a precipitation. The concurrent effort will be to maintain a spirit are yet unwilling to risk their own precious per­ I of co-operative enthusiasm for everything that 0 0 0 sonal ambitions by cutting themselves off from tends to the benefit and enlivenment of the city. If Colonel Roosevelt uses the back platform of the support of real Republicans. Those were by It's a good undertaking and has already been he observation car too often, the rest of the pas­ far the better and the braver bull moose who sengers will be forced to kick at the obstruction crowned with a success that insures future and wanted the whole herd to get out in the open and o their view. continuous fruitfulness. be honest with themselves and with the people. * * * The Tilikums have made a lot of noise. Some fussy folk object to noise. Doubtless to a great A Kansas man is trying to get a bill providing * * * many persons the parades of the past few months or a professional jury system through the legis- Troubles prior to the Potlatch, the ceremonies of the Bug, atiire of that state. If he will make a close study Our troubles multiply. Readers of The Town M the persons who get their names drawn he will the raiding of cafes and public places by crowds Crier noted last week the summary discontinu­ ind that he has practically such a thing now. of these lively fellows, have seemed meaningless, ance of Mayor Cotterill's subscription to this frivolous, annoying. The Potlatch itself helped to publication. This week we hear from Reeves Ayl- disclose some of the objects to which all the Come to Stay more, a young lawyer of Seattle; one whom, de­ noise and parades and jocund ceremonials were spite his tender years, we have always held in s been a great week. A climax, but not nec­ precedent. In their part of this week's celebration high esteem. He writes: essarily a finish to a season of entertainment in the three tribes of the Tilikums made good. And "I desire at this time to ask you to discontinue winch the number of visitors in Seattle has not all the while, as you will now recall, they "have this paper immediately as I do not care to foster |>een equalled since the year of the Exposition. been keeping up the enthusiasm of the city to a a publication by even having it come to my office • n the six weeks preceding this there have been point absolutely necessary to the success of the that will take such an underhanded advantage of |jeid in Seattle and Portland a continuous series big event. a public official as you took of Mayor George F. |Dt national and district conventions, which have The Tilikums started as a sort of joint off-shoot Cotterill." |»rought thousands of strangers to both cities and from the Ad Men's Club, the Press Club and the At hand also is a communication from the Com­ lle,ped to enliven the whole Northwest. Carnival Association. Comprised very largely of mittee on Publications of the Socialist Party for • Of the entertainment of the Elks nothing is men who are members of one or more of these the State of Washington, taking exception to the e but • words of enthusiastic praise for the earlier organizations, the Tilikums have made a language used by The Town Crier in a recent people of Portland. This week's celebration in place for themselves. It's a bunch that every editorial. This communication closes as follows: Seattle has served to convince almost the last of booster in the city should be identified with, and "Beyond this remonstrance we shall take no fur­ e grouchy doubters that the Potlatch is a good the increase of its membership should now be ther action until we have heard from you." nstitution. in one respect Portland showed to greatly accelerated. 0 0 0 Mayor Cotterill severed his relations with this •setter advantage. The crowds in that city were publication for the reason alleged that we had han I.