The Local Democratic Party Rallies Against City Hall
Opposition candidates and speakers gather to blast the sitting Republican administration's policies and cozy relationships.
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The Democrats held a meeting at the engine house on 4103 South I Street last night. The speakers included Harry H. Johnston, J. J. Anderson, K. L. Hiberly, George P. Wright, J. T. Eshelman, Felix McKeown, and A. L. Stambaugh. Harry Johnston arraigned the present administration, comparing it to a corporation where a few held preferred stock to the detriment of others. Colonel J. J. Anderson flayed the administration, charging that the mayor had quarreled with the railway company and the council, but remained in harmony only with 'The White Elephant' and the brewery. Other candidates promised to return to strict business if elected, distancing themselves from the contentious climate of the current administration.
“Let the Republicans 'wash their dirty linen in their own back yard' and vote for the Democratic nominees.”
City hall politics in Tacoma have long been defined by the tension between labor interests and the influence of corporations—a dynamic that remains central to modern civic debate over urban development and municipal oversight.
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