Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-11

Ind promised 10 nenfion mere faziy ths ]
Ioines shsrs II snoEher sime. r. con-
,gnsson Jndxs jacobs Gid: s'S0rss
writer has stated that th~rs we're bet |
Arss ws<ds Of bsenfy h the Enklish /
zseuses. and They .rs -Mosher. Home |
ind HeAsen.r Undsr thu psesent sys-
Iesn. II . nsn has : little home that h |
zss bail: after yezfs 81 toll ard thrift. |
sd his wife b. her fruezIity snd soono-
ny. has saved Iitsts monsy and boueht
! sswiDg machine. tbs Assessor comes
kround oncs . year and asssssss thai
man's home. and thai wsfe's sewing ma
shine. while be b compeiied By this IN
lsmous gross earnings isw, 70 pass aver
the niIIi0ns Of dollars worth
u property swnsd BY the Northern Pa
rsfe Railroad Company. Good cd.
has if cozae 20 this, that the poor men
are 20 b. taxed. and tbs rich allowed 20
escape shelx Just proportion Of the ex-
yenses Of tee Government that projects
he rich and poor alike 7 IL I'm elected
your representative in the Legislature,
I'll de- my best TO correct this evil
There Ia another matter that is
worthy Of attention. Tie pioneer goes
into the woods sud clears mp his land.
lnskss roads. opens no the country. and
builds fer himself hozne. BE- - doing,
be adds value 20 she iands contiguous TO
his home, which Is probably owned by =
non resident for speculative Purposes.
The honest pioneer, under our present.
system, i taxed for bis land and i'm
while the non-rcaidenf, who
does not Improve his land, il let OF
with very low assessment. The other
day told Mr.. HnRhss that IL he was
elected | wanted hirs to take notice Of
the Increase OF value 10 these Wild lands,
made By tbs improvement Of the pio-
neer, and assess them accordingly, and
he assured ms that he would do 30.
Another thing. There has always
been q ccatiict on the Sound over the
sealing Law. and many lawsuits have
grown out Of the defects in this Law.
Every laundering State in tbs Union has
4 fair and equitable sealing Law, and
never have bsen able 70 sec why WASH
ington Territory should not have law.
inst and equitable in every respect, and
calculated 20 protect ths logger and
miilowner alike. Ii elected, shall en-
deagor 10 frame and secure the passage
Of such law. | am in favor of woman
suffrage, or in other words equal rights
10 all American citizens, regardless OF
color or sex. ! consider that inteili-
gencc, and not strength. ~ required in
voting. want to hear good reports
from you OF the third ward in Novem-
Der. Remember that l am running for
an office that did not solicit, but now
that am nominafed,f want TO be elect
cd. IL you accord me your suffrages,
and am elected pledge you that what
knowledge IN the management Of public
affairs. and what ability may possess,
will be exerted In behaif OF the best in
terest OF the people Of King county and
the Territory"
n. OSBORN,
Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney for
the counties of King, Kitsap and Sns-
homish, was the next speaker. He con-
fined his remarks principally 10 the dis
cussion of national politics, while at the
same time he admitted that about all
We could do, under the present circum-
stances, was 10 hurrah.
J.R. KrNNRAR
Paid q very high compliment to the
late King County Convention, declaring
that 1t was truly representative body
of citizens. He said that convention
had with great unanimity selected a
county ticket, ON sound forfeiture
platform, and he thought from personal
observation that the Republicans of the
county we're we'll satisfied with the can-
didases on that ticket. At the meeting
ON Vashon Ishnd We got the warmest
kind of encouragement. and the chair.
man in open meeting assured as OF l50
majority for the county ticket in that
precinct. Nine tenths of the people Of
King county are IN favor Of the unson.
ditionai forfeiture Of the unearned land
grant Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
90 the public domain, and believe the
people will cast their votes for forfeit.
ure. as demanded in the King county
platform. We, the candidates before
you, accepted ,ur nominations on that
platform, which is solid for forfeiture,
and we are responsible TO the people OF
King county, who nominated Us, "a
stand by that platform. consider the
"gross earnings" tax law rs barbar.
Gus and infamous piece of legislation
which Is foul blot upon our statute
books, that should be wiped out for.
ever. When the people become thor.
ouRhLy awake 10 the infamous practices
of the railroad company, they will rise
in their might and make the company
come 10 time. am a Republican In
the fullest sense of the word. | Joined
tue Union army at the breaking out oI
| the war, and carried musket for three
years IN the defense of my country.
VA. d. WOOD,
Republican candidate for Probate
Judge, was next introduced, and made
an interesting speech. lie had beer
charged with being young man, and
must plead guilty TO the charge. Ii
politics he WAS Reput lican. and N
favor Of forfeiture, and Thought thai
corporations should bear their burden
of taxation with the citizen. lie was !
candidate for Probate Judge, and II
elected would endeavor TO perform the
duties of that trust faithfully and well
| JUDGE J. n. LKwrs
Was next introduced. he said
would not &C this time say anythinl
had not twu very important candidate.
on the county ticket been overlooked
| by the preceding speakers. refer Il
myself and Mr.. Aivord. This ia m,
tlfst talk tn the campaign, bat am 20
Ing 90 talk 10 the pcople all oyer tai,
county before the election. The pfin
eipal issue 10 this campaign Is the no
holding of equal rights and liberty Il
all. Tho great Issue in my mind i.
woman suffrage. aud had il not beer
that | thought that Law in danger
would not have been your candidate to
day. BY the grace OF God and I'll,
women Of King County | became thu
Republican candidates for the Lepisla
ture from the counties of King and Kit
sap. AMI l want you 10 vote for me.
have an opponent-Amasa Miller
Laughter He says be is better
looking man than me, bat I'll leav,
that question 10 committee OF 2,
women aud take nv chances. In nv
early life WAS Democrat, bat since
1854 I've been Republican. shink
am better Republican than Amasa
and believe the Democrats will thinl
l sm better Democrat than he /,
when eiection day comes round. 1 one
knew a family OF Jones. There wa,
sal and Jane. Maggie and Kate, ans
Bill and Jim. and old man Jones', and
old lady Jones. These folks had I
hard name in the community. TIE
| bows and girls would 60 To chureh. set n