Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-04
CARD FROM 4. y. MsLLER


Charges, and He Defines tts Pres.
ent Position.
EDr7eR Posi- -INTEL.IaESoEs
II you will allow me TO make some
explanation through the columns of
yorr able paper, will make the at
tempt 10 do so.
Ii has been said that travel great
deal on free passes. In the year 1881
like every other member of the House
sud Council of the L. Rislature of Wash
inRton Territory. | held a free railroad
pass from tho o. Il. 4 N. Co. over their
Puget Sound route. and the extent OF
my travelling ON that pass was once from
olympia to Seattle by the way of Te
nin0 and Tacoma, and IL | an ta be
slaughtered on the ith of November
for that ride. pitch In. Aud II has also
been said that went East last spring
on free pass from the n. r. X. II. Co.,
which il not true. That free pass cost
me STA. gold coin, and | bought my
ticket ou the Ocean Dock, in the city OF
Seattle.
saw an article in your paper OF the
I'd, written by some one who signed
himself Democrat, and who Saws that
AN railroad voter and opposed to for
feiture, which is not true in no sense of
the term. | am in favor Of forfeiture
in Its strongest term, and | have no
sross 10 eat. either, and NJ To being rail
road voter, ! never, in the ten years of
any legislative career, cast but one vote
Ia favor of railroad company, aud that
vote Was for the repeal OF Law regu
latina freights and fares ON little one
horse road running from the Columbia
river to WalIa Wslla, and THAI being
the only railroad in the Territory con.
adhered il my duty tn vote ~ did. aud
would do it again under sinilar eirccm.
stances. NV idea ~as to catch the bird
before you built the cage. We want the
railroad first, aud regulate freights and
fares afterward: aud in all my legisls-
ton | have legisiated In favor Of the
poor man and the laboring IN an. When
say poor mau q laborinc m w
mean white men. not the pig.syed Mon
Rolian who is overrnnniug our country
~ the present time. No GhiHafasH "a
mine.
In 1891 when the bill came up before
the Legislature giving TO the women of
Washington Territory the right of suf
fraga | strongly opposed 1t, and II ]
should be elected on the 4ih NJ Novem.
Der as joint representative ] propose tn
let II remain rs IL nov stands on the
statute books antil u has had fair
trial.
In regard 10 our University, ! have
this TO say: | always strongly support
ed every appropriation bill that Was IN
trodueed during my ten years ieRisls-
ton, aud IL elected will use INV utmost
endeavors To secure 10 that institution a
good appro ariation. | am strong
friend to eduoatiou
am also opposed 90 the taxation ef
churches, but ann strongly IN fsver OF
the repeal of the gross earnings Dill
passed by the last Legislature. | have
been called to aceouat for what l said
IN Minneapolis, and have nothing to
retract from what said N the reporter
OF the Minneapolis Tribune. AZ the
time left last April for the East the
Ghember of Commarce OF the city OF
Seattle, composed OF lts business men,
was opposed 60 forfeiture. ana there Is
DO denial Of that fact, as every ore
knows; but when | returned from the
East the whole thing had changed. and
everybody was for forfeiture, and the
sesy men who are crying forfeit urs the
hardest are today supporting a man a.
.neiF standard bearer for Delegate 70
congress who Ia in favor OF the n. +.
Z. II. In all Its moves. Consistency thou
arta jewel.
And1s conclusion have this 10 say
70 .he mechanic and the laborine man
and women IN every capacity OF life,
who have your future welfare gt heart.
snd the Territory OF Washington sad
Aine county and tiny old county OF hn
Up, where | resided for "a years, wsll
ssk square toed MP to the polls on ths
10 OF November next and vote the In
sependent or Peoples ticket straight
'fom top TO bottom. A \. MILKR
Seattle. Got. 4. 1884.