Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-04-10
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WAYS aud Means.

ways ANA wears.
MMlo H., CITY Council l. d,.I-iuS
mean. for relieving tie corporation
irpm the heavy lond o! debt which
t's lrofigac, nul cNtlanSaucc has
Imlo.,d. would It not lc well for II
So Il, nul IL. cu,,i whether there -
not s.mo ulhD -u'u,, h..iit, the
depleted taxpayer luch't hon.
which portion at the iW.l- may
como II seems 10 ~. that TIM
would be- bat just. nol "a h,er'uc
with the sput e.! the IIluc,ri'
which ht. formulated the al, m
" That Gu,tIum,ut g. bot Winch
governs the least |, docs uot fol-
low ns foquouc" that hccdu'e the
authority 30 levy u tau /, vested IN
certain IoIsons. thai they nnA make
It tho meahs Of oIpi,nslon t. the
community. and much les. Is un-
equal nppoitlonmcht Of tho hutl'n,
IT, actually deprive somo citizens OF
then property without the shadow
Of ngh, aud unsupported 10y the
somh.anoo Of lawful authority.
Cur Cay Council must remember
tina, the presont levy will bc imposed,
IN part. io pay indebtedness N'gai'g
incurred. II being ia excess Of the
amount hSod 10y the charter as the
MAXIMUM sum which the city liabli
tie. should ovor assume. Every
warrant that has been issued for scv
ernl months past has been stamped
with this illcgiiimacy. aud II is only
through the magnanimIty Of peo-
plo Who have vol nigh lost all pa.
thence Ia the methods by which our
local government has been con-
trolled, that such u dcrnier resort
has not been stopped 10y The strong
arm Of tho outraged law.
la deyising ways and means OF re-
lief. u seems strange that tho exam
pie Of the National Adminis,i alton is
Loaf on our local guardians. Our
Councilmen do not seem TO realize
that "A penny saved is two-pence
earned" They DO not appear TO
understand that rule in mechanics
which affords a compensation for in
sufficient power by reducing the re-
sls,aneo 20 be overcome. nor its
means Of application in other ways.
They cannot see that they have sew
eral officers on the pay roll whose
services. just now. can be dispensed
with. aud others whose salaries may
he reduced. while there are many in
eidenial expenses which may DO tenn
porarly lcssened 10 the limits pro.
.cribcd before our town attempted to
put on the airs Of city.
Almost the first act OF the present
Council was 10 lessen the revenue by
n reduction Of tho cost OF liquor IL
csnses. This was done 10 direct vio-
laiion OF the Wishes Of the people
and the expressed Intentions Of Coun-
cilmen who subsequently voted for
the measure. They we'll knew that
the deficiency thus caused would
have 10 he made up from the pockets
Of the people. They knew that il
was removing tax from luxuiios'
10 place IL upon the necessities OF
life. still II was done. aud with
what justification. nobody seems To
know. II high license" was tight
land the voice % the people said il
was) when the city was out OF debt
II ia certainly not wrong when every
cent IL needed TO pay of back scores.
II was an esecrable idea TO reduce
tho length Of the pole when II was
already barely long enough to touch
bottom. II we are nj sca. this liz one
Of the causes.
Another means Of IN sroasing the
revenue would afford protection TO
some Of those already ovortaxcd, and
that would he by requiring an ade.
qnaie license from street vendors
aud temporary auction houses.
Both Of these catch penny trades
have been pursued within tho past
week. the one selling some cure.all
device aud tho other closing out a
stool Of day goods. Our druggists
and merchants have 10 pay round
su,n several times q year for the
privilege Of making their home with
Ms. while itinerant peddlers can
come aud go At nominal cost.
THIS 10 not right.
City Councilman. put on your
shinking.caps. Let us have re-
uenchment aud reform.
WmLk most OF the honest Rspub.