Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-17

Noe, a. 10 u cheap transportattG n ana
tarin snat u wanted, viii sag1ess this
az practical case, which IL eYiSeutIv
oecominR RoyeFnmrnt nsssasisy. Lea
zoe manufacturers and the PRODUCERS
l'ln naads and ash the Rovefamezt 70
ooy ~ take po~aessiou Of all railroads
ano run them on the pFincicas thai
zoe postal department IL managed
cnarRioe 90 much per lC0 pounds Re-
kAfoiess o1 distance. This done, ana
mere would be no calculating the wealth
ADDED 20 the nation. Oar pzhite lands
nov considered worthless. woo,c All ~
sought after and occupied; th0ae alxs,,dv
taken soold be improved. The ra1a.y
now going into the hands of our uzii.
iionalres and breeding monopolies zouId
20 20 the iaborinQ classes in making i'm
prosemsnts, and the volume of trans-
portation would increase TO an extent
never even dreamed Of. develos,n0 10
the fullest extent the Resources of ouv
country. Then the producer can say 70
the manofaetuEeF, take What taFiff Won
want we are content: We can couo-ts
With the world. There il no uss Of ans
nall way business. The prs dueer, arti
san, Manufacturer and comSoon labor
VII be on one side, with capital only
on the other. When q leech attaches 70
the body, We don't feed il; oemmon
sense tells us TO remove IL at once.
% With the transportation leeeh that
10 yeariy s1ckine the Iife-tlood fran the
nasloB IL ia millions Of dollars that
must be replaced BY taxation. After
the circulation has reached a certain
level u can 90 no lower. A plant will
grow as long ss the required noarish-
ment is furnished; she rOat fber supplies
that, and the branches expand accord
ing, Whek no more Eoufishmens il
Feaohsd, exhaustion commences; the
circulation is redaoed and decay fol.
lows. IL is 30 With the human. face and
With natioBA The mammoth OAK and
nation are IN miniature the acorn and
babe.
We need commercial marine and a
navy TO protect 1t. Oar rivers and bar
bors want improving and our coast de-
Tense. All these We can have without
making q dollar less ia the country.
This Panama Isthmus canal scheme
should be ehsckmated. lt is nothiuR
more than capital looking for an outlet
for the money they intend So squeeze
out OF our industries. IL IL time enough
30 build th & after We have absorbed the
tbStstnhA SrNEitofy. We nave N0Ek
enough 10 kuilding mp our own country,
and the money Is wanted Of home.
There Ia no enumerating all the bsBe-
hts that Will spring from this legislation.
Every piece of land that will give sus-
tenaRce to animal life will be utilized
and add its mite TO the government sup
port. IL will be the death blow TO mo-
nopolies and sectional legislation. Il
will harmonic all elements of disoord
and extend the hand of. Ssateship %
Washington and Dakota. People on the
sesboard will not starye, nor the people
of Nebraska have TO sell corn at sax
cents per bushsI. I will prophecy that
the political party that hrst has in
aeribed on its banner Protective tariff
and Government transportation" has
giorious future.
While rearestinR nay inability to place
more intelligsntly my views ON this i'm.
portant subject bef.re tne reader, I will
0lose and let time decide whether am
right or ia error. A. w. AksoLp.