Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-24

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According 70 appoirsEent Governor
squtrs heard Arguments 1pon the con-
ssitutiooality Of the Local Opsion bill
a Olympia on Friday, Jan I'd.
Judge Borke, Of Seattle, who made
the Hrss Argument, said:
The President Of the United States
and the Governors Of New York and
Pennsylvania have listened 10 Argu-
menss against toe eonssitutionality Of
proposed laws The proposed las 10 an
illegal dsleeation Of Legislative powers
By the Legislature The frst Local
Option bills we're all psoneunoed IN
constitutional. Local option amounts
to q social dssposisn being erected by
sentimental and sympathetic people.
This dssposie tendency has invaded
the Legislature, the Courts and the En-
eco,ive. II 10 rot . eorraptisn of money,
bas 10 10 having It's eject on the courts
Of tue country. The proposed lag 10 q
deleQ .tion Of power to toe voters of q
preeIncs TO make lav at the time
they vote, and also thereby to repoal
the laW then existing. and this power
10 conferred not on any municipality,
bot upon unorRanizsd PRECINCTS, the
creatures of boards Of coonty commits
sioners- Suck q delegation Of power 10
riaIniy unconstitutional.
"A large number Of authorities we're
Cited.
Ths great vice of the esastry 10 over
legislation. Laws are poorly obeysd.
Prohibition necessarily brings on - .
result q great amount Of frsud. lying.
perjury. hypocrisy and deceit among
she pe0ele Who believe it TO be unjust.
Lecialatisn Of confederation of an
appetite 20 universal as that encoun-
tered by prohibItion-is always futile.
The e0srcive tendency Of moral senti-
msnt 10 = dangerous element OF human
nature. IL invites conflicts Of arms and
laws With human natures-
Ministers, women and sympathetic
people call on the Legislature 10 air
their particular ideas. He passed q
severe oeusure on the present intolsr-
apoe Of the Upited States Government
in Ctah.] Local option 10 sonfsoation
Of propersy-a sad example to the
siunbering sentiments Of socialism and
coon munism Of this age.
A reply 70 the latter portion Of the
argument was made by Rev. II. l..
Bates, of Seattle.
H. X. Moore, Of Tssons, called the
attention Of the Governor 20 The rev
snuea received frou liquor licenses, the
amount In Tacoma being FIJI, 900 per
amman.
Governor Squirrel suppose the peo-
pie viii take that into consideration
when voting upon the law.
GOVERNOR SQUIRE THEH SAID:
II have said from the first that With
such an overwhelming vote In the Lseis-
laturs, unanimous in the lower House.
and 3 10 8 In the Coausil-S3 to 3-it
seemed 10 ne that I could not do any
other way than sign the bill, unles q
there Vas plain straightforward ground
that IL vas unconstitutional. II | we're
convinced Of that fact. I voald be juss
40 strong for yetoina it - was on the
other side. must say that I feel Q
great deal Of embarrassment from the
aituation In wLich I am placed with
such plies of circumstances end peti.
tious 90 the one hand and an the other
constantly coming 10. There was a
telegram from Tsooms last evening
with thirteen pages of signatures, aud
others from other places. Mr.. Carson
told me that from bis county there were
large petitions coming In favor Of the
b II. kilograms have Gene from Seattle
signed BY pfomi aent business men. and
last aight message came from eleven
business men, four of them liquor deal
err, asking for the approval Of the
Local Option Bill. This matter of De
titions 10 one that Ia Of very uncertain
Quantity. have ha petitions GONE in
here for the pardon of prisoners signed
by alnost every body In the county. and
yet neither the Judge or the Prosecut
ing Attorney had signed them. They
seemed to be Gases OF sympathy. Per
sons very often sign Positions bee ause
they are asked TO do 90. or coor. q
when petitions come IN, It is nv daty 9.
give them consideration, but We shoulc
be very careful not to be carried ava,
by petitions. because both sides ar
bringing them In. presume that Jus
on my table against the bill than frou
the other class. II We take the Legis
leturs for 1T. they had a large numbe
Of petitioners, something like sU4
names have dispatches from Wall,
Wails from men stating that they repre-
sent societies In favor Of the lay. on,
Of l&0o members and another Of 1900
While ! hope 70 please everybody,
must decide very soon. IL may seeu
almost psasomptuoos to open this mat
ter at all, bat deem IL due to myself {,
respect reaaess TO be- heard on a Quss
tion Of this kind. | hope no one vii
misunderstand IL. and that ne littl
nings will be made on either side. Tha
10 not fails or risht, because when per
con has q pablo duty to perform b,
euGht TO be allowed TO perform it in {
straightforward manner. because !
would almost anger one TO have impu
tations thrown. In the exercise Of tn,
power vast to do the best m Ia tb,
time allowed me II anybody has any
thing 70 say. shall probably have I,
devote tomorrow 20 this matter. / haS
Intended to sign this bill. | Am RoinI
10 consider this matter carefully befor,
acting enc way or the other now"
Mayor Wstsbach, OF Tacoma, asket
to have the privilege allowed Tacoma
parties to b heard on Monday upon two
points, - cit
Fisse-Thst local option and prohi
hilton have not had She most pleasine
results where enacted, and
Second-That the LEGAL Option Las
viii divert the attention Of the people
from more important Issues than thin
one even.
The Govefusr-Or Monday I must
hniaA this matter. II do not sign the
bill In nvs Gays. exclusive Of sunday
10 becomes q lay anyway. While al
the considerations that would influences
my action on this bill are important
yet do not feel that ought TO 20 into
the matter OF the expedieocy Of the bill
st this time, think that II can set-
tie this Qnesotoo a. - enthusiastically
In my ovs mind, is easht to rest On
that I DO not think sueht 10 b asked
10 20 over the expediesey OF she bill
After Ne vote b the LHeislafure OF
ooarse thers are tAings about this that
ineefese me very much. The sfccs IL
10 goin9 70 have 10 An important point.
I DO noe mean in Q nonetary potnt
Of visv-noe the question Of revenss %
mach. What do refer to In the voting
Of compliance With the lav IN one way
OF another. think that 10 going TO be
sos Of the greatest troubles IN 10.
wheeler that will last cannot tall, bat
I an fearful % iss eject for q time. I