Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-09-17


waa not LONG bes0fs 4 was adopasd ~
those aeainsl uhsm Il bad seea aimads
ana She esaisis idea1 gasaaEsed upcn
b. bosh frisnds sn4 foes - Ne nans
% ssnlimsnt, e eonyiesion. fosces
o. whatsyor Il miRht BE- called. which
vas psovirg sxsssdinaly troubisaons
e lhs politicians 81 both parties. Why
fhls poiitioai forcs ahauld have been
tsrmsa alhs eesfilo ida" Is rot eisass
unlam Il VS. beoauss psriiaiiy - reassn
Il eiroumstanees and partially b res
son o. thsir independsnt way Of think
inc and acfine. the people Of seattis
and King eonnfy, o. 10 Hpeak more
properly, lhs people Of King eonuty aad
ths lover sound county, I'D been
fosanaosi - expressing and propaealinE
opinions d eonformiiy With Il. Hcs-
eres Il mag hass been, The 6sattla idsa
uns chrisisned b. ila enemies and fhs
name US accepted ssd adopied b ~
frsnda
what i this idea7 On September Is,
1ssf-jaai tWo ysafs aRs-it va defined
- ths PosI lNIEzzsGzH0En II the fol-
lowing Ianauaess
ThsEuaaaIs idea-an idsa ns old q Law
ltaeif-is THAI lass should be unifegm &
that fas0rs should n0l Be extended %
de few 70 the Inconvenience and injury
az the many Or, 70 bring tie question
honae, there should pei be one law and
enc meth0d 81 eonStgulnR laws - ehe
enns ~ e0Ep0fatipua. ana another i1W
az mathnd % 00n9truiuN Laws Tor me
masses a. the people. Tia Seattle idea
Il that corporation IA, IN tbs eye q
tha law. 4 pNTnon, and a such equally
bonnd 81 ooniFaela end equally liable
fsr ths mon fnidlmeut thereof that q
GRAFT By TIE stats o. Nation 70 q cor
poraiion u idonfioal 10 principle snd 10
LEGAL eject with q grant % . pFivate IN
dlvidaals that, a. Ia thu lattef case, ehe
rule 81 Law II tbaf ~ saeh grants ars 70
Be construed strictly 81 aaainsi the
GRANTEES, 60 Il should BE-. and 81 FiRht -
g 70 rs former; THAI grant ot lands
upon condition 20 corporation 4 70 -
oong1Fued exaoliy e. though snch grant
had been made % private citizen :
that, n ak0yi, corporations should Bul
81 pofmittsd 70 aoquife, IN dehanao of
lev, what Woaid Be forfeited b. . eth
seq undeE Identical % analogous con-
dltioas.
Eush vas ne Static Idea aa dshnsd
b. ita frienAs, &c accepted b iis ene-
mlos, e COMMANDED for By The people, as
resisted By ihs corporations and their
toolspaid and unpaid ,as ohseFsd for and
iooasd a., as glorillsd and ridieuled.
euoh 4 the Seattle idea e. adhered 10
unosaalnRiy b. the people. e. adopted
By ne Rspnblican party Of the Terri
tory. e. incorporated IN its platform
and ohampioned by is candidate.
There could not be--ihsre should NOT
b dssiFed-s more oomplste vinaiea.
tlon Of he Seattle idea than is contain.
81 IL tho platform adopted By the Re
publican Territorial Convention Of 1886
IN fAel, that platiggm Is the Seattle idea
adopted By q great party. and crystal.
LIKED into q declaration o. political
principles.
The Seattle idea u shat there should
not BE- one law and one method Of cen
stFuine Laws 10 the ease Of corporations
aud another law o. method Of oonairu.
ina laws for the masses Of she people,
and ths Republican platform says.
We favor iust Rad equal taxafi0n and
believe thai she property OF corpora.
lions aud individuals should be assessed
and taxed npon the same sasis. and We
therefore demand the repeal Of the
present Territorial iaH known AZ the
H0foss EaFninge law, providing for She
levy and collection Of taxes upon rail
road proporty, and We demand the enact
mont Of q Law which will impose the
burden Of taxation upon corporations
and individuals alike.
The Seattle idea 4 'that 90 orati0n
4 IN The eye Of the laW g person, and ss
sueh. equally bound ~ contracts and
equally liable for tho non.falallmenl
thsseofi that a grant b. the Stats or
Naiion 70 q corporation h identical in
principle and IN legal effect with
grant 70 q private individual; that, as
IN she latter ease, Tie rule Of law Il
that Ell such grants are 70 Be construed
stFsoily as GgAinst the grantee" Aud
the Republican platform aayss
Grants Of lands 70 corporations
ohgal6 receive The same strict conatrno
A.. NaLN@E.ls.afa a a
lands heretofore granted 70 eorpara-
FoAda, % far as the same are noW aah-
ieot 10 forfeiture By Fsaaon Of the non.
fuiallment Of the conditions on which
the grants we're made, ought 20 be i'm.
modiately furfeilad b thn Umited States.
restored 10 the public domain and AZ
onos become mnhieas % entry BY actual
settleka 70 ececrdanee with the laws Of
the Unlaed States.
FurthnE. The Seattle idea 10 that ooFpo.
EAiiOna shoaid be aabisoied 10 such con
troll and 10 such reairietions a. win
snake impossible he ne II their vast
power 70 the dstrimsnt Of the interests
otthe people whom they are created to
serve, and The RepabiioAn platform
aAyE
We especially endorse the plank Of
The lsat Natioual Repahlloan platform
which nya; ~fbe principle Of the pab-
he regulation q railway corporations e
uiae and saiutary ole for the protse-
ton ~ Ell classes 81 the people, ana we
favor legislatlen thai shall prevent an,
Just Discrimination and excessive
charges foe transportation aad tfht
shall secure 70 the people and the rail
Ways ALIKE. the fair and equal pfoseo
ti0n II the lava Ia oFdrF that thee
beneats may Be enjoyed b. the people
q Washington Territory, Ne favor the
passage 81 q iaW for the establishment
81 q Rallroad Commission clothed vith
pouers sleh AZ have been exaFted fer
t1e eeaeat % The peppie d q majority
q the States % NE Union. Ard ~ de-
ncanco ~ aciicn % ne Democraiia
Hoaae Of Representatives ~ Feasoa q
Which the Callea Inter state Cam.
uefce oill failed - becosae a law. DE-
psiVing the pe0pie % The whsle co0atFs
% We beneAts % q uito and saiaiasy
rtEulaiton Of tfAnNpartAilon.
n uFgine ifs seadeFs 10 Support ne
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