Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-29

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peafsd and ID stri1t euuifornikg wflA tho
wiahes a. bo4h TszEitoFi a4sclees for
The annezatienof N1ri1 Idaho % wash
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evisw With aisrm The gross misuse
81 eoa Feto pa9ex ~ ftesl4e1f ks2Fa-
land, which s nct enly dep4rtnre frnzn
the 1enabines and practices e - eakiy
lpraaiden&a % she bepnhlic, bus which
establishing 4 preaadent 9hinh may Be
used % fhwart he viii q The peopse.
I aud q eslablfsh il Cur gogernmeut q
personal nozer innompatibls wiIh the
bsse and kizhest popular liberty.
We heiisFe Ia liberal appropriations
for river an harhoF imp oFem41ts. %
that the RraAs agricultural pFa6ncts and
mannfankared fabrics Of The eannfry
NAV b oAeaplg sad expediti0uslY moved
toward the maFkeis of Tie world. We
also believe ID liDeEal appropriations for
coast dsfenass. fer tho proFs0tson e
/ invasion, TIE proieclion o. milltoEs Of
| property, and q he Nafion's honor and
dignity.
Ne believe that an Amaxiean oitizsn.
I whsEhee native bora or nnturaiizad,
onahf to be abs 10 carry with him.
wherever be may 20 IN foreign lands
tha protecting power Of TIE R0Feru1aenl
We believe il the eeon9mioal admin
istration Of NatioHal, Territorial and
COuutY BdaIrs.
BelissinQ that taxation should be
lsgied alike upcn The Eiah and the poor,
the weak ana the strong, We reitarate
the demand OF the Republicans OF
WaahinQf0n Territory IS expressed in
their last Territorial platform, for the
immediate repeal Of what Is known as
the gross earnings tax iaW.
We believe THAI the best Interests Of
Washington Territory would be sub
served BY the enactment Of G Ia9 for
ahs establishDent OF 3 Railroad Com
mission clothed with powers snah as
have been exsEtad for ihs benefit Of the
people OF . majority Of the States Of the
Union.
We believe that the present Law in 70.
card 10 The qualification 0f voters, male
and fsmales should be retained. aad
that the present Law IN regard b I0eal
option should not be changed until &
thorough trial ID had thereof.
We believe that the public domain
should be held in trust for actual SET
tiers, and that ali lands granted to rail.
road companies which were not earned
according 30 the terms Of the act
granting t1em. should be forfeited 4
the government except such as have
been sold 20 bona Jids purchasers, o. 40
tnally settled upon in good faith bul
in such cases the purchasers or settlers
intefest therein should be protected.
We believe the safety and permAnencl
Of any Fspablie depends on the iaborins
, masses being intelligent and patriotic
and the introduction OF any labOfinf
lelement that does not possess these quail
! ifioatioas, necessary 70 the representation
| Of orr institutions, is attended with thl
utmost danger, and should be guaFdet
against With che utmost care We there
fore earnestly protest against the con
tinuanoe OF the present treaty with Chi
: ma, and urge that the dangerous and
demoFaiixinR iniluenoe Of o0oiie labor
! ere from China should be removed from
our midst, and We earnestly appeal 4
Congress for the passage OF laws Wh1ol
! shall effectaally bar from competition
with Americas labor the paupeT con
tract labor Of both Europe and Asia
and shall exclude from our shores al
persons who are either unwilling or an
, able TO become true American citizens
We express our adherence OF Law
|. lessness In every shape and folm AM
J 4 We believe that any attsBpt on th
! part Of the people Of the Pacific eoas
! to correct the evils Of which they com
: plain BY riotous outbreaks and dehanc
! Of the National authority. is suicidal &
their caUse, incompatible With goo
! citizenship and deserving Of the IN
) qualified condemnation Of all trn
! Americans. We further express on
approval Of the course Of 9oyerno
: Watson Q. Squire and Chief dnstio
/ Roger s. Greene in their auceessful en-
deavor 10 assert the authority of Ia
4 law in the city Of Seattle daring th
4 tr0ublous days OF last February.
We demand the strict enforcement o
! the sws for the protection of miners
and we believe that the Inspector o
, Mines should be elected directly by Ia
people, that he should be paid q IKE,
salary directly from the TerritoFia
! treasury. and that the present systeu
1 Of payment in proportion to the amour
D I VI 00AA AAtAAAIA NM0444 10 NRAtANAEAs
I'll Every section OF the platform va
greeted with applause a. it was read.
L. B. Andrews moved its adoption a
1 | a whole.
Judge Lswis--L think the plank il
regard 10 local option is q little tos
weak, bnt the remainder Of tbs plat
form / heartily endorse. There wsr,
over 10000 petitioners for the passaQ,
Of that law, and the House, comp0ses
Of II Republicans aud Democrats
voted unanimously for its passage. II
the Council. 3 out Of ~ voted for ID
Dat Of s. members Of the Legislature
81 voted for the passage Of that Law.
short time ago, when an election wa
4. coming on, there we're only two inter
/ ests 10 be 00neulted-the raiiFo I'd inter
est and 0ne other Nov, there IL an
other interest still 10 be consulted
There are 5000 voters In King county il
. fAv0F OF prohibition, but they are sstis-
. led With the present Law, which Il
simply local self government. Il gives
. Communities which want Whisksy thi
right 70 vote ID In. and those who want
: Il out, the right 10 vote Il out. movs
, 10 strike out from the resolution Ia ths
platform the worda. "Until a thorough
trial is bad thereof"
James wsir-I don't think the olimat.
Of Washington Territory is adapted fol
prohibition. II il 10 il will grow witt
the fair trial the resolution proposes We
shall give Is. IL has cost she county $40
already, and that Is trial enough y sui
me.
J.R. Levis-Two years ago the Re.
pabliaan Convention passed resolutions
demanding toe repeal Of the gross earn
ings tax iau. We passed the rspeal
in ths House By vote Of Is 10 6, bat .
corrupt railroad lobby bOaRht up The
majority Of the Couneil and killed our
House bill and want 70 leave no hols
IN this pia1 orIa 90 enabls any I.eRislatsi
to crowd cut Of on this local option
question. Let as speak With no uneer.
tAin sound. The Judge then Quoted
Eht John sherman had said % the
laQislato Of Ohio on this question. /
We have legislated for the psoDls. and
given them local self government, and
! am 10 favor Of letting thai legislation
stand. The success Of ear Legislative
tlcket depends ap0n the sand We take
on this question.
Chaa. Hopkins aAid tha COMMITTEES
Was quite nnanina0Ns on the nlafforw