Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-15
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To Legislative Assembly ,~o
,o,t- ngp committed agtHV" error
WI o. = neglected to tolDcc the
ran. a Tcrntousl taS,tton. - ~ 1"
dunn ia the surplus AMI prevent
accumulation ~ funds. 90 become
e. het bone Of contention ~ - feast
of ulsntv fut thor @ucce--ur- nuw ~
-, ~.iun. There Was 40 uroo-.iry lui
Ilng up dollars IA h'nL,ns vaults,
e. loo loaned at usurlous rates Of 10
trost . couple 81 ysars, aud then
pos. into u fund to lro divided up
according to the most approved
rules II " Addition, dl'is Oh aud ~.
l.nce. at the present ti,no Ia fac,
thsto then EXISTED tho same strong
r,as a. fur r.ironchmen,. that AZ.
NV male 50 pallsbly mantle, ht
tie empty pockets Of the people that
81 urgently nocesslia,oh tho post
pnnemont II the collection II iaN'r.
"a lhe vague. uncertain hope. that 10y
putting oil tho c,l d's the hatd' hhr
woall 10 IA some d'gtoe lessonod
Had the ratio 81 taxation been placed
nj o nominal figure two years ago,
the large surplus now IN 'he Treas
ury would have been retained In tho
pockets IL the people, nnd there
would have been no necessity al this
time for the e" You tickle mo aud
III tickle you" policy, which will re-
sult. u carried out a. planned. in
not only depicting the Treasury. but
In creating n deb, which tho usual
levy will be inadequate 10 cover
The people would besides have been
enabled. under the Gross Earnings
Act, 10 have made ,he "grauplng
corporations" pay much more than
a fair proportion Of Territorial tax. n
communication 80 dovou,ly prayed
fof by a majority OF The vo,ofa OF tho
Territory. u their votes woro hon
estly east.
The larger appropriation bills now
before tho Assembly. are. To dis-
bufao 600 900 tor Asy ium buildings
nj Steilaooom. s60. COG te he added
10 the PsniientiaIy fuud for the
erection Of building Mt Wslla
Walla. slG 900 TO he spent for main.
taiuiug a Railroad Commission 20
manage the private business OF these
corporations. o. 900 for an Immi
grafton Board 90 circulate atofeo
typed cheap john statistics aud draw
their salaries. si0. 800 IN aid Of the
University Al Seattle aud ~. 200 for
ar,ssisn wells Ia Franklin aud Adams
counties These aloho aggregate
over $500 600. aud II Tho ratio in
creases eorrespondingly tho remain.
der Of The session, we will be sad
died with an expenditure of q quar-
ter 81 q million dollars, for the ben
eft, mainly. Of a small portion Of tho
Territorial constituency. at a time Of
The greatest aud mos, prolonged
business depression tina, has ever Wis.
tied the country.
II may be urged. aud with soms
show Of justice. that all the objects
are worthy Of aid, that NO need pub
lie buildings; that The cause Of edu-
cation should be fostered: that
grasping corporations must be
s,ranRlsd; that primers should be
printed for promised pilgrims and
that thu arid desert may po-s,biy he
made 10 blossom with the rose by
showing ~. 900 worth Of augors into
the ground but wa submit the query
should be. is This the proper time for
lavish expenditures for the most
bencaeen. objects. to say nothing OF
the advancement Of chsmerical
schemes which are likely 10 result, In
benefit only 10 those Who engineer
the scheme aud bore the money out
Of the Treasury Would II not be
the part Of wisdom. while We are In
. transition condition 10 tshood
10 wait and SEQ where the popular
will decides that all public build
ines shall I've located, To wait until We
receive the endowment provided for
educational institutions. aud till we
attract . class Of population tina, will
greatly cid In oil enterprises which
constitute the foundation courses Of
new commonwealth; 10 wait until
va have the Drawn and mr.eia 81
manhood before We spi, upon our
hands aud grasp our Quiso,ic lances ?
II the present Assembly had no.
ducsd tho Territorial ratio. II might
not hav. pleased tho favored loca.
tions 30 we'll. but the whole people
would have responded in one gen.
ersl acclaim Of praise. A It 10 tho
H's Guns must bear the blame. il
the reeo'l does seriously impair their
hrssehing.
ir will he we'll for the Assembly
70 scf"t'niso very carefully the bill
introduced o'day by Air. Dewar. for
TIE Regulation Of Railroad Com.