Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-22
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"''''''"h'r ih i'Ih lNh lb haitte axes
he would say that ever SINCE when. a
tho age of thirteen wears hs .tarto,
out IN the world To- fight his own way
he had kept hl- battl,.ax by Li. side
wherever he was found there yo,
would find his battle aN.
lie then proceeded To make clos,
argument showing cloarly tho al
vaniages OF tho gross earnings sys
TEN and tho evil al lts repeal. Th.r
he paid his compliments 10 The gon
tl"man from kng aud kllnp LoNis
10y saying that gentleman had nc
cuscd every man who opposed a.,
repeal of this law Of being TRAITORS
to the Ropubhcan party. the gon,lo
man from King had suggested that
record waS good thing; ho
(Wells) thought 40 to lie would
read little record. Ho then pro.
ceeded to rcal from the Republican
platform, showing that Lowis had
tncd To Introduce an nbsuluto for
lecture plank into that platform but
Gai failed aud conditional plank
had beon inserted, tho gentleman
was not willing to abide 10y that, be
cause IT did not meet his views
lilo had given notice that II his Dem
ocratic friend from King, Mr. Nun.
day, did not Introduce an absolute
forfeiture memorial, he (Lewlsl
would do no. Now who had gone
back on tho Republican platform ,
Who had TUNED traitor and was fol.
lowing tho Democratic party 2 llo
! (Wolls) know tho sentiment Ind
changed upon tho gross earnings
question. When tho convention wns
held, tho law had been pronounced
unconstitutional lay every lawyer
who was running peanut stand,
aud every worn out politician who
desired some hobby 10 rido back into
power. and the people believed It.
The Supreme Court of the Telritcry
had pronounced n valid law; the
money had been promptly paid. the
people saw they had boon deceived
and had changed thoir views. but
sentiment ON forfeiture had not
changed in favor Of absolute lorl,,.
ture. There wa- littlo unwritten
record of tho Seattle convention.
also. which ho would relate: 4 cor
tain gentleman who for thirty long
years had been "a staunch and true
Republican. over foremost ia fight.
ing tho battles Of that grand old
party, had openly stated tha, tho
gentleman from King and kitsap
was not good Republican, and has
not voted tho Republican ,,ckot
straight for slX years. That charge
was not then nor has Il over been
answered or denied. Ho said he lie
MED the right of u man with such n
record to call hlm traitor 10 the
Republican party. That party had
not been defeated because 1t alyo.
Gated unsound principles. but be.
cause there were too many men in
1t who woro ready To shout for Arm.
strong or Voorhees, ~ their own In.
terests demanded Tnore was some.
thing peculiar in the election II the
gentleman. (Lewis) which was th.
fact that tho same majority that do.
feated tho Republican party elected
the gentleman who now claimed 10
be tho essence OF true Republican
ism.
The gentleman had stated that
tho railroad was running grocery
store in town TO try To influence
votes and defeat the repeal Of this
law. There was no evidence of this
fact before tlis House, except the
statements of the gentleman. lie
did not know Of any such corrup,
measures, but II II was true. u was
not tho only mean aud corrupt act
the Northern Pacific Railroad Go.
had done; they had broken up the
beautiful city OF Yakima, and 10 put
gain into their Golfers had worked
great hardships aud injustice upon
poor men. Ho believed tho com.
pany were heartily ashamed of u,
but ho was informed tho company
had a partner ia this infamous trans.
action. that partner was n leading
gentleman OF Seattle, who, before
this Transaction. aud now, IL loud
IN his denunciatious of corruption.
But the gentleman says he has had a
change Of heart. aud that he believed
in Me,hodism. Then why Ia the
name OF God. should We not apply
to himself tho principles oi Msiho.
dism aud remain upon probation un
I'll ho himself aud others were fully
satisfied the change was a permanent
one. During hi. remarks. NJ. Wells
told several anecdotes. every one ~
which had point and was we'll ap.
piled. Almost every sentence of his
speech made tho fur fiy
Mr.. Dunbar spoke TO the point
aud deprecated the orossllro Il per
sonali,ies that had been going on
between the gentleman from kinp
aud kitsap (Lawis) aud the gentle.
man from Adams (WellsJ. lio said
that To leglslale especially Tor raii.
roals, discriminating between thom
and individuals or other corpora
ions, as 10 the manner In which
they should loo taxed was manifeaily
unjust. All should be taxed In the
same manner, then n the railroads
had no land 10 ba inxol ~ other pio.
perty. there could bo no com plant
raised 10y anybody That Was the
broad way 10 look at n. he thought.
SO FAR as tho comparisons ia the fey
onue were concerned, which hal
been used to mako such faturahle
showing ior tho Gross Earning Act,
they were unfair. aa they had not
shown what proportional increase Of
income would have been derived
from corporations upon u fair ASSES.
ment Of their rapidly improving poe.
sessions undor the general revenue
law.