Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-01
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sonaa psopls essaend 70 baiisvs fhai
Ne platforms 81 g poliiinal parry azeua4s
. n0thlze. Ihey aver that isH resolves
are bul tha adfas1maul q the party SID
70 oaleh fasortnR trads Winds. This i
: Low TteB e she colzider1ls and delib-
era1s aHnuneia1ions 81 q party eauean-
ton, and i i nos trus. Ihs oaiy way
that = paiitiaai party can authoEit y
apeak II thfaugh ~ piaifoFm- Is aay
khat aach Foielna0 s is principles IA b1f
daoaptioa and aham u not q al com
plimentary 10 ne integrity ana hgn1g d
Toe ohnaen deiaaatas 81 the party. No.
NJ. Editor; for The bonaf 81 AneTiean
politics fsnuunos snoh declaration e.
Z ceiamniation, fslGe e 4 = mieehssE-
o1s.
Ths Repnhllean paEsy va dsfszssd Il
the Lass eiection beda1ae she euunel4iion
81 ils platform wns wrong on ana Of tbs
living issaea o. that campaiNn. Il waE
noa q personal defeat 81 Major Arm-
strong; Il vas . pel1tiaai cefaa1 Of ne
party. Ihe American people haEe 10
love fer oouatds. whe1bm Moral polit.
zeal o. physical ooWaTds. Ths platform
was loskad upon By The intslliQent vot-
ers 81 che Territory - q cowardly sur
reader o. eompsomine Of q principle Of
riahf, IN ohedianee 20 the demands q
corporate p0waF. The reanls vas in8l
what oaQhi % have been expected from
fFss peopls faalonn Of their rights and
daFina % maintain than.
IL u fmpolitis fer the party - ianoEe
living issas % % attsmpt 20 de e. II
must take siass, and at ils peFil deelsFs
IN favor Of he FiRht. have already
attampted - show that tie foEfeitnFG
question - n0w bead iasuo. Iha peo-
pie haYe declared, nov lee q Democratic
Congress take The responsibility. 8 Re
puhlioAn nenate has seoonded TIE do
mand u Ne peoplei nothing Remains
noe bot The euncurrenoe of 8 Demo
cratic H0aso. shall wo have itl
Bat, Mr. Editor. there are other tiyinl
issues dsmandlnq our attention, among
the principal AZ which b the infamoal
gross earninRa" Lac. The conyan
tiona Of both political parties prior Il
iha last election demanded In uumis
taxable terms the repeal Of this uufug
and aneqnai Law. Yea the Legislative
Council % this TaFritary, &c iis Lac
session, thFouQh the maahfnasions of I
railroad lobby, defeated that repeal
Tho people were sold, their rights e
norsd and their demands unheedad
Vengeance IL ours and We viii repay
say al outraged and indignant people
No principle Of injustice or ineqnalia,
Il souaht 70 BE- applied 10 railroad prsp
erty. The demand Il that their prspert
b taxed Is other taxpayeFs' property /
taxed, that the rats OF taxation shall b
uniform. a. prescribed b. the orRaui
law. This Il the demand, and Il Is
iust demand. am not about 20 e
argue this question. The time for az
gument has passed. The time for az
tion, clear, decided and unmiatakabIs
has come. Il IL a sorry sight 10 g
many Of the papers Of this TarKiiOFy
whose columns ring with denuneiation
81 Tie tnsussica and wrong done labor
ofs ~ capital, complaoantly defandin
lhe exemption Of corporate pFopsFt
from taxation, provided u belongs 10 Q
is owned By q company operating raj
road In this Territory. There il some
thing 20 aaoEed about such property tbs
Il must net Be touched, buf only sma
per cant. on the income thereof. Il AM
while the exhausted muscle 81 the Il
borer Il e0ined into dollars for ths snp
pori Of ths government. Out upon sue
Hypocrisy.
The humble possessions Of the Label
tnR man must Be- taxed a their full caa
value, whether they yield any income Q
not, while she extensive possessions Q
corporate capital pay taxes or not, 4
they yield ar do not yield an ineoml
Such q Law cannot stand. No party o.
sustain i. No party has ever aftempte
ice Justification, and Il Is safe % cav q
party ever vii. ltmust be remembers
shat this infamous law exempts frol
taxation The lots. blocks. houses, land
and mines balonging 10 the eonpan,
whether necessary 30 The company I
not. The platform OF the kapuhiica
party mus speak oui on this matter.
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