The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-24
rnE CIR OF coxrIscarIos.


FEE CRY or COSvIsCaTIOs.
II has long been known that there
exists . strong organization whose OBJ
~ y 70 bring influences 70 tear upon
- member Of the constitutions
eUnvention which Gill induce them 10
put The interests Of the tide-Hat grab
berD before those OF the people. Never
bofors, however, have The members OF
his organization been 20 bold In their
movements, 80 arrogant in their de-
mands. ~ they are no~. They evil
IDENTIFY realize that the dag for decided
action has arrived and that IL IL nos
Of never with their cause.
The secret circular which was sent
~ this organization 20 aii owners Of
tide-1at property and which was pub
jlslsed In the Posr-lsrrIIieEsoss OF
Tuesday morning IL as remarkable .
document AZ was ever issued by an or
eanized band of lobbyists. II il both
eeIf-explapatory ard self-coniemna-
tory. and II cannot be Published too
often. The oftener the people read IL.
the less they will ike IL. IL Is as fol-
lows:
sEArTLs. ". r., JsiY ~. Is<e.
Dear SIR At meeting Of the owners Of
shore property OF this city, held OH the
evening OF Jaiy -. isss. she persons whose
signatures appear attached hereto were
appointed ~ committee 20 communicate
with tue shore owners throughout Puget
souud aud the straits 81 Fucs. and urge
upon them the necessity Of appointing
committees 81 their fess and most iafiu-
sutial citizens 70 proceed 90 Olympia and
confer with our committee appointed for
that purpose, and take such measures -
may seem necessary and expedieut ~
place before the constitutional convention
our views and claims OF the rights 81 said
shore owners aud Of the parties sho have
placed valuable improvements on the
water front Our committee appointed
for this purpose IL composed 81 Hon. j. r.
lewis. ehA3fmsa. Governor W. G. squire.
Governor Il. r, Ferry. Hon. A. A. Denny.
George stxtson aud ]. =. Gale II appears
to US that miIiioas 81 dollars worth OF
shore property II now in ieopardy-in dan
ger Of being consiscaied by the state 10 the
trrepAfabie INJURY OF the private and In
dustriai interests ~ Western washiug.on---
hence we urge upon you tbs absolute
necessity Of prompt aud aggressive action.
ANY Communication addressed to the fol
lowing named committee will be cheer
fully attended to. JoHy LEARY,
sEogGE SrEfEos,
j. y. McNsraHr.
Committee
Probably the most extraordinary
Idea conveyed by this circular is con
tanned la the sentence. II appears to
Us that millions of dollars worth OF
shore property is now in ieopardy-~in
danger OF being coniscated by the
state 10 the irreparable injury OF the
private and industrial interests Of
Western Washington. A more inn
pudent assumption than this ii would
BE- difficult 10 imagine. The side-iiat
grabbers have things beautifully
turned around. The state abou, 10
confiscate their property. in. ecd The
very end and object OF their organiza.
ton II TO secure a constitutional tn
dorsement OF their own seizure OF the
property OF the state and Of the peo-
pie. They charge the state with an in.
teHtion 10 coniiscaie tina, which IL its
own, while they themselves grow
strong in the enjoyment OF that which
Ii not their own.
The lobbyists propose Ia ask the
constitutional convention 10 make
good their title to their tlde-nat pos
sessions, and they begin their cam.
paign by charging IL with an intention
to coniiseate that which Is theirs. In
effect they assert that the state has no
right or title Ia the tide-i lats and that
that title Is vested in then, alone. 9th.
erwlse, coniiscation would lee inpossi-
BILE. II they believed that which they
profess to believe, they would appeal
to the courts. and not Ia legislatures
or constitutional conventions. Ia
make their titles good.
Their solicitude for the private and
industrial Interests OF Western Wash.
fngton" would be most praisewofthy
/. II IL were sincere. As matter Of fact.
however, IL Is confined to a soiicilude
for the private interests ot their own
coterie. aud their organization exists
Tor the express purpose of inducing
the members of the constitutional
convention Ia share in that sollcitude.
II they get the tide fats which they
are after. they will doubtless consider
the private and industrial interests Of
Western Washington eat of all dau.
ger.