The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-02

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charter. The city af EssnsviSse. Ind
a.sc the city of Henderson. Ky. wer.
aoca 10 folaow the example al Mem
pAas when afey compounded with
ihesr creditors and are ret psying In
ss'ess upon their 3esfx. The esssassf,
u AGhienhsrg. Kentucky. iosssez
issSf Up VII ssesss al SlssstsS and i
oors % heavily upon IL that ]; ahan-
sicsaest ats coaafy organ cation to ave;s
sae2s creditors The county os Taylp,
hessfaekv. was unable 10 pay It's debt
VI sa | left. that coslnfy uas occupied
oy federal troops prstecsing offlcer,
Who we're selling cur the homes of fhs
{ fe0psa 10 pay their debts. Govern
merits were not established to go inss
partnership with private inaiyiiual.
or corporations. They were estah
llshesi solely for the purpose OF giyins
ME. liberty ard the paxsuis OF happi
ness 20 their pesspge Our forcsashsrs
established the principle. Millions
Tor defense. bas not one cent fss.
tnsate- Ii WAS not The weight oi
tfe ss.x 10 shseh they objected. but The
wesshi of the principle walla walis
wafat-u "a override one-third OF her
tax paving citizens. and wanted tha.
/ pTtiiefpie cry>tsslzei iu the con~fisl,-
tiof. There hat been talk ahcu,
naossaacks. They wanted 10 reaeh
the nossback. Well, the nosShaek
was G bad institution. but in striking
him 'ou strike the widow and ne
orphan with their little shelter over
their beads Do the people want this
suosliyy Does the mechanic or the
iariner want it, No. it was the man
who vas going 70 pocket the Doodle
that wanted 1.-THE railroader. The
speaker advised Walia WasIa to follow
the example OF Spokane Fails. When
the proposition WAS nade 10 build the
seaIte, Lake Shore Il Eastern rail.
road 10 connection al Spokane Falls,
the citizens raised $1,000, and again
iass winter $iGo. Coo was raised TO build
toe Spokane Il Northern. waila
Naiia wanted an independent line.
Dia The people there ever hear q.
pooisF " hat Was there To prevent
THIS railroad from selling out To its
riyal as soon as it had gained It's sub
sidy?
VAS THIS rEsr VOTE?
Power. OF Skagit, here offered an
amen1ment 10 section 4. providing,
that all lines subsidized shall be ana
remain independent and competing
hines. Ii VAS veted down, I6 TO ma
jority.
SIMPLY DIFFERENT IN METHOD
Stiles thought the gentleman from
cpokin ne Falls must be in favor of sub
sidics, after all. fer they had raised
n.oney at Spokane for two railroads.
This is merely another method of
raising money for public enterprise.
III this principle is unconstitutional
why haven't these people taken the
matter into the courts, where they
could secure relief? But they
couldn't find it there, and they knew
it. In Missouri judges had even been
put ir prison because thes refused To
SANCTION the levy Of a tax that would
pay or these subsidies. They had
been put there by the United States
courts, which declared the principle
right. II find III another section OF
this article that 10 per cent. indebted
ness can be incurr, Il by cities. Why !?
To build sewers and water works and
light plants. viii the widow and the
orphan De exempt from this? No.
The courts have held that as counties
have i right to build their own roads
they can go one step further aud pro-
vlde money for public servant. The
Cnitei States has given money for
RAILROADS and canals and the telegraph
Why not counties?
THAT KLIcKiTAr RAILROAD.
Dunbar rose To explain further
About that railroad company OF which
he is president In kilckttst county.
:. .Aeye an organizations. rigat-ol.
way and depot srnnnsk @sa N
and have spent little money in pre-
ilnsl mary work. We have started this
that re could surn the road over u
same axae who would build il for us.
ep Iar we hays been unsuccessful.
That - the reason Why We wsus some
iurtner power 20 invite capital into
our county and help us out. I don
known where the gentleman from
Spokane got that paper which he read
yesterday. ! don't known whether he
has been outstanding up such coliec-
tons Or whether the Oregon Railway
Il Navigation Company or Northern
Pacific Company have been collecting
them for him. | haven't yet im-
pugntd the motives of any one
ON this floor, aud I won't now.
The speaker had paper showing
from the constitutions OF the various
states that thirteen allow subsidies,
ten prohibit and tilteen are silent,
The gentleman from Spokane
would have you believe" he con-
timed, ''that this is a wild animal we
woulo turn uron the public. his claws
sharpaned for blood. No he is Gagged.
and the bars are strong and enduring.
The gentleman spoke about subsidies.
What migbtier subsidy was ever given
than that of the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company Who pays that? The
people! | have been approached by
certain persons whose pockets | be-
lieve were plethoric with Oregon
Railway Il Navigation stock, asking
ne 10 vote against this .ubSidy pro-
ject. don't blame the Oregon Rail-
way e Navigation Company, but |
am going 10 vote for what believe 10
be 70 the interest of the people"
Moore-i desire To ask the gentle
man a question. ! want 10 know If
he means any member OF this conyen-
tion, speaking about persons whose
pockets are flied with Oregon Rail-
way Il Navigation stock
Dunbar No, sir. have been APP
preached in that way by 10 member
of this convention. nor by any
body else for any wrongful purpose.
ara sorry II my language has been
construed in that sense.
ROBBERY IS THE cuIsg OF TAXATION.
Gri Tits rose again to read the Law
on The question uf subsidizing corpor-
ations. He cited the instance of the
CITY OF Topeka VS. the Loan Associa-
ton" decision by Justice Miller. In
which IL was sail there were iew de-
cisiors in favor of allowing conties 10
take stock in corporations in which
there WAS not division OF opinion III
the courts. Many decisions were
against subsidies. The jurist declared
that this principle was none the less
robbery. because it was committed ia
the gsilse OF taxation.
The LIMIT SoT LIMIT.
+. Il. sullivan stated that he was
against the proposition because two
tuiris of the taxpayers OF county
could vote tax upon one-third. Sui
iisan scored a point when be called
att n ton 10 the fact that tue limita-
tor ia the section was confined 10 in
.iiyidaal ca>e<; that Is, the county
might vote Fifty different subsidies II
il 9 i he'd.
Ssuriessnt claimed the section was
not capable oi sueh construction.
Committee arose Al 2:lu and took
recess until O'Clock.
Afternoon SessisH.
The convention went into commit