The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-26

woyk 10 ran stores at which al articles are cold
q the companys own prices and any indie
pendent American sovereign who refuses 10 buy
AZ these stores speedily loses his employment
Thus TIE sturdy manhood OF our race is being
undermired. and the oidsime American il
being forced into . state Of slavery. Company
bcardinshouses make it impossible for nsr
ned home loving miner 90 hold place with
these corporations - If he insists upon living
in his own cabin he Ii the nrss laid OF when
work IL dull aud the last put na when work Is
brisk. The company saloon Is damnabe in
stftation ~ on the same principle. II you Co
net drink Id csrouse you do not work. These
Things being brought forcibsy to our notice By
the miners convention here. we have coli
demned such practices, and 10 abolish this style
or robbery ard bribs to drunkenness and un-
thrift. we recommend and hope for the passage
Of senator Jones' Senate bill No. Is which wiz
abolish the s.ssore." IL il do no more
s. B. No. ., by Senator Kinnear-"An oct TO
prohibit The making OF profit out OF or the use
for any purpose not allowed by Law of any
county. city, town or other public money by any
officer. his agent clerk. servant or empioye,
having tag possession or control thereof and
providing punishment therefor" needs no COM
ment, As IL is obviously good and no ore viii
deny that any legislation to guard the public
money against dishonest public servants is
proper. The same may also be said of Mr.
Meades H. B. No 80, "A bill for an act to pro-
vide Tor the better secarity OF life and limb in
case OF are In hotels and buildings and declaf-
ing az emergency - too much precaufion
cannot be exc cised by the state in protecting
the lives and limbs of its citizens against
danger.
With regard to Senator Jones' 8 b. No. 81
"An act to prescribe and regulate the payment
Of coal miners' wages" This bill il essential to
the proper endorsements OF the atrucksfore'' bill,
- without this companies could pay of in
merchandise, liquor, etc. instead of giving
money 70 the miner with which to pay his
spluck me" bill. And scrip. payable in months
from date, or as in Missouri, ten years from
dase' Is very poor payment as men cannot
afford to wait so long. This bill should pass
Bureaus Of labor statistics are a greet help TO
workers in the dissemination of useful infofma-
ton. We want to know much, be-
cause "a little knowledge is q danger
Gus thing And we now know that
the day laborer, the farmer and the artisan pay
the most Of the taxes, and they surely should be
allowed this good turn, even If 1t does involve
an appropriation of some money. They win,
after this expense is deducted, still have some
thing to their credit In the tax levy over their
Just share.
In conclusion. the working people wish some
reformA and as time shows others those we
have mentioned above, especially the voting re-
form. win make the latter and others which
may appear later far more easy Of accomplish
ment. The first and most important are the
three bills by Kinnesr, and 1t behooves the
Legislature ct Olympia TO pass them ii they hope
for honors hereafter in public lfe We wait
with what patience we may. The working PEG
pie propose to vote for our friends. Who are
they? All. BLArs.
For and BY order Of the legislative committee OF
organized labor.