Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-10-14

have been much more instructive and
entertaining had he on that occasion
dI,cour>cd upon the broken backs OF
the taxpayers of the State OF Washing
ION.
In discussing the items OF Mr.. Ne
kinlcy and other high tax orators that
the foreigner pays the tax, and As
showing the utter iallacy OF that claim,
he read the following letter from one
OF the highly protected cigar makers
81 America:
GFAND Island, Neh.. Aug ,. 1872
NJ prAE VI kINLEr: see by the Associated
irc,s That III Your speech al Beatrice you assured
tHr people ihai the foreigner paid the tariff taxes
and prcsumins that you know whs3 You are talk
n. about. | address you Tor the purpose of gain
IN a l'ilc Information.
lhj- la-l week received bale Of Sumatra to-
ha' Co. used Tor cigar Wrappers The bale weighed
IT,: pounds. he bill for this bale of imported
Tobacco" was $ilj.6O. The cost OF the tobacco
acne Wa 81 40 The tariff taxes, at 81 per pound
a. liked by your bill, known n the Mckinney hill
wa ST mrklnc total cost of Silj.6O. You say
tir foreigner pays the tariff lax and this $'.i
has been charged up Ia me III the bill from the
Wholesale tobacco house, erroncOnslv, according
la Your statement the information dr>ir,. i.
ihls: Where can find the foreigner " hose duty
II l. To- pay thi- S31i tariff, | want 10 draw on
him al sight for The amount. BY giving me this
desired Information you will confer great favor
on one ui the projected cigar makers Of America
With great respect am, sir
Yours truly,
HENRY SCHoTTFELpr
1t is needless to observe that no
answer TO this letter has been received.
One OF the high tax organs of the
State thus advances the stock argu-
mcnt of the protectionists:
Protection builds up factories.
Factories furnish employment for
laborers. Employed laborers provide
market for farm produce. A good
market for farm produce enhances the
price of real estate. Who saws that
protection doesn't benefit everybody"
one Of the Peoples party papers thus
reduces this silly twaddle to absurdity
Millionaires build up railroads.
Railroads furnish employment for la
borers. Employed laborers provide a
market for farm produce. A good
market for farm produce enhances the
price of real estate. Who says that
millionaires doesn't benefit everybody?
The building of distilleries is nee
cssary for the manufacture of whisky.
Distillcries furnish employment for
la5orers. Employed labor provides a
market for whisky. A good market
for whisky enhances the value of real
estate. Who says that distilleries
doesn't benefit everybodv?"
Barton's Legislative Handbook
came in for mention, the Legislature
responding promptly to assist C. NJ.
Barton, OF the Tribune, and Thomas
Henderson Boyd, of the Olympian, in
dividing up spoils To the extent of
something like $4,000 cold. The
speaker intimated that the editor of
the Wympidn was now earning his
money by sounding the praises of the
Republican ticket.
John ii. McGraw was criticised for
his course in the Metcalf bribery case,
and the Legislature censured for not
cxpelling that member in accordance
with the report of the committee
recommending that said Legislature
take suitable action.
The speaker said: elect Tom
Carroll and J. A. Munday to Congress
and you are certain of two votes for
the restoration of the time-honored
money of the fathers to the place from
which it was buried, by the leaders OF
the Republican party, in 1873. The
present Republican Representative
in Congress, from this State, Joined
the Republican leaders, in Congress,
i'll casting vote, during the last ses-
sion of Congress, against the remone-
tization of silver, and the people will
remember him for it,"
The cost of running the State Gov
eminent of the Republicans was then
compared with that of other States.
Washington is expanding more per
capita than any State in the Union
except five, and stands sixth in the
forty-four States as regards total ex-
penditures.
The speaker read from the Supreme
Court reports opinion by Judge Tur-
ner, OF Spokane, who is now support
ing McGraw, in which the now candi-
date for Governor on the Republican
ticket, then Sheriff of King county,
was deeply scored by the learned
Judge for reprehensible conduct.
Mr.. Voorhees, stated where H. ].
Snively, Democratic candidate for Gov.
ernor, stood ON these bills and appro-
priations; how he had worked for the
fence" law, the WATSON bill and the
anti Pinkerton bill, and as member
of the House Committee on Finance
had labored for a reduction of these
excessive appropriations, which the
records OF the committee would show
and that on the last day of the session,
when the appropriation bill was called
up in the House, Mr.. Snively was do
ing his utmost to bring the "fence"
bill from committee in the Senate in
order that it might pass. In that he
succeeded, only to have it defeated by
Laughton's veto.
The mention of the names OF Cleve-
land and Snively met with outbursts
OF applause, and Mr.. VOORHEES, was
heartily applauded throughout his mas
terly expose of the reckless State Ad-
ministratiOn now being carried on by
Republicans. The speaker made many
friends by his speech, and solidified the
army OF Democratic voters now march
ing forward to victory by the election
OF II. j. Snively and the entire ticket.