The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-23

GUY o. koFec0mE0k any mutS S011
longs TO other cstsena They hare. Of
coarse. ths Sane r1xhss that oekers have 10
their ogn individual views and 70 sxescass
the rights IL citissus In hsving the conn
try governed and ef the laws Of the conn-
try according 70 their views But
they were not delegated BY she COM
mnnity 10 which they belonged 70 30 10
Washingion on any such mission. They
volunteered to 30 70 enforce their own in-
Of this country. In the argument Is has
bssn suggested shat there Was in the con-
ditiou ct the country somsthing that irn-
psEled these msn 10 adopt this extraordin-
aYy mode Of procedure. In regard TO thai
viii diErsss enough 70 say this. that
while is 10 true that at the present time
thars II financial depression and there 10 .
great deal Of distress, still financial de-
pfessions and dissress among the people
havs occurred periodically stncs she world
has bsen inhabited. These occurrences
havs been frequent and relief has never
yet been obtained in any case Of this nA-
ture By any government incfsasing the
volume OF paper money or creating dcti-
tious values on any particular COM
modify. The measures by which
thess people claim they were seeking
relief we're not calculated to bring relief
they are simply the kind Of measuros that
hurdens rr.tine npon the aame class of
neople. ANY densrturs from strictly reeu.
lar. honest. legal methods. instead of
bringing reiief, only Odds TO and increases
the burdens that rest upon the poor and
the unfortunate. In the histOFy Of ghia
country We have had financial dspressions
and distress when paper money vs. more
abundant than it 10 nov and the means
for increasiug itu volume we're unlimited.
ana the Condition. Of distreas are
NOT greater nov than they have
been IN times mast when other metn-
DDS were rcsorisd to by the people.
The peopis that came 10 this North west
country when my father did found here
no railroads. nor steamboats,. nor manu-
featuring industries 20 give employment
and afford waseA The inhabitants OF the
country that preceded them invited them
TO no batter employment than defending
their pcalps. and when they met With hard
times. instead OF going hack Esst making
demsnds upon The eovcrnment for relief.
they planted potatoes aud peas and cab
bare, and preserved themselves and their
families from starvation. They set out
quicker than sny estrsordinsry messures
81 which Il l. proposed 70 obtain relief by
coercion from the coneress Of the United
States will ever bring II.
"Nov this movement il Z most ertra.
ordinary movement Here vas : combi-
nation Of men and minds. and II vas Of
such extraordinarv Character that 1 Am
bound 10 presume that the men Who vent
rules and principIes Of common sens that
ordinarilv actuate man. An not indnIe-
ins In anv mora harshness in crit,cirinr
this movement than the terms hv whici,
some Of the iefendanta themselves an tha
witness stand have characterixed IL. or
their council in arrument nave charartsr.
i,sd a. Thee neonls vent in An orcan.
i.ed hodv Ia ! junction az the Northern
Pacific railroad and canned there for 4
few daya and there the oroanir alton = :.
snsrendesi. IL vas not hrohsn mn IL -.
susnsnded There waa : re.son Tor thsf
IL 80 hecause vitb the me.n, - Thai,
cosn mand thev found a. unractir.hle "a
move a An orranired how towsrd Thai,
de.tination Thev found - th.t vlsr.
the ofIicers Of shs limited ss.,s. an hand
Ia ,,rotert ana defend ths cnstoSv ~ th,.
corrs o~.r IN ,s;,sosd 1890 ~h;ch - . III
onIv mean. IF Observation-Disclosures th.r. -
c.ryv them sov.rd. ths,r d..s;r.t;,r
Ein3iro ;t a M. rrnrrsr,v -.
~.. sdont.a =. shcvrr az
evidence in .hi. cs.s -b;cS iii
- rail urd.r.toca th;,,r t.n,r
= .imnie Abatement If ana If she saf.nd.
ant. m tns v,sn... stand th., svsr. ,...,s,-
top M this al II nAnut fri An
then conStituted : comm,t,ee ~ cr~ -
eet him self in onc week 70 Spaksre ~h.rs
shev vera Ia ,ss.s.r,hi. sr.ssn - -.o..sr
ixei There vas rnanifeet from ,hs s,h.
..nmsrt movsments ~ th.so r,sr -
rangement nndsr.tood nv All 70 r,ov. rs
the live 81 the Northery p.c;f,c ,.;i.osJ
and vithout nsv,ne fare far trsrs~o-ss-
tion over IL Ths men nursn.nt - ths,
underss.ndirv lid move Th.v w.sEsc
themsalvcs anon tha car. ana tncE 49,
NJ 10 msLss =" S.fs..arcs 1870.
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This bv the .mniovs. ~ IN. r.,,,osd - -
corr. ~ al. n,6csy. a. ar.,s
-h;ch th.. e.;..,., "a - .a,
and undsr,aoh 10 csr,v on, = -, - 60
r.n. ~ sn,,,s ,,s.r. So " ~
s.,s "a 80, =. .s,us .y . ...n ~. nI.i-
deer d;rsc,s.a s.. .n,,,. 81. 80 ~. 49,
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80. - 49, 49,
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1890. -. -, 49, .. as ou.aue~ .sauspoI
sas:. ~" nv ioau $50 W su0u n'eahs Oh
rIaing a. .ney could secure on the brake
. u"u sns cais
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s; "a 49, ~ - - 'ne noseueht wss con.
s uns s anu vac goser nnsnt maintained
~ y. o.ios .ne1e 70 OPPOSE their
.aAins Posssss SION Oh trains anu transport
~ ~. ss.ss M "o11 ouh n'ouious
s - s '.'acs. ,,a say InaI was
W oo Auy 'n'c.iSeus person-
ahs pesson " wy means VI unuerstahaing
49, sn Tvs. usae aa nase' must nave
pesn noae ~ lea.s .nss .nis movement
49, '',.. NO. "a ny va .ninss progress
s.rhn ..,.ss nk @.ossion % forces;
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ahu ~ HVaaAs VI uttccu anu tWGnty or