The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-13
PoPuLIsr STATE PLarroRn.



consider. The frieuds of equal suffrage
demand the enfranchisement Of woman !;
the iniqnities of the bonding and usury
system demand a remedy; the burdens OF
unnecessary and excessive taxation must
be removed: the miners and other classes
OF labor suitably and considerably pro-
tected; We recognize as sacred the right of
the people secured by the constitution TO
keep and bear arms and are opposed to tbs
maintaining of military organizations
Dy individuals or corporations at any time
and by the state in the time of peace:
liberal homestead exemption secured and
excessive official salaries reduced. Believ-
ing that these and other kindred reforms
can only be ultimately secured by direct
references to the people through the forms
OF the initiative and referendum, We ask
all sincere friends of humanity TO unite
with Us IN securing these reforms, TO which
we hereby pledge ourselves, and such
others as are necessary for the foundation
OF lasting liberty.
We reatfirm our attachments TO the
Omaha platform.
We demand the restoration TO the peo-
pie of the United States the free and I'M
Limited coinage OF silver at the ratio of Is
TO without the consent of any other ma
tion on earth
We demand that all text books used in
our public schools shall be printed and
furnished to each and every pupil al the
expense of the state.
We demand the exemption of home
steads while occupied by the owners or
their families as such from forced sales or
executions or otherwise TO the value OF
$4,000 and like exemption of personal
property, instead OF specific exemptions
from forced sales.
We recommend that the legislature pro-
vide for the election by the direct vote of
the people of competent grain inspectors
weighers, mine inspectors, log scalers and
inspectors OF food products and all other
state officers not prohibited by the consti-
tuition.
We demand that all companies and cor
porations shall pay their employees
weekly in cash.
We demand that all notes and mortgages
corresponding with the same and all other
notes and bonds shall be taxable, and u
simplify and make effective this proposed
law we demand that every mortgage or
bond shall bear the assessors stamp, and
unless so stamped one-half of the value of
the same shall be forfeited 10 the school
fund of the state when judgment is rem
dered tor It's collection.
We demand the privilege of paying taxes
quarterly, with the option of paying the
amount not due al the end of any Quarter
all public officers commensurate with the
duties performed.
We denounce as the acme of injustice
the Infamous law that permits high sal
aried officials to draw their salaries in
cash. while the underpaid day laborers are
paid In deprecated scrip.
We demand a township organization
with full power to levy and collect taxes.
We demand law absolutely prohibit
ing deficiency judgment in case of fore
closure OF real property on mortgage. and
that law limiting TO one year the re-
demption of realty under foreclosure sale
be amended TO extend the time of re-
demption to five years.
We pledge our legislators to pass law
prohibiting the sale Of school lands and.
instead, provide for leasing said lands To
actual occupants, the revenues so derived
thereby 10 form perpetual fund.
We demand graduated annual tax on
all lands owned by any individual or COR
poration above the assessed valuation of
$4,000 exclusive of improvements. the
rate continually increasing on such addi-
tional valuation until land monopoly in
the city. town and country shall be de-
stroyed.
of these and other mnch-needed reforms
by the enactment of all necessary laws,
and We further pledge ourselves that we
Will submit TO the people constitutional
amendments 90 be voted upon 50 as to
validate and give force to these demands.
To Fareelose ON the Oregon short Line
NEW YoKE, July 1.-THE agreement OF
the first mortgage bondholders of the
Oregon Short Line Railway Company,
under which joint action is pro-
posed to be taken with view
TO enforcing the lien of the
mortgage and the guarantee thereon of the
Union Pacific, has been completed and
flied with the Central Trust Company,
of New York. and the Old Colony
Trust Company, of Boston. The
committee is composed of X. c. Martin.
John Bigelow. c. IL. Lawrence. Bernhard
Mainsor and German Abbott They are
vested with all the powers usually con-
ferred ON such com nittee TO negotiate set
Element, to buy in the mortgagsd property
in case OF its sale under foreclosure. and 10
apply the bonds deposited in payment for
the purchase. The expenses OF the COM
mittee in all the work entrusted 10 IL are
not to exceed $40 bond.
Lake shore Depot at snobomIsh Robbed.