Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-04
Forbearance Demanded.

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IrcGlt" ;hc terrible C0uiti Il Of tn,
;axfA1"r and the absolute rece-sit,
for renchment in public expenses
en- Al ihese, the other day, remarked
90 lis nc;Chbor. who WAS complaining
.tcau>c H. had - Let hl- taxes bccOm
,jnupc!': " am no Crumbier;
rall ms taxes, don't see a. time
are iiar,.or than they have been 70
many wears. People are always croak
ing. and it has become habit whicI
they cannp; avoid This view wa
doubtless due in a great measure L
Tia" iact that he was receiving salar
~ So per month for an easy job abou
The court house, quite enough to SUP
port himself and his family in thei
moderate wants, and OF course h
could see no reason for Tetrenchment
How different would have been hi
feeling II it had not leen that lie oc
curied a warm stall at the public crib
How iucGnsiderate the answer OF hi
fcl!0w-man Tor conditions which Gale,
for the expressions OF regret that lieI
had been placed upon his home which
he vas unable TO prevent or remove
1t is, We fear II want of sympathy FOL
the poor that arouses the antagonistit
feeling that leads to such senselesi
demonstrations as the Coxey move
ment.
The line Of demarkation between
the taxpayer and the tax-consumer
the man who depends upon his daily
labor for support OF himself and fam
lily and the of!ice-holder; is becoming
daily more marked. and the selfish
prompting which impels the latter te
protest against any plan for lesseninl
the public expenses, is rapidly erecting
wall of adamant between him ant
his constituents. The salary allow
ances were fixed at time when labol
WAS in demand and at remunerativ,
rates, and the injustice of the compen
sation for the one remaining the SAM
while the other has failed entirely il
an obje>; lesson that is peculiarly i'm
pressive upon the man who depends
for subsistence upon his daily labor.
1t will be far better for those whit
receive salaries to recognize the situa
ton, just as it is, and to yield to tn,
demand for q reasonable reduction
even though the law may have fxet
their compensation at a given amount
1t will be a graceful and just conces
sion to the stress of circumstance
that were unforeseen by our legislators
Shylock was lawfully entitled to hi
pound of flesh" but he receives uni
versal execration for insisting upon it
being accorded to him.
What we need, at the present time
is spirit OF mutual concession an,
forbearance. "a house divided agains
itself cannot stand" and the sam
principle applies to all governments
There should be no class feeling,
there is class distinction, under GU
form OF government, and the only wa,
to prevent it is for those who secur,
preference to deal leniently with thos,
who are not 80 fortunate as Themselves
The present unrest which agitates ,
large proportion of the people is OF
account of the system which allow
big pay for short hours of easy labo
to the office-holder, while the common
laborer must work hard long hours o,
short pay. This feeling has beef
growing for years, and now, whel
every energy should be put forth t.
shake off the incubus of financis
stagnation, We find organized rio
stepping in to still further prolong tn
business depression of the countr,
Those in power have it within thei
grasp to materially aid in bringin
about better feeling which must prt
cede better times and ultimate reco,
cry from a state which pressges un
! versal ruin.