The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-21
He IS AGAINST FREE SILVER
What Is Worse. He Is an Avowed
Friend Of the Railroads.
now Can kastern wsshingten Ask for
Lower Freight Rates IL she Votes f,r
Wilson. Who Favers High Rates
Ankeny 30 BE Nominated at To-
nights Caucus.

palgn OF John Z. Watson Is certainly an
an anomalous one. The people CT Sgso-
Kane and Eastern WASHINGTON are to-
day at poyerfy's door and they have
attributed this condition Of affairs To
excessive freight rates. They claim that
the very iifeblood is being dzsa.sl out
OF them by the transconairpntal rza5s-
roads. They are seeking relief ia every
direction They win sson present the
uiatter TO the legislature and ask for
iesassattosl n Sheir interests, and so
strong i the belief that an injustice is
beifag cAone 10 the people of Eastern
W washington that Gov. McGraw n his
annual message broadly ffatinYases that
reduction IF freight and passenger
rssies would not work a serious ini,1ry
TO the railroads
And Yet a number Of the members OF
the legislature from Eastern Washing
Ton are supporting Wilson In his can
didacy for seat In the United States
SENATE; they are supporting the man
VINO Is today the candidate of the four
great nanscosatinentai railroads. the
Great Northern, the Northern Pacific.
1le Union Pacific and ahe Souehen Pa
clfie- These roads have joined forces
icr tne purpose Of electing to the SEN
ate men In the Western states who are
positively known TO be friendly 4, them.
They must flsre men In congress In
wfoqn they can place the most Implicit
confidence. They are now striving to de-
feat Perkins in California and Sweet
In Idaho because they cannot be relied
upon But they can depend upon VIII
SON He has been tried by them in con-
gress, and has not failed them.
Dill = now before congress allowing
railroads TO pool. 1t has passed the lower
house OF congress and is now pending in
the senate. Ii Is most iraquitous meas
ure' and places the people OF the Western
states completely at the mercy OF the
transcontinen.al railroads. Chairman
Morrison. CT the interstate commerce COM
mission. has written a ,etter 10 the SEN
ate committee having this bsl In charge.
and ~ warns the senate OF the grave con-
sequences sure to follow Ii The bill be-
comes a law. lie points out that II the
blu Is enacted the people will be aDso-
iuteiy poweriess. He calls attention to
the striking fact that the people would
have no redress. no matter how excessive
uncir burdens, because. as Mr. Morrison
says. the courts would be compelled TO de-
eide that the bill was law, and therefore
nothing could be done which wbuld afford
relief.
J5zn l.. Wilson voted for this Yooling
bin last month. just before returning home
10 ask the people of this state 20 send
him 10 the senate. where his voice would
be even more potential in the Interests ssr
the railroads than IL Is now He is re-
corded on the side OF the railways and for
that reason the four great railroads have
their lobby here row. working quietly and
insi,iioasiy. but none the less effectively.
for the Spokane congressman. The anom-
ally in his campaign Is that the very men,
bers CT the legislature from Eastern
Washington who are supporting Wilson
viii soon ask the legislature TO enact laws
reducing railroad rates. while at The same
time they vote for the man who is the
known candidate OF the railroads 1t is
safe 10 say that Ii Wilson Is elected 10
the senate there will be no railway iegfs-
latson this session, foT the simple reason
that he could promise the future patron
age o. his ofsce in such manner as 10
effeetually block any legislation hostile 10
the railroad interests. And IL viii not do
20 assert that he viii not do this, for re
mas already shown his hand in congress,
AMI what hse has once done hs Will do
again. The Eastern Washington members
who ere supporting Wilson may yet have
10 eScsise ana explain their votes to their
constituents. but they cannot do so on the
grouni OF ignorance. for the expose In
yesterdays Post~Inteiligenca was The
- 49, a
ties many 81 whom really dsd not know
Of his attitude on rsisway legiSiataon and
Others had not tsaouSht much about Il ua-
I'll the graYi.y OF the matter was clearly
lald before them. That ne will atteul,,;
sosna kind of an explanation tomorrow
rlorniug In his organ. the Tacoma Ledger.
may be expected.
Iiut II his campaign Is anomalous when
his views on railroad legislation are .ake-n
into consideration. It + nusaS the Il IS aa
anomaly that he should sDe supported by
the Eastern Washington members who
have the most ahisfng faath I'm free silver
as remedy for rtsa receuti business de-
freSstor. " Wilson's home is n SPOKANE
The people - that county Izrsow him If
any one daess Trhay have had abundant
oppoftaal,y far observing and snvestsgat-
tug h5s sentiments Oh tae question % frca
silver. Ta&y segtave ia ss, but they cag.neyt
be convsnsss3 that wilson does Tg,s.y as
Sert f.gas Wilson Is aEs enemy og free sill
yer. and therefore they oppose his elec-
si0n They DO not d th5s merely by
words. Their opposition has gakea the
form os r Nrlsten protest.. They attaea
sae.r signatures 20 pe;itsoa which SUB
sfant.&lig ssys - the legislature: eve.
she pecple of Spokane eougsy. war; srsan
esec,e8 % tAa United Sta.es serafe vte y
a friend of free saver We 10 aog believe.
wilson g. sgsgsa n friend We ;h~res -
ask tase ssaesssse-s % T1e legislature ts re-
frasR from vottgg for MT. wilsas fer tie
senate" These rTotesss have teen sigresf
hy thousands osf ss1e best citizens os sg~s-
kane county. anf daily huS tre-3s % new
Signatures are aesszg aasea TO these 81
rse4.y sssrss1i tzAssle protests, as VIII he seen
sy the following telegram:
Spokane. Jan. 81. III. WatScn, C..grn-
pa: Th-s aaoErsnE we prise 9ea stgua-
sGrss 20 ne silver rssUtsss against wissos.
More 20 sgsaaw. Se5 o. I.ue a day.
"w. H. CowLES"
ar sscvses Fs tas@ pvurrfef5r Os rh4
Spokane ssssokesFAa n fssSiex. TIE sss.sin<
paper of E&ss4-sa Washington. He states
sss2t eAese pgoSeSss agzinSt Wfiasasw esee-
;fsn are ez1ax sEgHea a. ssss rAse nf ~ 10
Lsa day TaSy are ros ssgnesa by aasa