The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-14

what . lag IL Robert grsdses'
At the Arnsory meeting lA@@ SATURDAY
evening he EfAbfushsssgsy stated iaAi ssas
total assessment asAsnst King eo9nts
hanks vas only sB. IAa. The truth y tass
bank stock ard properly owned ~ the
banks exceeded in value for hat year
o2eo.og0. Here are she figures.
Assessments on shxrss Of stock
for lisa :. ....+.s..s ..4.s*.*-.s-..sl, sssss-V
Total taxes agslns; bark stock. $50
Total taxes paid 49, =
Total taxes dsfts9asns sa]D
Money Of private baaks not IN
eorpurated ;. ...... -4..<--...s..- S,tWD
To wf.eh IA 81; be aaaed reA, es-
tate owned by banks. szs5s2-sa
In mis- attempt to deceive TIRE paelie
Bridges asotsd only me figures for money
sn private banks not Incorporated. stat
ing not ever half truth. ard leaving
much uussid To this oonectson he had not
n word TO gay about shares Of stock. or real
estate or Of the other stems mentioned
Ssmlfar.y. Bridges boldly tried TO deceive
when be quoted figures covering taxation
agafnss the poor "squatters-" He attempt
I'd To show that the banker. "Iaonspolst."
sshondflosder'' and 'teonspratcr'' were AS
eessed only for thousands. while the squat
ter was assessed for tens OF thousands
ana hundreds Of thousands. Bridges again
told iexz than half truth. for he took the
toias Of he improvements GA lands and
credited that total to the "squaissTs." The
figures are.
Improvements on government school
and state lands ST.. 30
As follows.
improvements on honeztssds. etc.
sauastsFs sts.s.. -......ss4.. .s.... u.0W
improvements on tide lands In city
81 onsstie .ss...s.s..s..s.*.+-....s.,. 1920
30 while Bridges cries out that the banks
are assessed only s5s i0i which IL not true.
HAT he -.
more than f5sooao which Is snonstrosas.
The whole truth In regard TO the squat
fers' Is that they are assessed the sif 90
Hssesf As improvements on homasteads.
etc.
Amid the ieers and shouts OF a a,,,,lble
multitude Bridge beloved forth that a
prominent Seattle banker was assessed
Sor Only 80 on his personal estate; and
ne brtiowsd IL In such a way that nine-
tenths of his audience believed he mean,
that the banker paid taxes on only that
much property. real estate and personally
combined. Again he stated much leSa
than half truth. He did not even steta
that under the Law the banker. IKE every
other citizen. Is entitled to $3.50 exemption.
and he dseettfaly refused To- remove any
false Impression that the banker maid
taxes ON 500 and no more. The fact il
that The banker does pay taxes on other
personal property tto say nothing OF real
eisss' ~ part On winch personal property
~ thus assessed, according TO the person.
~ roll:
ppags 9, line 7.........................S 50. so
Fsge p line - tgiven ahove). ....... sS
Total dess 500 exempt. $50
Probably further examination OF The
recoFds wou'd disclose that this self same
ssp' banker pays eiill more taxes on rsar-
sonai property But what is the use "a
prove a falsehoo3 = thousand times.
There Il vast difference between ,en
ana *L.s5. but although Bridges knows
mar. y does not make any difference To
MIN. Tie talks to class OF people whn
weieome anything tending to show a ~..st,-
spirses,' and they like 10 be- lei arouns
ny demaxogue. like an OK with a ring
In It's nose
hrsses iocsn't lie. on. no lie tails
Only microscopic part Of the truth. and
shen develops his statement into a ire
'shuo9s tslsrhoed What X he does defy
tne whole Republican party 20 tosn isxu.
With hin-that makes the whole arw.,uer,
s'anss The atom of truth Il the sounta-
tsou. sfSs then. PopullSt like h~ Iaaafaa a..
whoie supcTstruetare With Wind "a. ,ssfia.
everybody In sight. and with a-natee,rssh
sskni-sffamafte action charges 40 ana aoan
.ns p''uorin' waving his arms. shooting
aahesS AT me galleries. a@kNartisy tsxfNs
ing his clumsy feet about imaginary stsnt-
oilnx blocks. thing uneonth, gnwrsy.
mssacai and absurd
Nhai liar II Bridges,
No' ohS does he deal fn the Initiates
inias OF fefaciis. as Sc truth had hrau
shssa inte million parts and scattered
10 the fehr Winds. but he takes ae3vs,.a,.-
OF evndifian of affairs well koovvn "a
every one who has worked about an -
seNseFs "tfer. II - that while .A~ isux
IN 'he past few Years have been Repeatedly
chshSes ne same old antigua ted asss.s
'ehs tsan@s made oct sn territorial ,gaxa
@nt IN use Tho consequence ia tia,
~ asssssoF aaNo 20 Try 10 bring Them
selves np ia date On forms tnaf ar, vro~,e,-
less and the reports fYans varl,,,x ,.,,,,-,s-.
make confusion worse con fas,ntet ra-.s
- ne sucs thing as uniformity. ftsru.ts -
Saites and patent rights" item ~ =
moneys OF banks tnaoso eafstsl "a ,,s,e
represented nv shares ~ storkl. banhsvs
tfeksFs or sfeek kxeAsrss' fsen, ~ a.
*aafss or capital stock Of lnsuYanr. az
ether companies aaa associations M. Ga.
c"rfefaIe@ hv The .aws Of thla ~sstss.
stefa - - the vGlue of az itrpr,S.ss,,,,,.sv
On lands held guisr tie laws OF the i-nss,.s
states tte;n = IS sthe value Of All ess.-
articles 81 personal property net snslsss,.ss
~ thv preceding isefas - II hawvat,a
tnat IN oN@ county, as King. the axssss,r
VIII enter property sa different manner
.reia tae assessor 81 another ccaptv as
whitman or l.tnooin. although ina r-.~.-
srts NAV Re exaegh- ne wa,ns 80
bFtaEes does aet hesitate e. ,sks as,s..-
tsEe Of talts fact. ard $50 sg-eeeh ss,.,ss-s "a
~has extent ~ can Hsaasnsliagx ws,trsa "a
Nrfng ahous tho appearance 81 frsxhtfa,
Inequalities
Tae foregoing criticism apn,,sx - 80 -,