The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-08

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Il have nevr advocated . upsnsurs
while Ia the legislature or out Of II that
= not based upon good principles. The
barefoot schoo1boy law. for instance. for
which have BEEN assA1led. b founded on
Justice ana an the constitution Il does
1Ot conform with the idea OF making ex-
eepfions Ia favor Of cities OF the FIRST
class. nor should Il. A city has no more
right TO apply tts own taxes TO ffs own
schools than . rich taxpayer would have
the right to have his taxes applied only
90 the e1ucmtioo Of his own children.
Then my homestead exemption law and
mine ventilation law were nei.nex vision
AIRY nor oppressive.
Il beiieye that our troubles Ibe behind
the statufeH-thcy are In the constitution.
do not think II would be wise to have
. constitutional Convention. but
think the legislature should carefully pre-
pare several amendments 20 b. submitted
20 the people: but don't care 70 say more
as this dine ~ 20 that II the legislators
Taxa my advtce, they viii pass very few
laws. and take great care with those they
do pass"
senatorial coutestr'
Il ana not = prophet, but viii hazard
the guess that there will be only one bal
BOT for senator. ! don't pretend 10 say
Who ho will b. but think you viii md
that the subject will be disposed OF in
caucus No. ! would prefer TO 90 before
the state with two or three or 80 good
measures. II they turned out all right.
the prejudice against Populism would be
dispeIied- Did II ever occur TO you that
Republican legislatures sometimes pass
st.af d<sfsf - n
their own party. and that sometimes .
Republican chief executive, however well
MEANING does not always use what every
body agrees In good judgment? We have
10 encounter the Same differences OF opin-
lon: but We want TO b. successful, and the
only way 70 accomplish that IL TO 30 iegis-
late that the interests Of the state at
large are promoted"
You had the majority OF the people
with you In the election. Mr.. Rogers, but
Il does not consist entirely of the Peo-
pies party. II you fall. through a mis-
taken policy. Jour party VIZ be disinte-
grated"
II know It.. our great majority was due
20 q dissatisfaction with conditions which
must be changed l ses that newspaper
charges Gov. Mc6sraw with being resoon-
sible. That 10 nonsense. he may have
enemies In his own PARTY. but no man tbs
Republicans could have put up had any
chance 10 defeat US. don't believe there
would have been difference OF a thou
sand votes either way, 40 matter who tho
nominee was on your ticket The causes
lte deeper than that. Hard times have
had sonething 10 do with the dissatisfac-
ton behind the vote that elected me. but
away beyond that h tho cause sos ths
f.ssa times
Mr.. Rogers comes from Brunswick. Me-.
Mhere he Was born In ISIS. 90 that he 10 IS
years OF age. He was brought up to the
drug business. wzaicu he followed in Miss
sss3pps and Massachusetts, In fs76 he went
20 Kansas and became q farmer. but got
into the newspaper business. editing che
Kansas Commonsx at Wichita He came
60 0eaitie In lSee, WHITTIER his sons had
preceded him. In his habits Mr.. Rogers
ID . very temperate man. and although
regarded by his neighoors as rather VS.
lonAry he seezns 10 have their good VIII.
One of hts nesghbors. J. IL. Spencer, 20
years es age and . stAunch Republican.
who mAkes no secret OF che fact that he
voted a9ainS Roxers. although they are
intimate friends. says there IN nothing in
Rogers private life 20 warrant with
holding respecs- Hts wife. says Mr.. Spen-
GER - . hArd-working. motheriy woman.
Who has profound faith in her husbands
ability hss con ~ - good type OF the
country storekeeper a. can be found any
where. and hss daughters are good. worthy
gsYss. who have striven hard TO Mt them
eelvse 20 earn their own honest living.