The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-09

The sham nature Of the ante-electson
protests OF the Popuiists thai they waited
reform" ard .'economy'' in public Office
Is shown by the Wild alarm. and seen in
the storm OF protests which came from
the Popuils;4c ranks al the announcement
made By the goverDor-elect that he pro-
poses % recommend 10 the legislature the
abolston % certain Offices and the consol-
iaaGson OF Others. IN the Interests OF econ
omy.
In tho wors, days OF Tammany the
''spoiis" system never had such frank,
unbiushing and persistent advocates as
appear among these 'Teformers." The
idea of economy IN public expenditures. or
a reduction IN the number OF officers. is
looked upon b. these gentry as treachsry
90 ms party WORKERS They tlink the
governor should take care OF the men
who worked faithfully and well IN the
cause OF the Elensburg tckei."
The truth Is simply that the Peoples
party contains in It's membership a large
number 81 decayed and playea-out petty
polsHeians. who iest the older parties be-
cause they were not taken care" Of as
they thought they should have been: In
other words. were not given the cppor-
tuntty 10 tive at the puo.c expense. These
men are numbered by the dozens or by the
hundreds IN every community. They con-
ssttute he force Of workers" The Popu-
lists having achieved success. these SPOTS
seekers have appeared IN greater number
and are keeping up lcaaeT and more per
s,sssns oaanoE than has ever before been
seen IN shss state. There are fully a hun
agea $splraass Ter each separate office
VITA Their numbers and thetr persistence
saey VIII make the task Of cutting down
tAe Number OF efscss aialeuls II nor an
impossible one. TAey are already elSrnor-
sng sor the ereaoon OF further ofgces A
Fa.iroai and a warehouse comm sison are
asked Tor. and there = strong sentiment
among ths popuHs5.e members % the
legislature N favor % creating sueA
bodies. 90 provide additional snces 70 par
tally satisfy tha hungry tarong.
II GovernOr-e,ect Rogers develops hack
bone ana Eoet sense enough % turn =
DEAF ear - thla bowling mob OF pee-g sra D.
hcrs. 60 refuse rs assent 90 ne creation
OF more orloes. ans - carry eat h.s an
n2uDcct programme o. economy ca puene
expenditures. re vii rece.ve tas thanks
90 the saxpayers 90 the sts,s-eu, ne wsl
never reee,ye sne,hsr sopaHsuc nora.na-
tasa.
S,ogne tw,, wears .sra a pe,ofts. ~ras
e'ected 80 0rses "a Ksug county He haa
a tozen Manor pcs3Jicns e. rs etst. Nearly
every Pa7uhst veser b. XXX coauty was
81 spaGcanf ssr cne 81 tAsse roSss. ons.
but several lseussna were sappo,ate8
rhe0e vas 10 cr-s.cisn over tbe manner
IN wa.eh TIE das.es cf tas ofaoe we're per.
formed. but thas particular ogace-aola.r
as nct oavs corpoears xoara % sealow-
era "a tas next s-oaa,x eouxenssan-
Wta az tee aate-e}ects0n AK % ''rs-
tera" eat secanasiy e. wou1a sesza tsst
the entire repals.se rsovenent s al CO..
Eaagse3 erssa1e after are omees. 4 tren-
e.es rash sar sra p.e s,aunter Reasv-us
an4 ecaeom ess 10 agura now, r~ee e.
vsr ewes Pas takes q BACK sea-: re ere
1uess.e1 Was aees sa, reeaassse heart
e. who 81 IS Asvs tAe esrssntes. fs,s saas-
torwasps. gas varssss See ssvsazr-,: 49,, =
co es prev te3 Nasa 1v.ak a. ,ss puos.e
vxpense. "a ~ salary at zne mas. r,uvn
ans Services ~ tas minimum TETS Is
vvszs Pcpw..asse '+rtts~za'' ara econonsv-'
Easan. wAsu s9e s-2rua.sss xrs n coasrol