The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-20
MR. rogers and HIS RAILROAD PASS,
de Admits That He Doesn't Return His Passes and Gories in
the Fact That He Rides on Them
srson or corporation that

receives or issues passes.
And now they are whining about our
using .,s passes that have no. been set
felsows and every Republican OFFICIAL
from J. III. @. down 10 the lowest in
upsr oinerent county seats has one.
Perhaps they have paid for theirs. but
me ungrateful Pops wouldn't 60 il:
nAsen done IL and never intended to.
A. IA SIN they are using them And IN
hlno.sl cut OF all, Rogers, according TO
the Ledger Is travelling around making
speecnes Tor MS party aud going for"
the corporations while heEides on a pass.
-. sless tnat's about rignt. and II in
1as way ne can aelp out the party that
maze every possible effort 10 pass law
0rrslnS out the constitutional provision,
reaalihg 10 pc sses. ne would he a fool 20
issist Oh paying a company that offers 10
carry him free.
Now. don; propose 20 be fool I, I
car help L. and ! DO intend 10 do ell
the other. and as il has been plainly
SHOWN that the railway companies OF this
s.a, SUE are doing all they can 10 down us
politically. IL we can beat them in an
honorable wav II is our boynieya duty 10
90 IL Under these circumstances the Peo-
pies party man who has not enough nerve
Is nor much of a man That is all
speaking for myself. I will say that
am able TO spit over the top OF any mans
bead thai Is not taller than am. whether
pies party men are IN favor OF govern
irsent ownership Of all railroads ana will
60 all they possibly can 10 bring !; about
80 long. however, as railroad companies
are recognized by our state laws. they
should and must be treated with strict
and impartial Justice.
considered IL a just measure. and did all
/ could TO pass IL. and further, IL a mem
Der OF the next legislature. and there
should be-as I trust in God there will
be-a Peoples party majority. the voters
of this state may rest satisfied shat az
least as good a bill will be passed. and
properly punish any company that gives
or offers 10 give pass 10 any official:
Meantime. any voter who fancies that 1
may have been Influenced by the pass
which / have would do we'll 10 wrap IL in
a clean linen cloth and present IL TO some
one who. when elected. may possibly Be-
willing TO do the company "a good turn.
In justice 10 the railroad company. how
ever. / will say that on this topic no
man. woman or child ever minated by
word. deed or look that he. She or II ex-
pected me- 10 do anything rxcep, to hit
the railroad head when ! saw II.
JOHN r. ROGERS.
It will be observed by a careful perusal
OF what Mr.. Rogers has 10 say that he
makes no defense whatever to tho charge
of having drawn mileage without earning
II. He makes an entirely different point
He endeavors 10 make It appear that COM
plain: Is made by the railroads. or their
friends. that no service was rendered them
for the passes given But 10 complaint OF
that kind was ever made.
Mr.. Rogers speaks of the Cl!ne bill.
which proposed TO provide a penalty for
the corporation that issues and the per-
son that receives a pass. The truth OF
the matter Is that bill Was not supported
by all the Populist members Of the legis-
lature, as they themselves and other
members know. Some voted against 1t.
others lodged 1t, and some Of those who
are now,cand.dates made itconvenient to be
out OF the house when the vote on 1t was
taken. Mr.. Rogers promises that in case
a Populist legislature is elected this year
q law will be enacted 20 punish the COM
pany giving passes. He does no, make
any promise in regard TO Furnishing per-
sons who receive passes, or those who
rob the treasury with their claims for
mileage while using railroad passes.