The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-17

would ss pTsacsgally affected thereby:
therefore. he &
Resolved That we are strongly opF'os-
ed 30 any alteration o. the revenue Ias
at this time
..Rasolved, further. That the foregoing
preamble and resolution b@ certined -
~ the Chairman and secretary OF this
meeting and forwarded % our represzn-
tzEfves At olympia for their Information
and action IN cooperation with the raE-
rsssntat5veS Of ali other portions OF the
state. ard that a copy be published IN
TIE Post-Irteiligercsr
Gen. sIetcaIfe's Remarks
p. r Day moved tire acceptance % TIE
resolution as read ana vas seconded b.
Gen. NetcaIfa. VINO stated that he wished
70 speak a few words on the subject. Re
referred sloQnentiy 10 the condition q TIE
taxpayers % King county. AM Character
tzed them not sS thosa WHO would not pay
but az these WHO could not pay their taxes.
He attacked the report of the retiring state
auditor and went on 70 say that ne did not
believe that the resolutions adopted a.
the Tacoma convention would represent
the sentiments OF 81 members. Il enacted
as law. and referred particularly 70 the
paragraph az 70 6elincgencles. and said
that there VII Be a half million dollars de-
linuGency. no matter what laws passed.
The intention OF the resolutions adopted
Is % force taxpayers 10 the relief OF the
state
The only reason why back payments
are not made is because people can't pay
fhsm-there IL no other reason" continued
Gen Mefcai.s. This enactment would
shut out redemption. and the tar MIXTURES
would SIT on the caves Of the court house
and swarm through the corridors in the
days OF tax sales" Ger MetcaIfs then
repeated q celebrated remark OF his own
in which Seattle and King county securi-
ties we're class@d with the bonds Of the
I'D ~6a erafe z<
Britain. and the sale OF tax titles would
carry with them a clear title 70 al the
value. when only 3 part OF il would more
than equal delinquency. He cited case
IN point OF delinquency on property worth
possibly $500 or Ssooo with a delinquency
OF SD. A tax title sale would mean the
entire sacrifice for a paitry sum. he
quoted the portion OF the state auditors
report relative 70 a delinquency list and It's
disposition and told a story of similar pro-
cedure in the training OF q bun pup VINO
caught hold Of = mans nose. The man
yelled but the son said never mind faith
er. II viii be the making of the dog"
The other side.
He offered an amendment 10 the resoIu-
tion that committee be appointed 10 con-
fer with a committee OF legislators 10 dis
cuSs measures Of relief or the proposed
changes, The amendment was seconded
bat before The motion was put DR. Ramsey
asked II the meeting would listen calmly
and d4spasssonately 70 the other side Of
the question He said that there was an
other SIDE but that he did not care 10 talk
on Il unless he were assured Of the care
ful attention OF the meeting. There were
cTses OF go ahead and DR.. Ramsey pro-
eeeded. lie said he was ia favor OF the
Tacoma resolutions and. suggested his dis
belief that the meeting was one Of Office
holders and spectators In tax titles. He
a tod haN 1v4se
viewed those OF iS57. 1s57. 1873 and the pres
ent. and said that they were due to over
speculation. He said. as a business man
that laws that protected debtors and those
that postponed payment were had laws.
and quoted Gov McGrawss message IN
support OF his statement. Existing con-
diuons in Seattle are due to the fact that
taxpayers are over loaded with property
they could not dispose OF. Demand fixed
the values Of not only land but Of ali 9TH
er salahae commodities He referred TO
his own recent business venture in the sale
Of hops. that he sold at a Joss Of over g. 600.
THIS was owing TO bis refusal to sell az a
more advantageous price few weeks be-
fore. he offered his hops at q price that
found him purchaser. and while he lost
by not selling at the previous offer he was
ahead by getting them off MS hands
WY do you not sell your land?'' asked
Or. Ramsey. at which there was a IN
unued; 1T Is due TO misrepresentation: You
have been too enterprising. you have Bit
ten of more than you can masticate"
he then said thai owing 70 conditions in
Washington he had been obliged 10 trans
fer The bulk OF bis business to Oregon. and
il defense OF his move he read a state
ment Of tax levy for Marion county
showing Is mills, as against % in King
county. The values IN King county are
placed az two or three times actual worth
Assessment IS $4,000 600. and the people
couldn't sell out for sl5.000.ea0. He was
generally IN favor OF the Tacoma resolu-
lions, but would change the delinquency
penalty from . per cent. 20 IL per cent
A panic, he continued. was killed by liqui-
dalton, and that Is what Is going on now;
tho present panic is being killed in that
way.
II. J. Carkeek secured the floor and ex-
pressed himself as in sympathy with the
Turner resolutions.
Conspicuous for Ignorance.
Mr. Carkeek was succeeded by Hon.
John Leary. who charged that the speech
OF Or. Ramsey was conspicuous for the
ignorance displayed OF the conditions He
said large property holders were anxious
to sell. bat could not. He referred 20 them
- the men who built the city Of Seattle
who induced immigration.
Those are the ones who are taxed"
s&la M lseaFF. L1nSe are the ones who
made T. possible for Or Ramsey 70 make
money" lie charged lack OF enterprise
- the doctor, and said he was not a man
q the city ~ Seattle. The meeting was
called. as Mr. Leary said. 70 adjust mat
iers and stop damnable (proposeD legisla-
ton. He then turned the vlals OF his
wrath on Or. Ramsey again. and said that
while others pas Up brick buildings and
put their money into railroads and steam
boats. The doctor kept his in his rocket.
As far as valuations are concerned, Mr.
Leary SAID tia. he would give away lots
80 settlers who would build
Mr.. Shipper addressed the chair or
question Of privilege aud suggested that
discussion be confined 20 ten minutes.
Somebody suggested that the discussion ~
limited 70 eve inmates, and then there was
a Turmoil! In which the sag rule wss
covertiy charged Mr James said that dis
cussion had Only beer neard on one side.
ard that representation - other views
could not he ma8e IN tEe limited time
The Mayor Angry.
Mayor Wood vas pale with anger. there
were other pale faces conspicuous among
whjch were those ~ John I.carv and Or
Ramsey. NJ. Wood said that re bad
Some fgures prepared IN defense ef the
Tacoma resolutions that he could not sub
mis- n five minutes nor ten minutes The
motion was los; siEht q. and Mayor
Wood assumed \ position in which 10
address The crowd. when Or Ramsey
asked the privilege % denying charge
made by Mr T4esTy In which Cammis-
sioner Gaseh had said that DR.. Ramsey
had tolf The assessors that the furniture
ana piana 81 his house were worthless
Tpr Esrrgrv %atH shRf Ha s3f8 saw that -fs