The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-15

could TIE Psor,s's party make an anti
1sa trap campaign or thar Tazttc-rn7
D0zs a. speak AZ ouc@ gentlemen Tle-e
was az effort css3s ~ q few WHY E@7Ze-
Dean politicians - have ire Pcpus1sts In
ce-po-ats into their platform strong
sr1-r-s2 declaration. ka4 re scheme was
given away. ani % course -rtsczrried-
Taey knew tia. the .nsv1tshse -ssuls
would % ire fsfsat % our entire isgis,a-
TIVE ucEss- TIE 6sh tap question was
ros al Issue n ths campaign n WAateoa
county orfy so <4r as the Republicans
forc41 & upon rs, ~ asserting that cur
candidates ware opposed 20 fish traps, and
zs1 Il not been for our constant and en-
platte denial. and continually pointing 10
car platform IS sv1tsnce OF their position.
ard tas position % the party on tnx auss-
SoH- every ore OF orr candidates wo1li
have been defeated
Representative Tobsasser BY signing
the minority report or The Hansen 81.
and Recommending TIE adoption % sub
sufose BIZ. which substitute Is -1a6s 8
part Of such report, stands squsresy and
urequ1vocal3y upon ths pa t1oTEn OF which,
ne was elected. ard has 10 apology 20 o.
Ter Tor 50 doing. He carries copy Of that
PLATFORM n ais pocket, and Re L. ready az
a. times 20 90 BATH. IN behalf % the
measures therein advocated. II ell men,
eers OF the present legislative body were
OF ,he party platform as Mr.. To5sassen.
explanations would rot be 50 much in
order
in tbs SAN. issue Of the Times there are
q series OF editorial inquiries. al Of which
by Implication assume ar Affirmative re-
Ply I VIII quote and answer one only:
simply negative ~ sufficient for the bal
ance. except caat regarding The number
OF votes the fusion party would lose II
hsa traps ara not abolished. The as<unp-
TON that there - now. or wiz be IN lssS.
q fuzon party, is too violent 70 merit con-
sdsration. The tnterrogatory SIMPLY in
dicates that our frzends(2). whose optics
nave recently been invaded BY the silver
scale. are far more concerned about pre-
serving the fusion party than caey ara
the osst interests OF ths state. Yet they
profess touching anxiety for the poor
American fisherman. The Hon. Auiay
Morrison, member Of the Dominion par
harnent, and Mr. D. j. Mann, the New
Westminster Gamer. recently registered
~ ths Olympia from Seattle. exhibit q
similar tender soiicitude for this same poor
American fisherman. To man up a tree.
this similarity OF sentiment. for O certain
object, with such an apparent antagonism
OF interesta indicates q hlddsn bond Of
sympathy-a common motive
Times interrogatory no. /: rs IL q fact
that two or thras men can operate fisa
CA&ps NaaA supply one E&-lEcsg AVf al
entire season. Mo- Two or three men
cannot operate one trap. and Il requires
from eight 20 twelve traps 10 supply one
cannsry OF TIE daily capacity 81 900
cases: and II would take at least q crew OF
thirty five men 10 succexf uly operats
that number. Ii must not be forgotten
THAI fish traps do not grow, as The argu-
meats OF the anti-trap man would lead
one 10 believe, but are put IN al great ex-
pensa. Then they ara frequently Of no
value owing 20 unfa1orabls conditions.
Every new trap 10 an experiment. The
cutting and driving Of trap piles prspar-
ing and setting OF the web. give employ
ment to n great many men for months
prior 20 the fishing season. II the sock
eye salmon could be taken IN sufficient
quantities BIZ tina means OF gill nets 10 Keep
the cannsries in operation-which Is con-
troverted by those best able TO tudge-the
result at best would mean the employ
msnt OF 100 men for thirty days IL place OF
thirty men for 100 days. Which would
be the most adyanta geous 70 comma-
atty? @. II WESTCOTT.