The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-14

wait till We get at him two years from
| now! Wen tie his hands then, so that
there VIII be none Of this one man power.
! have never yet said anything against
| Gov. Rogers / always voted steadily for
things ne wanted. and sometimes against
| my best Judgment: but think It's time TO
| speak now"
IL was '. R. Pierson, representative
from the Thirty-eighth district in the late
legislature. who thus delivered himself.
AS MI. Ptsrson said. he was ever found
among Gov. Rogers most loyal support
ers IN the house-eyen when IL came 10
creating railroad commission at the die
tation OF the Turnerites from Spokane.
who essayed for short time TO manage
the proceedings in the house 10 the ex-
eiuslon OF every one else. Mr.. Person
was not warm advocate OF the commits
sion idea, the critical test which drove so
many Popuhsts from the governor, but
he did not oppose it.
IL was Gov Rogers, summary removal
OF Messrs Browne. Cheetham and Young
from the board of control that aroused
the Ire OF Representative Pierson and led
MIN 10 give vent TO the above explosion.
KNOW these men personally and WE'LL
ne SAID. You cannot make me believe
that superintendent Browne pursued
other IMAM a perfectly honorable course
Whiie member of the board. l hold the
ana Auditor Cheetham. both of whom |
know We'll These men have been pillars
IN the Populist party. They were fired
from the board simply because they would
not OBEY the political dictation of Gov.
Rogers.
Ihe governor has not appreciated the
pans the legislature took TO avoid this
one man power. That is the very thing
that the Populists oppose. We could cas-
p1aD hal n
poaro, put We wanted TO fix ii so that all
SIDES OF the party would be represented.
inns Is why the legislature created the
BOARD or control TO consist of five state
oincers without extra salary. We aimed to
nave the people represented in the admin
lstration OF the state Institutions. Now
GOV. Rogers has rudeIy bounced the men
ne named on the board. simply because
they did not follow all his orders as 10 the
distribution OF the places. This is the very
shlng the legislature tried TO guard
against-the assumption of autocratic
power by the executive But the next
legislature will remedy matters. | promise
you. We will tie his excellency's hands
for a while"
Mr.. Person declares that the governor
has deliberately turned down the regular
Populist organization in King county in
order to crafty his personal wishes and
the desires of his friends to fix themselves
in office. The governor has not recog
nized the regular organization mere, but
has bestowed his favors on men who have
kicked and bolted when the party was not
run 10 suit them. s. NJ. Allen, for in
stance. He belongs TO a faction that we
have always had to turn down--they con-
stitute the disturbing element here. An
drews the same. Clark Davis2 Oh Well
he may be all right; but We Populists
never regarded him as one of US. He was
recruit in the last campaign" and Mr..
Pisrson laughed In good-humored way.
Mr.. Pierson repeated that Gov. Rogers
appointments in King county were given
to men who had been disturbers and kick
ers IN the party; that in one case. pro-
posal to place one of the men now holding
a state office on the list of speakers
aroused so much clamor among the Popu-
lists during the campaign that ne had to
be pulled off.