The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-23
=. v. DEBs, IMposToR.


ar Eugene " Debs. agitasor, ioailng
fireman. sbsorber Of railway mems wages,
disturber of the peace. and recently gen
eras crank. has explained AT length the dc.
tails Of the fantastic ac.,eme by which. hs
Rays. he hopes 80 reorganize = common
wealth. ertAhiisI, huge trust OF which
every man IN the comU,uss!sy shall Big a
happy member and he himself OF course,
i've on the TAT Of the land at the expense
OF others
This worthless fellow. concerning whose
visionary project good deal has already
been said. has set forth his plans with
considerable attention TO particulars and,
II upon reading them, the decent people Of
the state of Washing ION do not very de-
stsiveiy announce thai he is not wanted.
then we very much mistake the temper
Of those people. The citizens of this state
difrer on many political matters, but they
are Interested In the commonwealth, and
there are very few who will not realize
at once tho absurdity Of the ridiculous
propositions set forth BIZ radical and
revolutionary parasite. who has just read
the funeral services over an organization
which he very cxpcditlousiy and success
fully wrecked.
Here is what this now common enemy
Of peace and order offers for the state of
Washington. already supplied with too
many Idle men and earnestly striving TO
overcome tho effects OF boom days and
once more get On It's feet. A dispatch of
Monday says:
Mr.. Dehs explained ~ tangth the aims
ana purposes OF the cooperative common
wealth. A colony should he sent to WASH
tnEton. from which place. hc said an Of
fetal Invitation had been received, After
establishing tho colony be would SECURE
control of the politics OF the state aud
start the cooperative commonwealth
The first thing W. would do after get
ting control, he said .wouif be 10 can
special session Of the legislature Then
we would call a convention TO revise the
constitution ar,d get all the rot out az
II, We will have control of the taxing
power and drive tax syndicates and land
sharks out OF the state. Persons shan
ne taxed according TO their means aud
ehaH nave according TO their reads We
VIII have trusts. nothing bur trusts IN our
state, but We will all he In the trust rhe
operatives viii not work twelve or four
teen hours day. but four or five, We
VIII be In the field I'm lacn with naw
party These men who represent the Yevx
life are going to unite. as n nv r,s.s-
Tor th7 overthrow ~ commarrlaitsrn In
the establishment of the cc-oneYs;.ve so,,,
monweatth by which the rothnvhoot :.
man will become fact do NOT tnovv
whether this auestioa will be solved
psacesb'y or otherwise hope peaeeably.
Hat l am one Of those who believe in
getting ready Tor any solution thar NAV
be necessary"
After Mr.. nehs and his few close fol.
iowers~-whs. of course, expect 4, r.nat,
on the Inside and run things-has elected
themselves 90 office and fixed their own
salaries. the president outlined his mia,
~ aheye. II fs very ssmnla ma.,r
They are To Journey westward take pos
session Of ths state Vt Washington. "a.
sumo political control OF affairs. reorea,.
fzc society generally and establish on. ~
those communities In which few nvs
riotcusiy and. when nothing rvmatns
suddenly clear out. leaving the POOR Do
iadcd supporters TO work ous their sal
vation IA hest they may. There hes
never yet been colony % this ks,a
which has succeeded. sven with honsss
earnest men at It's head. VIVA. wtl -.
the result. under the leadership OF = man
Of p.hs' tastes. practices and mora, char.
aeiere
The frat thing 70 Re done is I, se,
control 81 the politics ~ the state nsse
hopes 60 do shts as easily ga ha rat..c.t
the destruction OF sAes 90 Of p.sva,a
property, for which Chicago aaa Cock
county are now being saea ara win hax,.
80 pay. Then he expects, while he eass
cucumhess drinks whisky aaa rar.sese~
that his patient subjects ane "a hela 4.
session os ,he legislature. cali a ecllstits,.
sionsl convention. revise cur erssete Il =,
In the intereSs at law breakers and MS
chsef-naakers ard inaugurate some sys.
sem by whieh professional laafegs NAV
EBAY sat:en Without EFFORT on thslr Part
Moreover. pens viii haze a yuaa work
ha; four or Eve hours 3 Say. lt is "a
contamination aevously O. be Wished ana
Il weuia ~ delish;ful t. think shat thtS
rev country. new 81 some Sense & wtt,ser.
ness. might be htoasat Go sgatc Of ney-
fiction with 50 slight 4 call uroa saan'S
labor. Sus 10 appreciate she 4hsur,lity ef
the proposition 81 Is tes ne,sesarv "a
Imagine the a&s 80 whicA fe~As saa Ags
impractical gaas would pat their eighteen
i3le hears. ana eonJsvtsFs into What A
eelrieas Disorder she exchange q s4nr
sna insane ideas wnaia bring shss rssns.
psny 81 shsrkers sra ncn whe wait
something for nothing.
ran Railway unsoa nssgas ss nvtl know
stss ss las, sast he Is nos wan;e1 .n shss
state. ASIDE fsosa nelas regarded as !.