The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-22
SEATTLE, MONDAY, FEN. n.
THE popuLIsruo POLICY.

two only. IN which Il Is possible % get con
cert Of action among the fusionlsts who
make up the majority Of the house % rep
rasentatives IN the state legislature. Aay
measure designed to increase the numbsr
Of positions under the state government
with saiaries attached L. certain 10 re-
esive handsome majority, while any
measure designed to iniuriously affect any
established Industry tn the state or 10 re-
duee the opportunities for private employ
nent Is nufe 20 receive ar equally enthusl-
astic support That both propositions are
Numerically opposed 10 Popuiistic pledges
matters nothing. Populistie practices are
what the state has 90 deal with.
As examples Of this. the substantial ma
3orny BY which the anu-hsh trap bin
pasSd the house shows an entirely un-
warranted attack upon leading Industry
OF the state. affording employment 10
thousands Of mea, and conducted not by
rich corporations. bat By men OF moderate
means Should this measure pass the
senate. 1t will mean that not less than
xs1.0oD per aunum will be diverted from
the pockets OF the wage earners OF the
ata.e. without a dollar or benefit accruing
10 a single Individual In the state. II Is a
direct blow at the material interests of the
state. which could not have been more
adroisly aimed TO do the largest amount
OF injury had the legislature been In the
pay OF the enemies OF the state who were
seeking the most eeftain manner OF inJur-
ing its people
The movement against the building OF
the state capitol at Olympia. while osten-
slhly pat foFwa ard as a reform measure 10
reduce the public burdens, Is directly IA
the same line. Not one dollar Of the cost
OF construction OF the capitol vas, under
the contracts. to come cut OF money raised
b taxation The whole cost Of the CAPT
tot building, under the act which the Pop
ullst ma jogity proposes to repeal was pay
able solely out Of the proceeds OF the sale
of public lands which were donated 70 the
state by congress for the express purpose
OF building a state capitol. The state
takes tltie 10 those lands as trustee for a
specific purpose. that they may be sold
and thels proceeds applied TO tho purpose
for witch the lands we're given, the build
Ing OF a state capitol Not dollar OF the
proceeds OF the sale of those lands could
be devoted TO any other purpose without q
shameless breach of trust, an exhibition
OF perady and bad faith toward congress.
The case differs IN no Wise from what IL
would have been had congress made a d.
rect grant OF money to an amount sui-
fcieat 20 build the capitol. and the Fopu-
list legislature under those circumstances
should have decided that times we're too
hard To spend so much money. aad should
leave Il Idle and untouched Ia the public
treasury until times soc better. Yet the
building OF the state capitol at this time.
with funds which can be honestly used Tor
no other purpose. would AFFORD employ
meat for hundreds of citizens. who need
that employment badly. The employment
IL under private contractors. however. and
makes no places for Popuiisue ward heel
efs. 50 the capitol must SO. that the PoPu-
Hats can make some showing or reform
by hzvins Topped OF tbs cost OF the capitol
aonstruetion.
But when Il comes to a dispensary Ian.
which not only deprived thousands Of the
citizens % the state ~ their means OF live
llhooa. but will sGeEd an opportunity for
the employment OF Thousands OF POpulisc
ward politicians 70 De ssiaFlrd by the state,
which contains ia lt the poteauslliies for
meTs "hoo1llnE' than any scheme whicA
vas ever eoneoeted IN state politics. how
easy Il Is 70 command q POpuHstic major
lty. The singular thing about IL Is tA&t
thss measure sAouia have founa some in~
dorzement from good temperance people
~Ae are always taking aeou, ths ''salooa
In polltics* Never anywhere ar al aEy
uras could the salooa BE "a politics - cor
spleuoualy IS % woa3t &c should the meas
are pss&. Ths absolute caats0. % ths en-
sire llauor business 81 the state IN tse
hands q partisan politicians, ans ta be-
eoua,oa IN IS part o. TIE regular spells ~
esflce IS he fought ter n each easapalsa.
wesi1 mean the Organization & partisan
political machines such a. this state has
never seen. Tas appointment q Bftsez
hundred or twe Thousand STARRED Officers
lodged Ia TIE haa5s q the soveraor wou,t
ksone - AZ important Iten Ia machine
organization. bar adde's 20 taas tne sheo-
luts eoatrol - tie eeugs Lauor sus.aess
IN ne hans 81 p&stissa ward politicians
and sOo4liaS ara corruption would Be
rampant.
Tae desire q furnish Positions CT ear
pseymeet fer aeFe Fcrailsts aoes rot stop
hsre. Instead q rssaeias ere rusnbeV as
state osscers. there Is constant tsaseaey
TO enlarge ,Ae number. Even BIZ O. reg
ulase railroad treiEbgs and fares ceu.a rot
hs framed Riyreut contsiaiaE q r--vssls~
srpeoprlaflzg sghaoo fer tAs eaap5ayue-s
% private eoarssi 80 assist ghe attorney
seaeral la 4ry posssbls sults ~assh mlgA-
- brought natsr ,he law. This has bcee
css deua ta committee 90 N.0a eut .>.
soe Is sy.g slese TIE so,e sh3ect o. tar
prexssson is Is 3ivsrt soaas snore 94ea-
Nancy lnto Gaearsae pockets Y tsa
attsFsSy-ssasra- 50 aet competesg 10 peg
fsTm sAs as,.ea q aLs o-ee. tAAt Is iAe