The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-20
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Special D.rpa.ch 10 the Pos:-Trs@siigsrcsr
WASHINGTON jan is.-N- ID Pane
and w. u. Tyler. appointed % tFsN cit
zens OF Waals W2lla 70 come 10 WASH
iDgton and urge upon TIE secretary %
var the advissbEiisy Of not oniy not
abandoning Fort waiia Wsla. but slso
the exs-erne anxiety OF TIRE cftizens 81
the inland fowu 20 have two troops thai
we're sent TO Fort Yellowstone some time
aEo returned and II possible Others VIII
sher haze been Ir The city n0w for p
week and have accomplished no more
thar n they had remained a home To
b sure. they have been most c0Hrteousty
receIved by ali the ofieials OF sas~ ~aF
department with whom they have come
IN contact. and have been shown the at
most distinction as endsssriez or 80 ina
pcrfasi. q community the one whers
they reside TO al their protests and per-
eaasion the secretary has REMAINED pa-
moyed however. or rathsF The assistant
secretary. George -. As!kIH1ohn, OF Ne"
hraska who has been acting - SECRETARY
IN thu ats4nce CT Secretary Algar. Whose
fiiness. while nor severe. has been spch
fha. prudence dictated that he should
remain at home and for5sar from Work
Of al kinds.
Nossrs. Paine ard Tyler were the bear
ers OF letters 10 the various members u
the Washington delegation. informing The
latter that their efforts were ROT 10 be
thought sifgnslnwiy considered because
these special eF1issaFies had been Gent
here TO represent the cisy's interests.
"rre ;rtixt." gasd The letters 20 the dele
eation. sfhat nothing ia this action vii
b. construed as o reflection upon either
ire diligence or intelligence Of the efforts
which we are sure oar delegation In CON
ersss would pat forth I'm cur behalf. bat
that The committee will be considered as
iir understand fhSf many things can be
srurh better explained by personal inter
Z View than hy written communication. II
81 the earnest wish of she citizens 81 Wal
"a Waiia aud of. No think. the greater part
az Eastern Washington. that oar aelega-
tfnn should cooperate In every possible
effort for the retention and enlargement
Of the military pest 81 Naila Naila."
The single takers are active in and
around ths halls OF legislation An i'm
poTfanf meeting was recently held hg these
people. for the purpose OF considering the
organization Of a National Single Tax
Propa ganea which purpose was unaBi-
snnDsiy approved. Tho plan IL TO draw
into the cooperation OF a single centralized
association all the single takers In the
United States t1at their energies may be
directed toward those points OF attack
which give the greatest promise OF yielding
legislative results.
For example: Kansas ia honsyc0mbed
With the single tax. or the Kansas dele
cation now In congress slnpson and Ridge
" are avowed single takers. while Vincent
and Rofkin are warm synpathizeFs. Ia
california Congressman Mcguire has been
m avawed single taaer for gears and iu
Washington Congressman Lewis has come
s 20 the trent as an advocate OF trying on
The single tax methods In this district,
where congress has exclusive jurisdiction
and where II IL explained the experiment
could be tried without any harm 10 any
one and where outsiders could have no say
against II. II is also well known here that
IA the state or Washington constitutional
amendment Is 20 be voted on next fall
20 establish local option IN determining
municipal taxation.
In IN address recently issued from the
headquarters of the single takers in thls
district II II stated taat In no state Of the
union are The single takers more active.
numerous and influential than in Washing
Con. The address says:
I'VE are confident that the fall campaign
OF isas viii SEE the subject of Tax reform
an Important .sale IN several states and
single tax a-leading issue In no less than
Tour st.tes in The campaign Of 1870 rs
ssorleusly says Tho document. "and the
present Ftsssm Of nn3Wst taxation In ali
cards
Mr.. Mcguire. az California. has been
choven president Of the National Single
Tax Propaganda. and Mr.. Lewis has been
selsetsd as vice president.
Patrick Henry Winston. attorney general
Ter the state az Washington. has been a.
Washington city during IRE past week ara.
has appeared ln one or two eases IN ;hc
supreme court OF the United States white
here. Upon one of these aecagioHs NJ met
In the sIpren1e court room with two old
friends Of MS beyhuod DAYS. senator Prls-
ehasd. OF NaFth Carolina. ana Hon james
NJ -.
United States.
Winston and Gen. Boyd. during the Ar
sAns administration we're rival candidate s
Tor shs office 81 talicd States district at
tofney for the state Of Serth Carolina
rayd. rs reason OF greater influence with
The administration a. lhai slime was the
winner. aBd Winston was eompellsd to
take lsp with the lesser position thar waH
given him that Of receiver e thv land Of
nee az Lewiston. Idaho, They apoks OF II
as a somewhat singular coincidence that
they should m ef after aR these years
both appearing before the t,af 81 the SIT
rrsne eoas. ia tbe s8sne csse the one AS
the attorney general OF the state Ok Wash
fneten. the ysher as ghv assist &aI atturSe :
general % ths United States.
Senator PrHcbayds greeting 81 Mr.. WIN.
ston was esnrelstiy friendly
'*WinxtoH Said ghe ashatav. "voa ar
sell on ire roaa IL tic position occ,ypy /.
was tee tesi fhlue tats vcr happened 90
ne wagn you lett rae state az Norsh caro-
ins.'
Mr Winston expects soou 20 return &
Washington sas'sy recovered 20 health,
Representative lrwt4 has referred to
the Ways aud rseans committee ~ tnc
aseuae a siatefFent ~ aoes tha pinF5tt.
l@V ought 81 In amended as saen }hrourn
the saectae'es es ". = q. Adams. lah.r
esgsn sslssssaDvs 80 tAe State - Washington
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