The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-30


TIE Democratic Platform BE- re-rese-red 20
the foin. platform COMMITTEES Ia order tnas
ali parties might agree upon q JOINT plat
farm This gas done. Later the same day
the ns. platform was reported back ~ tie
Democratic platform committee III con
tasrea Lhss time eleven pla-nks winch nae
o-.g!nai.y oeen prepared ~ the Poplliss
committee and gEsies had previously been
ADOPTED "a sgil ~ ssvers. popgl-ss county
coz Yen,ioas. Among The sasycT Dlzrxs ~ss
tbs:
1--WE are in favor Of LIBERAL
EXEMPTIONS from TAXATION and
declare ourselves In favor of
eon.ttsnstonai anne nd naenf tn Sc
cure that end
at will be observed that the
words AND IMPROVEMENTS
previously rejected by the DEM
oeratfe convention, WE'RE NOT
ATTACHED.
Here comes the iniqassy @ the deal:
tsIr,e same evening after the Democratic
platform rad been adopted. IN which
claim gas made only for uoerai exefnp-
tione from taxation and before tae bitter
arst against the Democratic demand for
one Judge xas made in tbe Popaas' cos-
verat.on. Anfng ~ T'iss4rsson. Fep'iilst. SIC
cseaed In securing a reference OF me As'-
rortionment Of Judges 70 Joint commit
ree Of FIVE. similar committees 70 D. ap-
pointed by the other conventions. IN th-s
committee 81 f1ftsen the situation Tra& pee7i-
liar The FIVE SILVER fsepdhA1cans stood
aIo,f isaving to the DeTtocrAiz AID fVpa-
Ests the problem 81 the tive nominal IONS
Tor supreme judge As might have been
sxpected the Democrats claimed one nom
nation for Judge. the Popsi;sts e"ti~
.The deadlock was at length
brokeu nv Gene Way. angle tax
Pouuisst, of King county, who
Altered to vote to give to the
Democrats one judge provided
che Democrats IN RETURN would
Incorporate n single tnx plank
in their platform. This turned
ous TO he Identical In substance
with the amendment offered In
convention sy Alien. and which
had been rejected by the Demo-
cratic convention.
"Yet with ne pro~pec, % nominating a
supreme court Judge the Democratic con-
fesresss grssAily made the trade aid the con
vention ratified their decision for an EA-
EMPTIO$ FROM TAXATION OF lM-
PRoyEMESTS IN AND UPON LAND
amid enthusiastic applause. The plank
thua inherited n the Democratic platform
~bartereai for a psitry oGslee--was thls
..we DEMAND the suhmts.ion
To the people of Wa.hsogton
state Of a constitutional amend
m~nt THAT WILL PERMIT ex-
~mpfions from taxation Of per-
sonaI property and IMPROVE
MExTs IN AND UPoN LAND
."Tshe soc reason offered or suggested for
the change ~ attitude on the part or the
sl~ Inn. n
tunity for SECURING an office. In the cold
white light Of tnss uulleniab.e fast the
boaktful assertions % Vance and others
that the report Of the conference commit
tee could not possibly have any Influence
on platform uttcrancrs appear rather pre-
mature and nnwsrranted.
"The pIai" fact Is that the Dem
ucrats received the concession
Of naming a candidate for the su-
prem- bench. and paid for - by
~mboayfag In their platform
principle which they had but
short time before deliberately
repudiatrd.''
In lhe evening after The Peoples party
state convention had adjourned, | called
upon CONGRESSMAN Jones VITA had been
renominAted and asked him how he could
so before the people on q single tax plat
form
Mr.. Jones replied that he had
always heep more or less in fa-
vor of single snx. and would
have no trouble on thnt score.
II IL wa. not single tnx plank,
why did Nr. Jones admit then
that a wnss
I have seen this single tax movement
pushing itself forward TO- four years IN
this state Two years ago there were
thirty-fa8r membsrs in the legislature
who were more anxious Ia adopt single
tax laws than n carry out any - The re-
forms promised The people ny the Pnpu-
lis;e Hecause The raal form ropg'isl Is
opposed - s.ngio tax these thirty four
gentlemen met Waterloo. except when
they secured a law for constitutional
amendment 80 allow municipal corpora
t.ons under a vote - the people 20 fix
ana determine the g'a@s ar CLASSES - prop
cry upon VII ch taxes fer municipal par
pose shall be levied which tax shall b,
uniform as IA persons ard class
That authority TO apply single tax lava
10 the coi@,li0n of taxes tn c.iles would
allow the exemption ~ a peisoeal prop
erty ana 'mpToX "a. MIA IN and Ur0n Lard
Il would enable sHsgle takers "a place he
entire burden ~ taxation fer municipal
purposes ia eiliss ulson .sna alone
They eNf Il deny non that fhai j. SIN
gle tax LAW This $ particularly strange.
because tussac va. bas baaete1 time and
again shat thAt wa 4nt "a &c FAX clause
VII cb. II /. ear.i Il ae4,a stve sne $ ns,e
takers an opportunity IL prove ths = AL
ties of thar system,
Every property ogsnCr is every
rit, In the state A.souIa under
stand this clearly. fori IL that
amendment carries. tuad ia rs~
cry city la the ~tHte sssst begin
tn dcprrcinte a. scrurlf. fnr
fong-,tms mortgage t.mu~. The
imnrtnt az Henry s.sur.c'~ stu
gle tne laws v.uit hesfrsN the
credit fhag now EovN ut,h tnust
ovuer~hip. even ia New Sorh
city, for Ia means .ssufuatrs
eo,eroEsrnt ownership oT tauds.
If 81 wouta destroy land credits
Ia New Work how mntis
~nula fs ioioEe new nad grow
lag city Hike seattt~ ~poa au~ or
Tacoma. where land Srsnrtfy
must he denensi.k npou tor Years
Ia romr to enable -
erect htG hnttltus~ and as, aurr
she sixc. the bmstnrss aud the
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