Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-08-26
MIsREPREsENTAT
sample OF Misstatement OF Facts by
Organs Of the Republican Party.

The Republican press OF the state is
making every possible attempt Ia dis
credit the Fusion Administration In the
estimation Of the public. and 60 this end
statements are put out which have no
foundation In truth whatever. Unless
these falsehoods happen TO hear on their
face evidences Of unreliability they are
liable To- do damage To the cause OF the
Peoples Parry for the reason Of the wide
circulation ~ opposition newspapers
Tho following f. "a sample OF these false
accusations.
at IL cold day when some biunder
~ the recent Fusion Legislature II not
discovered The latest thing I'm this line
IL developed by the suit OF supreme
s<nurt Reporter kreider. His salary was
raised to gso a year. but tho appropria-
ton for its payment was left at the old
figure OF $3.50. and kreider has secured
his dues ~ the end Of suit In which thu
state must stand the expense. "-Tacoma
Ledger July q.
Following are the facts:
The frst Legislature tRepuhlicam or
Washington created the office Of supreme
Court Reporter and fixed the salary at
1850 per year Use" page $40 Session Laws
OF iSSg-sol. but appropriated s., 1855 10 pay
said salary from the date the state was
admitted into the Union up TO April l.
1921. or at the rate OF 5000 per annum.
(See page 20. Session Laws of isse-e0) In
this case all money In excess OF $500 per
annum was illegally paid out.
The Legislature OF 1891 (Republican) In
creased the salary OF said reporter to
tano per year. ,tsee page 1T OF the SEES
sion Laws OF Is9D. and appropriated
ss,no with which TO pay said salary. (See
page III Session Laws OF 1917
The Legislature OF 1888 tRepublican) ap.
propriated but 5000 per year fsee page asa
OF the Session Laws OF 1880 TO pay q sal
airy which the statutes provided should be
s3oco. which act OF incompetency necessi-
tated n deficiency appropriation Ito cover
period Of 1880 OF $780, with an addi-
tlonsi amount of 800 for interest on said
amount. tsee page SIS OF the Session
Laws OF 1851
Leaving the law still unrepealed the
Legislature Republican) OF 1895 again APP
propriated but taoo0 per annum TO pay said
salary (see page 40 Session Laws OF 1880.
Notwithstanding the fact that a similar
blunder by the Legislature OF 1898 had
made necessary deficiency appropria-
ton OF $500 to cover the period from 1898
to 1895 by this same Legislature. and not
outstanding the further fact that II IS
a woll-known settled proposition of law
that the courts will compel the payment
Of the full amount of an officers statutory
salary whether the legislative body APP
propriates a sufficient amount OF money
or not.
The first step taken by the Legislature
OF 1880 tFusion) was TO repeal the law of
1891. which fixed the salary of the Supreme
Court Reporter at $4,000 per annum. and
to substitute therefor a salary OF $1,000.
(See page IS Session Laws of 1871 The
Legislature then appropriated $4,000 for the
biennial term to pay said salary (see page
106 Session Laws of ls97). an amount In
conformity with the provisions of the
statute fixing said salary.
Now these are the facts. and only a
person whose conscience has become cal
louscd by association with the party held
together by the cohesive power of plum
der would have the effrontery to make
the assertion In the above quotation. The
Republican Legislature OF 1925. derelict In
this as in other things. failed to make
the amount of money appropriated con-
form 10 the amount provided In the stat
ute. The reporter then exercised his I'M
questioned prerogative and sued the state
for the difference between what the Re
publican Legislature agreed to pay him
and what they actually did pay him. The
responsibility. therefore. for this judy
ment against the state rests upon the sew
eral Republican Legislatures and the Fu-
sIonsts are In no way responsible there
for