The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-11

ndnsiDtssratfyS fauOene<. tnat
needed fusion In order TO give
Gov. Roger. . chance Ia secure
= seat In the iDised states sen-
ate. and the assistance given
this ~rawd by Fay, WfasoV,
Lewis and the horde Of fellows
who had n similar object In
view in their own interest.
Fesrth-The insidtsns fnsist~nce
0f leading single tsx~rs to Sc
cure their pIanks In the plat
forms of the other parties. even
"a the extent Of giving up one
Of the supreme judges. and the
possible election of eLe Judge
rtase religion IL single tai.
rfffh-Ma fpnIatton by Ronald.
white and other Democrats In
forcing an adjoar nmept Thurs
day night. when q continued
s~ssfon would have resulted IN
. straight Democratic ticket.
In explanation Of tbs surrender o. prin-
npie. the person who Is after the truth
should know that On Wednesday the plat
form COMMITTEES appointed by the Demo-
Gratis made IL report &c that convention de-
rnandng. among other things. an income
tax. opposing thc surrender of any terri
tory acquired 10y American valor. f&sofing
state railroad corn.nisgi0n; fav0r.ng
direct legislation. in4or1 g Coy. Rogers:
fba. minority reports adverse 10 certain
pianks, one % which vas on the direct
legislation plank, were Discussed and not
adopted, and that the platform vas not
adopted as reported only by reason Of the
lateness OF the hour. The next morning
a plank Was offered by Vance and adopted
fasoring liberal tax exemptions. During
the night that had ons4ied Aiing Uop.) OF
Thurs;on had had conference with the
Democrats. and some Of the supporters
OF Judge Belt. OF Spokane. candidate
for supreme Judge. who had opposed In
oneu convention the Populist plank Of
direct taxation as an obnoxious Popu-
LIST measure. agreed with Alien not
90 oppose a motion 10 refer the platform.
as reported back to the joint platform
committee In order that the eleven Popu
liz planks could be inserted. which pro-
posnd surrender Of Democratic principles
was done for the sole purpose % winning
Thursday morning Vance. Of Yakima. In
troduced this plank. stating 1t had been
omitted:
Ave favor nmc n dmen Mt to the
state constitution providing for
n liberal exemption at personal
property from tasation.''
Alien. ~ King. suggested that the words
'and improvements" SHOULD follow per
sonal property" but the suggestion met with
p1eager support and was defeated
Immediately after this Alling. Of Thurs
ton. came "a :he Democrats with q request
from the Popuiist convention urging that
tho Democratic platform be fc-reterred 10
the joint platform committee In order that
al parties might agree upon a joint plat
form This was done Later the same
day the new platform WAS reported by the
Democratic platform committee /; con
,aincG thts time eleven planks which had
originally beer prepared oy the Populist
committee ana which had previously been
adopfaa !u full by several popui.st county
conventions Aaurg tho eleven p;anks Was
thie.
we are In fn~ar of liberal ~x-
emptiou. from, taxation and de-
riarr ourselves ia favor az n
ecnsstfntinani amendment to Sc
cure that end
II viii - observed that tse words ard
Improvements. previously rejected Ivy the
Democratic convention. were nos attached.
Degradation of fust"nists.
Here rusues thv trilujfy * the deal:
the SAME evening before the bitter light
against the pemocra,c demands fer eae
judge wss nasde ia she ropulist conyen-
tlan. AIling. tf Trurston. su2cceded In So
eag.nN s.(sreacc e TIE aQpofsioarusn Mt -
Judges & 5oln; committee 80 aye similar
committees being appointed - the o,hcr
canxcutluoz In thlS conml,ter - fifteen
tNe ~tuatt.a. a. already explained was
pteulta- The n<~ Suycr H.ruH,.cars
s,os.1 4saof jeattHs te lAe Democrats and
ropu ~.~ fbe problem os t1e lw0 nominal
;.o,s sv- ~upse.ae 5utse. ~ IT SIX naNe
be-s ,xn-,teA lHo Democrats claimed oae
mauaa,s-4 foe iuase. ihe repnl.x,s bosa
TIE }es .io-.k s,as as lenxta broken ey
',;cce Way. popn}l~t KISS county. WHO O.
fesel .a vate tay s3ylae shc Democrats oac
tu.gss~htp. provided taa Democrats IN re
tuy- uatlt gEvosgeagasc a stazie TAX plank
IN lhe5r platform. This t"taed eat 81 -
.aeatlcsg n s}lbstA~ce with She a1as eminent
offered in ce1Tert!un by Aiieu. aat ve,ec:-
e. 10 ths. ccueenjloa. "; w.sa ;ae p-as-
prs-f * nominating a -0prease caar; judge
the Democratic eoatetvss S-esl:ay Iu5..e
che ;y4as asa9 me convention ratified jsel-