The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-04


futtrnafsons Of fraud that eraanated from
hs ofAcs sasiy In hin admintserstson. not
one charge could Be proven.
So nasch for Republicans disssonessy"
that hae beeu used BY the fusion aGftAtofu
TO waan votes from the Republican Dnxty
IN the past four yeafx by taeif own tAsl-
ure 10 yerisy their unwasfsntsd chesgss
thsy enter a pea OF guilty 10 the charge
It u1ufw misrepreeentasion
The fuea0n party history Is quite Pc
sculIar. ~ ths baseball crank would say !.
.sfts error column r full" Those voteu
Who are IN doubt whether TO vote for q
fuaonist or Republican for the Iegisla-
ture sh0uIf examine into some OF the
errors and the misconduct. Of this party
ma. counts a. the money paid In ON de-
lInuuert taxes and calls II "a saving TO the
tsxoa1er.'
In De mrs, place. the Populkt party was
built % by the labor union man. He 1t
was Who fostered It when IT was young.
nourfssssd 1t when IL was weak, and
strengthened II by en- alliance with the
farmws, or grange. organizations when 1t
began 90 grow. One of the big fights Of
this Iabor party was the contest Tor an
-eashf-hour day Another was the protec-
ton OF The .aboring man In his right To be-
lone TO labor unions.
when the Labor or Popuixt party had
been built Up. the oGAcc-sseker came for
ward and captured the organization. The
unton man was thrust ASIDE.
Net Even . CFuah for Labor.
what has the fusion party done for Ia
~?
What did Gwtn Hicks do7
Name one thing that Congressman Lewis
has ever done?
81 What did the Overwhelmingly fusion
Z legislature do two years ago for labor
Il used the union votes to get into office
and then ignored the union demands VINO
II there who In earnestly In favor OF labor
reforms who has forgotten the act to
protect employees and guarantee their right
TO belong to labor organizations" and the
..act to establish eight hours on all state.
county and municipal work." both OF
which were assassinated In ths fusion ser
ate?
Hicks War ON the Union
And GwIn Hicks. the public printer.
what a story IL hist Elected public printer
bv the votes OF union printers against .
Republican who had always run q union
Office. Hicks at once attempted to destroy
the union. to upset all Of It's rights, and
20 put non-un!on men in control, success
fully carrying ON a fight against the Typo
graphical Union for months on money re-
ceived from the state--money wrung from
the taxpayers-and almost running one Of
the strongest labor unions In the state
ND any one ever hear Of Republican
stats printer attempting such q thing?
49, mil IL
Ing the fat into the fire!
Lewis = Pretended Friend.
And the record Of Congressman Lewis
for labor--what Is tty Bow. bow. bow and
scrape, scrape. scrape-but what has ne
DONEy Is he demogogue--PRETE
ING to DO Iabor's friend. but IGNORING
his opportunities to benefit III II this Ia
not no. WHAT HAS HE DONE7 He has
had the opportunity to do a great deaf
What does this of;ice-holding. office
seeking party care for organized labor?
What does isA platform OF 1888 say-does 1t
pledge the legislature TO eIght-honr laws.
or protection Of union men In their rights.
OF say tho state printing office shall be
maintained as a union shopg There h. not
Z plank regarding any OF these things--ail
forgotten. just as their pledges were ig-
nored two years ago by the fusion legisla-
ture.
Many Costly Errors Made.
Persons unfamiliar with the work OF the
las. fusion legislature are ast0unded at the
many errors committed. The errors alone
are sufficient. aside from the proof Of DIS
honor. TO convince any one OF the unfit
ness OF such q party for places OF respon-
sshility and trust. Every man who Is In
terested In the development: OF the state.
who wishes TO see 1t prosperous, must be
Interested in good. safe laws. Good laws
come from competent legislators. never
from incompetent bodies
Locking over the errors OF the fusion leg
stature. here Is par. OF the record:
% In an attempt 10 change she act for
retaining iooa.ooe acres OF arid lands, an
expenses Of this work. but no provision
was made for the appointment OF an officer
TO take charge OF the work. Result There
Is no arid or Irrigation commissioner. and
the $50 GO Is Idle ~ far a. this great work
Is concerned, and pet banks have the
states sso.oso on deposit. lending It out &c
the people who own II. and collecting big
interest. The attorney general gave ar
opinion on thla law May u, NV, 10 10y
Rogers, In which he sali; Deeply as
regret the necessity. ] am comp eled to ai
v.se you that the arid lana law Of tn,
state AZ ROW cous;i.ussd Is imperative
FOR lack Of \ legislative provision Of an Of
fieer 10 execute the iuten. os the law. ans
that there 10 no authority vested IN ths
governor 10 create an csy.ce not provide,
fer by law,
Another nig Sam fer the Hanks.
90 The legislature. in orler 70 keep dowI
the total amount os It's appropriations. re
fused and neglected 20 make an appFopr'a
ton OF the peailentIsry revolving fund
Result: $50 Is in pet banks and bsin;
loaned 10 the peciple who own Il az his
rate % interest
ls) The legislature. in the interest 81 falls
economy. eut the military appropriation
Down 10 1870 for two years. eonpeilsr,
hsif of the companies ~ he wiped oat en-
tirely. ana tne balance were given oni,
a m.sgaealy pittance for maintenance A
IA. same ftnaa this iagtstRspre tess tstf