The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-20
p,omiuent Fusion Leaders Realize
It Is Doing Great Injury.
ssrEe LARGE SIZED PROTEST.
r.s,onai Committeeman White and
oth.r. Satisfied That II the Axifa-
~snu Continues, Fusion VIII BE
NAT n Memory-SingIe-Ta In
rssue of the Present Campaign.

~. exposure o. he position occupied
~ .ts fusion party or The question OF
-. ,.ngle TAX mas bad the effect o. preci9-
....,r a clash between Popu.ists who ara
= aver 81 ~ Henry George system ard
p.oui.s.s Democrats and Silver Republic
-. WHO sra not possessed u the single
- ,a.a 10 he exclusion % every other
AIRY principe
~. fusion campaign committee & ex-
..,snc.ng mGch q IicBsty just noE i'm re-
s,ssSng the TOO strong tendency Of the
src,e tax PopBlists 10 seize upon tae
s,ssen, opportunity for puehlng the singla
,~r theories which they nod desrar than
~ the ether principles enarciated IN
,~a Elieusburg Platform. To such oasz
s1ys matters come within sbe fusion par
~ .hat certain influential D0m0c: -
lavs felt called upon 70 visit bofh the
Ison county and state headquarters ard
sss tina. prompt oppressive measures be
.sken 20 prevent ne undue agitation OF
u. single TAX issue.
ftnou good authority, It was stated yes
nrasY al fusion headquarters tina, the
seattle single tax propaganda committee
Mad lately distributed Il considerable quan-
rty o. single tax literature. designed TO
h used by single tax workers IL aid OF the
nroposed amendment 10 the constitution.
xhicf, permits municipal corporations 10
exercise local option in fixing exemptions
rom taxntion. Coupled with this amend
~.
burg Platform which demands conyitu-
,,onsi amendment e1empting improve
msnu on real estate and OF personal
property from taxation.
Thf situation is rot without It's anus
ing features The single takers are happy
n he general discussion over their pc.
hobby that has resulted from the adoption
Q. the single tax plank AT EIlenshurg
tss fusion campaign managers 10 cloud
tie Issue and disguise the nature and in
tent O. the proposed amendment which
vas forced through the legislature by the
Efforts u the single tax delegation headed
By Eugene Way
ORE OF the most prominent single takers
b. Seattle said yesterday: This whole
dselssion IN the newspa pers and at the
political meetings is amusing Especially
fgnny are the frantic efforts that are he
kg made Nv the fusion campaign commit
tee 10 make pe 0p'e believe that the single
tax IL not an issue. OF course It's an
issue. why id We send some Of our most
ardent single taxeri 10 Olympia two years
ago. What hare we been working for
r. the two years that have interviewed?
Why have we secured the nomination for
The legislature OF men who we know will
battle fer ths single tax at every oppor-
.an'y tina. presents itself7
''The ar-6wer H. hist We want the single
.sx that we want the people OF Wash
.ng,or TO krcw what the single tax *
sai lastly that the proposed amendment
N fact the opening wedge FOR the
single taS. hecauFo W hope II II carriee.
work and good politics We can obtain
a .avcroh.e vote II King county for an
sXemG.ic9 from taxation % improvements
on real estate.
~ am taking no hand in this Political
campaign. except as n single taxer." con-
tinued the speaker. who Is Popuist.
MANY % us are simply working along
tar We know what the effec: % TIE
proposed amendment will be ard We are
quite satisfied with Z.
Make up your mind 70 one thing. and
Aat Is that the real single taxer never
bars fight. The fusion campaign COM
nt:ees are saying that the single tax IS
sae Is not In this campaign. They seem
AFRAID 10 meet II. Very well that ia their
business bur We are going along tust the
sane and Il W. were inclined We would
come out openly and say we were for
single tax and wanted everybody "a know
& WHY don't We DO that now7 Well :t's
not good politics"
II don't care how much they talk about
The single tax" said Eugene Way. tha
boss single tax advocate az King county.
Yesterday 1.-THE single takers can stand
/, Agitation IL what we want. No I
claim that drec, legislation ia the main
ssue. The opposition speakers can talk
~ much as they like agains, the single
TAR as .ar "a I am concerned, Everybody
knows whore stand
l. Is understood that National Demo
cratic Committeeman w II. White has
IINtfSfTt NNtiifet tftS IA alum ~ NV
single tax issue by the fus'onsts. Ac-
eordrg 10 a we'll authenticated story toll
n political circles yesterday. Mr. White
expressed his distaste ~ the single tax -
member az the propaganda recently and
aec'arsd hat the distribution OF single
tax literature n this pre@ari0us stage IN
the carnpa - 81 1uli b. STOPPED Numer
Gus representations of this kind have hecn
rafa - both the state and county fusion
committees
Jes3e Moore IA" whiekey is GATED
fo- evsrywhere. = - , drink ~ the PEG