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

| One OF the surprising things OF The pres
| ent campaign is the manner In which ths
fusionists are running away from the
Slrgia tax plank in the Platform. They
See Il bending under the weight OF oppoei-
ton. they feel the CULVER cf the Antira
structure on which they are standing and.
fearing they viii lose the Offices they ara
now endeavoring 10 quiet the fears OF their
alarmed and pan:c-stricken people by tell
ing them TO keep their seats and sit still,
that the single tax plank IS no, single
tax plank a, all Il Is like theatrical
manager crying out 10 his aanic-s.rtcken
audience which has seen the flames leap
ing Up the scenery and IS about 70 be
stiied by the heat and smoke: Keep your
seats; there IS no fire.
The people know the fusion managers
are dishonest with them when they De-
MAND the submission 70 the people OF q
constitutional amendment that Will permit
exemptions from taxatiem OF IMPROVE
MENTS IN AND UPON LAND and say
II Is no. single tax. The people KNOW
| that is single tax.
Eugene Way knows the fusion managers
are deliberately attempting to deceive the
| people when they deny that this Is q
| single tax plank
| Chairman Mclaughlin knows It Ii \
| ssngls tax plank
| Richard W.nror knows II Also and 80
| does every single saxer In the state know II.
! by whaa peculiar reasoning do they
1 believe the people win accept denial
| when Il is 50 positively fa.se? Everybody
| knows that single tax means The exemp-
| tton Of taxes on psrsonal property and I'M
| provements in and upon land. Single tax
| means a tax on land alone
The work or the single takers headed by
| Eugene Way. Of Seattle. was apparent 10
| every person OF average intelligence In tho
| ElenSourg state convention. ard On Sep
| ,emher 10 Immediately after Adjournment.
| I prepared a report showing what an I'm
| portant part single tax played In settling
| the troubles that came near preventing a
| fusion of the forces. That article was
printed in the Post -Intelligencer Sunday,
| September Il.
| After It was printed Mr.. Eugene Way
| met me on the street loaded down with
| an arrnfui oe copies Of The Post -Intenigen-
| Ger OF that date, which he had purchased
| for distribution.
| In that article I stated some OF tho
| cayxes leading up 20 fusion "a follows:
.srirst-The open Willingness OF
each Of the three conventions
TO incorporate in its platform
almost my plank that would
promote Its chances for secure
ing ofiiee.''
"Foursh-The tnsidious fnaist-
ence OF leading single takers s0
secure their pianks In the plat
form. of the other parties, even
Ia the extent of giving mp one
| of the supreme Judges. and the
possible election of one Judge
whose religion II single tax"
| Then followed the explanation to mako
| this clear and | wish 10 state that neither
| az that time nor s.nca has there been a
single denial or one statement Of fac; here
presented from that article. That part Of
the article applying TO tho single tax work
folsouB
In explanation Of the surrender OF prin-
caple sn= person who ia after the truth
should know that on Wednesday the plat
form committee appointed By the Iss;no-
Gratis made its report 20 that convention de-
uandlng among ether things, An IN
COME TAX. opposing the surrender O:
any territory acquired oy American Ealor.
saVorfug 3 state railroad commission. IA
voring direct legislation, ard inlorSsnse
Gov Rogers: that minority reports adverse
to certain p!AAks, ous or which vas direct
i.zsega ffou were discussed and not adopted,
and that the platform was not adopted at
fh.f tityae. hy ths CONVENTION az report ee. only
{.r reason OF the iateuesss OF fae hour -
Daring Nsdnesday u,eht Allsng iFop} of
'T~Sirystor had a conference with the Demo-
era = and s0nse of the supporters OF Jud9o
Belt Of SQokana. a Democratic candidate
for supreme 3u9Ee These gentlemen who
had OPPOSED in oIysn convention the Fopu-
!et -fpnE ~ alregt faxatfp1 ~ enNox-
s0ua Popu.{St Measure agreed with Aiing
not 70 oppose d motion 10 refer tbe plat
form back 10 tae JOINT platform cofngniffea
IN order that tsse eseven Poqusist planks
could 5e !nserfe1. TAAs proposed saTrendeF
os lJefuossrA1lr principles ~As gof las sols
purpose of winning Popullst favor for
Judge Ee3f
"icksly THURSDAY morning Vance. %
Yakima introduced this plank. stating is
had hean omitted.
s.gEe favor az amendment % The state
constitution provililsag foT "A IseFaa exeinp-
.ion OF personal pE0perty from taxation
"siiep. of kims. sagg~sted that
the words and tmprov~meats'
shonid foliow personal proper.
ty,' but the sugxestton met with
meag~r support and was defeas-
ed. The Vance anne dm-nt ia
vorinx exemptions Of personal
property fbut not prov~mentsb
was then accepted by the Demo-
Gratis
Immediately after this AliInz Of Thurs
gon esaE14e 10 lie Democrats with "A request