The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-21
LA TOILETTE On FREIGHT RATES.
Author of the House Diii Comments
on Its Defeat.

COLFAX. April Representative LA
Toilette. OF Whitman county. in 81 copsnu-
nication published in the Colfax toni-
monet has this to say of the defeat 81
BIS freight rate bill b. the tate legislature
As 10 the defeat Of the freight rats
b;I have only this To say. shat the rail-
road companies maintained tie largest
lobby al Olympia that they ever had n
the history OF the state. including some
very able attorneys, and they used every
argument 10 carry their points known -
trained lobbyists. They battered, ca]0tsa'
haiidoxed and bought, excited rFeJaaiees
and manufactured evidence. 3H1 IN every
way possible manipulated 10 se1 oo1iFts
oe enough votes 10 defeat anything tflat
<nouif 70 brought up agAsns them ma
all those that did tss injury ala nos i've
on the ~essi side Of the Cascade mountains
Some Of the hardest fhnSs We hat ~
contend against were the sraiScreet VI
reyarces OF our supposed friends ana
sho4ild-se colleagues who took he STATE
rre.,.s OF the railroad strikers Tor gospel
attempted 10 inform themselves 50 "a -
be able in any way 10 Tef1te tac state
rneyfs made. II We had received all me
east Of the mountain vote IN eonnsrssvn
with the vote ws were ahle 10 get from
the as-v. we would have passed a freight
rate measure Tire railroad aftoTrefs fsss-
sante9 various ~tartI shesfS guFpsFfsng %
show thai from certain Points II ta.a
into t-falFX@9 ne fIk~% HE HEsE3< NFtN
fully as high as IN this state aEs3. to che
who gave me matter ssf rors!seTa' ION nor
investigated the conditions. the state
-aen.s might have appeared TAR, baf the
facts in the mater T@re fhat tae rates
given were ali frosu !nters ate points Ana
only the United States government cossi1
control them through is Interstate eau1~
~,ercc conn iysinn. TIE rate sheets quoted
from were from corn stAtlons IN corn
country where Il was only ence 10 a
great while car ~ wheat was shipped,
ara the people ta not AXE interest enough
fu sae matter 20 attempt TO have fae
rate adfugsa In The state 81 Iowa. far
.asxE mess sfaue entirely within TIE stare,
the law Only SLOWS for Il - miles Naai
& = per tan. write Ter eeeFB tae principal
axraeuiruraI pro3Ect o. the rou1sry ard
The thing re ARE entitled 10 csfnfsfs
the nagsinE - cszv wheat 4gatrs. fE&y
are ontx allowed 8 = per t7n Tor "a 81
mile aau3 a. aEasuSs oar So for tHe
same distance. While foy c0s5 Ia sbT
scafe cf laTs they ere 9f.iy s4ie%e7j 9 u
ger ton fur a haul af 40 miles. ~ tsS
ssgfa vs are charged fat hauling a soz
- cesi So t0v haul ~ frssDa - -
49, rifles. IN she state ~ Ninnseaza. the
rslYead companies az only allowed -
razrgs saeco-s1sar 20 IRE rate established
~ is~s for haul - -. niles smniea
= tie lrS g@et haG3 r. 1he Sfstef = = NEe
snn ss against 81 charged Aeee Ter sss
ssrTa Glssance TIE t~sEes ssll vctas or
in sse house az tss 3ast session 80
Hssl@ nighe~ fran BIT sns distances Tna~-
Torres IL tne hsll rsaa the Minnesota
rates ranging from % cents per TON mere
or s; n ys@~ ;0r for > distance e FwrsssE
rzl5ea - ~ ceSsS r@T snT us0~e oF g *
ner fssrs sar a So mite heat against Mn
n~@eta-z 81 Is ys- f0r Tsz NJ 3rga AZ a.
ta-uey= efaArs go fasy r6HE4 ~ sTsraze
a. Csc srssw Aes@ ar EaSt sad acre enssfiai
a As0ne~ TaEe, ara - g8~TF Qgf thaf
lsea and 1es 80 ga#ua ar Injustice. fhe
sEsertes tssII as voted 81 - re asszs
vas f0s rne6 "a ilgtie hsghtF aR aionx -
lg~@ tnae rates Fast ara N-ss e.ssa11eelv
Fair scezsrfs-E ia ems r8s4Naw stterreY y
sNn s.efaEserLs. gsrtvaseis made AFTER ,ae
axht was ave~ TNew - ca@Fs$ zrszn~
tsgnszs esAs ~ acre nat eastfls5 . cry
-es4ucfssz II: 81