The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-01

How much wheat II carried besween Az
barn and S>aftses More than thai. section
: ~ this bsg1. covering sse traffic between
0eAtsts ard Tacoma. and on tho d alta I
international. provides soF Tss41ct.on OF
3 Der c<nE. over tire rates IN en-ct Jans-
asy .Axs On other comro1itsss
The rAsIfonax have as&a THESE sayns Ar~
guments year after rear, and s.-sA he leg
isaatare has made Reductions. and tire raG-
roads today are making mare Enoney than
ever The constitution makes It TIE duty Of
the legislature 70 regEsAte the FslsroadS-
Th.a does MT meat that rates should BE
raised or that sssEy snoGid be allowed 10
remain ~ they are. I have too much re-
aDecs for this house TO makes political
ssgunsns an this bin, ret l want 20 sAy
tAes Ga< Republican stase convention paeag-
- the party to reduce rates 10 a reason
able hasSs. ard We eannot disregard TIE
OBLIGATION OF that plzsfosm-s.
Notable speech BY Myers.
Myers OF Lancosn made one OF the notable
speeches OF the day. Fl am In favor OF
this measure" he began. 1T 10 for the
be-, interests Of the state Of Washington.
The gentleman from King tsomer.ndykel
says that the Eastern Washington people
win come here every tins and clAmor for
. ssdsceion. hops thai h true
Il heard orc Of the attorneys for the rail-
roads make ore ssatemen. that convinced
ma that there should be a reduction In
Hfeight rates. This was before the joint
COMMITTEES. The attorney stated that, with
cns seeing ais clients. or without consult
Ing them. he had agreed two years ago 10
cea~Iede reduction Of 20 cents per ton. /
am here to say rfsat tha, Is good evidence
- h. t1resa A. a far fsskt
Cor that attorney must have had good
0argiu 10 20 On IL ~ could make that
ceace1wion Tor h!s Clients xtsacus ever sse-
ing them.
Il lkelaim sny special interest for Lin
coin county Ia this bin II Ii measure
loe IL whole stats. Tas railroads.. Through
thAr spokesman here. have 40, shown that
thee rafeA are unfair or unreasonable. The
eongtisntion sxys taAt the legislature shaa
m maximum freight rates, and we have
Pun pcwer and authority 70 perform that
duty.
- know nothing Of the verify Of the
statements made In this brief tsaodiDE up
the Gresscup esrcuiaTl. but the Object OF II
u perfectly clear 10 me. and that q. that
they hops 70 scare certain mem5ers into
votiu9 against this becauxe they claim tha'
the measure raises local rates In cer,ai-.
localities. The railroads have said thai
they voluntarily lowered the passenger
rates. Eastern Washington would not
claim this reduction IL il was not tssst and
right. The railroad attorneys say that By
this bill they viii get more than they now
10 for hauling freight in certain parts OF
the state. II that is sfne why don't taey
quietly advise their fr,enda - vote for he
bill and then 80 home"
Nyers grew eloquent az he closed. He
declared in finishing that the conventions
Of ali thu parties bad demanded lower rates,
and that this Was 20 time for al eleventh
hour sspentence.
niaias uaAer False ststenents.
LaFoile,se replied to Bedford by show
ing that the low rates named In the Gross
cup brief were 20 per cent. reductions when
the law Of 1851 provided only Tor u 10 per
csnt. reduction between the points named
The railroads have such q lobby here
~ they never had BEFORE declared La
Toilette, rising to heights of oratory.
s~rhose OF you who are for simple Justice
IN this matter, vote ago for this biii These
who are simply seeking for q subterfuge
Or false statements with which to excuse
Themselves. wifi not try to convince The
political history that followed the failure
Of . Republican legislature TO enact rate
bin In 1855 win be repeated two years from
now II 'his bill In defeated. One OF the
railroad attorneys told me that he was
sorry for us. but that We ought TO be brave
ana 60 tell our people that they did no,
know what = reasonable reduction WAS.
hope that this bill VIII pass"
Tesien Exposes Abssraitses.
Tottsn spoke vigorously for the bill His
references to the lobbyists aroused much
laughter. 4 speak for the people of East
arn Washington who wear WOODEN hats
and duck brsecnes every day IN the week..
said lotion with characteristic vahemencs
and simplicity Of illustration "A farmer
with 10 acres must summer fatiow half
of H. On the ether he makes perhaps $3.50
or t,o a year The lowest railroad EN-
pioye gsts more than that. And yet. they
make the Eastern Washington farmer APP
pear as piandersr Of the starving rail
roads. 0aughterl
The roads handled million and half
OF coal. much more than that OF lumber
ana many times AS much wheat last year
Yet they say the roads are starving Sam
Piles tafd Us that he wanted to have no
reduction. so that his road could build
over To thA wheat fields OF Eastern Wash
lngteu and get Ia with those starving raj
roads. tMare lausht.rl
ssThe gentleman ef the horseshoe nota-
riety and tfe saneaky voice knows Moth
aHx OF &Etat r1stsiNE or f&tlfcaA&. l ven
fure 10 assert that re was never out os
hts SIX nv eight sssyies. This may have
been IN reference 20 SonsrEn5yke, who
said he used TO reside ia the wheat coun-
frvl
by slack ways and WAYS that are curl
oss II rot crooked. the lobbyists have per
suadsd many members against this sH
n II fails Il wsn sweep certain gentle
men rev here. who afs good az making
promises and bad al keeping them into
oblivion tAnriau*e,
panssis oppressed tire bill ss Ga Hiram
Il. Alien. The halter confessed that he
IN net know about the suhge@. matter os
the bill eas sad that Il threatened the ~
tes~sts ~ Spokane.
WscherShaai reminded Gentlemen In
Western Washington who are candidates
fnr governor Ia take care Of The Interests
81 their nwn county" THE ~as taken IS
= retsfene. 30 FRYE. vito however voted
Ter the ssn. wicsershaes said Il was n
1i~wian - selF-ins.rest and the Interest
~ hts town. Tacoma. demanded tsat no
ssasad oppose The Isl wsckeesAsm want