The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-10

asbedy dsses 20 make remark sf sfds
Kind IA the state"
Have tfssy yepudsatsc Exysn-'-
Nc: Bryan Ia ar popular - he ever ~ss.
He has . srsmendnsn ho:s upon .ns PEG
pie and the Democrats win send d.sA-
gator 10 he eonvenfion tT kia. ~ mat
ter what happess. He = a Neal. asa esn
make his eau pattern. 1h1y w1Ef swear
TO anything he sayH-~I mean the Demo-
crats. net Inc Popagsrs, although there Is
Aks3y 70 - fusion OF tie two parties IN
Opposition to the Republicans not for love.
bat fsr pdssey. 1sstnrx has gtsoss OF .
snow aIene. bat u fhsy eo.nbine on eands-
dates they may pozgssiy elect somebody"
The opinion among POLITICIANS at Topeka
End eise where IN tsaaE The Pspui.st party
VIII completely DISAPPEAR bef0re the next
election. as The Gre~nbzck party ard the
FarmerB Alliance ava. ard thar the Dsno-
cratic leaders wifi shape their Platform 90
Aa,ch all the opposition Their intention
now II &c attack the trusts IA the resale
OF Recuhiscan tariff leg.siation and accuse
Mckinley Of encouraging their orssriza
tion: to advocate the imposition e heavy
taxes upon ali trusts and corporations so
- 10 unake then ssspcors ,Ee xtAis Hsaita-
lions Instead OF taxing the farmers ~ do
II, 70 tsaStaf upon the pAsszes ct iaws re-
curing Che sale CT franchises for tns heae-
At Of the public. 10 require heavy fee
for the Incorporation Of companies AMI To
sequirs all csrpcssfso1s DOUG business IN
the state 10 take out articles OF incorpora-
tfon hsre or pay heavy license: 10 re-
Quirs all insorpcsfsed scnpassaes 20 file
statements Of ihei- earnings and expenses
With the state auditor under oath and pay
> per cont. On acme similar ratio Of their
sernings into the treasury, There are varf-
eqs other achemee 60 make the corpora
tons, unhappy. ard they are dircstsd not
only II tins railroads and banks. but at
every manufacturing establishment and
every stock company organized for any
purpose whatever.
Then tn leaders OF the new crusade pro-
peee~sa regulate everything prices. wages
epd hourx 81 labor wties, they tnink. viii
b. popular proposition with the working
classes and the labor unions. There was a
hint At such Legislation at the las, session
when \ member Of tho lower hoase OF the
legislature introduced q bin 10 regulate the
BARRIERS Of the state. 10 require them 10 pass
Examinations to determine their eompa-
tsncy. like physicians aad horse doctors
and limiting their charges TO III cents a
shave. " cents for haircut, !. cents for a
shave and haircut combined and 10 cents
Tor shave. haircut aud shampoo. II pro-
posed charge Of Is cents for tyAnx
mustAche and 10 cents for whiskers IL h
proposed to fix the rate of wages To be paid
farm laborers. miners. factory operatives,
household servants. railway employees and
all other kinds Of skilled labor and the
rate Of farm and house rentals. No rea,
estate owner IL to be allowed to charge
more than per cent. upon this valuation
OF hts property as returned by the assessor
ios houses. stores. etc. and they argue that
'n sais way the people can catch the
money sharks" coming and going. II they
try to cheat the state our Of It's proper
taxes their tenants will profit thereby.
Anofner great scheme IL state insurance
More than 81 l00,0O0 is sent East from Kan
ssA e%ery ysar In the form Of premium.
upon lie. tire and tornado insurance and
~ least u per cent. of IL Is clear prof,
u the companies. An Investigation has
shcwn. they SAY. that 2S per cent. OF the
premiums will pay all the losses. Hence
the state ought to have the beneiit OF this
pront Instead or the money devils and
eapstsalstic vampires OF Wall street" The
s1ss ear and should Insure iss citizens
axairsi the lo<~ Of their lives. their houses
and furniture. their cattle, their sheer and
their ha.ses, and the difference between
thu .ss1ffa atxa "a
needed to settle Losses ought to be p,aeea
IN permanent sinking fund for the benefit
OF the uniortunai. In the years to come
As tHs interest apon IL accumuiates. in-
scranee premiums cen lie reduced and
after while the state can insure its eisi-
ssns Tree Ct charge.
An equally fantastic scheme Ia a system
Of stair stockysrds At present the farm
er loses considerable part OF the profits
ON the cattle he sends To rnarke, heeanse
he IL compelled TO pay for handling them
IT kanszs city and allow liberal com.
mission TO the middle man who stands he
tween him and the packing house. TO rem
efy this IL - proposed that the state OF
Kansas should engage ia the commission
business in competition With the mary
snserprssing FIRMS a. Kansas city. Nichi-
ta-ssssi other cattle markets, and hanela
the eattls nf !ts ctsss<us free Of cost.
In other words what Is known "a state
soesaissm 10 rapidly developing In Kansas.
and the Democratic leaders intend TO .cake
IL z political tssus I'm the next campaign.
In the meantime the people viii be cdr
Gated in these new ideas isy shc pfess. >,
pamphlets and other documents arf hv
ty-etssion I'm the local lycepms ana aebat-
i,is societies
Tie Swiss referendum plan Of legislation
Is also talked about, bat IL does no appeal
10 the kanaaas Masle saa Democrats " II
denounce the impersalisslc designs Of Pres
iaens Mckinley. they DO ,scs dare take Ysgy
strong grounds against expansion. fer that
u very popular down here. The Kansas
boys who are nxhtinE in tne PHILIPPINES
have made ssseh a glorious reeoTd that taey
s~esn 10 ne a part ~ the expansion sso-s~
trim. OF a, ieass No closely aaes>ctatsd with
Il that everything gees
-
The seat row occupied by Mr.. H2ker In
shs ,-as.ea States senate viii rot Ne vacant
for two years aas tee ssrasgie 10 capture
n has already began. and. in fact. has