The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-01


o. Rogers has been good governor"
has her He has promoted economy and
reduced the states debt. and raised Its
cres,it and all those other things which
are notably accomplished by gentlemen
Who hold that ffty-cent dollar Is just
the thinsy The people Of Washington are
now In = position 70 Judge for themselves
whether These fusion claims are false or
tine. The Post-Inseilixencer has had the
nasncIai records Of tho state and its In
ssir,ticns investigated with scrupuious
csrs. Il has published from time to time
me results Of these inquiries. AZ officially
essabiished. II prints this morning In an
other column an article which II resume
of al the others. containing all tho es-
senfiai facts relating TO the financial his
tory a washington under the Rogers ad-
mintstsatisn. w ask that u may have
tho impartial study Of every cItisen and
taxpayer
Has John n. Rogers heen good gov.
ernor's The scandals and the debauchinx
Of tho service Al every public instisu-
tlon make answsr. Has he improved our
financial conditional Let the figures make
answer. stats warrants have never been
below par with the exception Of two brief
p~riods. In each case the fear that fusion
theories would be realised In finance was
thu provoking cause. Once II was tho
panic Of isoR ard once the nomination
OF Bryan and the election OF a fusion
legislature IN this state that sent iss Sc
eurities below par. Al all other times
thsy have borne premium. Rogers might
"a wei, claim credit for tho changes Of
the moon a. for this
Has Rogers reduced the state dcbi"9
Just how Rogers could DO this In any
ease. appropriations heinx controlled By
tho legislature. IL not clear During
hts administration prosperity came hack
20 the country, through Republican
legislation. and people we're enabled
once more to pay their taxes. These
had become badly delinquent during tho
awful times Of Democratic rule In the
nasien, The amount % delinquent taxes
30 collected during tho Rogers adminls-
trsfion Ia sf.cisist The legislature passed
o law permitting tho diversion Of money
received from The sale o. tide lands to
the redemption OF warrants. instssa Of
Aeldlnx a intact sn a tide ani fund. re.
relpss from this source during the neg
rra ADMINISTRATION amounted 20 nearly
sspaoa Here Is some o. 100 .ea Of sxtyaor.
sinafy reseags. aecsalns from unusual
sanFvss. to be Applied 10 the reduction
et she state debt 7, Il m addition 60 eli
ire ordinary revenue % the state. Yet
villa The assistance % this enormous con
srtsassen. tho total state deb, has AeeA
decreased ~ less thar suaea
Tho t,ssienls,s In ,hs legislature we're
40 better fnsnessrs than saeir governor.
They made demand for an tnerrase az
ssS 40 IN appropriations Thsy succeeded
- saseing ,AreasA asary hals a. shls
ame1Hs unaer TIA three, 81 an extra sss-
Sian. Ana ssta there wfn se heavy aea-
cieassss when tho sssisnisss came lase
rewsr der hal 10 appropriate bat SNs
- asheiencies uassr ,As NcGraw aaaala-
ssrstson. In isa there we're aeacssnsses
- fiAoce aadsr the Rogers adnlHis,rs.
ssem ~ Re provided fes, Ana. uatwlta.
ssAaeins tho ihcs~sse Q, appropriation
ali aionw the iine, and sitAeasA Il Ia FOR.
hiaasn state sns,isusioas 10 create any oS-
LEGATIONS Ia excess q their appropriations
the next legislature VIII have to appro.
Ssiass q, least saoN 20 make up sOr short.
sscs IN shs faaas .: The ave institutions
under the supervision q the Board ot
ssils and sontrol
These Ave Institutions have hccn con-
eactca On the EOss shameful plan durlns