The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-04


.whsn vas a kid" remarked the Old
..'..xsr e he strolled into the saloon
~ M saturday night at the theater.
~ sslned his friends In the cardroom,
- 10 read whole lot more man 1
"a 49, 1 md 10 get out and hustle for
" - f1nc Of my strong favorites was
t,.hisu nights Many's the day /
e I, sbe hay NOW and read them old
when my good old dad thought /
~ buildIng fences or helping in the
~ nsh. :, ,n.r va,ns that n
III. i ~on6 campaign talker could make
200 clty campaign. That's the one
- s,uhsd the Sailor got mixed up with
~ ~ Man OF the Sea. 1t just looks to
hats on the outside. as II the nom
s..s,ssns and the other honest people that
~ hocetfnr for the composite ticket arc
800 I mighty dubious party on their
x..,S.rx when they agree 10 let Gene
~ Climb up and ride into camp with
~iS vas A church man or q reformer
:. ~ su,,are II wouldn't look good to me.
rrh,S didn't nnd the old codger he picked
Il ysrv heavy until he wanted to get rid
yhlm' and then he found the old party
snul6n't shake worth little bit. and was
r,tiine heavier every minute. That's the
~ the Christian people will ind Gene
mn they want 10 shake him. They can't
ssn After they've won the race. and say;
Nueh obliged to you, MIR. Way. We've
ni<n Arpt money In walk. and now
90 We can 80 TO the public crib alone
aNot an your retouch. Gene will just
- thal His single tax gripsaek Is tied
4 ~ behind the saddle, take a sfrangle
"a 81 their throats and put the spurs
4 IL church broncho, and before he gets
= - Win trot II the fastest mile the old
- ever travelled. Gene Way Is not a
kiIsrthsuplst IN politics or anything else.
f1syn have 10 show him.
~ Lake = dame Of Cards.
~Pune,s = just like a game OF cards.
4 yon ~ on the square yourself. and you
Nv VA square crowd It's all right,
III vhea you 10 In to skin somebody,
"a fYume 10 with n CRATER to help you,
you'il nnd that In the wind-up the graft
II nach = the longest. And that's just
nat tho church people will find when they
gome 10 settle up with Gene Way.
way don't stand to lose much on this
aszl About all he's got the honest re-
;ufmen have siaked him to- He can af-
lord to tahe chances. II he loses he'll go
making living tuft the same as he's do
INC nov and he amt out anything for cam
mIsn expenses. And II he wins he makes
sbis haul even after he has cut II up with
shs church people.
ITS Seattle Endorsement of singie-tsx
shG Gene Way II looking for on Tues
day. Mes willing 10 let Mr.. cotterill go
ssernd and talk 10 the voters about r,u-
ni<ipai light plants that the Republican
nfu b already building, and municipal
esn<sskip that nobody win kick on at the
rsAi tine, and direct legislation that isn't
parry question. Just 80 he Will put In a
NV once IN a while for single-tax too.
HAtx Why Way had Mr. Cotterin nom
iaAisd He knew that he was well mean
iw ss-. Of fellow and was In favor OF
siaSlt-sax. and II he was elected would be
20 busy trying to get sunbeams out Of
eutpmbefs 10 watch what some OF the peo-
Nv iha: helped pu, him IN office were do
iaf with the police department.
Y xss talking with friend OF mine
paay ,aat was telling me all about Gene
ways single~iax record He says that
1ens Way was converted while he was In
he SAIGON business on Second avenue south
s"aHg ne hsgEest mug OF beer In Seattle
'aF nickel That was about six years
80 ~ i~' Gene was in tho legislature.
shsfs wherc he and the single-t takers made
'asir FIRE, play
Gese's Little Game.
Way Introduced measure providing
" ,nc submission TO the people of a con
sa'a'ional amendment giving cities of the
~ class Ike Seattle and Tacoma. the
WI 70 vote TO have certain classes Of
m'psrsy exempted from taxation. Now
"E and the doxen or so OF slngle-taN
u*aas ne had m the legislature didn't
se"e onl fair and square and say that this
want single tax. They said Il only meant
sAs' Cities might encourage big manufac-
s'sfs y cone hy Offering not to tax them.
~ sn'sns the slngle-tax voters Gene
a~A hesitate bit TO say that Il Was
AAsls-ssx pure aud simple
'ht same session Way introduced
sae'ast Aiii IN the same direction. This
=" OIL making the personal property
~ N"Poan Soo instead o. s2N Well. this
81 Assd and became law. Afterxnrd
Msfemc e0pr; said Il was uncnnsti-
es'Naas and that ended a. Han with btS
~s"e ior Eingle-taN amendment to
constitution Way had better luck
49, esissAtnfe resolved to submit the
sanaea' and Il was pot before the neo-
- ~ nc SEVERAL election In the fan OF
N ~ summer hetOrs the election e,ene
~ single tax populist friends went
sasaseafs ami framed up Ia give Inc
eersentlan the rush ana set them
s..'s asosse me pending single sax amend.
~ U their platform.
sAsE plans worked 20 charm Gene
~. ~fans la thc peR convention ana
49, ave any sraulae there. But tho
-. sAss baked at the single tax plank
- ssnt 70 them ard give them the Nls
NJ e told lhem thar a Wasn't sinsln
49, ~ hat inst xn Endorsement M a
~. = safSeg exemptions. The Demo
nsss ~ eeen wlscd up on q. ana tol8
- W. v wouldn't do. that the farm
49, a nsNeF stand for Il minute.
,h.' - eTae PLAYED his hand ne said
sar vas The boss Of the Poo eonven.
~, - saal e The Democrats didn't take
tAai a'.e YAK MEDICINE be would sec
coss, n eaanl xet either az she supreme
sn $50 The Democrats di3nT dare
As.a. neH They throw down their
setu,r 49, N'9 What Gene told them. In
ia $500 sot n. NJ Goldman. OF Cnlum-
epsy, N.y neminated gur the supreme
ssaak. ~''' 'naofsed the single tax
% snee, nm, N November when they came
tAae r., VOTES, The Democrats found
ssn.' vas no use trying In ass NM "a
~, asi they have heen r,9sst,,.- 60
As,s..aes eaaAciag their conv.nt5on ana
sAre,,.s ABOUT their defeat ~ -, ,,',,,s
M KS SnS.c tax amendment
Ia NJ" sepe is getting annth.r &c.. a..
ts.,a seSfats and haitfne q, ,,.t,h -,