The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-12
No Longer 20 inc as Rsfcrmers.

SEATTLE. FRIDAY. OCTOBER ~.
No Longer Pc ing as Rsfcrmers.
On the Bryan free silver wave Of 1894
. miscellaneous lot Of cana dates. under
one party name. but from three differ
snt po.itica; orgsa zati NJ. was intrust-
ed with the control Of the Affairs Of thu
state Of washington for the term Of
four years. These candidates were
elected n tine when there was wide-
srrssd depression. and people. Ia Their
distresa. we're as prone TO nnd fault
with existing conditions - they were
willing 70 accept a change. In some re-
spscts Il was political revolution such
- OFTEN comes when there general
unsAsiuess and the voters are not sverse
to trying experiments IN the hope that
some good results may follow. The flu
nionists were then travelling under the
name Of the Peoples party. and held
themselves out as genuine reformers
who should be allowed an opportunity
10 run the state government honestly
and efficiently The management OF
state affat<s had fallen Into bad hands.
they asserted. and only people welded
to ideas OF reform could rescue the
people from those who wers bent on
running the rood name OF the state.
The people have had nearly four years
u this r. rm' d ninissraion. ard the
paramount LEGAL question here today Is
how can they best bring about reform
Of the "reformer''s The srefbrmers"
were instslled In place In January. 1897.
end the frat important task 10 be per-
formed was the elect on Of United
states senator. II Was Peoples party
legislature. ard there were several Peo-
ple's party. candidates. In the neid. but
curiousiy they were all put 90 one . de
and George Turner, ex-Republican. ex-
silver Republican. then Peoples party
man, and now Democrat. received the
coveted honor In every previous iegis.
latnrv since statehood Turner. as a rep
ntah.e lawyer without means. had been
an unsuccessful sspirant. Fortunate
investment Ia the lie Rot mine had
made him a fortune ~ the time the
legislature Of 1897 met, aud be was
elected. Every man who sold his vote
Ga the senatorial election tina, year was
''rssormer"
The senatorial question having been
disposed Of to the satisfaction and nnan-
ciai PROF, Of not few pvaple's PARTY
legislators. u became the duty 81 thls
Peoples PARTY legislature To take IN
der consideration several inpostant
measures which bad hsea specifically
named IN the party PLATFORM as sub
j%cts Demanding attentive Anorw them
Was enc III providing FOR a reduction
in railroad freight rates and another
Sui seolishisw tire operation Of nsA
srans These hits came before the re-
farm ssnstv snd IA ted a pass A Pea.
pie's party senate, srvstsea over hy a
Peoples parry lseu,enart governor
ard eeHtreiles ny peopis' =
party majority deliberately re-
tnsca to enact laws which had been
nromisca in reople's psrtS platform,
EVeSy msn who so,a BIS vote on the
FanrSsa tfr.xA, h'li snd the ash trap
hn WAS a 'resarner"
The eup'aity - sse "reformers" nav.
lns cnes beVn ex tied ~ ,he persuasion
ana purse Il senatorial candidates WI
werr able % dsAaach those who had
votrs there was no end q their a.
tsuipts - make "A utte soynethisg o.
the ssds.~ uatn fortunately Tor th-
state. there came sn adjournment sine
die. II vas a dsnf'ous era ~ grating
No piece ~ important iseiaauon passs
che scrutiny 81 the Peoples party
chairman OF the committee 20 Which q
was referred without ar iatimRsion Il
those interested that he was not iNers
tar hls health, so-earsa ~cineh~ bin,
drawn az ara introduced by People's