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

t IEntQIS0 RsOoPSfbhys
oroep brought state warrants
9Cos."
- paid Oft the state debt"
IN saved thousands Of dol
= me taxpayers.
N < 1toee assertions the fusion forces.
HG ros1minated John n. Rogers for
0tpfnorship. began their campaign
1n<ks Aeo.
1R1 es,taet the FIRST three OF these az
= nay have Impressed the unthink-
u I'm some belief in their truth.
11rt(y has been restored.
y 1k warrants are above par.
S 1to{e debt has been reduced.
& xufing thu two months since the
ll6a or Rogers the Poat-Intelii-
4 NJ dealt with these assertions
a ~ ~ and In each instance has pre-
overwhelming evidence In refutn-
u every claim 10 credit urged by the
d11s of tho PopuIist Democratic gov
y entyavaxant claims o. the fuslonists
= ~ 1--we grown moro and more ex-
\ ~ and outrageous n the cam
il9Gfessed Tho reckless shifting OF
- III the million 70 q creditabie
01lS foe Rogers. and the actual and
1o1 miscaicuIation amounting 10
y 4ete In the simple processes Of
~ and subtraction. have all been
~ ~ restored 10 the state Of
- ard 70 every other state or
II Uðer IT. a6nirr were under
DD1Fnttcn Of RaphbiIcans. Dem
70 4opuIists. hy the administration
1rnal AFFAIRS by President Mckinley
Nspo0licnn congress.
40 Important Periods.
M ~ 1--we hseu but two pcriods IN the
~ ~ stafe when warrants were
~; The first was from the cleo
VI4vef cleveland. IN 1872. fhilnwed
y neNeral financial panic In 1s9s. up
y tCpeal NJ the Sherman act, In 1894.
y reo(ored the national money mar
& 4 hr11k demand for state warrants,
n 1o(srcpf ~ per cent and premiums
lNQ ftum Y to ! per cent. continued
~ nomination Of BRYAN. In is9s
~ threatened silver basis catise 7
o4nGe IN the national market. This
&4 period ~ depression continued In
moee 0f washington for several
~ after the election Of Mckinley
~ restoration Of condolences else
z Capital was shy Of the fusion
Nmlhissratfon until the state SUI
~ ce~rt had annulied certain vicious
Inn Of the first and only fusion
9}nfe In 1895 warrants were again
- 3ljGhiiy above. par In the au-
ID - that year the election Of Re-
~coe majority TO the state Legislature
& 3 ee4luonAl assurances OF the safety
My<(Mtnt and since then state war
- eAve continued above par with q
ee1And even with the rate OF In
y94nced IL per cent
+ ~ e(nte Indebtedness iefs hv Gov. Me-
- euDounssd to te@;s.sis
~ motf Indebtedness left by Gov.
MoWo wauld. without aid from extrane-
0~rrer nf Income. amount to 0.i2a.-
~ Ne prosperity under Mckinley
Seselh'r the payment OF taxes that
%cone delinquent under Cleveland
RACERS administration the re-
Uom taxes levied prior 10 Jauu-
-. have amounted 10 81 .ois.i
seeien legislature practically re-
e ~ law creating a tide land FUND.
essissd from the sale OF tide lands
vsftsd under Rogers. 10 the pay
q eHrrent expenses OF administra-
Inis amounted 20 xfno 600
~ expenditure o. these extraordi.
pcstpis reduction Of the state
FNFN tuAtt uNNcr fAAion rule.
eehes disposition ~ the money 20
"e~ed was rossihlef
fsik Of Retreashm~ua
. Meyers administration started 10
VA marh talk o. resfrnchment and
Ana widespread advertisement
<lV ~ pafpase
Melea legislature "a that year made
asicns amounting 20 exactly o..
~ A<ncssneles Incurred in the prs.
.. twe years u RepDhiican admits.
'sessixsare " 1870, with Republicans
ssFity, Was called urYu fov and
AppfepfiasscnS amounting 20 yr1 :
- dsEcieaeies lneurrea IN IA. nr.t
n ef kaxera' Standardization.
.ss Nas Racers retFeachment in IT'S
tM sctkinx1
we Vine however Rogers reai Cor
~ smM eNenaGny had suffered much
Hs AMI His sai,asitnatea went
s vac legislature ef isaa WITH encr.
~ smaats tuf Appropriations.
" NrYaslieAn house az raprrSentatt yes
80 without demug ne necessity for
S N% appropriations II VAS DISPOSED
~. nsts AAa usually liberal Ia appro.
s.z.0 ne Tor the snsaiax two vAsrs !,
'Ass me aest legislature nteht no,
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