The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
PAID ADVERTISING.
r. A. HUTCHINSON
TO W. D. SCOTT

ldistrict, has issued a circular stat
ing that, none of the eight bills
introduced in 1891 passed and that
voted against an eight hour law
in that session, and that he (Scott)
got through IA bills in two sessions.
Voters, here are the eight bills
| introduced in 1891:
A railroad commission bill.
A bill compelling railroads to
operate their roads.
A bill to reduce freights and
fares.
A bill for the protection of rail-
road employees.
A bill to provide for the weekly
payment of wages.
A bill to suppress gaming.
| A bill to extinguish an agricul-
tural college. This was pooled with
several others, and Pullman college
is the result.
A bill for the protection of en-
ployes.
The employers liability act, the
first ever introduced in the state.
That class of legislation is for
the benefit of all the people. Some
of 1t the people are trying to have
passed yet. l voted for the eight
hour bill. l have votes of thanks
from the trades council and the
western central labor union for my
work in 1891. Those men did not
have to look at the printed book to
see what my record was. They
knew what it was.
Mr.. Scott has neglected to tell
the people the kind of legislation
he introduced. Here it is (some Of
them passed, some did mott:
An act amending section 1878
of Pierce's code.
An act providing for four judges
for Spokane county.
An act prescribing the mode of
procedure in condemnation proceed
ure.
An act, by request, providing for
the control, ETC., of stored waters.
An act to amend Ill Code of Pub
lie Instructions.
An act to amend an act relating
to power of the supreme court.
An act changing the title of the
librarian and fixing his compensa-
ton.
An act relating to escheats.
An act appropriating $500 to
purchase gift for the battleship
Washington.
An act relating to trading stamps,
discount stamps, etc.
Who does that kind of legislation
benefit?
Mr.. Scott forgot to tell you what
he told the farmers at a meeting
at Moran Prairie that as one Of
the committee of three he had
saved the people of the state a lot
of money by cutting down the sal
aries of the employees of the last
Legislature. He did save some
money. He cut the man that got
$500 per day down to $500, but he
voted to increase the salary of
every superior judge in the state
from $4,000 per year to $4,000; he
voted to increase the salary of the
state board of audit and control
from $4,000 per year to $4,000 and
81, 900 each additional per year for
| expenses. He voted to increase
the salary of the superior judges
to $4,000 per year, the governor to
| $4,000 per year and other increases
in high salaries l voted to let the
81 man keep his 81 per day, so he
could pay his bills, and in the inter-
est of the taxpayers | spoke and
voted against the increase of the
high salaries.
Mr. Scott in his circular says Mr.
Hutchinson was elected to the SEN
ate in 1872 as a democrat | was
elected as democrat by major
lty VI GOt III ulotIlCI tidI was
republican by 400. In 1894 on ac-
count of Mr.. Cleveland's policy that
broke so many of us, | left the
democratic party. Mr. Scott was
a candidate in the democratic con-
vention for the nomination of prose-
cutting attorney of this county on
the democratic ticket and was de-
feated by Mr.. Fenton. Mr.. Scott
evidently left the democratic party
for the reason that 1t would not
give him an office. / did not start
this as | have endeavored to run
a clean campaign, but the above is
history.
r. A HUTCHINSON.
SPOKANE, Sept. 5, 1908.-I am
much surprised to hear that the
journal has r. A. Hutchinson as
voting against the eight hour bill
in 1891, as | know he voted for it.
As delegate to the Trades council
at that time, it was my duty to
know how the members of the leg
islature voted. At the close of the
session of 1891 the Trades council
rendered Mr. Hutchinson q vote of