Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-05-22

mentioned. You have let the alli-
ahce out of the bag. You will prob
ably be called down hard by the
Wrathtul leaders of the league, but
you have the satisfaction of know
ms that in this instance you have
told the truth, he whole truth and
nothing but the truth.
3. Mr.. Tiff SAYS that l stated that
1t would cost $4,000 to initiate each
measure, but failed to give any in
formation regarding when or how l
arrived at that figure. He is mis-
taken. What l said was: They
(>he Stop-Look-Listen league)
estimate, but fail to prove, that it
viii cost over $4,000 to initiate
each measure. l reaffirm that state
nent and maintain that their esti-
mate OF the cost is a mere guess and
a wild one at that. AS matter of
Tact the organizations backing the
seven Sisters are confident of get
ting all the measures on the ballot
at a cost of not to exceed $4,000,
and there is no good reason for be-
hevlng that the expense of submit
tihg them to vote of the people will
require more than a comparatively
small portion of the 100000 appro-
priated by the state. Because GER
tain individuals and interests are
willing to contribute $35O,OOO in an
attempt to defeat these seven meas
ures is no reason why that amount
should be charged as part of the cost
OF initiating them.
4. Mr.. Tiff says that the cost of
a legislative session in this state is
about 100000. He is wrong. That
IS merely the amount required for
salaries, mileage and incidentals.
The real cost lies in the prodigal and
unnecessary appropriations made by
the legislature, which usually run in
to millions of dollars. 1t is this
reckless extravaganza of past legis-
latures which will compel the tax
payers to contribute the enormous
sum of $3S,311,180.70 in taxes for
1914. Many of these reckless appro-
D"iations can be traced to trades be-
tween members who desired appro-
pTiations from the road tund and
members who wanted to block legis-
latton affecting the interests of the
fish magnates. One OF the main OBJ
jects of the proposed road and fish
bills is to strike at the roots of this
vote trading, by destroying the in
centiye for trading The people have
petitioned the legislature to pass the
bills, but their petitions were ig-
nCred. They asked for bread and
were given a stone. They now pro
pose to invoke the initiative and
pass these laws themselves.
5. Mr.. Tiff says that l have.
either through ignorance or inten-
tionally misrepresented facts re-
garding these measures. In what
particulars? | have published each
of the bills in full for the considera-
ton of the voters and am prepared
to maintain any assertion of facts
made in commenting on the meas
ures.
G. 11Mr. Tiff says that initiative
measure No. II, if enacted into
law, will absolutely kill the fishing
industry of the state instead of in
creasing the revenue from it, That
is the same kind of scare crow the
railroads put up, when the people
were demanding a railroad commits
sion, and the sheep men put up when
the consumers were demanding a re-
duction in the tariff on wool. The
railroad commission has not ruined
the railroad business and the sheep
men are gettig higher prices for their
wool this year under a low tariff
than they did last year under high
tariff.
7. Mr.. Tiff asserts that for the
year ending March 31st, the fishing
industry paid the state in licenses
over $4,000 more than the cost of
maintaining and operating the fish
hatcheries and fisheries bureau. Per-
haps they did, but it is rather pecul-
lar that he was able to quote exact
figures, when the report of the fish
commissioner is required by law to
be kept a profound secret until June
list. 1t may be that for the past year
the licenses exceeded the expenses,
but in the prior year the expenses
exceeded the revenue.
8. Mr. Tiff says: Listen, you
farmers. Let us pass law putting
tax of 20 cents a bushel on all
wheat raised in the state. This tax
in addition to the other taxes you
pay. How long could you compete
with tho markets of the world This