Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-05
DAILY pOST.lNTEluGENcER.
CONTESTED SEATS.


by boilers and others who had been de-
fes,ed at the primary elections or I'd
some instances, had not even oesh
vo.sd for. One set came with honest
Credentials and a volume OF Afhdavis
from reputable citzsns. The otnef
came with credentials manufactured oY
a county central committee which Is
ont of existence. Que set Of delegates
represents she vast majority OF Yakima
county Republicans. tbe other repre-
sents a defeated m 'cnins. oAe 81
represents the ssntimsnts OF the people
Of Yakima county upon the forfeiture
question, the other represents a lev 90
fsated railroad claqarrs. Ihat tnis
"a a truthful statement OF tue situA-
tion no fair minded man who listened
IN the statements OF Mr. Whitson'
on the side of the right. and Mr.. h"i-
ton. on the side OF vrong-no dispis
sionate person who heard the reading
Of the testimony. no impartial observer
of the proceedings yesterday, will deny.
The Committee on CREDENTIALS re-
ported in favor Of the bogus delegate"
bv a vote Of 10 To 8. Ii WAS openly ad
mitted by members OF that COMMITTEE
that NO evidence b I'd been gwen that
there had not been time TO investigate
tbs case. The question which springs
10 every mans lips is, Why, then, vas
a report made J.? Tue Committee on
Credentials in composed OF one membef
from each Council district in the Terri
tory. II was appointed as Is usual j"
National and State conventions. Its
duty was to examine all contested cases
and report it's findings, even II 1t occu
pied a week. Certainly II was gross
injustice TO report without investigation
The majority report was received and
read. A minority report was also re
ceived, and its reading was called for.
Appended thereto WAS large amount
of documentary evidence. IL had not
been examined by the COMMITTEES, al
though presented TO IL. A call was made
that this evidence, comprising the pro-
eeedings of the several Republican pri-
maries held in Yakima county, and a
large number OF affidavits substantial
ing the regularity of said proceedings
be read TO the Convention. IL was 80
ordered. Dnring the reading a person
holding Q proxy from Lincoln county
arose and moved to lay the minority re-
port upon the table. An apparently
well drilled majority passed the resolu-
ton. This was an insult TO the minor
ity of tho COMMITTEES. an insult to the
minority of the Convention, an outrage
seldom attempted in Republican Con
vention. IL Was gag rule pure and sim
pie. Instantly reconsideration was
moved. Debate was opened and con
tinusd during the remainder Of the
afternoon.
Some strange tests of Republicanism
we're brought to view during this dis
cussion. Mr.. Holton, WHO led bolt
from the Republican primaries at Yak
ina City, and who comes to this Con
vention claiming election through saoil
methods, naively said that 10 hold Anti
monopoly sentiments is disqualifoa
ton for membership In the Republican
party. He said, referring to the fact
that the forfeiture men were in the ma
iority as the primaries Seeing that
We were beaten, we Withdrew aud or.
canIzed regular Republican primary"
he declared, In Eject, that only railroad
men are regular" Republicans, and
that AN anti. monopolist has no business
In Republican primaries or oouucils.
Moreover, he and his colleagues assume
the sole right to apply the test.
This Ia n revelation. We had hereto
fore suppo ed that to be an anti monop-
olist Was to be u Republican that the
Republican party was per Sc opposed 10
all kinds OF monopoly. We have teen
taught since ohilhood that monopolies
are odious iu government that they arr
contrary TO public policy that they are
dangerous to public peaoe that they
are dangerous to public liberty that
ihev snbvers the very foundations OF
good government. We have read tina,
monopolies Of the necessaries of Ifs are
against the common law. We have read
the platforms Of the Republican party
for many years. Ia letter and spirit
they condemn monopoly.
This 10 an era Of free Thought and
I. libersy Of individual action. Tha,
party which comes nearest to represent
ing the sentiment Of the majority of
tbs electors viii command support and
achieve success. 10 10 not necessary To
leave the Republican party, to bs op-
posed to monopoly. At least II has
never been 8, declared by any consti
tated authority Of that organization.
The Republican party today numbers
more freemen in its ranks than any
other. No man who believes la free
dom can be a monopolist. Monopoly is
tyranny; anti-mouopoly is opposition
thereto. Were the Republican party 10
be deprived OF ice aa,i monopoly sls-
ment il would be like Ar.emus WARDS
famous military oompany-all officers.
We incline to GLASS this gentleman
this Mr. Hoiton-who assumes 20 prs.
scribe test and Get himself up as a
judge Of true Repablicanism. With the
monopolists- Like George William Car
tis, Carl Schurs and other famous self
elected mentors and censors OF the
party, he claims TO monopolixs all good
within IL. He IL mistaken--vofully 81.
According 10 this new creed. a man Who
opposes the giving away Of public lands
without consids ration 10 not Republ,.
EN-, one who believes that railroad
companies should pay their taxes Ia no,
q Republican one who demands that
equal and exact justice shall be ncted
out between corporations and the PEG
pie is not Republican one Who dare
lift his voice ard say, sIt n land rrah.