Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-25
AHour TnE POLITICAL
CLgRs.

Ma. EDIToR-Surely political matters
are becoming very exciting-vith two
young meas political cluts in the field
with their meetings, brass bands,
Jubilee singers. etc. Having closely
watched the young mems movement
from the start, ! MAY De p.rdoned for
Altering a few remarks on tne subject.
All who believe ia conducting political
campaigns without the usual accom-
panimenfs Of personal vranales and
disputes and charges Of unfair dealing
on one side and the othsr, must regret
the dissensions which !. d 10 the With
draval of a iir0e number of Young men
from the original club and the forma-
ton of a rev club. But Will. We must
reere. the necessity of sacn a step, it Ia
oaly fair that We shouid ask ourselves
whether the necessity WAS real nr imaQi
nary, IN order that ve may do justice as
between the two clubs now existing.
Aud in the FIRST place the personal
character OF the young men who with
drew and formed new club must, IN
the minds OF all impartial thinkers,
neg stive tue assertion that they acted
without reason, actuated solely by the
desire to rule or ruin. There are sew
eral reasons advanced by these young
men to justify their action The ques-
ton OF Independents Ia one. That,
suppose. Is now settled, as l under
stand the old club has taken as Rear as
it could the position of the new one.
Again, they say that they were to be
made the sppnsors OF some ticket made
mp ut secret conclave, attended by the
Executive Committee IF the club aud
representatives of the Protective Asso-
citation and the Citizens League that
an agreement Was then entered into be-
tween the Executive Committee on one
side and the aforesaid organizations on
the other side, whereby the Executive
Committee undertook TO secure the
nomination If the proposed ticket by
the Young Mems Club at its next meet
ing and the other organizations agreed
to support that ticket and 10 nom mate
no other in other words, that tine Pro
teciive Association aud the Citizens
League. having made no their ticket,
and knowing that, il they nominated it,
IL would be most effectuaiiy damned.
desired to place it before the people as
the choice of the young men of Sc title.
And TREY charge further that, in order
to carry out their part Of the agreement,
the Executive Committee refused to al
low any one TO sign the rolls Of the club
who WAS not known To be with them,
and that III excess of their authority
and in violation Of their promises, made
to those Who asked to sign, that they
would be allowed 10 sign before the
meeting was called TO order, attempted
to bar out large number of respecta-
ble young ren who had ii good faith
"A rs.A % nj. Sb.. Ill L.
we're at the Courthouse with the desire
Of signing.
These are grave charges. and. IL true,
refiect very severely on the managers of
the old club. / had expected To see the
chaiges publicly denied over the sigma
lures of good mon. The failurs to DENY
them indicates that those against whom
the charges are made know that they
san be- substantiAted.
IL they are true, then those young
men deserve great credit for refusing to
be made parties to such an agreement.
And they deserve credit for having the
courage of their convictions, and daring
TO give the true reason for their with
drawal.
They did not wait till the nomins-
tions we're made. and then say they
could not support the men. They said
no matter who the proposed nominees
were, they would not take the RESPONSE
bili'y of faihering any ticket cominc to
them with such ansecedents. True. the
real point in dispute at the Court House
was whether those who had previously
been denied the right to sign should
theu be allowed to sign the roll. But
those young men cannot be blamed for
thinking that they would not have been
excluded had there not been s,me rea-
son for IL, and that the decision of that
point indicated the decision of the
managers of the club TO stand by the
action of the executive committee. and
force the club to endorse previously
made up ticket.
Whichever side is In the right, IL IL
very apparent that the formation of the
new club has IN .terislly changed the
plans of the managers Of the old club
and il is very probable that they will
consider II the part OF wisdom 10
abandon the sickss proposed In the first
instance. Il.
Seattle, June 70. 1884.