Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-07

-.tsf campaigns are always
sed the election and IT. re-
-. 1900 Of onkhusiasm. tempo
s;S<~. intense exoifemeut apd
.s.'sI - result is det6rm1ned.
!. f,II0Ws the better temper
~rls the American people dis
- seouieeosnce Of the defeated
~ 81 ebedience to tbs will Of
- q Il has been expressed By
~ vote. or all the PfesideE-
s;ans ever held, that which has
..ss-sed 4 the most extraordinary
i \. n sse~rsss Of the vote In STATES re-
II - ufvotal, upon which the re-
e..-1fv depsuded. The election Of
~ {e6ereon as President, wh1a
~ 1ame between thai itIustriOus
Z rnd Aaron Burr, Was the firzf
<@'.ssial coutsat which caused aux-
z!z.5 rrsisement, and care was taken
1s.s.vess that never again should
<7e enifr Of determining which of
s- csndidates upon the same ticket
1*s - 3e6lssed the President lea wing
<s .'6tsr the Vice Presidency. Ever
~ esnd!dates have been named
Presidency and the Fice Pfeei-
- ,seusctiveIy, and not in general
"a Presidential election from
< dne down 70 the contest nf 16zt
s1'5 IS people to much deRree.
.15sof Monroe had no opponent 20
" - icntion 10 the Office. But il The
-. nfea 81 1891 there were four cAndi-
s3x Snd fhs greater number Of Elect
..s ss1se Although not enough 70 elect.
- - for
ANDREW sAoKsoE,
:. fefhsr Of the Democracy which
.s,ji<d untiI 1860. Il dEoIved upon
Houts Of Representatives. there
- IS ekoose the President, and the
~ "a influence u the Clay Electors,
Tf,s rs Presidency 10 John Quincy
37sa ! minority candidate. caused
~ ~ great popular decentralization In
~ aepeot. Mon Of advanced years
"A rooslI what followed In the election
i1eason 10 1923. with Adams a. his
1crfitor. Bot Ii was the campaign
~ eIecsi0u of 1882. when the contest
m hofween President jackson aud
~ Clay that party strife and party
Simooity rose superior 70 that Of any
11djpe election; and Ia that cam.
l1n we're simluted tho campaigning
bels which had in New York origi
r1n1 With the " bncktails" Of paniel
b Ikompkins In his gubernntoriai vie
~ oSor Dewitt Clinton. Hickory poles
- raised throughout the land and
n1Inet these Clay jugs had no stand.
4 lke large cities the Constitution.
Gdeei e the ship OF State BY minia-
~ dip, full rugged and manned, was
oeoepicuous feature Of Democratic
m1oonions, and mo United States
NJ r waa the adopted motto for
Nrnera and transparencies. Popular
hoIlne rose TO fever heat on each side.
~ jaekson men beheld In Clay Wings
n1nIsa 70 the Union. Political smbit
t1nsnt and partisan vitupefati0u pre-
mIIod, and "Cofiin haudbilis,r which
lHaDsEed from n violent Clay paper
\ HaRerstown, Observation-Disclosures to
- hanging of Ambrister and Arthbuth-
l&6y General jackson during the SENT
~ war In Florida, as English spies
iad conspisatore- provoked ranc0r
~ rstoris from Democrats upou Clay,
u emitting the stinging words Of ;
JOHN RANDotPH or noANoks,
q alIusion to the alleged bargain be
Ieoen CLAY aud Adams, that it WAS the
||lianee of the blackIeg and the Puritan.
4 Blifii and Black George. The per.
NAL animosity which exiated between
|ackson and Clay intensified the tenn.
q and passion OF their respeotivs sup.
Drters. whs were almost es devotees la
heir enthusiasm. Not again until l840
"a the Presidential campaign produoe
ia provoke much excitement. The
lleotion of Van Bnren In 1886 had
rssed of almost a. q matter Of popu-
Il Aoquieseence IN the wish Of PFesi-
kut Jackson that the Sage OF Kinder
iook, the Vice President, should succeed
d lhe Presidency. But with Van Buren
nd Johrson as the Presidential candi-
1Ales on the Democratic side, opposed
" GenerAl Harrison and John Tyler,
lkogs came the Tippeoanos ana Tyler
TO- ballads, the silly story Of Oeie
lboat the gold spoons In the White
Roase, the log cabin and hard cider
tomioolery, and other similar accesso-
~ % the Whig side, and the less seu
ulional campaigning symbols and mot
IN Of the Democracy. The contest
~ ths most intense Ia feeling and the
uoet active in the electioneerine OF any
III had eveI occurred. Is was
Hen that Pennsylvania, the old Key
Aone State, broke from her Democratic
DehsraKe and gave her electoral vote
hi Harrison and Tyler. The count
81 thousands Of Democrats in New
lask city thousands Of dollars. besides
he discontinue of defeat. They had
kthsAvily on the success Of Van Buren
nd tad hoped to hedge and save their
Alling losses upon the result In Penn
plsania. There were then
10 rgrraRArHs on TELEPHONES,
Ind TIE railways were few and local mot
hssr-SlAte and many as they are now.
Ihs transmission Of election returns
pas6y mail and stages, or by private
'niesprise for the occasion, horseback
g by Signals. The Nee Era. of Len
hnlsmm, was the organ of the Dem
eqraoy 10 New York city, and its Office
~ % Nassau street, between Frank.
nltand spruce streets, near old Tam
nany Hall. opposite the Park. Slamm
~ arranged for news from Pennsyt-
naia BY couriers and post-riders. Days
~ elapsed since the election. and she
Npo<ts we're conflicting and unsatisfac
Wy 70 both sides. It was certain that
- vote OF Pennsylvania was very close.
eeon ~ the news lately came from New
s@k - 10 Cleveland and Blaine. But
ese morning Slnmm announced IN his
sn Bra that be had positive informs.
w that the Keystone State had given
snemooratic majority, Of mot less than
~ out that the State had gone for Van
salen there was not q single doubt. Az
snine men catch at straws, the tosine
nocfass caught ct this news 10 hedge
~ bets. The wings gave little credit
Ssamms information. and bet with
s upon Pennsylvania. Pressden-
siscslons In New York were then
oaring three days--the first Men
~, tuesday and Wednesday In No
si. The wear and fatigue Of the
slRn, the greater fatigue of the
oays voting, and the strain of
~ ND mind consequent upon the
snsH and anxiety incident to the
ana The result had nearly craxsd
- Aious, and exhausted the enfhu !.
80 Men bet without caution, and
sa themselves In bankruptcy With
~ ssection In % doing 80. Two dAys
- e Hamm information, the com
kxfuaSs FROM PENNSYLVANIA
49, fhe State had surely coue fol
- 1900 and Tyler. Slamm's newl
-. .a's.sfTonsly misleading TO Demo.
70 the sting Of defeat was sap
1atsd the heavy loss Of money
Nelf dl1anna naintnnsrat and aaxraz shss