Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-07
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All day long yesterday. in every VII
laes whsrs . fslsRfsph ststion = srtso-
lishsd, throuahous this Vast kepublie,
aaxioas psopls iisssnsd and awaited Che
record Of the election ~ Il came throb-
bling over tbs buriened wires. HOPE
and fear altsrnassd In swift ehzngs.
The success or defeat Of the two great
parties that for almost . asressfion
have bssn striving for ihs mastery tn
this nation hung In the balance, .
balance % evenly divided fhat--bus .
fractional percentage Of tbs ballots cast
---wouI1 dessrmins ths result. New
York; the Empire State che greatest
commonwealth in The Repubiic. With
her / 100 600 sIscters, Gas 70 beside the
result. Ths eontsss has bseu closs.
shanes Of eue vote In thousznd rs al
sufseisnt Yesterday mernfne Il sssmsd
almost csrtain shat Blaine had carried
Nav York State b. . majority Of not isss
shan 10000. Al 70 write this majority
il sssimstsd at NOS moro than 1000.
probably les. ANY majority ~ grstefui,
because u brings success; bat that Il il
sos close for comfort no Blaine man viii
deny.
The result Of this election. both here
In Washington Territory and In tbs
great National contest. viii be both .
revelation and . warning 10 those VINO
assume 70 lead the great Republican
patty. II declares In thunder tones
that the party must take prompt action
In accord with public demand, or suffer
inevitable defeat. II demands The ban
ishmsnt Of monopoly dictation from
politics. Il warns the Senate Of The
United States that q prompt disavcwal
Of railroad representation and control
in that highest legislative body b Inn
perative. II demands that back track
be taken on the land grant question;
shst further subsidies shall cease; that
unesrned gifts shall be withheld; that
all land ersnt and bond.aidsd railroad
corporations shall DO held 70 strict
aocounting; that the treasury sf the
general government and tbs landed
patrimony Of its people shall Be- con-
served. reserved and protected. Not all
the proud record. mot ali She haiiowsd
msneriss, not all ths Inns Of glorious
suoosases Of administration. iegisIation,
and d the ballot boz, win suffice 70
stem the tide that fhronahont this vast
nation has for years been gathering
force and volume aeainst the usurpa-
tions q the giant monepolies that have
been created and permitted 70 grow 10
such snenaoing proportions under the
rule and by permission of false repre-
sentatises of true Republication.
The Nation calls loudly upon that
party which led Il through the peril
and protraoted assaults Of armed rebel
lion 10 victory and safety. to turn its
swift attention 10 the increasing
hazard of internal prosperity and indi-
vidual liberty arising from the ever
tightening grasp and widespread poliii.
cal corruption growing eut Of corporate
interference with politics and govern.
ment. Not less than the issue Of free
trade ". protection have free lands and
the restriction Of corporate seeressions
been factors In the campaign Just end
cd. II Is as much q qustion of pro-
tected lands AZ OF protected labor In the
United States today. That party which
takes most active steps toward securing
10 the people Of this Nation their land.
cd patrimoay, "a we'll M also extending
TO their labor protection from the
product of foreign pauperism, will
touch the springs Of faith and gratitude
and receive assured support. The hand.
writing 10 upon the wall. Il requires
neither prophet nor prophets son 10
discern the fact that In the not distant
future the Government must wrsst with
strong hand that portion of its power
usurped by the vast transportation cor
porations Of the country. and throttle
their combined conspiracy against the
lands, the revenues, the very liberties
Of free-born citizens.
10 the result In this Territory we
shall advert frequently hereafter. IL 10
evident that freemsn are In majority
that despite The sneers and threats Of a
huge land-erabbing, non-taxpayiug.iaw-
dsfying railroad corporation. that for
twenty years has cast she blighting
shsdow of It's sluagishness and greed
over half tbs Tesriioryi despite iis Gap
surs In eonvealion Of the machinery Of
parts largely Ia the majority, The in
dependent. unsh hacked nlen and women
of Washington Territory have vindi-
Gated at the polls the sincerity OF the
demand more than once presented 10 the
Congress OF the Uni.sd States That
demand has bean repeated In manner
which no man nor party. however great,
however powerful. however long en-
trsnohed in the administration OF this
Government. will dare deny. 10 10
clear and unmistskabls. 10 will be
needed. The Republican party has
ever besa quick 10 recognize the trend
OF popular sentiment. We do not be-
iieve u will fail the people in she com
ing winters session at the Natioaal
Capital. As to shis Territory, the rank
and file OF the Republican party will
take ample care that it Is not again be-
trayed by its elected representatives or
by their proxies in convention.
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