Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-11-16


Thsrs y no ueas los vi1hent sons
aAin- Ths Rspablican parry. In Ioulk
control Of tns Rovsrnmens vill also
shin the lad Of corporate dietasson. I'M
der which IL has staggered evsr since
the snd Of Grants 6rss term, upon the
Democrats. Corporations always join
fortunes With Ne ina Gould and
vandsrbiIs have already placed them
selves under CIsvslAnd's protesting
wing. The whole nsmbsrship known
- ne wealthy criminal CLASSES viii
MAKE haste 20 follow. Ths eject wiii Be
% sIiminats from The Rspobiisan party
a sisment which has riddsn IL 10 defeat;
which has assaulted popular rights,
grabbed public lands. corrupted IsGisia-
tioa, and generally and specifically, in
many instances, subordinased the power
and strength Of great popular party
bsssd npon principles Of equal rights
and sxast justice before the Law, to
their ovn selfish and greedy uses.
We do mot expect much Of the Ns-
tionsl Democratic party. We expect
som 10 zee Il in the taions Of these COR
porate vultureM In ths interim, pr
haps, before tbsy shall have irrevocably
fastened themselves upon its visais.
some needed legislation may be per-
fscted some relief be afforded . long
suffering people. But 20 do sxpscs
much Of the Republican party when
a. il surely viii be--freed from copart-
nership with that plutocrscy which has
for many years largely controlled its
legislation and held sway in certain
branches of the executive depart
ment. Uniosdine these u can and
will assert itsslf In its original
character a. the tras friend OF the In
tslligent. honest, industrious laborer,
AZ the opponent OF monopoly, either Of
lands o. Transportation Of their pro-
duois, ~ the champion Of protection
and the advocate Of strong self sus-
tanning government, respected at home
and abroad. This il the work for
which the RspubIiesn party was organ
lied. That in its march along the
highwa. Of government 10 has fallen
among thieves be perhaps not 10 be
wondered at. That the DeIilah Of cor
porats corruption has shorn ID of its
locks and strength Ia evident. II will
rehabili,ate itself. Taught by defeat
the absolute necessity Of radio Il re
form In legislation, and the peremptory
need OF closer adhesion TO the demands
Of that great body polite which no.
only enthrones bat dethrones partisan
organizations, 1t will, with an intact or
eanization and an undaunted spirit.
contest vitk its resurrected opponent
for popular endorsement end govern
mental supremacy.
But II must take high Rround-ad-
vanoed ground In respect 10 the rights
"a tHo thoiFt1oos ottt&pus ouu itceuOti
from corporate misrule and illegal in
tsrferenoe with public property, vheth-
or IL be In lands, money or franchises.
II must advocate a restoration to the
citizens Of this Republic of all the
lands not yet legally placed beyond
their reach. IL must insist upon a
strict accounting between the great
railroad, telegraph, oil and other mo-
nopolies and the people. IL must ad-
vocate governmental control of the
great transportation highways. 80 that
the brutal outrages so long endured by
helpless communities shall cease. II
must retire frem seats in the highest
Legislative body of the Nation the
agents and attorneys Of the huge trans
portation companies, that we'll nigh
control our legislation. All this and
more. II must advocate and enforce
the principles Of exact justice between
citizens and corporations, and see to
il that from all councils Of the party
the agents Of monopoly, land grabbing
and political debauohery are sterniy
excluded. So doing and not otherwise
will the Republican party Of this Ma.
ton again ascend the steps of partisan
a,nra,nanv