Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-10

EzKxuR PosT-INTxxxIGKscERs
a fundaDaDtai d0csrine Of sFolntion
~ The Survival IT tie 6stess. IL u upon
tbi ida kkes the esdiass pro1resslsn OF
thu SPEECHES 10 bAssd. In natzrs the or
der of successive dsyeiOpment - sl0Ts
bat sure. There are no par0xtsms or
spisrna guaafnG from what toe writer
has sean Of political svoluti01 there ID
ansh q tsndeney 70 spasnotic sctlon
that be fears an sxplosion- The writer
has aurxsyed with alarm the e8nvulsive
rnl1icGi lhraes 10 this city 70 psodn5e q
-bnsf go man. One year ago the sa-
bNm man, gambler asd the defender and
hssperigf houses Of ill-fame not only had
dIipsting political power bat they were
-business mem But boz changed.
HiIs eompiesely has evolution done its
wegki These Glasses have not only loef
dii'ecsing political power bot - b1si-
Eess men they are extinct. True these
cltasSa msy still posses consrIb1tinR
power and may stili be grseiOasiy hon
ensd with association and CONSULTATION
provided always il be IN back rooms or
dark alleys and not In publie- IbeT
rnlsy still vote and Wholp Il up among
their class on election day bus they are
very careful not 10 get into the sunshine
of ths true business man.
We have been led 70 the above renec-
tleins Mr.. Editor after careful reading
over OF The names on the petition pre-
shated 10 our honOred fellow tounsmau
ID. Minor, and the names on the list
for . mass convention held last night !.
lie name of every saloon keeper and
liquor dealer was parposely kept on from
tlss petition and iist. They we're not
nssognixsd by the vendors Of calico, hard
stlfe or groceries a. business men. They
sure told BY snch exclusion that there
sTis odium about their business which
asid dealer 10 calico and cabbage could
net bear. Well this looks 20 us as draw
ing the line little close. We wonder
haw our saloon frieads like il? Nothiug
would touch Our pride sooner than - be
ptlzhed ASIDE With the remark that We
are more Respectable. purer and boiler
than thou
Such Is mot the principle on which
the Lag and Order party IL founded.
We recognize no profession, occupation
OF business. We simply ask, Are yos
III favor Of the enforcement Of Law,
whether thai Law be q constitution,
statute OF ordinanoe :" II 90 you are eli
Nbto W tncaauohn1iN ~ Jul RnAsJs Oa
all proposed measures you can retain
AID express your 0vn opinions. IL the
majority think with you and that ma
iority sentiment is embodied IN the form
Of Lag Ne pledge our support 90 long a.
ID remains on the statue book. IL q
lawyer dlsobeys Law We ssy be ought 10
b, punished, II minister the same, q
business man OF saloon keeper, all must
b., treated alike. We countenance ne
csimbinAtisn for disobedience 70 Law.
We believe that Law and is enforcement
sfp essential TO the security OF our rights.
Such being oar principles. our policy
and our objects wny sh0aid not every
good citizen aot with rs? Ali bat there
are fanatics and eranks 10 our party.
suppose for the sake OF argument We adj
mis- IL. What are fauatics and cranksS
We answer men who are radical IN their
moral no.ions or ideas but usually cor
rsct In their conduct. Are they more
dangerous than gamblers, the keepers OF
low shebanga and OF houses of i'll famel
HBw 10 10 that this latter Glass have such
} loving affinity for toe 10 called bust
MISS mems organic ltionf IL 10 because
Il said Organisation succeeds they ex
ptict immunity for their vices and
sstmesf We confess our organization
iOes net thrive, is not potent IN nam
osIrs, power or infaenee 10 the "laTa
Ride" This exhalations of that classic
gfi,und are only congenial 10 the lungs Of
ikss business man. He depends on the
vO3es OF the denizens OF that region
zlth an implicitness Of faith that puts
% the blush any sauguine conception Of
lttr terrible fanatic. III our opponents
lfB anxi0aa for an exhibition of black
'tIap We are ready for the show.
VNDEx.