Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-03
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a,,boozh The peoyls have scarcely 70
.ovs,sa frors the szhSsssion incident -
,hs CLOSES. sld most bitterly ens'ess''Si
sleotlou Of our political history. their
a,.ent,0u 10 already called 20 tbs s-Ais
elections o. the e'JnbiDg fan add - y
.x,deu. that toe present. ysA1 - COZ "a
be By any nsssss an ' Of yssf n E>'''-
tea. The eouIng eles,iOns vi give 'ls
era indication Of the rsi@tiFs strength ,
Of the suo sTsai parties In ihsir reSs ~
ross,ions, and viii dsseFnaiHs ~ie'''s' p
:. h.s hsen ursdisted by ils ssSfn's''
~. pspublIssp party will d5siHtsgra's
ara disappear. nos that is ha's been o. p
$50 IN a National eoBtestvOr Snsiasf
a vi,l aUvaAr with all il old sifsH't'H
and take he plsoe IS an opposition I1'
=, wa,ebins for fiaws in tue aFtnoF o.
4. oUvonen. and eager 20 seize any 40 r
vsn,aoe which the mistakes OF 'ts
Democracy may slaoa IN ia way IN
fact, !, u 70 be decided nszt fail ~hssD'
or no. the Republican party TAs Hfe-
oossrably injured by the defeat Of M
Blaine. II the Republicans maista''.
th,ar ursseut position IL will aasar Se'!
for the future Of the party. add u tasY
,Boo.sd In recapturiug any Of the Worth
srn states whfeh cast thsiT elsetorsi
Yates for Mr.. Cleveland. the ooiiook
w,iI be srninous for ths Democracy
In view Of shese facts /, Is vsii to eH'
anime the position Of the party and
consider With what prospeess OF "a es-'
IA will sntsr the eonsess in the deaotfH
states. The main points Of interest ~iil
be Ns~ York. Pennsylvania asd ONO ID
the first named State strong efior' VIA
s,a made 10 overcome the narrow aha
unesrtain plurality By which MI ''e's'
land found himsslf surprised into ite
Presidential chair. A Governor, Lien
tsnant Governor, a long list of S&at'
officers. twenty. eight Senators and fu'
As.smbly and county tickets are 10 u
e.scsed. tbs Republican, since th'
CLOSE of the Senatorial struggle, are
united and confident. The loose anc
dissatisfied elements Of the party are
no longer within the ranks. bat then
place has been taken by firm aud rei'
able Irish. American contingent when
promises TO be one of the rnainsssys oil
the party's strength in the fatuFe. Nv
arts, who will BIO looked upon ~ th'
leader. 10 shrewd politician who hs'
displayed remarkable aptitude tor TAX
ing advantage Of his opportunities
Under hiH leadership and with q vel
chosen car didate at the bead Of ;h'
ticket, there Is no reason why the Em
plre state should not rstnrn to Its plae
in the Republican eolumn.
In Pennsylvania the party Ia unite'
and determined. II IL not expected TIA
the phenomenal majority OF eight
thonsand which Mr.. BIaine's popularit!
rendered possible, can be maintained
hut there 10 no doubt that Pattison, tn
young Democratic Governor who crawl
I'D 10 his seat through split in tn
Republican ranks, will be succeeded b
Republican. The situation in Ohio
more complex. A Governor, Lasaten
ant Governor. minor State officers, Leg
stature and county officials are to b'
elected. The politics of tbs state ar
crossed and recrosHed by local issues
and Il 10 probable that National Issue
will, In a measure al least, be lost sigh
Of. The labor trocbles In the hoekia
Valley will exert great infiuence, al
the liquor question will doubtless az
gear prominently. as il has in every COZ
test 10 that state since 1850. Geverno
Hoadley will be renoninated by th
Democrats and he will make bite
eight for 70 election. The Republican
nft botneNuht ~ y tV'ts Aet -
10 Oppose him. the names Of ForakeI
Foster and Sherman being PROMINENT
mentioned. The Democracy IL badl
torn by internal diasensious. aad il
extremely probable that the Repoblicsl
candidate for the Govsrnorship, " wise
ly chosen, will be elected.
II, therefore, the Republicans, ~
mot Improbable, srioceed in repiacin
with members Of their own party. Oh
Democratic Governors OF she thre
greatest States Of the Union. the ont
iook will not be bad. and IL will be gene
rally Acknowledged that the party !
neither dead no. In dying condition
n will also become necessary for III
administration Of Mr.. Cleveland TO 40
very clrsumspecsly, lest when its lsas
OF power be bat halt exyiFed,it be csm
peliad 10 facs q hostile House Of Repre-
santatives ~ well ~ hostile Senate.