Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-21
DAILY POST. INTELLIGENCER
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Ls,s dsvsiop9s1ts In the world OF
politics indicaEs that the nonopo y
power Of the country, having elnnls Ia
the Republican party nniil II brought
aboat lie defeat st National siscti0ti-
is about 70 GrAnsie. its aileEieaos ~ TIE
Democracy. Monopoly Is sivay' viii
ina 10 fght on the side that Il able 10
soufsf the most f&VoFs. and stassisnsil
are peculiAsly susceptible 10 The AEhu
snoss which Wall strs%t can bring :"
bar. Several Democratic leaders, Tor
msrly lsod trumpeseEs Of toe poSalsf
eaasa, have recently shown dispS'$''
too 20 eoart ob,cority. while o'nsf"
have Turned their bseks squareiy apot'
their former prDc,plTs, and Ar7 heoiini'
unaer the banner Of Gogid and hia
iisu,>r IE the regent vese IA iht
Senate on the Foreign Contrast Labor
bill, for instance, ell the votes os's
against the ball, with single sIcsptioEt'
were Democrats. while ell sIcsps tSt
were 9rora the sOoth. Tbs leaders ct
the opposition TO every bill 10 favor 81
popuIar rights, recently discussed Ia sht
SENATE, kavs been Democrats ant
every such bill hss been carried by Re-
poblican Votes.
In this Territory the tsDdsney is Pc
caliariy marked. Last fall the kepatS
loan organization Fl the Territory vai
undsr ths eoulIlsts control of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. The people
rsbeiisd against such unvartsntsd 10
tsrfsrenoe In tho politics Of the fsrri.
tory, and defeated The party ahioh vas
Handicapped with The railroad alliance.
Since that time. however, the relative
position Of the parties has changed. II
is nov the Democratic party which Will
have fayoEs 70 bsstoS, and unises APP
peasances are very esctiylnR, the
Northsrn Pacific Ia making an EFFORT "a
control its organization. Having been
beaten in an open struggle, ia which
,hs issue tstvssn the people and the
railroad vas :airly joined. the latter
bots up ssrsnely, aud bsgins 10 play ~
hand for the Federal effioes in she Ter.
ritory. Scot things n iodgeships, II
will be remembered, are much desired
by railroad companies, and are found
very useful IN their business
Quite number Of applicants for Fed
sral offices under the new Adninistra'
sion have recently gene Esst TO urQs
their claims TOR preferment IL Is GER
tain that at least some. possibly all OF
these are travelling upon passes Furnish
cd by the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, and gwen for value to be re
ssiyed. Il Ia nos 10 be supposed thai
tie railroad offi aials are so interested IN
the personal affairs Of these gsntlemeil
ss 10 carry them free ovsr their lines fol-
shs mere prEpoes Of helping their
booms. Repayment will be expected
91u uolunfAACt kVtl tihDr: hH0 - "
not improbable thss the hear futare wil
see the Democratic party OF Washing
Ton Territory completely controlled BY
the railroad strikers who succeeded 10
swamplng ihe Republican organization.
An alliance between Democracy and
Monopoly will he as grotesqus ~
hideous. II will be the ruin of botl
parties 10 the ili-assortsd combination
Jnst let l, unmask add show its ~,
ugly faces before the people, and thsiI
onslaught uron 10 will carry is down IL
death. There vill be sone comfort Ia
carrying on the peoples nRht usder th'
Old Republican banner. aud meeting OF
one battle held the two enemies X
American progress. A blov can b,
struck with double vigor when II = di
rsesed aeainal Democracy and Monopsl,
alike.