Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-13
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rs s.zu.esh ana vsialisy q ~
Hsury osorr, nossnsaf.u hirh % dor
saqksy sriah1ansd Is kspuhlseaa 49,
DsmssrstIu usnnrsrn ID NsuTofk ciiJ,
IA esnnss 81 apeeulaainn and asEigua
shoaehs aliks amsng politisiana ana
asndents a. sossoiaay. IL s1ruaasns =
sosa many . nissly lnid saicuiaiioa, -
AZ nnat astufs 81 he parry laeders are
auxieunlg en6sasoriuz . dsssznins
wl.rs t'sy sisnd snd boz sFeas IN IN
a-snes he sew saosausont vi hare Il
aks sssctf0n q ls
ne manaesrs q Ne nsu Eosamsnt
VA soi Be sonfent with ths dinplay q
nsranefh whleb fhsy haEs m4ds p ~
eltv si,ofion e Nsu York and she esun-
~ sasstiaa ns Chisago. ThsT haFs q.
rss6g bseun % siaborass . pian for
nasional orannizatisn uhiab uin asprs-
ssnt ths prinalples q Ne GsaERs asm-
paien and which vii pFoaant eanai
data fer ~ Pfssid6nsy. Il = not - 81
urehahis ti,ns ne msn vito a1e inter-
$3.50 Is thIs niossnani Win b taEnsd
from assss puEpeee. Daring the can
vass b Nsu YoEk tbey RESISTED ne
saorss II polilioians - maks nsa q
shesr moyomant. ard thsss i no rsason
. bslisvs that they uiil b lsas essad
fast IL Ne fulars tan thsg haEs bsen
a he pasi. OF eoursss tAe George
movumsas essentially anational move
maut and b nos - apy ssnas ounansa
10 shs mumlsipai poiiaies o. Asw York.
oooszs's pFinoIpisn, e ever cryasallised
u law, weuid be capitalized ~ he ae
tlsn e ~ stais and Naaisnal Iasisla-
aursa, and the msthsd Of oondaetina
1ks mnnlsipai eossEnmsnt Of NeW York
wouIa hays - littls 70 q with - a.
uoui6 Ne melhod Of eonauotinG Ne
aoVosnmsns o. Ehlsa.
0ssras i Indnilsly sisanasE - > d.
ssaisa oandidaio for hayof Of Nsw
Hork thnn he poaid haso hean y
s,sstaa 70 hs bad hesn sasssssfnl b
hia ssssnt oanyass and had ben ele
valsd . he position q chief maaistfata
e NE sliy Il New York, Il a altoRslhsE
prohahis fhas hos Of bis supporters
who wara eaEnaat and sinesEe woald
soon have lslt = kssn disappointmant
ana ahaa q aansEai diaornAnizsiion
Would have followed. HenEy 0sorHs
e MAYOR Of New YORK. wosla have no
naIs posoF 70 pus Into pEaslioa ths
Edaas VITA which bis name Il sonnsstsd
than would Hensy Georges - . privats
eitiznn. nis voWeriansnaas woald have
prednsod dismay h Ne Fanks Of The
nsW barn party vhieh had elected him,
mnd 4 h aliaaeihsF likely ihal within 3
fsw months afior ths slsotian his fol.
Lowers woald have looked apon him
either e = traitor % e. ~ enthusiasts
who vas able % talk BAT Bca 10 acl.
From this. thsy w0sld soon have come
Do Me conclusion that thair movemsRa
vas . failure and would gradually have
rsiurnsd % thsir former party ale
games.
In dsfeat, howsver. no zach fate awaits
The movemani. u has shoWu itself 10
Be strong enough % command respect.
Il did nos fzzle oua e. 90 many similar
movements have done, and Il vas for
midabls enough 10 make both Demo.
eraia and Rspablicans turn the foEsa Of
ahelK canvass against IA rather than
naainsl each other. II did not sucoesd.
but Il came near enough 10 sueeess 70
encourage thoas who weFs engaged in Il
and 70 fortify them in he belief shat
thalx movemsnt viii ultimately become
powar 10 the LAND. II can command
tho sappost Of lGa followers 3 hundred
times better IN defeat than 4 eauld
havs commanded u Ia success. Already
aAronR, Il bids fair 70 become vastly
siEonReF.
TIE development Of this movement
hFeRArasd with greater apprehension
b ths DemooFatio than b. the Rspub-
lean leaders Il " more Of menace
e the penoeFatie than 70 ths Rspahli
can paRty. A b well known. Blaine
lasi ne Presidency through bic failure
10 secure tho electoral vote Of New
York. TIE DluFality aRainsl him IN
New York vas little more than oue
tAeasAud votes. Last us imagine what
tAs result woala have been II sixty or
seventy thousand votes IN Eev York
CITY bad been oasi for Henry George or
for somo ether Labor candidate. Ossa-
land wonld have bad = plurality IL the
metropolitan aiatEials d not more than
twenty Eve teoaaAnd. end Blaine wsald
have had forty thousand In The State.
The LabeF mevomona uoaid nol devsl.
eDin ne rural disirieaa a. rapidly a. In
ne slllss. snd ihe Rspuelieaa strong.
holda Of Nsw York woald have besn
alnssa unloaahsd b. e. WAsa NE De.
anooFAay Of tha stiles had been fairly
tern asundes.
Tha pellaicAl eOntssa Of iSss will be 10
many Respects repetition sf hat Of 1884.
Il n al,aesahsg peooable that Blaine
end Cleveland vill again b Ne cAnai.
date u ne RepaAiioan and Demo-
cradle partiea Blaine vii poii - lARRs
vote b NsQ YORK. ~ be ais 10 fs9t,
and will cone 10 shs eitisa with = ne.
iority fully a. great instead q hAsinG
9 maisFlly large snoaeh 10 mesa And
esoroone Il h New YoEk and Hsooklya.
however, he Democrats wlil havs q pit.
lful plarAlllly q tueaty 81 thirtS thea,
sand ever ne Republicans ana a bare
plaAlisy ever the Supporters of Ne La,
Dor candidate. The result viii b. thai
ne slsstoFal gsas % New York vii II
eivun 10 Ne Republican canataAas By 4
large plurality. TIE Prohihition de
fesiion Ia he Repahiiean FarAl district,
vii b Tar moEe thar cast b. NE la.
hag strength 10 the nemsesatie cities.
ta yel tRs years anti tAe PFessden,