The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-04
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Editor chsrsesGgn VIEWS and Courier
/ judging from the recent issues d
your paper. there j. Some unrest Ii
| the state over the defeat OF Mr.. Gleve
land and many specuiations a. to the
rauAe 81 IL. The writer spent eigh'
weeks. ia 1854, in New York state
xseaking for Cleveland. and under
| stood vel the sentiment there To
him IL vas clear from the beginning
/ that Mr.. Cleveland = defeat was Inevl
table.
There are two prime causes for il
! First Mr.. Cleveland is not IN full syn
patby with the Democratic party, and
nowhere is IL 50 well understood az II
{ View York. Mr. Cleveland was elected
governor OF New York and president
I. of the United States by Republican
/ voters, and although 1000 Republi
cans were on the rolls IN New Iors
state, in f5sl pledged TO vote for him
against Mr. Blaine, his majority wa
very slender. Neg York state Is al
WAYS Democratic when the candidate
! is in full sympathy With the party
and that Is why Hr. Hill was elected
and Mr. Cleveland defeafed in the late
election. Mr.. Seymour, in the stormy
DAYS OF 1853, on the heels of the war,
carried the state over General Grant
who led the Northern armies TO VIC
tory. Mr. Tslden carried il over Gen
eral Hayes in Is7e. Both were in fun
sympathy with their party. hence
their victory.
Second, the vast business interests
of the North expressed alarm at Mr..
CIeyeIand's position on the tariff, lest
IL might lead TO free trade, which some
OF his speakers advocated to his detri-
ment. True, il was conceded on all
sides that the Republican ticket was
unexeeptionable; hence there was no
excuse Tor those who reyoited against
Mr.. Blaine, If they did not support il.
Mr.. Cleveland, however, did one thing
for which his countrymen, one and all
should ever hold him in tender recol-
lection. He brushed aside all the old
issues OF two great parties and created
new one. on which the battle was
Joined and fought TO a conclusion.
The all-ab=orhing issue was how TO re-
duce the tariff 80 as 10 get rid of the
surplus in the treasury, and raise an
amount simply to meet the needs of
the government. The Democrats went
before the people on the Mills bill, and
the Republicans on the senate bill.
The argument was exhausted on both
sides and the Republicans won. Mr..
Cleveland, by brushing aside the old
issues between the two parties and
creating a new and live one, has
cleared the way for President elect
Harrison to re-weld the sections into a
solid union Of states, fraternally, and
project them upon a eareeroi wonder
ful prosperity feel and believe he
will be equal to the occasion. Let our
people be of good cheer The black
people. unedncated as they are. po-
liticaliy are nothing, and the carpet
baggers are still less, for they have
been discarded even by the black peo-
pie goyernmentslly. The black people,
faithful to Us in peace and in war,
should have our commiseration and
encouragement, for they need it. No
power can bring back upon Us the bar
barian days that We passed through
from 1855 10 1876 Civilization and
Christianity shudder at the idea.
ieel and believe President-elect
Harrison would scorn it. He is a
gentleman by birth and education. He
Is man of metal, in whose veins flow
the heroic blood of grand old Virginia,
the home and burial ground of the
founders Of the Republic. He has
been tested upon the battle field and
in the council OF the Nation, and it Is
conceded he has a clean record. He
has made no mistake since his nomi-
nation. His keen analysis and close
reasoning OF the issue involved shows
that he is a scholar and knew what he
was about.
vice-president Morton is clear and
broad, and the possessor OF q vast
fortune, which he made. No man is
better equipped and qualified TO master
and solve any and all economic and
financial questions of the Nation that
may arise,
Let all OF our people be of good
cheer and move on firmly and steadily
in the development OF our vast re-
sources, and all will be well. The
honor and business interests of the
Nation are in safe hands.
ELLISON S. KEITT.
ESoREE PLANTATION, Nov. l6.