Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-07

lot should be sstaeueu VI sue SfesessDo
free TRADE ticket. Il should b free
trade through and through. and there
should be NO s.rsddlioG or lodging.
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Tng 0pEssse ~ rms CAnPAnGs.
The meeting Of the Bepuhlicsn terri
tosisI committee. which sshss place 81
North Yakima today, may b regarded
a. tbs opening Of the oAmpsiau Of 1888
% wsshiegton Territory. II II true
shat the time fos the selection Of terri
tosial and county candidates 10 still far
Oh and that the day Of election 10 even
more Distant, bos from this time for.
ward the work Of osganis stion and pre-
pssstion for the contest will 20 on
within the ranks Of both parties. The
mssiins Of the Rspubliosa COMMITTEES 10
the frss opsn st,p. The meeting OF the
Democratic oomnitsse. which 10 soon TO
take place, viii be the nexi sep, and
thereafter events will follow one an
other IN rapid succession,
The contest watch 10 approaching vill
be OF more than ordinary impostanes.
This IL . presidential year. u 10 more.
over a year In which will take place the
frat open aud undisGaissd o,ntsa be-
tween Tho friends Of the Amsricsn sys-
ten Of profession and the free traders
which hes taken place siooe tho rsbcl-
lion. A fee months ago party lines
seemed TO be loosely drawn. Many he.
pnbiiosns vsfe drifting towards the
Democracy and many Democrats were
drifting towards Republican sm. Every
lifts creature With ma ism In his coat
pocket was talking q organizing party
on his ovu account and nominating a
national ticket which shouid exist only
for the elorifisasion of his Ism. L.
seemed 10 many that toe national cleo
zion woaid not be contest Of pripci-
ples-thss !, would be merely race for
eslise In which the sole dusy Of the cit-
ixss would be 10 oass bis ballot for the
osDdidals vho seemed 90 him 10 be the
bssi ht,ed tor tho position TO which be
aspired.
The issnsncs Of two executive docu-
msnts dis-irstsd The iilasian ths, this
vas not 10 be a conses, Of parties aud Of
principles The ara OF thsss vas the
order for tbs re.afu OF the battle a aes
captured daring the re ELLEN. THIS
drew the line. 80 far as the veterans Of
the uaion wers concerned. a. suddenly
and as sharply ss The cracking OF a
vhip. They realized then. 10 never be
ferr. that the men In poser In the ma
s,ansl governments reg risi the men
Who Tough, for she Union precisely ~
trey regarded the men Who fought
against Il. Taey realised that the pres
idcnt 81 the United State. Gas u,seri,
incapable Of spptesiaiine the slorioas
pEine'ples nnderly ina the con,es, which
vas made tn behalf OF the life OF the
na,ioa or Of Recognising toe motive
which prompted men 10 lay down thri,
iises In defense IL their country aud
their coantry's h,s. Those Of tue mem
beFs ~ the administration Who we're
not actually welded 10 the traditions OF
the rebellion locke, upon the var for
tae Cni n as disp,ssienstely as thss
regarded the var Of the Roses. To then
esionists sna eaafsiersles xsre ose.
ard they cssfei al the thoasas that
Difference to paelse sv0timeai compelled
them 20 par penstoas 20 shass who
helped 90 save abe na,iin waas they
eanid net rVocensxa in saailsr manner
the a~rotsgs Of tapss ~ho soisas to de-
ssfcy u. The resiisi,ian OF all this
eFeashs The veterans hses in,o their
plss~s IN the Rssshl,s,a rsaks xisa
rash aud 90 Tar as they ~sfs concsrn. q
PARTY lines ~efe as sightiy drs~a as
shss ~srv a quarter ., = ssniasy ago.
TIE seesaa sxsealss aaeameat
waiea Served h bring The Rsgasilesn.
o. their ssnses Vas tie pfvsiisai's fee
trade mess sc. This came hke
thanasr- clae. isasskeeei all ~ee BE-
lievs In The sscteesion Of Au,erican
lassos Go reailsssisa o, the danger cen.
frsntinx tie eaaatry. II convinced
thsm that Csvsiani was eeupieseiv
under the eaa.sol Of she ultra five
trade ~ias OF ate nsmScEasie PARTY aaa
thai Tie bios waieh Ee ha3 sisaed Al
tAe aaaetissn syssssa Of lgrateesioa vas
bat shs rrrear-ss Of ssaers rQssiiy wei
ess ard m re powerful. Al eues 20 was
rseegHiEsS THAI tie es1tess ~As 90 he
ose 81 gEiGsisles. oct zoe OF mep.
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81 iicalSi As fssndrd On svniiaens
agsne OF szsiAtesd a~ay sY ste usas.
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is.se whica mast be srea ass ssea a,
oaee. A vess ia Clsst,ax a wAs ie be
vie for frye trade. A vote AGAINST eisa
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