Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-08
TACOMA,
yaE Yr1SH POLITICAL TALK rsgs sYRsxo-
"a rcssox scoaRsrKp AGAINST
PeoHyrrT1ex-

xaE yr1sY POLITICAL TALK rsrs syR,So-
"a rcssox sc0arsrHp AGAINST
PeoasryTsex-
Conssdsrahie interest " already eeins
msntfeses1 ia tbs local election hii!eS
70 take plsce In May ueys. Il 10 Ser
tsinly not being evireed IN O eersrs
fgsh at the cisiasrs 10 be registered f.,
co sosh rcsh fs taking piace. the iaeli
ratien Ia that direction being. irsss al
rather sarcy. TIE cid tine vossers
havevef, are already beginning o.
linssf eos at uicsts q little beyond the
hons they promise % be home. and a
deposition is already manifest to com
rsace 10 "sx things up.n
IL IL already thorsuatiy established
t5at there viii b. No fusion this year.
This 10 the strong tene OF vcics tsken
hy the old psfty-sine wsrksrs in the
RepnolicAn camp referred 10.
the recent oFesr;ssfion as TIE
ionra Meas Rspoelican Cla5 Is ese OF
the ind.osssons OF tie
AvAKEsIxu lxy1nxsy
That developing thus early give prom.
sse Of q lively tine As the election ap
prosches. desrite the deciarasisn made
oy tssny when politics " brosched that
business will snsaro everyhotv's al
tention this spring and ans bsdy can
be elected Who has time 10 run"
Ice election OF ofdsers In tbs old
Lincoln club vas postponed last wsek
antii psxs week. as has been reported
Toe Lincoln club has hitherto been the
oriy Republican clue in she city. TIE
leaders Of the dub are the older coii;i- |
ciAps and they number some Of the |
older men in the city. The members Of |
,ae club practically handled she lss, |
,ounty election and, ss wss evidenced |
n the result, handled IL veil. The |
aocieus of the nev club was formed BY |
rorpger members Of the Lincoln clab, |
sud one Of them. yesterday, explaining |
Rhy In young mems club had been !
formed said:
"Iee young men Sho belonged to
rnR LINCOLN cLuB
We're rather oseraSed so % speak. BY 1
he elder and more experienced mem-
,ers. They attended its meetings 10 |
isieu to others. They could not or
sonid not take part 10 lis debates and
Tbey obeyed orders,
rent ont accsrdins to the directions
,ivsn them and rustied for votes. etc,
md we're q successful perhaps 10 ttst
a we're any OF the others. But they
lid not el like sitting back In the
,oencils any longer and so have form
d this new club where they will feel
aore at ease 10 come to the front. do
'ome OF the talking themselves and 81
,ain the experience bv practice that
ktsx aA hU tFl a q
,ess OF the Lincol1"
"The purpose IL very good aud com-
said 40 old member Of the
vas chiefly addressed, lint the trouble
sith that 10 that il may take too mosa
II the
YOUNG BLOOD
FROM the Lincoln club to be good for
be health Of the istt.r."
That's all r,eht." sa'd the yong
mems club man. "thsre - no obi olion /
% our being members Ct both cints,
presume. Bns can give the old boys |
pointer that We are nrt going 80 be
be tail OF the crcauisatIsu any longer |
,nless We are that particular kind ard |
description Of tail which 10 said 10 wag |
he deg"
"No sir. there wiil be M fusion this
Iear." said another prominent memssf |
II the Linco,r club 10 the losr -ISysL
LiaEscEs man. yesterday. "Yon csu |
ust bofIos mouey TO bet on thss aud |
Dc safe. We are going to do business |
,p strictly PARTY lines. There is already |
| talk about ths necessity OF a fusion |
against the prohibiiionists thi. time. |
We vili take fright at any such enter
,rise this time. The supreme oouft has |
ieciafed prohibition Unconstitutional IN |
advance. and il 10 bad not there would |
% n, good fight on that ground"
bat did yoa not catch the drift Of |
be lste
TEMPERANCE REVIVAL
feye-Tns Hughes and Ward adair7s
e a1ired a bys,ander. zone of them |
,eclared thst there had been n thous
md siauers to tbs pledse 10 this city. |
md be declared on tue plstsorm that |
be old parties shoald be ignored IN the
iaht for temperance. Uacsr tie nev
,oenss law tt. discretion Is in the
lands OF the city council or county
ommissiouers 10 issue or refuse 10
ssue licences. You can rest assured
hs, there will be filtt to elect prohi-
,itiou cou.ci!meu and commission.
rs"
Very well" said the ether "ve will
ieht strictly within party lines"
"Oa the other hand" contiuned the
second speaker 'the debate st the
Iuichss Of L.hnr reading room last
sunday is not without Its siguifesuos.
ihe present c unoii and tbe city offi-
,ers we're turned over very seriously
rom the kniaht of Labor standpoint
Tor not taking q hand 10 patting down
zambii and in'epperance so far "a II
san b. done under toa city ordinances.
Ttat might iDdioste to
1Hx CASUAL eaEHAvHR
That the Knights OF Labor vill either
make fight on their ovn account-thst
IL. pat a ticket 10 the fisid a. they bsve
fallen Tot the haiti. of doing Of late, OF
slse that they will combine WITH the OUT
and ous probitiiionists. IL ia in the
fear OF the latter that the Auswump
gathers voice to sdsise combination
Of the two parties once more. You may
have noticed, feo, how siaborataiy the
Hughes and W rd osulblpatian tailed
lhe Knights Of Labor CD ths temper
anee plsnss in their declaration OF
prinoiples."
"ysry we'll" said the obdsrsts old
liner, "se will tave ,ne OF 10 this time.
The srgament is 20 thin entirely.
Having made up your nind 80 fullY."
Iaterps-ed the PosT-isTrLIiogscEc
man, "perhaps you can sell as some
hing about your prospective csp4i
dates"
"fhe time hss net arrived 20 speak OF
cat didsies yet," vas rcpi,ed. "Among
.se Democrats no ans can BE- found
Who vii! ofisr m opioion as to xhat
move that party siil make cns vsy or
los other. Wtetber they wili decide to
20 i stone or to fuss With one side or
zoe o,ker."