The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-10

it i. not likely that there viii soon be
another.
JUDGE GREENE's SEVEN PROB
LENS.
Ii Is to be presumed that Judge
Greene. in spite Of his sudden de
sertion OF the Republican party after
having accepted the most substantial
favors at its hands. still looks upon his
past connection with that party with
out regret That is TO say. he still be
lieves that he fought on the right side
during the war, that slavery was a
curse, that the efforts Of the Repub.
lean party to destroy it were right
that its position on the questions Of
national policy which have arisen
since the war has been the right one
in short, that he did not make mis-
take in acting with the Republican in
stead OF with the Democratic party.
This much being granted, it is impos-
sible to see how he can reconcile his
present political course with his duty
to his country or with consistent ad.
herence to the ideas Of government
which he has always professed to
accept.
In his letter accepting the Prohibi-
ton nomination. Judge Greene speaks
Of seven great state problems incident
to the tendency and determination
of the anti-slavery conflict. /. These
problems, as he states them, we're:
| i-Compromise. as one phase of thu
conflict.
ARMED rebellion OF secelin1
st ases as second phase.
3-Civil or domestic slavery. the
cause.
i.-The status OF states whose rebel
lion was extinct. one sequel.
| 5-Non- adaptation of the constitu
ton 10 changed conditions, another
sequel.
G-Practical political slavery outliv.
| ing domestic slavery, another sequel
7-Poiitieal solidity Of the South,
still another sequel and the one most
manifestly dangerous to the national
integrity.
Five of these problems Judg. Greene
believes to have been settled by the
Republican party. The other two. he
says, are still before the country. The
attitude Of Judge Greene in regard te
the five settled problems has been:
i-opposition to any compromise
permitting the continued existence o!
slavery or not admitting the right Of
the national government to put down
rebellion by force of arms.
2-opposition to armed rebellion and
participation in the war for the pre-
seryation Of the union.
3-oprosition to civil or domestic
slavery.
t-opposition to the plan to over
look the crime Of rebellion and place
the rebel states at once in virtual con
troll OF the national government.
Support OF propositions 10 amend
the consultation in order that II might
be adapted to changed conditions.
The attitude of the.Democratic part,
in regard to these five problems was
i--pesire for any compromise which
included the continued existence o
slavery. even though it included thu
destruction OF the union.
2-Partieipation in armed rebellio,
and sympathy with those participat
ing in it.
| S-unyieldine support of civil o
domestic slavery.
! a--pesirc fer the complete rehahili
taiiou OF the rebelIioas states and de
mand for the immediate and uncondi
tionai admission OF the late rebels Il
! all the rights Of citizenship.
| s-opposition to every proposition
10 amend the constitution.
II viii be seen that the position o
Indge Greene differs radically iron
that oisthc Democratic party on ever,
one Of these points. That is to say
from Judge Greene's standpoint tn,
position IT the Democrats party OF
these points was radically wrong. an,
the acceptance Of the solutions for tn
prohlem, which ii offered would hav,
brought misery 10 humanity and de
struo.ion 10 the government
The positions Of Judge Greene an,
the Democratic party with reference {
the tSo unsettled Problems are a
widely different a. were their position
with reference 10 the problems whicl
have hecn settled. Vet Judge Green
Is willing - josh in a movement who's
rcs.sl;. il The hoTes OF its projectors az
taldlioi, viii he 10 strengthen IL,
Democrats party, 10 srstSin it il
power. and % leave - ii alone the Soau
tioa Of the problems which remain un
settled. Judge Greene and his fellow
the political rr0hiasiiou mcvemen
hope Tor the sacecss of the psmocraii
parry In the approaching national con
tesi sad expeci 10 labor indirectly {,
SEIZURE Sach sseceSs. In other WORKS.
Juisc Greene l. willing 20 ea,rust ID,
solai1a u the tao remaining prob
leras % the parry whsch was utterly
and Radically a; fauls ia IT, tfeatmea;
OF sAs ave problems which have been
se.tlei in sfste Of i;s stsenaoas oppo-
sis.en. l. slch course Soasis a,