The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-12
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VIXEN tie Issues @re vital ssse tAe7
pahlseAn party can sisays be af-
yeuded upsn 10 pat the right foot fore
most. Ii eaa'' years ard 81 times
when ssakes are small, blun@1ers are
sometimes ansae bot chen great IN
seresss are before the country, the pa
tnosis spirit. whleh Is The Tea! snifiat-
ing force o. the party. never iaiis %
overcome nflror considerations ard Al.
wars ne wise tt.ias g done 10 wise
and earnest fashion.
This fac. finds new ilinstration IN
The Aasnr- Is Ellenssafgi yesterday.
The nomination 81 Mr.. Aiien wa
esrcs4nistsnoa inspired ~ every Con
sidesation Of territorial and party IN
,ere.t The Industrial and social sell
fare Of our territory tsnd d tie whole
nation as well} Is threatened by ar
proposition 20 ts decided BY popa-
lar vote. Washington territory can
NOT directly affect The result. bns IN Der
choice OF delegate 20 congress
che has the opportunity to speak her
sentiments. Che has In this election
the chance b array herself in lice
with the party which Is fighting over
again il a new form The war for Amer
lean honor and Independence. she
has the chance, too. Of showing the
party upon whose support We must
rpIy for admission 20 this sistsrbo0d Of
states that It's sentiments and her own
afc identical.
The party interests at stake Ibis
year are IN exact line with
the territorial interests since the
whole Essence % politics IS the
public good. 1t Is necessary for
our good name, in 3 party sense. 70
demonstrate that the Democratic sue
ceases Of tao aud four years ago we're
incidental. accidental and temporary.
ftisifn sortant that &c should show the
Republican congress aud the Republic
can administration which will come
into power next March, that Washing
ton Is Republican commonwealth.
II Is Important that we should have
the prestige Of party succ9ss in our
appeal 20 the new voters coming into
The territory in large numbers. 1t Is
important that We should be
represented at Washington by
gentleman and a Republi-
can rather than bY shallow
and bosnbastie dcmagogue and Dem
osrat
The nomination OF Mr. Allen IS in
itself a forecast Of success. A clean
aud capable man. without blem-
ish: man standing for all that
makes the Republican party great po-
itieai and moral force. man free from
sas .iisass4s .aiss u .slsEsss u afeiG
dice In conflict with the public
welfare. man skilled in law
aud in debate. man OF learning and
Of ,ilsci ,linetl mind and wishal gen
.leman without reproach this man,
the most 80 under the circumstances
in the Whole Territory. i presented by
Che Republican party as IL candidate.
The platform l. brief and clear
statcmcn, Of principles on every issue,
its dignity is In striking contrast
with the absurd platform pat forth
last week by the Democrats at spokane
Pals.
The coming territorial compaiEn
will be In excellent hands. Mr.
Itaines who has been chosen As chair
man 81 the territorial committee,
has al the requirements Tor party
loader. The people Of the territory
neesl not be told that his administra-
ton will bc allie ami aggressive
With such itsucs. with such q can
didatc, with such a platform and with
such campaign leader, the party is
certain OF suecess Tho P0sr-IN-
TrLt;oFSCra predicts majority Of
five thousand for Allen aud Protec.
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