The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-22
SEATTLE. FRIDAY. AUGUST &c.
A CALL FOR MRS. wINsLow.

The Telegraph. the newborn Democratic
organ of this city and state. is in peevish,
pouting and miserable condition. Not
withdrawing the gentle and kindly manner
in which this journal greeted its birth,
the infant prodigy manifestly does not
like the PosT-INTELLIGENcER; does not
like the way it is managed or edited. and
particularly has imbibed an infantile
prejudice against its attitude as an ex-
ponent of Republican principles and party
policy.
The Telegraph is totally unable to compre-
bend, a. yet, how 1t is possible for this
paper to endorse Mr.. Blaine's reciprocity
policy, and at the same time approve of
the general trend of the Mckinley tariff
bill. And the idea of recognizing the
soundness of contemporaries Republi-
canism, while opposing its views about the
postponement of the elections bill, is
veritable '.ifteen puzzle" to the innocent
young stranger.
And unfortunately, as it has been done
in old-fashioned English, rather than in
prattling baby-talk. all attempts at ex-
PLANTATION have failed to explain. After
every such attempt the youthful founder
ings and contortions have only become
more violent and more painful to con-
template. Perhaps nothing but age, ex-
perience and o slight modicum of intel
lectual training will enable the young
scion of Electricity to understand con-
ditions which appear so simple to those
who have reached maturity.
In the meantime, however, it may be
worth while to adopt the Kindergarten
method and offer an object lesson. A short
time ago, frightened by the prospect of a
law to insure fair elections throughout the
country, the Atlanta Constitution threat
ened q southern boycott, and Governor
Gordon endorsed the proposition. As soon
as might be thereafter, Senator Reagan of
Texas and other prominent Southern lead
ers, backed by the Louisville Cotuier-JournaI
and other of their representative news
papers, denounced the idea. Nobody doubts
that the bourbonism of Reagan and
the Couriey-Jouvnal is as pronounced as is
that of Gordon and the Constitution. Even
the Telegraph must have learned that there
equally opposed to the election bill, but
they differed as to the true policy to be
pursued in regard to it.
When this has been studied out and its
application made obvious, there may be a
chance for the Telegraph to comprehend
that it has been deceived by older bourbon
journals that have made it believe there is
some sort of kinship between Blaine's
reciprocity ideas and bourbon free trade.
The older journals have said this in Pick
wickian sense. but the Telegraph has taken
it seriously. As matter of fact, which a
moments intelligent consideration will re-
veal, the free trade tendency is in the sugar
schedule of the Mckinley bill-if that
schedule stood alone-which takes sugar
off the dutiable and places it upon the free
list, with compensating bounty from the
federal treasury to the home producers of
sugar.
The Blaine idea is to admit sugar free
only on condition that the countries whence
the sugar comes shall make an Offset by
admitting our manufactures and products
into their ports free-which is known as
fair trade. q term which originated in Eng
land and Is advocated by the opponents of
that country's free trade policy.
These instructions are offered gratu-
itously and in friendly spirit by Jour-
nal which is an ardent friend of the Am err
can educational system. II they do not
give relief and the young patient should
still show signs of restlessuess and distress,
resort to Mrs. winslow's valuable prepa-
ton may be advisable. Corporal punish
ment is not 10 be thought of.