The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-26
THE PASSING THRONG.

Dr. &. Houston, of Stanberry, Mo-, IL at the
Diller. II have been away from Missouri for
about three months" he said last night, sand
am not in touch with the latest politics, but
can tell you that the Peoples party is going to
cut r1ost into the Democrats in my state. OF
course you know mine fs q Democratic state. all
the same The colored people, among whom
the Peoples party was expected to take the
strongest mold, are not 50 large factor with us.
But imagine . country where in days rail-
reading you scarcely see white person. 1have
recently had that experience in the BLACK belt
of the south. This was on the occasion of re-
cent visit made to Birmingham. Ala, which is
just about In the northern edge of It Do you
know, there are actually people In the South
who own land in that country who have never
seen it Their agents collect the rents, which the
simple tenants pay without any conception thar
It means that the land 10 not theirs in fee SIM
pie. The "black belt" extends from the Allan
1t lis, to all intents and purposes, . foreign
country. In Birmingham I saw an inter-
esting souvenir, being no less than q
copy of the secession ordinance passed
by the convention Of the state of Alabama, now
framed and hanging in the ONCE of one of the
signers in Birmingham This gentleman, a
quiet, white-haired old man now, has none OF
the old sentiment left in him, but you might
just a. well admit that the old spirit 10 still
strong thera One of the prominent features of
the situation IL, what believe to be true that
the southsfners are not trying their best to
make good citizens Of the colored men. There
10 this to BE- said in favor of the white mon.
however, that they have question to deal with
which few Of u North really understand. The
utter simplicity OF things is hard TO realize The
old single-shovel pillow with single mule In q
feature Of the landscape which will long resist
the advent of the enormous teams saw In
some of your wneat-growing valleys in this
state"
W. II. Greenleaf. president Of the Grsenleaf
Lumber Company, OF Ltchheld, MINI, d doing
the Sound country on business, and stopping at
the Northern. "Your Puget sound red cedar
shingles are thoroughly in the swim with u.s."
he said last night star A Star can be nut
down in St Paul for about the wholesale price
OF the best white pine shingles. We didn't be-
lieve at first that 1t really was red cedar because
it had not the decided red tint that our Mime
sofa rcd cedar had. We used our red cedar for
fence posts, and We know IL II good for q long
life there, thirty years in some cases. Your fir
will also take hold there, particularly for heavy
timbers, which we have to splice and build up
ii made from our own timber Politics? Well,
you can count on itthat the state 10 safe ON the
Republican national ticket for about Is.
90 The state ticket IL still stronger
The Republican nominee for governor. the Hon.
Knuts Nelson, 10 Of Norwegian birth. have
known him for many years and have the very
highest opinion OF him. While in the FIftisth
congress he voted for the Mills bill, 1t 10 true;
but do not know that he ever advocated free
trade for itself He Will, Of course, get the Nor.
wegian and Swedish vote. but am far from
thinking that that ib necessary to his election.
Though Norwegian born. he IL - thorough an
American today a. the best Of Us. having livsd
here since his seventh year. He 10 beside one
Of the finest fellows going. The Scandinavian
element 10 somewhat ciauufsh. of couysn hnf tbs
general testimony Of all observers ana nv own
experience 10 that better class Of tmmigraslon
does n0s come 70 thess Shores"
s. p. Cochran, OF Clarksville. Mo-; ". C
Painter, OF Wails Walia; Dexter shoudy, the