The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-25
HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTATION.

I;ov. Russell. OF Massachusetts,, is a pop
ular young man.. a fluent speaker. but his
recent address before the New Hampshire
Democracy displays an amount Of histori-
cal Ignorance that is incxcusable in . grad
uStc Of the first college in the land. A
cheap rural demagogue who never went
TO school and was destitute of any
knowledge of political history is gem
orally expected to paw the ground
ard beat the air into an atmosphere
OF biunders. as the cheap Democratic
orators did fifty years ago when they
SECUTED the following invective on the
great Wing statesman: I'm these dark
ard trying and troublous times, where was
Daniel Webster? Down III Bossing; get
ting mp his id old Federal dictionary.
That confusion Of Daniel and Noah Web
s.er might be pardoned fifty years ago in
n spruce gum" statesman. bu. q college
graduate like Gov. Russell is presumed to
have read the political history of his coun-
try with reasonable care and attention.
GOV, Russell in his speech to the New
Hampshire Democracy said:
EfAk 'as u SNSE HaEsoWtu lS trea~ american
spirit by "A petty jsngoism which would bully a
wesk republic OF seize deienseless islands.
The Democratic administration of Polk
forced the weak republic OF Mexico into a
caIseless war. invaded its territory. cap
,ured its capital and annexed California
and other tracts of Mexican domain. This
Mexican war was so wantoniy urged in
the interest o. slavery that il was opposed
by Martin Van Buren,, by Henry Clay and
by every American statesman that did not.
belong TO the camp OF John g. Calhoun.
Gen. Grant. in h,s Memoirs" confesses
that. as n young officer, he took part In the
Mexican war with great reluctance, and
had not the slightest sympathy with those
" 40 promoted il.
toy. Russell, turning In the con-
st!cvaiion Of the tariff, SAID 'oaiy the ne
cssssty OF war with its demand for greater
revenue. increased taril taxation" Gov.
R}lsseil must have known better than TO
| nlake ,his false statement The tariff nc,
kaoNn AS the morrill, tariff was passed hy
ohe house Of congress y year before the
war of tho rebellion eegas and wiihou. any
~ ENANt sLh ga az u lxAS ~.
t&r!T. Which tiov. Russell declares to have
been 80 wise ana heneacent. failed 10 yie.t
TIE revenue necessary - maintain n, GOV.
ernment and new sources - income had "a
hc sought. Prof TaUs.ig. 4 free .rade al.
sl4ouiy. held - high esteem - al inte!li.
gent democratic graduates OF Harvard,
Saws Oh tAis point,
*ae tara Aci ot isSl WAS passci ~ she hoaee
OF Representatives. - tAs session i>96t ths
SSsst9a preceding the election 81 I1neo.a. II !,
sjsar tAss the Nogrils sssis was pAsses oy the
As:ssc fesore Auy serious expectation n "a. wa.
esser;&&se:. sa2 It as scecqie4 ~ sae senate
h. tse session o{ tNl wlshesst material change
Et5&sreiose faF72S ao iAs& - tie financial iaxfs
ss*oE ~ the w2r. walCh gave fss Ia g.rae - .
ses - ~ I5sasuyys 1asl eaIssiY superseded u,
MEtrtl tAT.f.
ssoy. Kassesl makes has worS; bluaAe-
wAea he claims thst ~Rsen the Democracy
~aas cat ~ pase- to l@bi /; hal place:
sfte aD anees & The country or a safe a.
prosperous bass. practice. the s~tglcses,
paid o. the national debt ani
iefs n large sarpsas in the treasury" As q
matter al fact. the Democratic s~.isnsnistra.
ti0n 81 buchanan wss 81 wsss=faa and IN
competent, tsat Il. compelled the govern
as9as 20 PAY IL per cent an is iosss ia
snsSs deficiencies. cos. k4sses. Shows