The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-19

A FATAL BLUNDKR.

The persistent Efforts OF the Republican
minority to defeat the will of the majority
of the party in the matter of the reelection
of Senator Allen can only have one result.
should they be crowned with success, viz:
the destruction OF the party organization,
through the death of all wholesome party
discipline. The logic of the situation has
been briefly but clearly presented TO the
Republicans of the Legislature by the dis
patches of Congr essrnan Wilson and the
committee Of thc United States senate.
Party organization can only be maintained
by the operations Of the caucus and the
supremacy Of the majority rule. This is
the Judgment Of the wisest and ablest
politicians of the party in the United
States senate, who view the contest from
distance without passion or prejudice.
1t ought not to need any enforcement
from distinguished Republicans in other
states; it ought 10 go without saying TO
every sane, upright and loyal Republican
that persistent refusal to respect the will
Of the majority in the matter of the re-
election of Senator Allen means the ulti-
mate disintegrat ion. DISCRIMINATION and
dethronement of the Republican party in
the state of Washin gton.
Following on the heels of great ma.
tional defeat throughout the country, such
apolicy is sure TO turn mere defeat into
retreat and ultimate rout. At no time
in the history of a party is it more neces-
sary to enforce discipline, good order,
peace obedience to the will of the major
ity that is the life of organization than to-
day, when our lines throughout the coun-
try are suffering from the effect of political
defeat. This effect can only be transient
If every true and tried Republican stands
by his flag, respects wholesome party dis
cipline, respect the will of the majority
and complies with the urgent present call
to do nothing that does not make for
wholesome obedience, order, peace and
future harmony of action within the party.
The question before the Republican
party today in the state legislature is a very
simple one: it is whether the will of the
party majority, as manifested by vote for
Allen of nearly two to one for his oppo-
nent, be respected and ratified or whether
the will and purpose Of the chronic party
marplot shall succeed in wrecking the will
just answer TO this question; the party
mest be ruled by its majority and not by
its marpiots, or all the power and useful
ness of party organization is at an end for
the future. The course of the Republican
minority in the legislature can have only
one possible logical outcome should it
prove successful in defeating the will of
the majority; it will erect q precedent that
will be sure to be fatally followed TO the
fri,tering away OF the party unity and the
paralysis of its cohesive force. The sue
cess of the party marpIots who. when they
cannot rule, set forth 10 ruin will react
with destructive force sooner or later upon
all the engineers, great and small, who are
now seeking the defeat of Senator Allen;
they will be hoist by their own petard; it
will be the surrender OF party sanity,
serenity, harmony and disciplined fight
ing power 10 petty private spite, sectional
and factional yindictiveness.
Judge Turner cannot hope for his own
election out of this reckless. disorgauizing,
unpatriotic and impoitic action of his
followers. In any event he is beaten. If
. the Democrats should ever break the dead
lock it will not be for Turner, who is
politically detested As a radical force
bill'' Republican. who, during the recent
political campaign. frankly argued in pub
lie and private that the force bill" and all
that il Implied stood for far more 10 him
than tariff or finance. The Democracy
will never break the deadlock for Turner;
the Republican majority certainly Will not
81.
tajnly. as matter Of principle, cannot al
ford IN make the party marploi the bene-
hciarv Of the vote OF the majority whose
rule he has sought 10 injure, impair and
unset. Hog Will the Populsts vote for
Turner.
Turner. then, stands in the attitude of a
Republican leader who, knowing that in
any event he can not be elected lends his
name "a an insurrectionary and iucen-
diary flag for party anarchists TO follow
for the purpose OF spitefully securing if
possible, not his own victory. but the de-
feat of the choice OF the party majority.
Do Judge Turner and his friends clearly
comprehend what the consequences of
their action mean, whether they are sue
cessful or not in defeating the will of tho
maiority2 We can tel them: it means
the steady march Of Judge Turner 10 his
poiitica! grave. The Republican party
NAV possibly survive the successful def
ance of the expressed will OF its majority
by the Turner marplots. but Judge Turner
Will not politically survive whether his
marp'ot minority wins or loses. The ma
torlty 81 the party Will never forget or
forgive the action Of judge Turner for the
future if he persists in his present unps-
trlotic course Of seeking TO thwart the will
of the majority merely 10 slake the thirst
Tor personal. factsonal and sectional re-
yenee on the part Of the marriott minority.
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NJ R0scoe's "cxplAnsi.on" that he
waited orfgfuaftv for 4 len ''out of resree; 4"