The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04

THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST DE-
CIDED BY SOCIALISM.

the recent presidential election at the
West twas brought about by the coalition
of the Democracy with the agrarian and
communistic elements, whose panacea for
existing evils is the Reputation OF all
debts. public and private, the abolition of
taxation, the forcible redistribution of
property, and the reorganization of So
ciety by the degradation of the prosperous
and educated to the level of the unsuccess-
full and the ignorant" Senator Ingalls, is
right, and the same causes in our judg-
ment. operated in states east OF the Missis-
sippi river. The working vote of the cities
of the West. like Chicago, Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Toledo, New
York. Brooklyn and Buffalo. confirm
Senator Ingalls, conclusion that the Re-
publican party was beaten no. because the
malevoient working vote found fault with
the Republican party as the party of pro-
lection, but as the party OF rich men,"
The tariff was not charged with impover-
fishing the workingman, but with RESPONSE
bility for the large number of rich men in
the Republican party.
Senator ingalls, correctly describes the
situation in his own section of the West as
characterized by bitter. intense hatred
of the poor for the rich, and in general by
the hostility of those who dwell in the
country for those who live in towns. He
says:
The rancorous malignity against banks. rail-
roads, merchants, lawyers and capitalists found
expression in frenzied invectve which was not
surpassed by the petroleurs IN the commune of
Paris The assassination OF bankers was advo-
Gated by Populist orators and sppauded by their
auditors. The most destructive and pernicious
theories OF finance and government were the
staples OF every appeal to the victims of debt
and misfortune. and the result is regarded as a
distinct triumph by the apostles of state So
cialism.
The argument against the tariff was ad-
dressed to the passions and not to the rea-
son of the people. There was no discon-
tent in the agricultural states of the
Northwest at the burden of taxation under
the Mckinley bill. 1t was not denied that
wages were higher; that prices of the
necessaries Of life were lower and the mar.
ket for farm products extended; the
charge against the tariff was that il had
made some men rich: not that it had I'M
justly increased the burdens of the poor.
Railroads are denounced as public enc
mics despite the fact that never has there
been an hour when a man could travel so
far or send a barrel OF -four so many miles
for 81 as now; the railroads are hated
not because they have imposed unjust
burdens on the people, bus because they
have made few men very rich. Kero-
sene was never so cheap as it is today, but
the Standard oil Company is cursed
not because it has increased the burdens
of the poor, tor il has lightened them, but
because it has made Rockefeller and his
associates very rich.
Universal education and increased op-
portunity for travel and observation have
multiplied desires and ambitions much
more rapidly than they have multiplied
the means OF their qualification" is preg-
nant sentence. packed full OF truth.
Senator ingalls, anticipates that this
communistic spirit will he intensified for
the future, because il will be reinforced by
swarms OF anarchistic immigration from
Europe. These creatures will not be diff
fused over the vast area of cheap land at
the West, but will continue 10 stacnate
and stink in the pestilential centers OF our
great cities. The struggle for life will be-
come harder. competition more relentless.
MIR. ingalls, says on this point:
Taught By depagorues that all men are equal
and entitled, therefore, 10 al equal share of the
sssets OF society, ihoy are instructed that all
capitalists sre thieves who have robbed the poor
hy unjust laws. and thus they repair to the bal
lot box FOR restitution and revenge.
Mr.. Ingalls,. however. does not antici-
pate that the Democracy will make more
than transient and casual alliance or
coalition with these menacing elements;
their real leaders have no sympathy with
anarchstic dogmas. and "iu the final con-
test between the conservative and the
destructive forces OF the republic. which
IL inevitable in the near future, the coali-
ton will obliterate craftsmanship" Mr.
Cleveland. Ingalls, believes, has no sort OF
sympathy and IS fall OF nl-disguised CON
tempt for the various forms Of iackass
paternslism in shape OF fla: money, state
ownership Of railroads and government
loans ''to those who can borrow from
nobody else"
These views of Mr.. ingalls,, Of which We
have given full abstract are entirely
sound and sensible. The truth is that the
recent presidential election was decided by
the mslevolent socislistio vote thar Ris-
marck years ago defined in Germany as
standipg for nothing but envious hatred
and jealousy Of the malignant poor fol
the rich; OF the less rich fer the very rich
This is the essence Of anarchisn and
trades unionism in America AMI England
today. 1t is not q battle for human right,
a. all; il is more selfish, low. ma,evo
lent, brutal. enyious bate Of class for c'a-s
Never WAS more truthful word uyte.et
than the statement aha, there is no remedy
for the disputes between employee ana EN-
r.oyea save the application Of the t'o!deH
Rule. Compulsory arbitration is 3 atoYjar
expeaient Tor how could you possih y
under ouE form Of government practically