The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-31

Tie STUPID refusal Of the fectious MI
nority az Olympia 20 ra.ify the caucu.
choice Of two-thirds Of the Republicans II
the Legislature hes become obsolete ia The
leading states Of the union. In the pas.
every refusal Of the minority 70 indorss the
caucus choice Of the II aiority has xrongh.
mischief 70 shs party. and ia every in
stance this rebellion against the majority
has resulted in the rep. acerDent Of first
class Republican with All inferior man.
Twenty years ago few Republicans in
the Connecticut legislature boited the eau
Gus nomination Of the brilliant. and gal
LIANT Gen. Joseph T. Hswley, and joining
with the Democrats elected o. s. Ferry TO
the senate. cold. critical. sickiy "eon-
servatiVe" OF Mugwump. hypercritica
quality. who died in Office. So Ia Iso7,
when Henry l. Dawes, who hal already
reached the lean and slippered panta-
loon" age. pressed himself upon bis party
for reelection be xouid have been defeated
under majority caucus RUE. but nis
friends refused 10 go into caucus and in
the joint meeting Of the tao houses be
escaped defeat only by aid Of the sold
Democratic vote.
In botn these instances the choice Of the
Republican majority was defeated by re-
fnsai 70 abide by the nomin alton Of the
majority expressed IN party caucus, and
'the kickers." with bel p from the Demo
Gratis. elected the minority candidate. This
same kind Of kicking" on the part Of the
minority defeated John 4. Logan once for
the senate and replaced him With an 'Tn-
DEPENDENT" il defeated Matt Carpenter
in Wisconsin and replaced him with an
inferior Republican, Angus Cameron.
Whenever the choice Of the majority of the
party Ii thus defeated by the revolving
minority the successful minority cand:-
date 10 always some inferior man Of mega
tive quality. who, taxing the place of
man Of positive partisan force. al ways rem
ders his party aud his state inferior SER
vice.
If there is spark OF party patriotism
ief. in the small faction Of Republicans
who are responsible for the senatorial
deadlock at Olympia and the waste Of
third OF the time Of the Legislature, the
wishes Of two-thirds of the Republican
party will be respected and Senator A lien
be reelected before the close Of the week
FOR the present situation the only excuse
offered is that Judge Turner Will not re-
lease his friends from their promise to sup
port him. This IL no excuse; the friends
OF Judge Turner are rot bound to support
him alter al reasonable hope Of his e.ec-
ton has been extingulshed; they are GER
taiDiy not bound to help him promote
purely fac.i1as resistance to the cleo
ton Of the choice Of the majority
OF the party. The supporters OF
Judge Turner have no business to
behave as II they owed no duty TO their
party; no duty 10 the public; but owed
everything to Judge Turner. Who is
Judge Turner that he ghould be permit
ted 10 Sicioasiy oppose the wishes OF the
great majority OF his party oy an ugly OBJ
stinacy that Is worthy oi rebeilious child
rather than dIgDiiled man OF mature
age. experience ana Intelligence? What
pol!tica. honor or respect can Judge Tur-
ner expect from his party Ia tie future II
he puts himself on record today as Il man
whose party maxim IS to be muuneer
when he cannot be master. TO ruin men
lac cannot fule, TO sGik ia his tent because
the army declines - make ham general.
Judge Tanner has always shown this
ugly spirit: he displayed II In hls tight
with WATSON tor congress when his contest
had become absolutely hopeless. 1t 10
this ps.y spirit that has made Judge Tur-
neT the iavor4t" child Of defeat; when The
Republican party declines 10 give HIM
has he wants he always lower his horns
and charges Oh 1t a. Uuu does on Il china
shop, anxious 10 deLie when he can not
destroy. J. looks A. II the little burro Of
the minority would lnslly get weary OF
being ridden - death by judge Turner
aud throw him over It's head into his last
ditch. Judge Turner'S career has thus far
been a succession Of defeats lie has Z. read :
had a number u bad falls" and he is
sure to get another and that before many
days, ana then lie viii De left mumbIing
TO himself:
Leaves have their time 20 fall.
ANA so likewise have
The reason, too. : The sams--
II comes Of getting dry.
But here's the difference 'twixt leaves and ma
] tails more harder and more ircauentlea"