The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-16
the ruENrso rorsr IN THE CRAZE.


the Pacific slope. The New York ESensng
Post. staunen but conservative Demo
cratic newspaper, remarks that Oregon
has come into discreditable prominence
Of late years ty the antics OF its governor,
Sylvester Pennoyer. originally Demo-
crat" The Poet says that his first term
was so bad that 1t ought 70 have secured
his rejection In 1890 For the past two
years Pennoyer. like Lewelling of Kansas
and Waite of Colorado. has been the. rep
resentative Of Popuiism, although he was
elected as Democrat During the trouble
with the Coxeyites he was perhaps
the most lawless and revolutionary Of all
three executives. The Post says that
''more blatant, open and disgusting dema-
gogue has not afflicted any state in the
Union" Nevertheless he controlled the
Democratic party's state convention, die
tated It's platform, announced himself as
candidate for the United States senate
and took charge of the campaign. His
ayowed policy was to secure fusion be-
tween Democrats and Populists on candi-
dates tor the legislature, their combined
votes at the last presidential election hay-
ing exceeded that OF the Republicans.
The Democrats adopted the Populist plat
form. The income tax was explicitly in
dorsed a resolution was inserted demand
ing the free coinage of silver. The Post, q
Democratic newspaper. recites these facts
and says:
-. t. sns~ he at nf
all right-minded people that the PEN
meyer campaign has ended in an over
whelming defeat
"The drift of Democracy towards Popu-
lism has been most pronounced in Oregon.
The result is now seen. The party has re-
nounced its principles and sacrificed its
reputation. and in return for its disgrace
IL gets nothing-not even the offices. It's
decent members yesterday supported Re-
publican candidates for the legislature in
every district where there was fusion with
the Populists, and thus assured the defeat
of their own party-if 1t can be said that
there was enough left of IL to be dignifed
by the name OF party.
"If the Democratic senators and repre-
sentatiyes in congress had any sense they
would take warning from this result in
Oregon"
ingly able Democratic newspaper, says
that the "0regon election shows how
much the Democratic party has profited
by becoming an inmate of the Populist in
sane asylum. Oregon, which has been q
stronghold Of Populists, and gave Weaver.
In 1892, 26. 065 votes to Harrison's 5000,
and actually elected Populist eiector by
means of Democratic help. now returns to
its senses, and repays the Democratic
crawling in congress by casting away
Populism and giving big Repu blican
plurality. This Is what the Democrats
have earned with their fraudulent tariff
and their Populist income tar. Populism
is dying in the country.
"If the income tax and the himfiam tariff
bin are good for 1900 Republican plural
ity in Populist Oregon, what are they
worth in states where the PopubIists have
had no strength at ALP"
Let IL be noted that these are the utter
anees of powerful Democratic newspapers
who supported Cleveland for election in
1902.
The defeat Of Pennoyer has never been
claimed as pure Republican victory. He
was a renegade Democrat and bowling
Populist. and his eight years of govern
ment have so disgusted the decent Demo
Gratis in Oregon. who did not believe In
Populism that the Republicans easily
carried the state by the unprecedented
plurality OF fifteen thousand. The defeat
Of Pennoyer does not necessarily mean
the death of legitimate Democracy in Ore
gon, but II does mean tho death Of Popu-
lisn on the whole Pacific slope The peo-
pie who own anything but the hats on
their heads are heartily tired Of being
ruled by the insane asylum.
Siuoe the June election Pennoyer has
given another exhibition of his utter law
lessness by pardoning from the Salem PEN
itentiary q very great scoundrei sent there
for fifteen years for ''doping" man to
death In order to rob him. Pennoyer is a
cross between Humpty Dumpty and Jack
Shepherd, between q political fool aud a
political knave, just as Gibbon defined
Mohammed as a cross between religious
enthusiast and an impostor. The decent.
intelligent. propsrty-owning Democrats of
Oregon refused 10 so over 10 the Popuilsts,
aud refused TO do anything that would
make il possible To send such q noisy DEM
sgogue and socialist as Pennoyer for six
years 70 the United States senate.
What has happened in Oregon is fore
runner OF what viii happen in oil the
states Of the North mex, November. Pen
meyer, as governor Of the state, has cham
pioned the Coxeyite bands OF mArauders
and trAmps. he sent an insulting dispatch
TO Cleveland's secretary Of state. he refused
to let gun belonging 10 the state TO be
fred in honor Of C,sveiand's inauguration.
and he has In his official treatment of both
Presidents Harrison and Cleveland talked
like blAthsrskLss aud behaved ike a
BLACKBOARD. and be has made the sane
people Of the North. whether Democrats
or Republicans, utterly aisgusted with ais
dsmagogy and bis Bourbon stupidity and
ynigArity. The defeat Of this man is a
sure and cheering sign Of reaction against
that compound Of political nonsense and
dishonesty sc call Popullsm. The New
York Tribsae rceiscs these facts and says:
Doubtless many Democrats Of intelll-
geace and practical business know edge
have been disS1sted by the leAnlngs of their
party to@av1 FapGikxt feolishnsss aud
knayery, bus at tae same time more igno-
rant voters o. thai party have been led