The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-20

Why the Seattle "Demokrat" Favors
the Republican Ticket
ssaftls D<r-okrar

Why the Seattle .sDemokrat'' Favors
the Republican Ticket
Seattle Dsraokrat
The political position which The Seattle
Den.0Era, has taken in the election con-
test nov in progress seems 70 have given
rise to Misunderstanding. The Seattle
DsRsokYat IL IL true, recon ends the e.ee-
ton OF the Republican ticket for reasons
SET forth in its last issue, bat il has by 10
means become Republican organ On that
account. The Seattle D<aokTat has never
been a Democratic party ecao, and as lit
tie will il become . Republican paper Of
that kind The same Independence which
this paper has main tanned in the last two
years il will consinus 10 mzintain IN fl
ture
Like so many other newspapers, the
Seattle DemokTat has been deceived in the
Democratic party and in President Cieye-
land. and for some months past open and
foreible expression has been given to this
feeling in these columns. This paper.
established Is a Democratic organ, has for
two years been in fact independent. and it
does not plead guilty TO inconsistency If
nov, after weighing all the conditions. it
supports the Republican candidates. not
il is the best thing 10 do under present
circumstances. 10 man should allow
himself TO be deceived in this situation by
the alleged independent movement which
has been started ty the Democrats and
some disgruntled Republican office seek
ers. This movement was an utter failure
in advance. since men placed themselves
az its head from whom anything
else was TO be expected than
the lead in reforms. Could any
thinking man doubt for an instant that
Messrs. John Collins, Considine. Lane,
Heifner and other Democratic lights
would use this movement only q. lever
to lift the Democratic wagon out of the
ditch into which IL has sunk entirely
through their fault7 These gentlemen.
however little political acumen they may
have formerly had. nevertheless perceive
that the Democratic party in King county
has gone utterly TO the dogs, and in their
distress and despair they grasp al any
straw that offers They have. indeed. the
lsughable affrontery to pose as reformers
and 10 represent the Democratic party as
savior in time of trouble, the same
Democratic party which, when the gov
ernmsn; Of the city Was handed over 10 il,
distinguished itself by incapacity and
lack Of principle so that not even . dog
would put any trust in il. And As for the
Republican partners of these sham re-
formers, they are not a whit better. We
see Mr. Harry White. the former mayor of
Seattle o; dsgraceiul memory. his hand
servant Wallace, the officeseekeS Sallee, OF
Kirkland. and others of the same stripe.
This is the absurd combination which,
covering itself with the transparent CLOAK
Of Independence and reform. comes before
the people and invites them 20 entrust ii
with the conduct Of the public affairs Of
King county.
Ii is a gTotesque mixture Of stupidity,
audaeisy. deception and hypocrisy that is
offered Us. and they seek 10 make this
mixture little more endurable by mixing
little Populis, leAven With H. But II is
scarcely credible that the voters will let
themselves be fooled by snare so plainly
and openly laid The following Of Rspub-
licans will be insisniheantly small, and
among the Democrats there i, well known
to be great discomfort ~ this trastcking in
their party and principles.
Many Democrats viii undoubtedly rather
vote for the Republican candidates than
expose themselves 10 the risk Of the mis-
government offered By Collins. Considine
and White. Many will indeed 20 over TO
the Peoples party as they see the election
resolving itself more and more into =
struggle between the Popalists and the
Republicans. while IL Is openly proposed
70 let the independent ssindle be absorbed
by the Peoples party, or the Peoples
party be absorbed BY the independent
swindle. The sitnatlon would thereby be
oDly cleared Up and improved. aud in favor
OF the Republicans, for many Democratic
voters would &c doubtful whether il would
be 20 the interest Of the community TO ls;
the People. party become too strong.
The Peoples party doubtless has its
good points, for il has forced the old par
ties 10 exercise prudence and moderation.
bat on the other hand IFS demands are SO
numerous, far reaching aud revolutionary
that one can only n sh 50 see 10 long re-
main IN tbs minority So al opposition
party. liz must be remembered above all
things that this section cannot bring about
the development Of It's resources without
foreign capital and il would have a very
poor prospect Of securing this capital II IL
should have the misfortune 20 let the Pom
ulists get The upper hand In this county
and siste. All progress in Commercial
and industrial lines might then De quietly
given up. 1t has come 10 the point here
our purses are empty. We need not 20
very much farther n ihAs direction 10 have
our bellies empty too. Toe money watch
10 stowed away IN the bAnks, vaults and
Old stockings as dead capital must be nut
in circulation agsIu, aud this cannot De
done By giving supremacy 70 the Popuii.tz
~ith thsiE vague and revolutionary lasss
Of anAnes and state socialism Ths ea,i-
ness Of the coaatry must hrst BE put on q
sound bass. sad tie hunger Of the peop.e
De satisfied That dons. tas healthy ia
iesligsaoe Of fhe people viii find ways aud
means - remove Inc undeniA5ls euissiar
abuses and evils But these aoasss aad
evils sill oaly oscoms worse II Ne shock
the eaud sith bath and oring aooas a
~ s0s araxa which thar. i. n 4, a.n.