The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-05-20

Posf.IuTxIGseRNcsA
sEArxLE. sUsDAT. HAY -.
s1cngTAnY a1sB9Rr AND ZEE
NEW SOUTH.
Secretary Hsrbsrs Il welcomed - Seattle
BY men d eli parties. not simply bscssss
he Il member Of the presidents cabinet
but because hs belongs TO tips of brood.
minded Houthsrn Democrats. hks visitor.
con, Of Kentucky. who are saturated with
The spirit Of nationslismss distinguished
from shaa Of provincial ssctionaiism-
WHISTLER such msn - Secretary Herbert
and Henry watssrson multiply Of de-
crease In the South sad - The North
hangs the fate Of the cosnssy. TO iitus-
tssts what Ne mean ~ stsptd. provincial
sscsionalism Ne quoss ths follosing from
the Chicago Tmes, . lsedisg Democratic
paper. which says:
The iaeome tax amsndmset win limit
the isngth q time the Law shall run 20 ave
years. IL shas = ell, 10 one need worry.
Long be1oee 6ve ysars roll b. the West
Will have the East BY the throat and
ehoksd black IN the facs. Is VIII b the
Vests turn, and The East will Ind - little
mercy ~ she has shown. Make your In
como t.x fcr Ave yssss. and you make IL
forsvar."
Now let II b remembered that this vie.
stupid doctrine Of ssssionaiism - mot
quoted from . Southern nswspapsr. but
from . Northern Democratic Newspaper
publiahsd IN the great city Of Chicago.
We are NOT chsseing The responsibility log
this stupid doctrine Of brutal ssctionslism
upon the Democrats party. Tor there are
many able Democratic newspapers, North
and South. who would scorn 20 print such
stuH. because there 10 no brains in IL.
Every man Of brains knows. North. South.
East and West. that II W are 10 remain
one country no legislation which dsiibsr-
stsiy sssks 70 skin and scalp one section
q IKE cost Of the other can possi-
bly, have any good result The
East hes not the slightest interest
In injurins the West for whom the West
h prosperous and peaceful In its develop
nsnt the East finds employ msnt for its
money; when the West 10 not prosperous
there 10 no employment for Eastsru
capital. Isgissation Of the sort urged by
the Chicago 7jmss for the purpose OF
''choking the East black In the face" 10
absolutely stupid. for the destruction Of
the confidence Of she capital Of the East IN
the West would paraiyxs the development
of the wsst The doctrine Of the Chicago
TiMss ID good deal worse than ~wavine
the moody shirt" which the Chicago
Times used to b. % fond Of den ouncins.
II this doctrine Of the Chicago 7ymss
generally prevailed ~ the West the cause
Of natioaai unity would b doomed 70
destruction. In rsbuks Of this threat
Bourks Cochran. the eloquent Irish Demo
cratic Congressman from New York City,
recently said In his lecture At Chicago:
TN this country IL had seemed for years
that with the conclusion OF the civil war
ssctionatism had died away forever. and
yea have heard during the past few years
men declare that the interests Of the East
and tho intsrests Of the West were hosti.s
that 10 VAS nscessary 10 bind one section
of the country together for tie protection
OF the country which sought TO ask equal
riehts and privileges of citizenship
w friends, II legislation and admins.
trstfon which are essential to the rros-
perity Of one section Of this country are
necessarily hottie to another, then ths
war 10 preserve the Union vac gigantic
mistAks-snay. mere, IL WAS . useless
crime. II Ne must he forced To the con-
csasion that the tegislation for this conn.
try III ours cannot b universal in its
bensticence. universal In good results.
then Nc must be forced TO che conclusion
that this countYy II too large, Its interests
too varied. 90 b committed To tho foster.
ing care and custody Of single govern.
ment
az do not hslisvs that this new section.
telligent people. The future Of shis conn.
;ry depends on mutual support. mutual
love"
This 10 the voice OF an able Democratic
eouesessmsn Who. ON the door Of shs
house. denounced the income TAX hscauss
~ the Chicago Ts~ss declares. IL proposes
for the esnsf, Of the West 80 choke ths
East black In the face" Mr.. wasssrson, Of
ksatuoky. denounced the. income tai 70.
The same reason, thai IL - practically 9
sectional - veil ~ . soesalis,sc measure.
Nor 10 this ecnsemps fos brutal. ally go
tsonalism confined ~ Northern psmo
crass OF these from ths border s,sssa
The Charleston. q c. Ne~s s.d Cssrs<,
recently said, affair frankly conisssaas IL.
sorrow that il vas not Grant Who eur.
seasered At Aprcmassox,
eve take 10 also that The men wac vsrv
defeated VITA Davis aud Lee aud Jsskxon
and Johnston. aaa the rest OF the Con.
fsdegass leaders. aadersiocd that their de-
ssat VAS conclusive 81 every Issue for
which they scusas aud are ncw coo zen,
90 b sesfsfsns Of the United States a.
Amezscs.' Ga The hasis CA which thew
we're s~ssess4 10 such esttseusaip ey me
vsstors IN the ecasssa TIE war eaaei a
Apromasscx. IL 10 . new ecuntrv. q
nstsoa. established ca the hass, es sAsi.
defeas, ant thsy ,aecsrs The s,iaasaoa' &C.
corasagly."
This h . manty answer rersscssy de-
vetd cs any present sasns Of section liam.
IL 10 exactly What AiexAa9ss II. ssspAsas
akeens. Lee. Jeansson and Rsaassrars
always held; u - exactly SKA. Laass.sss,
and waissrsea sad tassdoa aaa Secretary
Heyhsrs would probably say today. We
do nos pretend that these voices Of tas
hecAd minded sx-CeassdssA.ss Of tie
eousA ars the ssssimsn,s Of every ScasA-
IN naa. IN - - ~ sass ne @sasss.