The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-28
FUSION WITH THE PoPULIsrs.
why Democrats who Are Not Popuiists
should Vote the Republican Ticket

TACOMA, Oct. 2z-lSpeciai. Here is
pointer politically:
There Is no good reason why our Pop
ulist brothers should not vote for every
candidate on the Democratic ticket. The
ills of which they complain can only be
remedied by the Democratic party. which
has ever been the party Of the common
people. Let no man be deluded by any
hue and cry of national issues"
Who wrote thatf Charles 8. Fogg.
chairman of the recent county Democratic
convention, and one OF Hugh Waliace's
advisers. He had his say. occupying over
a column in tonight's News. the Tiilicum
organ. Dir. Fogg also made this stab at
Col. Chauncey w. Griggs ana State SEN
ator John @. Campbell, Democrats:
"The friend who is only friend in pros
perity is unworthy the name. The man
who belongs TO political party simply
and only because IL Is the party of the ma
iorlty, IS unworthy to belong 10 any politi-
cal party. The worthy Democrat is such.
not because his party happens to be of the
majority, nor becadse he expects any re-
ward, but because he believes In the un-
DERIVING principles upon which the party
was founded"
This will give people an idea of how the
Demo-Pop fusion scheme is being hstched.
and also how the Democrats. who resent
the injury done this state by free coal and
free lumber, are disciplined.
Editorially the Tillieum organ coquettes
with the Pops thus:
Even the Populists, so prone to find
fault and accuse public officers with ex-
travagance. incompetency and dishonesty,
have TO admit the faithfulness and honesty
and frugaiity of these Democratic off,
GERS"
Democrats holding county Offices are re-
ferred to. County Auditor ketner is ad-
vanced as the pet money-saving machine.
In trying 10 head off the stampede begun
when State Senator Campbell, one OF the
few boldover Democratic legislators. in
formed the PosT-IsTEiLIGEScER that he
would vote the Republican ticket this fall
columns of figures have been devoted to
show how ketner enforced economy. The
Neus goes on saying no Republican has
attempted TO deny or confute ketner's
economy. Very we'll. here is a starter:
Competent men employed in the audi
tors Office and in the assessors Office have
noticed that Hiram II. AcAllister, of Roy,
was employed there the year round under
Democrats. These competent men have
been laid of, and Hiram goes right along
drawing his salary. few months ago
Hiram Il. McAliis.er was observed by
competent men about the above offices 10
work over q month on one book Book
No. /, Real Estate is the office name OF
this book. Competent men say he was
loafing, and the Democrats xho employed
him were defganding the taxpayers.
Finally an opportunity came. and it was
shown that the Pierce county taxpayers
had been robbed under the Democrats in
office. Michael Dowd, at present money
order register clerk in the Tacoma post
office, did up the book on which Hiram h.
McAlisier had spent over month. in less
than i've days Hiram was observed by
competent men TO work five weeks on this
seIl-same book at s. per day.
Nevertheless Honest Tom" Carroll
says in has part Of the political medley
printed in the Neses this evening:
Look the saving 0f thousands of dol
lars N the county auditors Office: the
thousands Of dollars in the county clerks
ofilce, the careful. economics! manage
meut by the Democratic commissioners
ali OF whom are Democrats, and We have
tue answer.
Whas rot, For instance: The county
printing Vas let by the men whom Hon
est Tom" praises al sse cents per inch for
the hrst insertion aad 20 cents per inch for
subsequent insertions. being fu.ly three
prices. This iteEa alone robbed the tax
PAYERS OF thousands oi do5a4s." Mr.
Carroll, however, slaps the Popagisss, and
il Hugh Wallace bad had a chance 10
blue pencil the following paragraph be-
fore il 90; into tile Meas Il would have
been killed.
The Peoples party, While pledged TO
economy Ia publlc AEsIrs, has SO far failed
20 establish the belief thag, il controlling
fhe legislature. they w0gId MAKE anY con-
siderable improvement in th4s respect,
ana the untEied theory advanced ny them
OF an inflated currency does not. 20 say the
least of it, make 3 fAEoEAnls impression
upon capital
Hoxsver, Mr.. WailAcs Is Flzhsed In the
following editorial. which. comiax from
the TlIIseam organ. VII give tue cue 10
tie administration forces Throughout the
state.
.The needless ard tuexruszbsy ex.rsva-
CANT measures of former Repabilcan legs
IAtures gives Bo hope 0i Fsglel through sAe
medium of that party, and itis therefore
absolutely essential thai the political COM
pseyson OF the incoming lsgislAsnre should
lie changed.
There l. tssaty columns Of this sors OF