The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-19

The Oregon Democratic stsss ccnven-
tsoa which East at Astoria on Tuesday
last fusy be fairly said 10 .'take the cake"
for stupidity, ignorance and Inconsistency,
~ expressed In its resolutions I. In
dorses the Chicago platform Of 1897 and
ears:
I'VE have An abiding faith and implicit
confidence ia the integrity. good faith and
patriotism Of President Cleveland. and be-
liev~ that he viii accomplish. 50 far IS In
his power, before the close of his term OF
Office. all 81 the pledges Of the Democratic
party contained in the national platform
adopted ~ Chicago In Isss2-"
Then on the money question IL says;
I'VE are opposed 10 all measures of dis
elimination asainst silver, and demand
free coinage 10 supply the demands Of
business"
Here 10 . convention that has IAN absd-
ing faith and Implicit confidence In the
integrity. good faith and patriotism OF
President Cleveland" and in the next
breath declares for Stree silver II there
10 one thing for which President cieve-
land 10 conspicuous IL il opposition TO
''free silver" That 10 the logic OF his mes
sage TO the extra session that assembled in
August last; that IL the logic OF his recent
message vstoing = Bland bill for coming
the silver seignioraee. And yet the Ore
eon Democrats who favor "fres silver"
have ian abiding faith" in President
Cleveland. who. $50 far ~ IL was in his
power" has killed free silver At every op-
rortunity. The Atlanta Consultation, the
lsadiyg Democratic journal of Georgia.
says that Cleveland has vetoed '.she meas
urs supported by ssvsn-eighihs OF his
party in congress and by IA overwhelm.
ing majority OF the people who gave him
their votes m is92" The Augusta, Ca,
CAroniese says that the president has again
demonstrated bis invetsrats antagonism
20 free silver. Tho overwhelming sem
timent Of the Democratic press OF
the South II against the president. and
declares that his veto IL the knell OF his
party In the South and West. The Com.
sHescial Herald. of vieksbury, Miss, SAYS:
IF there Is 10 be free coinage. o. promised
In the Democratic platform, the people
must at the fisss opportunity veto she veto.
There can be no more hope OF united
party under Mr.. cieveiand's leadership.
The party mnst make the eisof. 10 hold
the house on the very platform which Mr..
Cleveland has deserted. and to win the
ns1t presidency BY the election of . man
who will restore bime,aiiism in all its
force and value forever" Every Demo-
cratic senator from the South. ereers CAT.
fery Of Louisiana, voted Tor the bland
ssigniorage bill. and almost without exc.p-
ton the press of The South and its repre-
seniaiivss in congress condemn the presi-
dents action: the only exceptions are the
hig commercial points along the sesboard
aud the Cult. like baltimore, Charleston.
Mobile. New Orleans and Galveston.
And yet these stupid Oregon Democrat,
rise and greet Cleveland hy singing, ABIDE
with me. /" and pass resolutions In favor al
free silver. The abiding faith" Of the
Oregon Democracy tia, Cleveland "siii
accomplish SO Car as 10 in his power sli the
pledges OF the Chicago platform" has q
ludicfons sound when ws remember that
the Chicago platform pledged the party 20
"a tariff for revenue only" aud denounced
protection a. Unconstitutional. VIII any
Intelligent Democrat pretend that "a.
Wilson bill IL "a tsriF for revenue only z"
VIII any intelligent Democrat pretend
tia, il Is other than tariff which re,or
Mics and enforces the principle az Ero,ec-
ton - clearly. th ongh net a. logically.
sEnpar,tsily and consistently as the Ne.
kinley bgii' WIN any intelligent Demo
srAt pretend that President Cleveland
aud Secretary Carlisle both approved
81 tho Wilson tariff ball before
it LETT tae hands Of the house
committees VIII any intelligent Defne-
G. al prrseaa that President Cleveland ard
Secretary Carlisle Recommended tas
principle Of the income tar in their public
nsteFsncess The CAicsgo eonvsntion dill
not call for the Wilson tariff bin. Which \.
mere sectional tariff. like the Mil, hssi
a is>T, and yea Cleveland approved Of IL !;
the Chicago platform did not call for the
Income TAX at 81, ard yet Cleveland recon-
mendsd II. knowing that u vas an o<,ia.,.
tax Fever adopted save IN war time. ana
YET these stupid oregca Democrat. have
abiding ta!sh" TIA, President Cleveland
will yet carry cat ali tie plsssses ~ the
Chicago platform. In which they ,nesnsn
Ne fairly assume. free .aw.s. SINGS tA.v
Endorse IL as heartily a. Cleveland has
vetoed every measure lhas wA.as,r5As ia
that direction
Verify. this 'ahl4laS gAsth" ia nan
Who has not fa.nlled a ssas.s pledge of ,As
platform. has has goae farther ana urged
tie adoption Of the laeaEue tar. Nhi,a IA
not Democratic aocsrsns. sad IS geussA anlv
81 the Pepuiist nstsanas platform, = tAs
saost remarkable case III ssprsfns con g..
esaee under exceedingly sFyiax eascasa-
stances that ne ever heard et David n
lin. neusoe-atte senator fsoea New Iork
u hose recent svseea VAS endorsed ~ al
the Tern octats 81 his state Legislature save
,hsse. points ons that tns president res
en,y decided 10 pss.oas sne ersgassoa Of
sAS AsAsasey tagAE AZ ssAss another year,