The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-28
sxATTLE. wEDsFsDAr. FEE. IS.
THE PEOPLE WILL TRIUMPH.


The Democratic party has shown its
hand. and IL now remains only Tor tie
common sense Of THE people to display u
self Several weeks ago, when the Demo
cratic city administration was shown TO he
thoroughly Incapable aud without spark
Of shame. the leaders saw an inevitable
political reaction. A number of them, In
cinding Thomas Burke. +. +. Blaine and
". II. White. three Of the most astGte
politicians in the city, conceived plan
which has SO far worked we'll. The people
were warned Of the trap. but some we'll
meaning but guileiess Republicans fell
into IL and citizens ticket was gotten up
in hack room. The voters we're told that
II they didn' . adop. that ticket they could
take the consequences. The Seven Wise
Men bad no trouble in getting Democrats
10 60 on the ticket because they could be
oonddsd in. Prominent Republicans were
shy. bat after some telegraphing to Boston
investors IN Seattle securities, the latter's
trusted agent, Mr.. Herman Chapin--a very
shrewd banker--was persuaded to hide the
Democrats behind his name
Yesterday the Democratic party in
dorssd two Of the Citizens candidates.
both Democrats-and put another straight
out. oid-time Democrat. ID. Il. Durie. at
their head.
II there was any doubt before as TO the
political maneuvering it is plain enough
now. The Democrats will TO a man vote
the party ticket. and they rely upon
sufficient number of Republicans being
drawn off from that ticket TO split the Re-
publican vote, and so elect the Democrats
all along the line.
So long as flattery and cajolery can keep
Mr.. Chaplin in the field, SO long may the
Democrats ehuckie at their own sharp
tactics. and laugh at the gullibIe Repub-
licans whom they expect 10 snatch at the
bait.
Al the last election great cry of ire
form" was started by the same class of pol
isleians. aud it resulted in the election OF
J. I. Ronald and Adolph Krug. and the
selection of J. NJ. Wolfe. J. NJ. Carson, C.
q. Heifner, Bose FIFTEEN. W. Il. Wilson,
Joe Gsilsher. Neal Adair, A. q. Lane and
rs one election ever imposed upon pa
tient, suffering people.
We declare today that the schemes of
the Democratic machine will fail to again
dupe the citizens of Seattle, aud we pre-
dict, with perfect confidence in the indie
pendent thought and good judgment of
those citizens. that the success of the Re
l.
as IL tho votes hat already been east.
With the demand of the people for an
upright firm aud economical government
we are In earnest sympathy, and the ticket
named by the Republican convention af-
fords every assurance OF it,
IL would ba dangerous indeed If. after
cur experience Of the past two years, the
Democrats retained in their possession for
another term all the books and records. IL
would afford encouragement 20 those
members Of the present administration
who shared In krug's spells, who awarded
the dishonest city printing contract 10 the
highest bidders with unblnAhing deelara-
items that party organs must DO rewarded.
IL would be offering an approval of the
lobbery IN the rotten brick contracts. ia
the manipalations of the water Office
books, Of the defslcs,ion in the municipal
court. OF the purchase of ths Watrous fire.
engine, and of every scandal which has
disgracrd Seattle since the Democrats look
office.
We have no lniSgtylng as - the answer
the people wili make. Ga March q they
will pns into ballots the Indignation they
feel alike as the acknowledgement and OF
the device which Is calculated 10 perpetu.
ate II. and the Republican nominees viii
be ~teeted with sueh majority as shall
sternly rehuSe political lncompetency.
dishonesty and chtcansry