The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-24
HAZARD GOES EAST AGAIN.
His Views on the silver Question
Smith and Toole for 1896.
ST AGAIN.
Spokane Spokesman.

George Hazard came in from the
Palouse Yesterday "Oh, no." he said,
with a demonstrating wave of the hand.
81 don't want to be interviewed. l
have nothing to say; don't say that 1
am in town. Just let me sink into mat
ohscurity which L crave. HOW u tue
silver question:"
"Why. it is pretty warm in this sec
ton. How have you found 1t. George?
asked the reporter.
well, down at Colfax. where was
yesterday, the whole country seemed
TO be alive with silver advocates-Re-
publicans as well as Democrats. Inc
understanding down there is that War
ner and Sibley will have the biggest
meeting there next Wednesday ever
held in the Palouse valley. Martin Ma
lonev. the deputy collector at New
Whatcom, came to this city today and
he told me that he rode from Ellens-
burg to North Yakima on the same
train with the late Democratic candi-
date for governor. III. j. Snively. Snive-
Nv is for silver, and he informed Maloney
that the whole Yakima valley. without
regard TO party. Is for silver. All the
n,Ibiic talk so far as / hear. is for sill
yer. However. 1t ought TO be under
stood before We make up our minds
finally. that so far there has been but
one side OF this question discussed. and
that is the free silver side.
What apears to be now the almost
unanimous demand for free silver is
the expression OF determination on the
mart of the debtor class-the great West
to have relief OF some kind. which In
the end is bound to come, even II
through revolution. There Is no doubt
OF this. The great trouble Is that the
people since 1887 have allowed them
selves to be misled by Mr.. Cleveland re-
garding the question of taxation. sup
pose u Is not news to those who care for
my opinion that my Democracy on the
subject OF taxation Is based upon the
policy formulated by Thomas Jeffer-
son and practlced by every one OF his
Democratic successors-James Madison.
James Monroe. Andrew Jackson. Martin
Van Buren,. James X. Polk, Franklin
Pierce, James Buchanan and Samuel J.
Tuden-aIl maintaining the ancient and
honorable doctrine OF incidental protec-
tfon-collect no more revenue than was
necessary TO defray the expenses OF the
government economically administered.
get this from the custom house only.
and get IL IN such a way as 20 benefit
America the most and foreign couu-
tries the least. In 1857 Mr.. Cleveland
sent an unwise. uncalled for. crude and
fntud8cious message 20 congress pro-
posing in effect. 10 overthrow this an
cfent and honorable Democratic doc
frins and resort TO direct taxation. and
on that subject ever since until the ad-
iournment OF the last congress. ne kept
the country in a turmoil, only to have
what happen In the end? Why. 20
have congress pass a hill which ne not
only refused 70 sign but which he de-
nounced on the floor OF congress in his
letter 10 William l. Wilson and after
ward in his letter 10 Representative
catchings as 'monstrous iniquity,' as
A gross violation OF a sacred trust. And
vet with all OF his boosted courage ne
would not veto II. out allowed IL 20 be-
come a law without his signature. The
great body Of suffering mankind In
America the debtor class were led up
10 the proposition by Mr.. Cleveland OF
overthrowing the presidents OF 10
years. thinking they could get relief
through that. and alas how great their
dfsapDoin tment. Today what principle
Is more firmly fixed IN America, aside
from the integrity OF the Union. than
this ancient and honorable Democratic
doctrine OF incidental protection In
fact. there IS so much protection Ia the
Wilson bill that Il IL quite acceptable
TO a large number OF Republicans.
NOW the great debtor class fee away