The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-16
SEATTLE, TUESDAY. JULY Ie.


II is reported that the Republican ma
sional committee proposes to hold the next
,sutional convention In the month OF May.
1896. This would mean a presidential cam
patgn drawn out over a period OF fully six
months. 1t il 10 be hoped that no such
programme will be adopted. After a long
period OF depression the people are just
beginning 10 see smooth water ahead: the
only thing which many believe will inter-
fsre with the return OF good times Is the
fact that within year we shall be In the
midst of a presidential campaign. and
election years are proSerbiafiy bad for
business.
To be sure. active campaigning was not
begun In 1852 tia September. but a period
OF unrest invariably follows the nomina-
tion of candidates and everything has al
ways been more or less upset for four or
five months prior to the day Of election.
Just at this time. when tho umeasiness and
distraction of a campaign are above all
things what tho people do not want, IL
seems unfortunate that those having the
matter in charge should decide TO start in
@ month earlier than usual
Our campaigns now have come 10 be the
campaigns 81 business men. The questions
10 be settled nowadays are those of hard
practical business. II Is honest flnancler-
Ding and common sense economies to which
voters have to give their attention. and
there is no person in the community who
viii be more affected one way or the other
hts he sNat
United States. II there are Individuals.
therefore who i'm the approaching Gam
paign viii have to endure an intolerable
Period OF unrest, uncertainty AMI doubt.
they are tho manufacturers and merchants
Of the country. They are the people who
suffer most from the commOtion and M
heav'al OF political contests. and az a rule
arc dead set against iong-dr awn-out cam
paigns.
What contrast. and IN II what an oh
Jeet lesson is the election now being held
fn the British ISLES for members Of the
house OF commons The Liberal marty
announced It's Intention Of surrenaerlng
the control OF affairs about two weeks
ago. Parliament was prorogued and writs
ately issued. The elections commenced
last Saturday. They viii continue for
about a fortnight. and in any part OF the
entire kingdom the campaign viii not last
over month. The new parliament Will
assemble in the latter part of August or
ea.ly in September. so that we see a
revolution IN power. a change Of parties
In Tess than two months with the dis
turhsnee to business reduced 10 a mini
mum. In the United States a similar
change OF government. under the most
favorable conditions, would require four
teen months. and its accomplishment,
might occupy three years time.
An equally prompt and buslness-like
way OF conducting campaigns would prob
ably be adopted by the people OF this
country were the matter in their hands
Ter settlement They are tired OF long
csmpaigl :. which have come TO be an
seomination. 4 iong-drawn-out contest
means great expense TO every partv In
terested. more occasions for corruption
snd an unbroken season az work and
worry Ter candidates. The heat and In
sensiy Of a political controversy In Eng
land Is crowded INFO a short soace OF
time; here in a presidential campaign n
Is drawn out through an entire summer
and late into the fan 10 the exhaustion
Of everybody participating ana 90 the
general Decentralization OF every scr, Of
trade or business. In this respect We
have possibly something to learn from our
British cousins
II the national conventions ASSEMBLED IN
August o. September NJ next year there
woala be ample sisne so- al casnra5ga pur-
poses. TWO months IS a period Sufficiently
hong for she needed orasory. parsp3ng flag
flying. togch haowsag and tar barrel AuEza-
sng. al 80 dear % sae patriotic partisan.
There Is 10 reason for spreading 4 over
hah a war. LET she people ''whoop her
Gp" for sixty DAYS 20 thes- hearts con-
sent art The reosssss will not be materially
6.Gerent from NiYas Il Notl3 - Il the cam
pA.Sn began IN May sae na-shea IN No