The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-10
SEATTLE. WEDNESDAY. JULY 10.
A RIDICULOUS IDEA.

The Chicago News publishes diaphan-
Gus story from washingt n City to the
effect that the trans-Mississippi Republi-
cans haze planned an audacious scheme
OF action for next year which they hope
Will bring the Eastern political managers
TO terms and result in the selection of
standard bearer favorable TO the free
coinage of silver. The programme is to
present the name of Senator Cameron as
a presidential candidate at the national
Republican convention. and. IL he Is not
acceptable. the convention Is ID be asked
to agree on some other representative free
silver Republican. IL the request is re-
fused. the Western Republicans. 1t Is said.
arc to march out OF the convention In
body, carrying with them as many free
silver delegates as they can command.
The plan then Is to appear at the Demo-
cratic convention and ask for the nomina-
ton of a free silver Democrat, Senator
Morgan preferred This request being
ignored. they purpose abandoning both
old parties and putting up a candidate on
an independent ticket.
There may be some deluded mortals
who believe this ridiculous programme
can he carried out. There IS always In
every party contingent with which the
desire for boiling Is chronic infirmlty;
which is never happy unless disgruntied,
and which will probably regard the scheme
outlined above as something divineiy in
spired. Many OF these people believe they
are right. They see nothing out OF the
way in their going into convention and
then re2udiating it's work II the majority
happens to be against them. The rule or
ruin policy 10 them seems TO be the most
enlightened idea governing political action.
and boiling is "a legitimate to them as
oheying the will of the majority Is TO
more liberal and better balanced people
No doubt there are in the West many Of
these one-idea men who have little or no
respect for party lines and who are con-
iinually changing their political spots be-
cause their fad Is not perchance Endorsed.
Probably shere are those calling them
selves Republicans. west OF the Missls-
sippi river. who will not support the Re
publican ticket without a free COMA go
platform. II any person believes, how
ever. THAI this refractory element Is In the
majority and is going 90 control the
Western delegations and peadle on, poll
teal allegiance and support 10 whichever
party may approve free silver. that per-
son has been sadly mlsinformed and does
not appreciate the situation.
The News quotes a Western Republican
OF national prominence as saying that n
compact has been entered into for carry
ting out this boiling programme and tina,
IL has the support OF the senator's ana lead
ing Republicans Of Mon,sns. wyomlnw.
Washington, Oregon. Colorado, Utah.
Nevada. California ana South IA
kota. Whoever this prominent Re
publican may he. II Is certain the hot
weather OF the East has upset his mental
equilibrium. He may reject the views o,
few OF his friends. but he assumes ne
rcls OF an impcstor when re undertakes
20 speak For the senators and leading Re
puhlicsns OF the West ana puts them in
the position Of approving any such unholy
scheme az secession. II Is barely pos
Eible that the senators and leading Renuh-
iieans ~ the mining states might he 50
carried away as 20 coantenance this alb
anacnment 81 the Republican rsrtv IN,
we doubt 81. We do not hesitate 70 saw.
however. that so far SIS the states q,
Washington ara Oregon are concerned
the bare suggestion Of such q possibility
is Islander On the party AMI an inSal, -
she senator's and the leading Republicans
IN those two states
There may Be few delegates - orr
next national Convention who through as.
appointment az It's work may not support
the candidates selected by Il. Bat any N.
sane project 20 coerce the convention ~
the threat Of the united body 81 Western
delegates 70 seeeie unless their hehesss
are needed should hc very properly and
promptly met ny a refusal ~ aanlttance
% The deliberations. II they are not safsl-
eientiy good Republicans to abide hy re
decisions % sas majority II Is bette. that