The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-19

/ 1nteillgeneer reporter. Il am here on
business and VII meet the manager Of
my logging business IN Skagit county.
J. B Mcmillan, and viii return East to-
morrow
The times In the Fas, are improving.
out under the existing conditions the
process is very slow, and the talk OF re-
Nfval. which you are at present hear
ing. always precedes the actual revival.
/ am a Republican, and / am Of the
opinion that The good times cannot he
fully restored until after the presidential
election, when upon the readoption OF
protection and reciprocity the times will
he better permanently The latter idea
has not been mentioned much since the
dea III OF Mr.. Blaine. but IL will be a part
OF the Republicans duty 10 restore 1t
Immediately upon coming into power.
That alone would relieve the country Of
the surplus product which has brought
prices down. and that would bring good
times A little scarcity is a very good
thing The advance Of wheat is a
mark Of returning prosperity. and with II
will advance the prices OF similar pro-
ducts upon the advent Of protection.
I'VE need more Americanism, and
should face about and get mad and stop
such interference as the late Venezuelan
affair The Monroe doctrine Is nearly
forgotten while we are not on the alert
We should stop immigration until the
foreigners now here get employment, and
then We can ALLOW II again.
Regarding the silver question 7 have
little 10 say. but l am a silver producer
and | am sure that IL woul0 not be good
policy 10 relegate either gold or silver
10 the rear and think with such a rourse
We would have cold night compared TO
- hicl the experience Of f,9S would be but
a slight frost. / do not profess 10 under
stand the question. An old friend in
Montana recently wrote 10 me for my
views and / merely answered him that
! had studied uhe question carefully and
had given II my best thought and the
more | study it the loss I know about it.
"Old Parson BruHnlow, while Andy
Johnson was swinging around the circle
changing policies and trying 20 be on all
sides 81 every question. used "a tell
story OF man in the mountains Of East
Tennessee y 10 rode up 10 a house on his
mule. and hearing an unusual changing
sound within. shouted. Hello there:
what are you doing. trying TO let moro
AGht in" No replied Il voice within.
trying 10 let the light out The silver
takers need something else TO 10 than
In I've constantly trying TO let the light
out" They are an unemployed lot. and
upon the return Of good times all silver
talk viii cease. as II Is not xne question
of the hour, anyway"
Gen. Alger de, lined 10 speak lTpon the
probable presidential candidate for 1886
Upon the outlook for Seattle he seemed
quite enthusiastic. He said. Il have been
In no city since leaving Detroit where the
atmosphere seems So good ia indications
OF business activity. and You can always
tell by the NAY people walk the streets
and tho crowds YOU see. have some in
terests I'm Idaho and Montana which are
in good sbapc. but the towns there do
not have the prosperous appearance Of
your city"
The general will rotArn East today. He
/ had not been here before tn two years.
although he has becn in the habit Of
making az annual visit To Seattle His
health seems - be perfect and his pleas
ant countenancc and geutlem.nly man
ners are sun his distinctive cb4raeter-
ist3Cs