The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-08
now MANNERS IMPROVE.

A. compared with political contests Of
che past. 1t may safely be said THAI the
American people passed through the re-
semper and good manners. Certainly II
Was not from absence OF interest. for In
80 national eampa Ign since the war has
there bean ~ much intensity OF feeling ~
fas been felt during the past few weeks.
Yet. ~ Q rule. there was . marked alb
sencs ef coarss abuse or viilacAtion Of
political opponents. and even IN the cases
where apparently harsh criticism Was re-
sorted to. 1t Was In the great majority
confined to reviews Of public acts and pub
lie utteranees-
There we're. II n true. some isolated
cssss of b,AckxuAriiy outbreaks. but the
unsn,misy with which they were rebuked
by al parties showed that such outbreaks
we're condemned by Car the greater major
.ty Of the people
A sharp contrast to the fairly uniform
good temper and good manners which
characterized this political campaign =
furnished In . recent number OF the Rich
uaond Dispatch. wherein appears An article
by . Virginia gentleman. containing q
choice collection Of the abusive language
~hicA Vas hespsd upon Thomas jefferson
when he was q candidate for the pres,-
ceney shessirs. tire. Beside the frantic
epilhess and the vile charges which were
shrown at . candidate fer pubic ONCE in
these days. anything which tbs recent
Campaign has brought out win appear
maid indeed
As his FIRST sample the writer calls at
tention 60 the charge MADE by . Connect
cut eiersymsa. Rev. Cotton Msther Smith.
vrat jefferson had Easns-d his estate by
scobinx . widow and sasheriess children
a. Sa,so entrusted 10 Kim under tAc dead
fathers WILL al Of which can be proved"
SAD ths preacher. From another pupil,
sciy Ct conspirasors. whose osseet Was
80 ax~ermsaate not only Christianity. bat
Isaenal religion Itself. aad to eradicate
Oil e-siS IN = Ccd. CT ;hc inmor saiisy Of
tie seai aid o: mural ohligasion-so root
oat 90 the world csvs, and domestic gov
natural affection, chastity ard decency-
sEd. IN word. TO destroy all that Was ex-
eel,sus. TO sgpaisn; tie virtues. ard n
their stead to establish the NEST grass and
british snsnners. and the most earoarous
ard shameless immortality
Rev. rw. John Mason. celebrated New
Yosk preacher. PUBLISHED = namphle,
AGAINST jesyersos in which Ne declared tia.
"a murrain urcn oattia." a famine IN our
Hand" "a pestilenee In osr cities ..y~A
even the swor. TO easSe n the eleoa o,
car ecns.' ali these xSos;la be isShs sr,kc-
tons 80 ocsYrarcs witA ~. election q:
serew@en.
K 10 zoe neeessary. however, 60 GO hack
q ire time 90 -syersca 20 sans Instance,
ct e~es more sxsrsvsssat eensanely De-
t>g hsapei uron presidential candidates,
q 81 only esshia . comparatively reoer.
period THAT ira tore es ire y,anlsc rrss.
has eecSSne moderate ard ascen, sarsns
TIRE heat ct a political campaign. IN tAe
campaign watch Ass Just closed IL Aas
eeea TIE rare sxoeptsca- rather sAaa a
fs-nnss.y he rala tsss any h,ssn. aIss.
sser ass been made 20 IRE p-svst. ~.
80 any Candidate sc< rzesis once. prsn.
esrses. scs n~c. have eesa tie ,srfsessss
eAsesss ~ csseasssaa. s-@a u, sse ~Aas,
The eeaAse has se~n cc9eoesss n q rr>sxr.
sss aed 4pcens fcoN