The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-19

Notwithstanding the many cases OF In
AayiduaI hardship and even OF suffering
which have occurred during the long con-
sinusd depression. the state OF washing
sen. a q whole. has advanced to con-
dision where . return OF prosperity wiz b
lnnnlfs,y more advantageous TO her than
would have been me case had the depres-
sion been Sigh, and temporary In rs char
acser. Az result OF the low price OF
agricultural staples. diversified farming
has been resorted TO In a manner which
has resulted IN this state now being pro-
Queer indeed, m exporter. OF many farm
produets for which durirE the boom Pc
ROD Of few years ago hundreds of
thousands OF dollars we're annually sent
abroad.
Colncsdently. and a. q partial result of
che decline IN prices and demand for other
materials formerly exported In practically
. crude form. there have been started
dozens OF small factories. which produce
eufacient for the home market Of many
articles formerly imported. The sudden
increase In the price or the great sgricul-
sursi staples VIII thus leave = much
heavier percentage OF the money realized
aherefrom at home in the state than would
have been the case under the conditions
which formerly existed.
The state IL now started on the high road
20 prosperity. and will be in splendid con-
dition 10 respond 10 the first stimulus OF
the revival of business. now showing In
avery quarter tk the country. 1t has. in
ahe rich returns TO our farmers. received
the fret impetus In that direction. There
r. now but one thing which can possibly
give . check to this return tide Of pros
psr.fy. That thing would DO the failure
OF this state of Washington TO align itself
on the right. and what will be the v!ctori-
Gus. side. in the coming election.
No fopulls,ic orator or newspaper pre-
tends to disguise the fact that the In
ssstors OF this country. the men who fur
nish the capital for new enterprises. or 10
expand old onez. the men who start new
enterprises and build up new communal
ties. are. almost 10 q man. enlisted on the
side of Mckinley and sound money.
II this state Is arrayed on the side OF
Bryan. or. worse stu. II the control OF It's
state government passes into the hands OF
the Populists. it VIII no, only efec;ually
p.pel capital and the best class Of lmml-
grafton. but Il will invite and necessarily
lead 70 a withdrawal OF a large amount OF
she capital already invested here.
There Is an alternate ehb and Gow OF the
tide Of prosperity. Fortunes are made by
taking advantage OF the food. Thls state
has long beea laid bare by the ebh Now.
when the food Is coming in. when the op-
porsanity Is elose at hand to not only re-
coup the losses of the past. bat to make a
much richer harvest than has ever before
been reapcd. 1t would be folly almost 20
lhe poin. OF insanity for This state 10 rnr-
render 10 the party OF discomfort whose
main political aim is to create conditions
which viii keep sensible investors and
sensible immigrants from casting their
fortunes with us
IL ihss state casts It's electoral vote for
Bryan. IL Il snrrenGers the control Of its
Hsts. II via certainly block the way TO re-
turning prosperity. Other states, wherein
the people have exhibited more sound
judgment. viii receive The rewards which
sther~ise might have nowei In this asreo-
ton. ana even he naea who by their owa
votes have assisted ia bring ng about the
conditions here. wgl desert tA.s state. "a
they dii Kansas. ana fee 20 others
where the elishs % popglisn has never
settied. and where. consequently. capital
Aud immigration are eogaia4Ay received.
Hsa n not beer for the conditions to
which Kansas was hreuga, er roeulissie
domination. the ropgilstsS party az tbs
ssase would have airercat cEudiaAte FOR
governor. and tas particular ~spesSl. 90
elsecntent'' who new heads the ticket
would have attn been IN Kansas. engaged
In the work 81 reeeilsak capital instead CT
afisetsnx this state n Ike mAanar.