The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-01
TIE ASARcHicAL SENTIMENT.

There are some lsw-abidsng citizens.
honest ana ssneere believers In the free
coinage Of silver. who feel very much In
elined TO resent the statements made that
the Chicago platform and the teachings OF
Bryan and his followers on the stump are
ansrchistic IN their tendencies. These men
regslsssntiy shut their eyes to the fac,
nov daily growing info prominence. that
the persistent attempts to array class
agains; class. to pgTsuads the poor that
the thrifty and well-to-do are their enc
ralss. ars encouraging and .ncitIng OUT
breaks OF mob violence az a peculiarly
threatening All sisxracctui character. The
1seralsst orators have been preaching a
destrlne 0. hate. they have perssstsntiy
attempted TO arouse the evil passions OF
tae ssos. reckless an. iawless elements in
sse community. They have asserted in
sas most ta-sa language 81 which their
Vocabulary admitted that the poor were
sssrx oppressed. robbed and ground under
fsos BY the rich Whatever the Intention
q the speakers may have been. ana il Is
qzs.s prchable that their original design
vas simply to arouse temporarily senti-
usnfs which would heip to mako votes
sor Popalls,ic candidates. the resnl. has
essn 10 set In motion forces which the
xscn who have aroused cannot control
Eron ar. Bryan down. the ropuisstsc
leaders have deliberately catered 10 the
snarshissic sentiment. ard II Is daily fnd-
Ing expression. as the dispatches record
ssns typical Instances were the throw
ins Of rotten eggs at Secretary Carlisle
wssn addressing a meeting ia his own
ssosus town. Mr. Carlisle is beyond al
question the nost distinguished statesman
which Kentucky has produced In ta.s gen
erstion- HIS public record IL Beyond re-
rrossa. Ills eit1srsss political opponent
has never questioned tie purity Of his
saotives or she eprsghtness az his eharse-
ter. He has served his ssats with DIS
singaisaed ability for racre than a quar-
ter Of = century. an; e today probably a.
rcor In pocket as when he FIRST entered
public life. Ye; this distinguished states
sasn. ho1erea ard respected by tho.e who
have crpsse9 him paliticaIly sarfnx his
wAcse political career, il tnsalte.. ara as
sanlte! Nv q frenxies MOI. whose rreis.
.'.ees have been arouse. by al srpeal 70
tss.r worst pssssoss
Tas ruoksainS cs the x~aerse,. wwaerst.
Palmer ana Rs,eAner. wAirn occurred =,
N'ssscuri Frsaay. Is saetAsr syp.ca n.
stsnca Tness gentlemen we're among .sa
foremost cssizs.z % THAR resoeetlx. stz,~.
Assers the Poansissle eaaelsass for n-r.,-
Cent vas born. sni they have ne,a ~.
sarse positions 70 tAss tsy. Isaesr y~e~s
their great pubic services. tAelr ai<,,,-
sassas1 pcs:siens. were only s1ssusna, N.
essssneass 10 tie nsss. wAscA seer~a. N.
salsee ana attacked them. and aensea them
TIRE privilege 90 free speech.
Even A. ho-ae. tAs sans spirit has -s-
eeatfy hsea manifested. lr scokaz>. =,
NcEiAy las. re<pecsSA.~ i&afus. rsssrx
T. ths colernns 81 soGss5 money sAsaae
~sre greeted MA such . terrsnt es vi.
sas cesrcre ssease. peersd eat sfenx an
entire siue Of seerlag SPECTATORS. fAAs thssr
os~esss ~s.s forced 70 ~stA-saa tAssa