The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-24
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1As frantic uanner In wh3cA ~ Pegs
sistsc aangers endeavsr to avoid any
thing aaa everything which AasAt result
In . showing 90 strength - between tie
adhersnfs Of sound money ana the hetero-
gensous ecubinasssn known - tho Pee
pies party II amusing. The nsst thing
which brought shout shis desire was the
campaign buston question For . time
Bryan buttons were nrst con1picuously In
eystence In this ana we presume In other
communities. with the first symptoms
Of subssdencs u the fictitious Bryan boom,
and the rising tide Of the sound money
sentiment. Mckinley buttons commencsd
70 appear IN every direction. until II be-
csas not3ceabie that the vast majority OF
The wearsrs Of easbsems Of their political
faith were decorated With thu portraits
OF the sound ssoney candidate for prssi-
dent
Then came the Populistic instruction,
promulgated through al The papers OF
that faith. advising workingmen 10 wear
the Mckinley button, because otherwise
their employers might discharge tham-
This wss the nrst appearance Of their CO.
ercion theory. which has now become the
sole point on which the PopuIists are
banking their hopes Of stemming the tida.
Immediately AFTER this announcement ap-
peared. the Populists sapiently replied
whenever their attention was called to
the preponderancs Of Republican political
ersblems: ''Oh, yes: but the workingmen
are wearing them for fear Of discharge.
They will al vote for Bryan"
The proposition eananating from tho Re-
publican national committee, for all sound
money men to display the American nag
over their residences on the 24th and 31st
days OF this month. gave the Populistic
managers another attack OF ague. They
were desperately afraid of the showing
which ~ould &c made and It's possible In
nuence on the doubtful voter, and after
hurried consultation the Populistic leaders
issued instructions to the Bryanites to
follow the lead with a like showing of
hags. not on different days. that the rela-
tive show Of strength could be Judged,
but 1T the same time.
There are some showingS made which
cannot Be avoided by any Populistic trick,
and such one was that OF the magnsf-
scent sound money parade which was Wit
messed In this city on Thursday evening
II " beyond the possibilities OF ordinary
Populistic nlendacity to belittle that az
fair. although Populistic paper essays
the hopslesD task. and the only recourse
many In the procession participated
through fear Of their employers, while Sc
cretly inclined to the Populistic faith.
This repeated Populissic Islander on the
intelligent workingmen who have attached
themselves to the cause Of sound money
will be bitterly resented no; only by them.
but by every workingman who has sense
enough TO realize that the charge 10 one
which reflects not only upon his fellows
who have arrayed themselves on the side
OF sound money. but on every man who
works for wages. 1t Is tantamount TO say
ing that tho whole body of workingmen
are a set OF sneaks and towards, who dare
not avow their political predictions for
fear Of mourning the tll-will Of their en-
ployers.
The truth Of the matter Is that the
Populistio managers are in desperate
straits for some method by which to stay
tho course OF the overwhelming movement
!n favor OF Mckinley. now showing from
All pa rita Of the country They aare naf
IL they can prevent It, permit q test Of
strength to be made now. but are banking
desperately but hopelessiy on some pros
pective change in sentiment within the
next week. which will prevent their de-
fea, from being so completely ove-whe,m-
ing as the prospects now indicate that it
will be.