The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-26

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rasszon
ia shsa .eesh1nx rszss OF rofiv the hon
cred Represents sfves ~ fne old Democracy
we're. as yoa go een know. nfseriy lost.
Tnsfeaa ~ the Democrats ns-stofore
known ara no1eres Er th4 rowns-y. the
eousrei was ssssrses either directly or
indirectly, <roa without or within. by
sfss AIsxes6.. sne Tfflna&ns, IRE Bs2n1s.
tn~ PETERS ira exewarss. ts~ esrrsorz
ard ssetr llkA-rreu wno had ossfifTet fnesr
gsefaineex II they ever Rad any both IN
re DempsTzfFe ard Republican parties
srd. ex II 70 show The fsoEIown>ss o. It's
prsfsHslons ara he hypocrisy OF It's
Claims. its permanent presiding cT5ce-
zsx 3 senator who owed his seat in the
senste. and thsrssore 81 tfse convention.
20 fhA rsifwar corpcrzfs lions. Of which re
was TIE paid attorney. ard orc q the
controlling Spirits stirring fne mass from
b@nezth ~ss znoshsT senator. who owed
his presence sa the senate. and thsrsfors
In SIZE convention. 70 the fact that he -
a millionaire mining -acBopoiiss.
Pest OF both Psrtie--
Democracy has heretofore stood az a
conservative fogrs IN tire country. but al
this convention Ne see IN ronfroi hereto
gensous mass Of anarchists. socialists.
zsopgllsts spectators and sectionasssts-
the strength Of neither &c the great
parties and the pest OF both-
What fs zae duty OF sound Democrats.
among whom yo1r feiIog citizens class
yoH--of Dsn faithful 70 the traditions OF
their party. who love n, xao know the
value Of 81. who wfsh 70 cave n
II viii answer this question as ore who
recognizes The necessity OF two great par
ties. ard the fact thai sAen IL necessary
10 the other.
ITO me pArslsanxhip at this moment Is
nothing. We're the crisis reversed. or the
Republican candidate standing on even
half az usld platform as that recently
adopted 81 Chicago. and the Democratic
candidate standing or anything approach
Ing sound currency platform. ! would
most certainly vote and work 20 the Ut
most for the latter.
II can see bat one way eventually 20
pFeseFve the penoerafic party. as well as
70 prevent q national catastrophe. and this
I trust that yoa will allow me TO suggest.
This one way Is for you and the sound
Democracy frankly boldly. una2alifedly
% break loose from this wild mob mas
aaerzdinz in the Democratic gar5. and.
like tire great war Democrats during our
civil struggle. 10 east your lot fully. for
the time az least. s1th the party which
so8 have heretofore opposed. ] fully be-
ilega that this h not only the patriotic
course as regards the country. bat the ex-
pedisut course as regards your party and
yourselves.
Obstacles I'm the Way.
''of course. I know well that IN doing
this sou have to conquer your dislike OF
certain minor doctrines. Your first dif-
hcaisy probably yenr main difFfcalfy--ls
the tariff question You are. perhaps. for
free trade eth. In spite os the blows that a
free trade policy has received I'm the past
three years from It's alleged supporters.
bat let ne ask you cAndidly. after the ex-
peflenee Of these three years. do you see
anything better TO be hoped for In the
combined efforts OF the Popniis's and their
Democratic alsies7 DO You not feel that
even Republican administration. sup
ported At this crisis b. PATRIOTS Demo-
rrats. Is likely 20 do far less violence 10
your convictions even on this question
than this wild eombina ton Of Jack Cade
elements. no matter how loud IL proclaims
IT, Democracy
Even IL you utterly reject the Republi-
can IDEAS regarding the development of
the national industries. on another thing
and that infinitely more important--we
are agreed, You know that the financial
policy laid down az Chicago means in
diytdaai aud national bankruptcy. dis
tfesz and dishonor. You know that SIS
premises are false. IT'S promises deiussve.
- consequences rainous.
Not Democratic Doctrines
you know that Il means the wreck %
life and ire Insurance companies. trust
companies. savings banks banks OF de-
post, building and Eoan associations and
monetary Institutions 20 an enormous ex-
that IL means vast loss 10 the very men
It il intended to lure. and TO them above
all ofhers~-fhe farmers and workingmen.
ssYoa know that these anarchist doc
trinss contradict not only all human ex-
perieaee. bal the doctrines OF the entire
Democrats party from the beginning.
What are the things which you. as Demo-
Gratis. and which sound Democrats gen.
orally. have most strongly opposed They