The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-18
WE DID Ii BEFORE.

Although the combination OF three SEP
arate elements in the political atmosphere
may seem formidable TO the tlmid. {. is
not the nrst experience Of the KIND with
which n. Republican parry has lad to
contend In the previous conaAct the Re
publican party was successful and the
parallel between that occasion and this
has been SO close up TO the present tine
as TO make pretty sure that Il will be con
;lnasd 20 tbs end.
The most remarkable feature about tina,
movement. however. IL that while mn year
the combination in made In opposition 20
the sale Of bonds fer thu purpose Of par-
chasing gold. In fs7s. when the combination
referred 20 was formed. Il wgs for the
purpose Of opposing The purchase by The
government OF silver This part of the
platform adopted e. Indianapolis May II.
lssa was formulated in thu following
plank
We rrotes. against The sale o; govern
nsent bonds FOR the purpose Of parchas-
ing silver 70 be nEe6 as a substitute for
our more convenient and less auctuating
fractional currency. which. although wei
calculated 10 enrich owners OF silver
mines, yet in opera con II VIII st!u fur
TIER Cypress IN taxation an already over
bsIrdens6 people"
II was this platform upon which Peter
Cooper was nominated for president and
formed the nucleus OF ths party which
afterwards nominated for the presidency
IN successive years James 3. Weaver and
Benjamin +. Butter.
erAts who found themselves a. they id
this year. n q hopeless minority and in
ned ot lew issues and a aev popular cry
Some Democrats resisted this effort 20
take the party away from tie principles
OF Jackson ard The hard money theories
o: early 9ays. bus throughout ~. West
ara In great part OF IN. South Il wa. for
several y-sr- quite as difficult to lay down
a hns OF tenarkation between Green
hAckers ard DenaocTsfs as II I. tocay be-
tween Democrats add Popnlis,s There
Was Also a Goat element, led by Genera
n. r. Butter. who ha&. long been a bril-
i'sns member OF congress as a Republican.
but always more or less az q demagorae
ana who nlrted with TIE rev party with
view 20 what subsequently happened.
namely. hss nomination fer the presidency
BecAnss q this fact ne lost whatever
ch.noe r. has fo- . Republican nouina-
Tor .cr governor ot his own stsse. which
was 70 ,. ne stepping stone 20 higher
hongra Tie therero-e headed TIE Green
hackers g, MAssNohs1setts. and n spite Of
ne protests % The bar. money Democrats
a.. 80.
rAnlEsgfor ard ran tw1ce under ths aus
poss ef shls combination, but was defeat
81 both times BY IA Repusllo.ns
Tas ZANE s,o-Y 10 ss heard on m.
streets today 81 tre&casry. .oooins and
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mars con9.s,a ssssr.3cs - Dsnocrats c
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