The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-20
TURN FROM P0PULISM.
Old-Time Democrats Will Not
Have 1t Forced on Them.
CAUSE AND CANDIDATES BAD.
One who for Twenty-Five Years Has
Bas1led for His Party Cannot
stand the Pop Democracy.


Porufssru 81 10, only arAorrent 20 the ma
.9rsey o. the Democrats. bat 20 a grea.
many the though OF Democracy swallow
81 - n popaiisrn II Jnbearahle. The ac-
ton % she fusion conventions. state and
coanty. IN forcing the name 'Peopie
party cown the throat CT the Democrats
has caused numbers % homes rae-,bers c,
frat party 20 turn asi4e In disgust. some
% then have resolved not 70 vote a. al.
Others 20 support Palmer and Buckner
ssin other. following the advice Of the
%ex York Sun. TO vote sor Mckinley and
thus reolke Democracy intoxicated ~
free silver. and a. che same time pave
the way 20 a reorganization Of the party
along the lines lad down ~ Jefferson and
Jackson.
Among the Democrats % this city 20
whom poyuils.n q intolera5le. Is Michael
Phillips. ar attorney, who stands well a.
.he Seattle bar. IN a letter 70 the POST
I7tell.geEcer. dated yesterday. Mr.. Phil
iipa says
To-Day completes my eighth year o:
residences fn this city. During all this time
have Iabsred diligently and unseldshly
20 upbuiH and uphold the beloved Demo-
cratic party. 10 which. for over twenty-five
years, my allegiance has been answering
and mainly IN the gloom OF defeat. ] nave
always yielded implicit obedience 10 my
political higher law the DEGREES OF rs
conventions. whether national or local.
and supported its PRINCIPLES and candi-
dates TO the best OF my ability. at all times,
by vote word. pen. pscunlary assistance
and personal effort. There have been
hardly any OF IS committees. clubs or con-
ventionB n which have not served. 10
these ends
IAN ingraines. eeep-sea,ei feeling OF
party loyalty alone permitted me 10 yield
a reluctant and perfanctory assent to a
trial OF this free silver panacea % for the
widespread distress OF our people, close
study OF the subject having convinced me
that the doctrine OF the free. unlimited
and independent coinage OF silver bull
lion by this country alone fhowever great
and rich Il may be-. az the legal and arbi-
trary ratio OF Is 20 ]. while It's CONNER
cIal value was only about half that. and
without awaiting the consent OF any other
nation on earth. anInitlgated rot
mere Jlngolsm. and that the only class
Of our people to be benefited by it's enact
ment into law would be The silver mine
owners. Here We would have class legis-
lation with vengeance, a thing abhorred
by our party. and directly opposed TO one
OF It's fundamental principles.
"As Democratic delegate I aided IN
sending thirtyseyen men 10 the Ellens-
burg convention last month. and grOaned
in spirit on reading that taey had agreed
To the surrender or even our time-honored
and glorious old party name. upon the i'm
perious demand OF the presumptuous Popu-
lists-a party I dcspise. and whose
lign influence on the future OF our great
young state. II unfortunately they should
be successful. ] fear and dread.
'Bsins delegate 20 waatI supposed was
a Democratic convention held In this city
on the 18th inst. moved 10 table the re-
port Of our conference committee. and pro-
coed forthwith 20 nominate a stra ght
Democratic ticket without awaiting the
assent Of any Populis! on earth but The
motion. as noted ia your report OF our pro-
ceediHgs failed to receive a second.
Il only learned after the adjournment OF
our convention that tina prlde-s nolien
Popuhst convention had delgned 10 graci-
ously confirm the conclusions reached by
the three conference committees latter an
aii-nighs wraagle over the chickens not
Yet hatched) only on the express condi-
ton emphasized by Incorporation In their
platform that our nominees and those of
the free silver Republicans should be
classea and known AS emanating from
Peoples party conventional
''Tais with me. rs the proverblal last
straw | don't love crow. bat can eat Il
on occasion OF necessity: but draw the
line AZ this condiIion-the condition az my
stomach could not stand Il. ana reject IL
Salf-resrcct Is involved in this and tina.
] viii not yield. i don't have 20. not being
an Office seeker anxious only for chance
- put finger In the depleted public purse
oy this Young city and state
Had ! known ~ this abominable pont.-
list condition in time ! would have resign
81 my Sesst IN our convention.
Il have made neither secret nor parade
- my disbelief IN the free silver craze
nor - the sole motive actuatinE me In
yielding an unwilling RsxoGt n the fusion
movement. This motive was he same as
That antma ting and ably stated BY Hon
NH II Thompson 20 our convention.
raj 81
axe taose two grand Democrats Gems
Palmer and buckNer. the gallant old
~'ancara-oearcrs OF the real Democracy
"nd shall support thom With all my heart
and strength. AMI with a feeling ~ p~o-
found relief al ny escape from an cntan-
cling alliance with those Who. however
honestly, are supporting cause and A
cNnd !ate alike unworthy. as ! believe
The West Coast PopnNst. "the oN,iai
organ q the Peoples party az Seattle"
published FRA .ts issue of September = an
editorial paragraph in which Rev. Clark
Davis. fopatiAt candidate fer rea~eea,,sa-
ftV- from the Forty first representative
district. IS quoted as saying some very
fsnreDlmeGts-y things about Mr. Sullivan.
Republican candidate for governor. Mr
Davis etapnatcahy denies the truth Of
Gre story. Nnich follows.
Ozark Davis ad In his sreech AZ Ia
stas an iadael ne that as IL may Re knew
also {Aat b. Ati n wife ana FANNY. fhat
Gee lived a. home ana e. 3 not eonsort vyi.h
prostitutes ard gamblers. that no MAS a
gentleman ans scholar. \ pure man s,.i
maj wss more than the Republicans cog19
say u the waa that clsEraeea tbc mead ~
fheir ticket."
AR. Davis sa'a yesterday. .Rs ser-s~~ o.,
the paragraph in whicA / arm f+eevtr9 as
say.ns that the head OF ths Nee,,As,,a,
ticket Is a man who consents vs.h f,.ee,f
tates ard gamblers. I brand i as absolute
iV false. IN a1sw erius criticism, .he- 80
hen made OF Mr. Rogers I SAID ,Ae+
knew NiFn - Be a man Of <aGnHv. that "a
lNca A. hons. that he Nas a fr,a. az c.
ree' hsAtts ao3 perfectly rvs-a. tat,a
gentleman as wei IS a scholarly mar
el3 RAG rase~ 20 Mr. Susilvan Ia ms an
r~,5on a. a.l, Hs thoss WAC beard me MI,
te9r = tesss." '''
y renu t+s:,o1 - 70 - tN~ vre+-N -,---s
The kfnF county cawpa ~. W. I'd. ~, Sd. -,
sn3a Moore o0zAt - er e.e.-t5.f hv 8 49,
raatorsty 20 tie kt1e caaafv $500.
Nenfa. Among tee cases ele3 "a tNs $500.
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