The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-03

j Wholesale Merchant. . Democrat,
Tells Why He VIII support the
Evil Republican Ticket.


rnerchan. OF Spokane. who for The past
FIVE years has been transacttng "a much
business as any wholesale dealer IN Spo-
kane, VAS interTogale3 today by the Post
latelgencer correspondent IS 20 the poll
teal situation in this county. He said:
Il am engaged in the business Of selling
goods % many people VINO are interested
In the cause % silver and FOR obvious pru-
Dental considerations / would net like 20
have my name used tn a public way n con-
neelion with political matters. | have al
ways acted with the Democratic party, as
my father dl4 before me. bgt this year /
deem IL my duty i good citizen having
"a view the return OF prosperity % al this
section Of the country 70 cast ray vote for
Mckinley. After a careful examination OF
the Platform adopted al Chicago I canno.
find Ia X any suggestion OF Democratic
principles. On the contrary. ! find many
things in IL which threaten healthy bust
ness transactions. the steady employment
OF labor and a satisfactory market for the
products or the farm l know l cannot 10
prosperous and do any steady business UNI
less all these interests prosper. and there
fore r am gong 10 cast my vote for Nc
kinney.
Besides this. the local conditions in
Spokane county should drive a se.f-re-
spec,ing man into anything that offers a
FAIR opposition 20 the fusion ticket which
was put up here. In 81 my experience I
have never witnessed "a more Questionable
combination for the purpose OF securing
offIos than that which was effected in
Spokane county. George Turner. who
within the last six years has been three
times candidate for United States sena-
tor and once a candidate for the house OF
representatives. together with ". c.
Jones. who has been holding office under
the Republican party for thirteen years,
and Patrick Henry Winston. who has
been q Republican office holder Tor eight
years, formed a close corporation among
themselves. captured the Democratic.
Popu.sg and so-ca,led Silver Republican
parties. and proceeded to divide the Of
fees among themselves Jones was NOM
mated for congress and Winston for at
torney general; and a legislative ticket
was put up In the city OF Spokane which
cannot De said 20 D.. either Democratic.
Republican or Popul.st. bus which prob
ably = IN the interest OF George Turner
for United States senator. The Individual
makeup or ;he legislative ticket ia so
bad thaI peop.e in Spokane county In
stinctive,y shake their heads whenever
the names are mentioned. For senator
from the Fourth district we have II. E.
IIoagh;oa. known all over the state as
the 'WtEker.' and who launched
himself into unexpected fame during the
Clark Metcalf bribery cases which grew
out OF the Calkins-Squire senatorial fight.
He Is a sort of man Friday 10 Turner
and can be depended upon 20 he his faith
fli henchman For senator from the
Third district the fusion forces picked I'D
a fellow named Flummer. who has been
IN the past a Republican. but who says
now that he is "a Popuiist for reasons Of
policy only Turner seems 10 have
held on him. too,
For representatives IN the Third cis-
trtct they have nominated a young law
student In Turner's Office by the name OK
Wolfe and young law student in Plum
rner's office by the name OF GaTresty.
Then for fear some one might accuse
item OF serving cut 10 the purlic any
th.n. IN the way OF a candidate that was
in the slightest measure attractive o. de-
cent they nominated for representative
money broker named Roberts Having
collected .hts choice assortment OF states
men TO make laws for the people OF the
state OF Washington. they capped the
sheaf with an A f. A and a Catholic on
the same tieke. together and went homo
10 dream % future greatness
The ticket - A bad one For some req
son or other X has The support OF The
spoh s-arnan-Review. Jast what influences
were exersed 20 bring ABOUT healthy
a.sposft bon on the part 81 this paper 20
support all that IS bad for the Interests
O., SPOKANE COUNTY and antagonist al that
IS good for the Interests Of the cosinty.
no man Eaawcth. Every issue Of thAt
paper geerus with aaiise. misrepresenta-
tlcns and statlMf.cs wasrh coU,d only have
erlefas.e1 IN 'CiulIyeT's travels" or SIN
fsG. tae Saz}o~-" The ecHhlnati on - not
a eood ene. ard Il has sccon{f'iThe9 any
ching bat Fss8 results for the business IN
te-~sts ~ Spokane county.
.eT~s~ee-geurths a the business men %
Spokane county are Tor Mckinley. Many
- them are Democrats. ans MANY - hem
m no, iSon1&ea wth s7e Eeruhli>sn or
Earlxat{cn hut shey W. vcse All right on
ale m say As tAe Mutation stands 90
sar. Mr Sl.Itan wl,l certainly carry So
kaae c0oa:v and ;he confess WI - ex-
-eeNng,Y close between Mckinley aai
BRYAN. Every Republican - the county
has constituted himself comm tee OF
Gro 20 oa=h thi~zs AM = ere cotiuty Il
fes, 20 IRE Eenuh can cans q VI rot
a.a Because s.5qen-. energetic ara ia-si-l-
Sea. WORK has nat aeeg aone.