The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25


tales bad weigh: even IN those DAYS o.
prejudice and ovcFcrcdultty. However. IL
seemed that the more monstrous the ac-
cusa tlon the better II suited the popular
taste and each candidate had plenty OF
vaHsciencelFss enemies 10 ptt into circula-
ton and husily promuigate tho most out
Tlgeous ISLANDERS.
During the Van Scren- Harrison cam
raign. ia ,sia this same tendency "a
throw tho blacklist mud Just before the
close or the struggle WAS strongly evinre-
N@n Bnren was CHARGED wfth being an
as.stocrat, and the absurd tales OF MS *.
tFaFaEaEeo At the peoples expense were
widely circulated and largely believed
IiS son John. who rad spent good deaf
~ his slme abroad. was characterized az a
lherilne. aud. What vas In those days corr
fiacFrd Tar moro serious fault. "A t>onsct.
cntious disciple OF the English mobility
THIS story. put befoT@ the voters lust "a
they we're ready 70 east their ballots aaa
"a fatal effect upon thu. s3der Van Buren's
chances fer tbs pre- sidency
fhe great keatucaiaa. Henry Clay. SUI
fSscd much az he hands Of the promoters
~ roOrhacAs. II IVES during his campaign
against PEN that he era " letter. roar-
haeka CONNIE 0rCd. Clay wrote what vas
called thc "Eaieiga letter" IN yhssva no
radically opposed the annexation 81 Texas.
question which WAS burning one a.
The ;isae. and afterwari. thfaksng he had
made taat letter soa strong wrote rhe
Alabama ictter." which vas more con
SrryatiNe IN It's bearing upon annexation
''hesc letters we're hoomeraugs. They an
xrvei the North and aizpleasel tAe south
ard defeated Cay himself
Since that dag several other roarsaa-k
,eiters have figured ia campaign history.
notably ne -'1orey letter" launched a.
the head ~ Garfield. and RE s'Afur~alson
,etter-" which figured ~ ,hs campaign -
BENJAMIN Harrison 4ad Grover Cleveland
~ tSSs
TIE Mercy letter was IN ssss,,t,il- ma
mos; ingenious piece of dcyt}trv IN roor-
bach annals. About three weeks before
the elect0n % iNN8 raere WAS published in
New York city in ncwxnaqsr tnax de-
fgscn callcsi New fork 'Trufs, A lette~ a.
sex~a 20 have been written ~ she Reptse>-
hean cSutftdsie Tor the presidency. i was
Produced fac s.naAe ana -aa "a follows:
(prrscnal aSs Conhsantlsf1
Hoslss - Reprp~rrltae
Washington. Il. =. Jan D. f~Sa
1s@r SIR Years - ria lion 80 tee Cal
reSe problem same aislv 90 aa~A
I AXE z that Inc aaas son 81 en- -t,vas "a
cnty question ~ private ana tsa~r.,~.as..
sessuGrsy. and ta3svi8aS.s o. ,anaaar,.es
l,4ve re s.sh; - by aaaoV Mere shsy caa
Ne Aave treaty wsth ~ f>ss~e.. .-,e.
erNutsns @A,-n sAessla ~ ~ Il e.txx 49,
%ral rs PROVISIONS are aaroEAsezf as erA
-t7ff4 ~t+" ~ffkfEt q XIV Nst4-s-sf. ans Z
- mex frFe ssfrI 70 sag tAas & S1c-1sf -.
So0osate4 uuti ear great nam l.sr. ~
ana cHrENf~tte interests are conserved "a
saa mater % sAAcT- Xsry krsaly NsssrS
; 4 G.kf&E'As.l.g0
stzss.
Tafs wss a. o7ce denounced BY Ceae-Ai
SATns ! 80 foT&sry. asgs me fac-simile ~
the s&nEs-Fs7t hA4 ~ AIS tfnae r@cegwe4
vide csrsssAi-aa ana ast ters great 6ars-
Sss- Fast hs-rrnsV-. s prominent 1seaaax-
g. t&s Democrats ukt5eeal committee
v - Nas lamar VIA sSeaeTzl 51ar.sexz's
S2nG sssttsEs "a csscly Expressed kAs soxa>
sea saAk TIE lester s&x xenstrsa. Tee A.
e. Ea@-s s.cas A4aaza al a-ca ess-