The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-05

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s11s Republicans IN this state have ntf1s
eause to b sshsae1 se - baktis which
thsy put mp IN this state AZ ne eatsst
- 49, we're stupendous- The fuston BE-
tween the Democrats ana ths Popplists
~as alone sufBcieat t. place the Rspub-
lica1 Darty far IN the minority. On the
theory that III kInn1onists would - sbls
- east the whole vote Of their respective
partiss Tor tss 5etuk Sicist. Addsd 70 this.
there was . very serious detection from
the Republican basty. usads up In part Of
0sn who honestly Believed thai tAs frss
,oeinaee e silver weuN - good tAsns
Tar the sountry. and In part Of tims-serv-
ing politicians, who deserted their party -
soon - II became apparent that the dsift
II public sentiment was heavily against
tise fnnncisJ plank Of the St. Louis plat
form. In addition to this there nsvsS
mad bssn any csocsstsd sfEort to stay the
course Of the free silver movement Fres
silver literature had Tor several pears
been spread broadcast over the state:
many Of the Republican newspapers which
since have done loyal service. had for .
lsns time prior . the opeuing Of the cam
yer cause. and had devoted much Of their
space to Publishing the Arguments In favor
Of bi-metai:ism. which The average voter
was Inclined to accept IS arguments In
favor q un,inited free coinage
II y but simple truth TO cay that IT the
-
an overwhelming majority Of the people
Of the staae of washington we're either ab-
eo1uteIy committed, or very strongly In
clined 10 support the cause Of unlimited
free coinage. Had uss vote been taken
lmmediatsly after the nomination az Mr..
eEyan II 10 altogether likely that me state
u washington would have given hin moo
majority, or evan more
&c csn b. readily seen that there Vas Z
hercuisan tasAr to attempt. nothing more
nor less than TO induce something like 10.
- men. who had already formed liked
minAs. and this within the short space ef
III or seven weeks. The task proved to
- impossible n the brief period Of time
allotted TO H. Tho Republican sound
moaey men. toyaily aided By the sound
poney Democrats. who placed principle
shove parsssanshlr. essaycd II with the ut
nost enthusiasm. From the start to the
end they never fafsered. Every hamlet In
che state was visited by trained speakers.
not once. but at different intervals, all
through the campaign. Sound money liz.
erature was distributed by the ton. and
placed IN the hands OF every voter. The
Republican state press bent vigorously to
che Same work. The rising tide to Bryan
was checked. and from thai time on .
STEADY refux movement commenced.
Thousands OF vofers were converted. be-
ln4 almost TO . man the most intelligent
ana conscientious IN the community.
In the short space OF six weeks II Is quite
probable that seven Thousand out OF cur
relatively ANAL voting population were
drought TO see the error Of their precon-
eeived opinions. and the faliaclcs by which
Shstr judgments had been sophisticated.
II was gallant. bat hopeless. fight. ana
those W too. part in Il. while naturally
chasrinel at their defeat. have nothing TO
reproach themselves Cor In tbs manner Ia
which they carried on the battle.
The mass OF tho voters are sound. 81
heart. Their snsensions are undoubtedly
nouees. Hence there Il no doae, tha, while
ehe carss has suffered a temporary eclipse
In this state. IN glowing centras; to the
brilliant VICTORIES achieved elsewhere. o.
fore two years roll by tho free silver here
~ viii - ~ sreetaai,y sx,irpatsd hero
:. a Axs IN most u the ssatss OF she
Union.