The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-17

Too little attention has been paid 10
ytcs President Stevenson IN ali this fuss
about Cleveland and Mckinley. Hon.
Asslai Stevenson has claims upon our con-
sheraton nevertheless; he Is very much
concerned about the prospect Of the coun-
try unless the Democrats get into power
again. He Is one OF those plstitudlnous
politicians who roIl out weli-rounded SEN
fences and believe tina, they are uttering
Dorten.ous truths.
Surely. surely the people are getting tired
OF all this rhodomontade. Stevenson came
OF poor family and has become vice presi-
dent OF the United States. Cleveland was a
poor minister's son and became president
There Ii not one man IN thousand in
prominent public life who owes his adj
vancsmsnt TO anstocracy OF birth or to a
fathers fortune There IL no country on
earth where the chances for a poor boy
to succeed are so great and SO manifold.
Fer three or four years there has been
period of depression following a period
OF exceptional activity: but IL Is passing
away. Every presidential year is
quieter year than the one Immediately
preceding Il. There Is not a man OF vot-
Ing ago who does not know II. This coun-
try 10 on tina eve OF one of tho most pros
porous eras that ever opened out before
the eager eyes OF avaricious man.
II what Adlai Stevenson says Is true
our only hope Is in retrogression. WIN
any sane man. with healthy blood flowing
through his tingiing veins. with quick
ened energy stored In his intellectual
dynamo, with muscular force held In re-
serve for the opportunity by the courage
of his American heart. say that IL is not
tho future which must be unfolded, but
the past that must be revived7
Whom Mr. Stevenson speaks OF the in
crease OF appliances which "mercilessly
dispense with the labor OF human hands"
as one of the conditions fraught with
peril to our national safety what does
no mean and what would he haveT
Is the printing press to be abandoned
in order that We may return 10 the wooden
types pressed by hand upon bits OF paper7
Is the sewing machine 10 be put In the at
tic that women may ton with needle and
thread7 Is the laundry machine to be
pushed aside In order that the human
hands o. women may tabor at the wash
tubf Are the gas lamp and electric light
to be put out so that the waiehman may
carry the old lantern In his handsG Is tho
rolling mill 10 be shut down so that men
may have to crush wheat between two
stonesg Are the machine plow and reap
er 10 be put away 10 rust so that men may
plod sweating behind the hand p'ow and
bent women gather in the sheaves?
II the hands Of progress are 10 be turn
NJ back on the clock Of time. where shall
We hait In the retrograde movement?
What nonsense II Is. The days Of great
fortunes rapidly made are past. They be-
long 60 the DAYS Of the war. and 70 the
wild speculation and trsffic IN unstable
money; 10 railroad building urged on by
the people to land investments made pos
sibls by tho rush OF people 10 buy IN order
to get rich quickly.
No fortune. however great. can be held
Ia the United States. Every Gay Is the
story told 81 men Ike Floods nephew. who
inherited million and squRndered u.
There Is no lAw Of entail IN this country.
no law OF p-imogen'turs to tie up estates.
The fortunes made by The vanderbuts ana
the Goaids are being fast dissipates by
their children. ana az new generation q
increasing numbers parcels cat the pru-
cipal the dissipation will become more
rapid
The foundations Of economy are being
laid: there vii se for years closer watch
on public expenditure and more prudent
eheok upon reckless extravaganza. This ia
healthy az enterprise reaches cut onoe
more It VIII be regulated BY a rsgara for
the consequence A capital once more
comes cut TO seek employment n viii seek
greater safety ana Be content with smaller
earnings II VIII never see twelve per cent
and ten per cent again. bat VIII be over
| jcyea with ssx sna be content with three
| per cent
Holland has been happy fer year. wi;h 4
/ population Ct 4 SO 90 N y ~ square miles;
England prosperous wtts q reputation u
| r 90 ~ IN a. area 81 - So square mites
Was the ualset states reached - senl5h
wtsh o-ly . Aya ess n 2sgses square miles
- territory. England has 81 people %
ths square yniss. Holland "a she United
states anly - 20 zach square Hlf. Have
az nc resources - Industry ara .nte.ll-
rence heen exhausted sfta raeh Geld be-
sers M
Tee ar tsree years aence We SHAN laugh
At such pesHrasstic pvownestiesgsous. ana
lenx before ths esd q tAst ,fr,e We shan
he tse busy wfsh renewed activity 70 bs
/ eefnsfsnw shoat tirsn-
VIVA ths a8veat sf tawn we sasn forget
al sar fears - the hoetes % TIRE atght.