The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-18

SEATTLE. FRIDAY. pEc. as
swuERE - yoUR PaosrERITYr'

sWHERE - YoUR PRosPERITYf'
Those people in this section VINO are TIL
umphantly demanding as TO the whsre-
sbouts OF the promised prosperity srs the
very peopls who are delng tsssir utmost 10
prevent Its return TAese Is "a sat Of men
lsmAsosnes. who are fairly giossing over
xae fact that a boom has not been thrust
upon Ne by the election es a Republican
president. Emlattarsd over the fact that
cheap money and Aisxeidssm old not pre-
vail. and because flush times have not
yet set 50. they desire, OF course. 10 at
tribute II to Republican national Success
and the natural result OF turning down
the free silver candidate.
These men sEs ssklng Why prosperity
does not put In its appearances. a. IL there
could be recovery from tsard times IA q
night. Secretly they rejosoe that there i
10 revival. Tor IL offers saaena an oppoE-
tunity OF saying Il told yoa So" And
thus they magnify any financial trouble
that comes IN the ordinary course OF bust
ness, beltttls any evidence or Industrial
improvement. sneer at reports OF mills and
factories being opened. and laugh saner-
ally at any and all fluctuations watch tend
10 saow an encouraging picking up OF
business throughout tbs country.
TAsse people, fiissd with partisan malsy-
sssno as they are. DO not care or are UNI
able u recognize me fact that AioIinlsy's
-
apprehension from the xainds Of the bust
nees man OF tho land, and that there y
hope and conndsnos where but . few short
months sSo there was soiieltude and fear.
They are narrow. Lowioai ana vindissiye.
and. while other sections viii prepare to
pefsty. thess utts fsEicws vii! stand
around and ridSsuis any attempt to bring
about better um~s. snd ali because Il il
not being done IA accordance with their
trrasiosL sdsAA
Those rsopis who fancy that prosperity
bag Of the hAad ~ q sisual. think little
and make no attempt to grasp az the
great principles undsriytns the changes
whish follow the workings of eeouoEais
laws. xshcy DO net seem TO realizs that
fAas country has been suffering ffom
ever three yesra this particular locality
for Eve years or mora Reflex after
such q depression sonss gradually. 1t
could not be ana never hss besa ether
wise.
In those STATES where the people voted
On favor of honest fnancssring ana the
maintenance Of eommen seass laws the
result IL already noticeasls. Money Is
easier. hopes are hlghsr. thu outlook
brighter. laborerx buster ana future pros
p>ess such as they have not been for many
q day. TAls feeling would be noticeable
evcrywh.ra were 1t not for the fact that
capital. frightened during the campaign
by the vicious and incendiary etteranees
Of those who now preach despair. hest
sates 80 ally itself With the interests 81 a
people who have declared war against q
and pa, In the most q their tixo la de-
nounclng It. The people who t8 months
have bcea sssailing the substantial tn
terests Of the land and who. 50 far as
this state - concerned. now find them
selves wllh the majority. ahould not be
surprised II business men postpone carry
lag cut contemplated plans antn the new
authorities show what they are golng to
do. Persons who said Mckialey's election
would prove that Republican form Of
government was failure ard that some
sAIng dlnrereat must be tried. cannot nafa-
rally expect the greatest confidence to Sc
placed IN them. especially ~ this tsme.
when capital 10 simla ana credits are
strained or exhausted.
Prosperity VIII ooaas ts this stats when
the state has ssowa that a. deserves f.
fss somsng will not hs hasssRsa BY the
=neerr Of those whose arms are raised
srsinss hair The community and who
tsrivs cuiy whsn there u distress ard az
opportunity 20 ITALIA bitterly On re wrongs
sf the sse. II will cons because ;he rest
Of a . country realizes what TIE resources
Of the state are and Ia convinced that tAa
pecpls here are willing 20 wslooraA. ea-
courage ana protect sAo4s who nay see
a, 10 sstrs here and uniias THAR naARs
and ens~ssss In eailssirx ns tha common
wealth We seissvs TIA great majority
81 the peocss hsrs gladly sxtsra tA's vel
cesns sad win lAoer % attract hssasr TIE
nsa ana nonsy tass ara necessary Il
rAsrs n to BE substantial growth. II IA
20 csns - wains about prosperity not
csnaansi rssAss LEA every man &c ~aNs -
esa ~ snow that ws deserve e ana u vii
carse wstneus ear knowsnEs