The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-25
SEATTLE. THURSDAY. JUNE Ell
THE PARTY OF DESPAIR.


tween the yigor and courage and hope
manifested by the Republicans at 81.
Louis and the woe and gore and dire de-
SPAR presented at Tacoma BY the dele
gates Of the Populist party
II this were the first tine In the history
Of the country that there had been trou-
bic. the pessimistic uttersnces might be
excused: but the fact Is that every four
years there assemblies an aggregation Of
calamity howiers who see In all the
achievements Of tho past no hope for their
own advantage in the future unless some
body else IL to be made to give up what
he has acquired.
at the Populist convention W. r.. An
drews. that gnlielsss knight Of the rue
full countenance. declared that the money
plntocraey has the people by the throat
..and II We don't rise la our might We viii
be like the slaves In 1851" Mr. Andrews
declares himself ready 10 sacrifice party
for the saks of principle. which being In
terpreted means that he IL willing TO take
up with any platform which seems likely
20 secure the Offices. Dir. Andrews knows
shat the national organ of the Populists
has declared that free silver Il a faliacy.
but that the people should be induced to
try IL because until they have and found
II TO be . failure. they cannot be won
over TO the true Popuiistic doctrine.
The Popuilst platform adopted at Ia
coma says that: "Ths present dsplorabie
condition OF the greatest republic the
world ever saw has been brought about
by a rscreancy OF the Republican and
DsmocrAtio parties 20 the trust imposed
in them by the people" Al the Illinois
Democratic convention the chairman said
that this country was the richest on the
face OF the earth. yet the Jews of Europe
slapped II. These are sufficient causes for
one year: but this country seems TO have
n wonderful way of OUTLYING all those
terrors.
In 1887 Henry Clay sdjnred the senate
20 70 to President Andrew Jackson and
Sell him that tho country must expire In
agony II he did not pause. 60 tell him Of
shs stagnation In every branch OF bust
ness: Of the closing Of thousands of man
ufacturinE establishments which were
aust beginning to ind a ready sale for
their products In the markets OF the
world. Depict to him. he said. III you
can ind language 10 portray. the heart
pending wretehedness Of hundreds of
thousands OF the working classes cast out
of employment tell him OF the tears OF
helpless men and women no longer able
10 earn their bread"
We were on a silver basis az that time
and had not coined silver dollar for
thirty four years In 1879 We began TO
coin silver dollars. and for thirty years
roinod from Sc. 100 up 20 ssae5i,sii every
year. Yet the calamity howiers were just
90 woe-segone IN 1871. when there was
practically not a silver dollar ia the coun-
try as they are now. when We have about
So. 600 worth OF silver IN circulation.
We know today how much better OF we
were before the Democrats got control
Of the government. but the Fopullsts de-
rlared then. that Is in lSas. that they met
fn the midst Of nation brought 90 the
Verge OF moral. political and material
ruln.''
IL was just the same prior to 1873. the
year from which II Is now fashionable 10
date all evil. In fS5s the platform Of the
reform party complained COT ali evils re
sultinE from unjust legislation" and IN
Isss the condition OF the country. if We may
Judge from thu Democratic platform. WAS
81 appalling that II Is a wonder that Il
lived twcuty-faur hours longer necause
even then "the pillars OF the government
are rocking on their base. aud should
II Republican pArtyl succeed sn N0vera-
Der next and inauwurate its president. we
Will meet. as a subjected and conquered
people amid the ruins Of liberty ara the
scattered fragments 81 tie constitution"
Grant was euiy elected and The FRA xfuenta
az the constitution have nos yet been
scattered-not one scat
Following tails awful forchodtng OF dis
ss;er the eeuntry catered upon faur wears
az such prosperity that despite large re-
auctions IA the rate Of taxation the pub
lilo debt was reduced at the rate o. ono
hundred muuons year. and az the Closr
Of that term It VAS declared that peace
and plenty prevailed throughout the
land"
Ia 1854 Il vas sasi the sasae. TIE psusc-
they were net elected. ana charged tl.st
'-the constitution Itself had boea disrc-
Kardea ga every psFt. ard ps,olie tte.ty
and private Ftsat tern sowu~ tlnce.a
Was rcuomlnstsd
Fer SOME years * COARSE. the slavery
aUestloa dominated al parties ans the
minds q tae people were ~ nslch c<ca-
psed that thss omittsa % make aay as
sAals upoa the ~1aoneyea p9afoeracy al
theeSh Ia tsS il was declared shaG gzos-
peFsty was more 'Asn ever nee3sa e re-
lieve TIC nat}on f-ota o4raea ~ debt
sna rcstere industry -asgico5sefaI. ssaaa.
factugtns and eemwerctaf-so - aoeus.
toEned functions ana saaUsneese
the ems marked fesgarp 90 ghs plktsortaa
81 she parties Nhleh have ha8 tae cnre-
asnee 81 the AnerseAa people ts thAt th~v
have Always asslsred "a ssyar ef stasa-
~ Ia enc az rae as3est platforms ever
presented - the Democrats FArsy, sANs