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

AGREEMENT p
&c safeguards az legislation "a sra ~
IRE shs maintenance Of n. usrssv - ~.
80 meeaszs and the equal power 81 every
uSA4zr az al times n thu markets ara a
payment % eg5ss
Ias platform IS Dsmoc-zts~. T. a1ya-..
80 Lhe teaching os Jefferson tnar The
DFooSrIen between TIE vas1s@ 90 ~-gs a.
safTer r mercantile p-pasa-. sf-ava.s--
IA with the teaching OF Gs1!s.fu yset xnv
.aHSn.s cannot altar By taesr owp r-Su-
'A-oas tie relative value OF tie ,zo met
teachings t1at have beer r~-~ars9
emphasazsc by Calhoun. Benton.
~no az ether successor. % Jes-
,sFsoa IN the long ard nlusr-ss,s= rr~ Of
Democratic l~aSerxkfp r-srr gsstsor q,
.fe'eiAnc. The platform ~ fs.s IN earra--
ING ror sn> free and unlimited eosrag. a.
LIVER a. the ratio % Is to / by n. TrrsrAa
o-ases alone regulates th@ whole Dem
.aa-e essn ard theory % finance. and pro-
49, instead system % cheap and de-
oss@s currency. which. in re ro-4ss %
Sa4Ast.r. VII! suhxe-t ~xa-v -vshggc ara
pirate engagement impair me perform
snce o. every contract max. srwzrsnn sy
tns ignorant snt TIE weak sg-~x % ts~
eNa and wary. and dsnnoraixe rs
"aose community
An Appeal 20 SOUND sense.
We aspesi 70 the sound senss OF eve-y
democrat who reads this address. wh.th.r
.ac examination which NE have mad. az
tae chicago platform does rot f,,.+gfv a..r
ess@r,'on that u Is un-Democ-atic and rev
osusionary. With one hand the conve,.fo-
nsFtered Democratic principles for pcua-
Astic votes. and with the other Z. abara-
oRen for Republican allies the Democratic
use o. tsri5 reforms. TO court The favor
OF profectionists for its fiscal heresy.
me ass you 70 compare the c'ear-cut,
Enging Democracy % The r44ssnara,ss
convention with the Chicago Platform. The
che declaration contains the Cd fsune-hon-
orso principles or the party under which
al rs great traditions have been gRre~-
atee and which all IT'S iIluae-soa. leaders
nave advocated and which are surro~ted
- JUS mos trusted present statesmen and
ssa9ers- The other platform sacrifices al
the traditional g1ortas OF the oar.y for
mess or potsage. BY besrayinx the prtn-
eipaea which the Delegates we're elected 20
enahcsate. the Chicago convention ceased
70 represent the party and forfeited al
claim 70 tlls seaitY OF those Democrats
wno love the old party because they love
democratic principles ard who believe
mat adherence To party machinery when
the sDiri, ls fed Is 20 be fa.thIess 70 DEM
ocratc faith and 20 the pubic interests Of
their country.
Bur when We turn % cur own state
and to King county. we find such a condt-
ton OF party affair such an abandon
or the party name. by the men who mis-
represented them a. the Enensb1rg and
Seattle conventions as ought 70 make
every true Democrat hang bis head In
shame One might have fsin hoped that
the men. mlsnamed Democrats. who per-
petrated the inssmy OF Chicago. rad de-
scended 70 the lowest depths. but ths
people who traiisd the party aag In the
mire In our own state showed that there
remained stu 4 deeper abyss OF degrade
ton.
Insane Itch for Fusion
ITO such condition have we been
braugh. by the insane itch FOR fusion
which has afflicted the ot.ice-seeking Sec
ton Of the party in this county and state
for the last four years Under the cor
troll % these men the Democratic vote OF
Washington fei from - s0a in 1882 70 IA
fSn In ts4: and in 1905 not one Democratic
vote would be cast In the state save for thu
action Of the aNtioual Democrats party
IN placing Palmer and Buekner electoral
ticket IN the field.
''On the other hand the Popuils: vos.
In the state under the eowartly action Of
the so-ca.led leaders OF the Democratic
party has grown from r. is5 IN iSaa 10 e.
lao IN 1854 and threatens in 1875. by the
perfdy OF these same so-caIesi Democrats
TO capture the entire state ard county gov
ernmeH%. from governor down. with few
ul3st ticket carry IN the state. the Denoc-
raey would be totally extgnguished as a
factor IN our state government and the
Fopulist party. with all its nondescrips
theories and cTanks. would become the
representative and dominant party OF
Washington. This Is not a pleasant pros
pect for Democrats % conteus plate. bat we
had better look al II now. while there f.
yer time 90 Do something 70 avert thu
calamity. than 20 walk up meekiy TO the
slaughter, which otherwise awaits Us on
the SO OF November
''N hat ran the Democrats Of King coGn-
" dos What Il the wise course for rs in
this crtsisr Obviously. the first thing 70
be done Is 10 defeat the Popaiist ticket IN
the state and nafon. There can be no
future for the party II the fusion ticket
ta successful Success means death for
the party. II means business disaster for
the state and decadence for the city ..
Seattle, with long train OF bankruptcy
and ruin FOR her citizens. Our proud name
viii be BLASTED by our own action before
the eyes OF all the world. and We viii De
known in the future as people who ;hrew
away their birthr5ghr IN order that a small
handful OF 6fffce-seekins Democrats might
lick the crumbs which faH from the Pop
uiist table.
with the defeat O. the Popgllst ticker.
the death kneli OF that fusion which has
sscrtf ed the tIre-honorea principles Of
the party viii b. sounded. and We can BE-
gin. sally bat hopefully. TO rebuild tire
shattered walls Of Democracy under the
guidance 81 her viSest sons.
The National Democratic party asks for
your votes FOR the electors which :, has
placed IN the 9els II claims 10 represent
IN the Indianapolis platform tire highest
and purex. doctrines % The party. r. rre-
ssnts 20 you as cansaat~- rwo men against
whose Democracy an4 against whose nstri-
ettsy.a no voice can ne raised n Al the
sani II offers you n this ticket an ep-
no~tanltv 10 defeat pap0llsm and az The
same tins insure tAs p~rpetuity % tire
Democrats party II = ;rue tsai this con
e nsplatss ere supremacy q the Resptode At
marty for fsur years mere. Bur thi- - re
least % two evils, ana Cor thts OCCASION
ard N the Dire peril q threatened POpg-
LIST success. Il is the hlghest patriotism
The country "a IN danger. a. e was IN ISL.
when the Democrats q the country. Tisi1x
above partisan feeling ta- ire tlr7e, ranked
themselves shoulder - shoulder vita Re-
r,,,hl1-au~ TO save sAe country. az tnsn
~hen thai was accomplished. rss>rgan.zea
re Democratic party and n 1875 east q
,,os,la- vote far Samuel J. Tll3sr wfies
os9facraoere tie Republican vose ~ -asa,-
Gee
In the state.
.sr, the STATE government ws believe fhat
fevx Democrats would prefer 70 see fne
ys,,,,,,igs. raytv fa ccntrol- he defeat -
"a poealfst fscker - necessary Tor re
-,,.,ssry.atg>st az the business interests q
- go. as sar the prevention q fos}ssh
"a a,-~e~o,sz legislation Ire ta~mo
.,.ta ~ ty.s state have tce mach common
serse e accomplish BY one es9w re ex-