The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-25
iHIHsTOS COUNTY POLITICS.
why dr. Faulkner Bolted-Tne Fres
silver Agitation

os sapfas July Il. r. Faulkner who
80 Ju1t resigned the Craftsmanship % the
-.-... se"h county DensocrAtic central CON-
h'i.1sr. haid today regarding his course.
by action Ia resssnlng the Chairman
shiP q tne county committee was no1 pre-
ctp4tAte. DGt was a result q 4 careful
etnoy or The situation begun long Before
sae declaration fer silver. which had an
.-apatea- Relieving as nrsuly as ever in
tae Principles and traditions az the Demo-
efasie party. have searched the Chicago
Platform In vain fer a single expression
haAt e0mE1.nds the respect or merits the
support or tie party OF Jefferson. IL IS a
HETEROGENEOUS rzasz % Populistsc rant, OF
reputation and OF anarchy, and Ike the
proFefoial mule. Is without pride OF an
eessfy or hope OF posteriiy. They have
eA44ts up tne spirit OF John Law 70 guide
them In finance and committed ther1-
selves 10 system that has been repssdi-
ated ~ the civilized world
Ine tariff declaration Is a traveSfy on
Democracy. bur has tails merit, that Il Is
IN consonanee with tie hsiance Of the
PLATFORM. They start out by reafllrYnsng
their allegiance, among ether thiugs. to
the preservation OF personal rights, ard
Ia tho next breath declare their opposl-
tion 10 the sacred right OF private con-
tract To make this provision effective
and complete they should have declared
themselves In favor OF a law compelling
attrs W soAAA t&ie5F money on demand ana
permit the borrower 10 dictate the terms
otherwise selfish people might object TO
parting with their wealth. And so ons
might 20 on ripping up plank after plank
only 20 disclose the iafamy and danger
lurking underneath.
when Judgment Is passed upon this
matter the never-fziiing wisdom ard pa
iTiosism OF the American people Will as
sert Itself, and this pale green serpent OF
population and national clxhonor viii
have been so completely trodden into the
earth as 20 make It's appearance again
impossible.
"a fusion OF the silver forces in nation.
state and county would Of course add
strength 10 the movement. / think II
needs IL. but ] question whistler IL would
be sufficient TO carry IL TO success IL the
election were 10 be held today undoubted-
IS this state and county would be carried
by the silver forces. But there has feen
bus one side OF this question presented TO
The people. and the light which open dis
egsslen will throw upon 81 VIII 80 certain
~ disclose the error and danger OF this
silver heresY that they VIII find that the
ranks OF labor, upon whose assistance and
support they now rest the strength CT
their cause. will have heard the warning
rumble Of disaster and turned against IL
for self-pFeservatlon."
Subscriptions are being solicited here 10
defray the expenses OF grand silver
ratification meeting TO be held IN this city
August l. Elaborate preparations are be-
INK made for a great gathering. CT which
barbecue Will be feature. There viii
he present boy orators in corn-co.oTed
trousers. ana strange conroiutions or
whiskers. red eyes and torches.
A meeting OF the free silver Republicans
Of Thurston county has been called for
Saturday, July -. The call Is signed by
Charles Aver. as a member OF the state
committee for Thurston county.