The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-26
SEATTLE. SATURDAY. DEC. go


FLOR. Patrick 1senry Winston. attorney
generas-eiect, when interviewed recently
a. 10 the future plans 81 the political COM
binaffon which had incidentally, among
other things, elected him 20 Office. said
that the fusion would be made permanent
and become a strong and commanding fac
tor IN washington state politics. It has
tesn insinated that Col winston. when
he spoke Of an enduring existence for the
triple alliance. did 80 with an object; that
he had an ak to grind, as IL were. How
ever that may be. II Is very evident that
rorne OF those vine now seek favors from
the combined fusion forces are very earn
est in shsfr attempt 10 wipe 0ut any lines
81 desrlarkation between me different ele-
ments which 20 20 make up the combine
and that they wish 10 ALLOW each and
every individual member. no matter what
ais brane. 10 be eiassed not az a Popullst.
a Democrat or Silver Republican, but
as a member or the new reform party.
Dismissing from consideration The gen.
orally admitted fact that the fusion agree
snent was conceived and engineered large
~ by chronic office-seekers. political sol
dlers OF fortune. ard men who for years
have been carried on different party pen
sion rolls. the success OF the movement
must be admitted. It carried the state for
bryan and Rogers. swept Republican
tickets before Il and. with few exceptions.
turned over the administration OF state and
pie Il behind the movement the future
strength OF the new party must In the
nature OF things be very formidable. II
the aims and purposes Of the organixa-
tion are honest and worthy. there should
be no question as TO its permeneney.
Unfortunately. however. for the prospects
OF those who have become elated at the
success OF fusion and see al manner OF
soft Jobs floating before their eyes. there
is not a principle or a policy upon which
any OF the separate factions can come to
an agreement unless II be the highly
moral one Of undertaking to vote together
after there has been what Is termed an
equitable division of the spoils.
The free silver issue WAS made the
means of bringing spout an alliance. bat
curiousiy enough. comparatively few OF
the fussonists believe In II as a permanent
cornerstone upon which to erect a party
and aone of them DO not. ia reality. be-
iiove In II at all. Gov. elect Rogers. for
example. Is a natist. Nearly all the Pop
uIists subscribe 70 the same idea. that the
best money Is an irredcemabIe paper
money, 20 be issued by the government
with nothing behind Il excep, the gov
eminent fiat that Il Is receivable for So
much. DIR. Jones faith IN free silver
ought not 20 be questioned. and probably
IS rot Mr.. Lewis was one AZ the earliest
friends OF The silver movement. bat wheth-
er ais attitude vas determined by thor
ough INVESTIGATION Of tho question as a
plain economical problem. or whether he
took hta stand only after a careful study
of political slIuanscs and haa evolved a
scleatiac prognosticatIon as 30 the dl-
rcction OF winds. only those who know him
Intimately can decide Senator squire.
who. after conEratu|atlng MAJ. Mckinley
on his nomination. had time 70 canvass
the situation ana concluded his chances
were better With free silver than with
sound money. viii not. 81 course. o. taken
very seriously when he talks on finance.
IT'S wealth. education and associations
have been such that people have little dlf-
neulty in forming proper estimate OF Ms
rel devouon - she cause As 20 Col
%iastoa, himself. he has fought SO val
tsntiy Ter SO many different causes tha.
his classic convictions would uot be
strained IN rledEing loyalty 70 aaytAlux
OF everything.
~ FAR as free silver To concerned. there
sare. an earnest ara ualted support or =,
can re expeated only sron those who are
promised something "a return for that
support. On nearly every fundamental
siea 90 government tAere IL almost Ger.
tain % Ne Glazing Of orinions on thu
qaession % osnsrsusstion % power an4
the exercise % pA,sraalisus. Popul.sra sna
pesaecraey are as sre aua water. Ths
former Is fer ne government solnx every
taiag. the latter for TIRE government g.
ms botsins. How strsnE ana ersiu-trx
SANtat+NN NAt-.f-A - ssfAtA@ VI MEtN Ntrh EHEk-
eslly essslHaar elements wiz ,. lnron,-
preferable 70 sveryhosy save thass who
believe the universe "a moved thrsazh ths
fascinating rower Of pa.
Men Ike Col yyinstaa. % course N,~a
~ permanent orzsn5Eatfoa. bat ean
parey icHg exist wAscA Is lsa ~ snzHs-,en
ana directed ~ those vha e!thsr hav,
r'aee c. vaat Il haa,y- No ravtv Nss
roarlsAei NHy lsasth q tire which hss
sces cant up o. Any such ss2sfh a-s ,.s.--
actsr'css foundation. L may N. al ~trh,
o. thcse WAo 80 r. crnce ari comfort
Ah,y syspptss wtaA a lfvink 49, Nhat sr-
thsss 81 she eatsste % dor Thers 81 70
- tytns eFy for thea. aas e1erxsss wa5rA
essht sa - exrryes N3ta uniteA frans
GER sooa government sG - vsc2essgv
usstes. necaase - snternAl frsetsra ara
ar sttcneses settlement - ei~ereners ~
eeialen ~as-h sTs as eternal IS tha hlfs
A gosiuss1 A.NAaee w3a sse0aas permanent
ca'y vAsa rvsesm Is - - esseses. ara
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