The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-04


Il b>E<.s ssas ~ rssse1 s..s<s esssos
sSen irs nfsts 90 shs fires cnszaxs Of silver
without beeonszx . none-n~Eziilc sxsson !:
anz n czsso< take mis- s.sp vssAsu< ~
axreez>as w.<A ,sAer esxsoes: ss1 I III
es1stsss b sose sxztsss The free cslases
~ ss.ver ~ ~ 20 ~ shss eourtyy aiose~
Thts 10 the eosssscas creed sor-n1latet By
s@o2for A1fsscn. q fgws~ xss e seeonss
TIE sssss spoe which the E<rsbslczn party
wa "a before ths eountry- n ~ any MS
fortune thss oo9.try sAsn steps the ~ - 1
sss@- fse RepzbBrsn party .anst b tn tbs
pnxfssor % ~arrsng .ks cornsry against
tire eezsea8sse<s. r<fz<irg 70 sur-~-csr
prfn<spse in order % sersrs o>sees. sns
st4nS rsa6y 60 welcome back dein1e1
people fust az to-day II etar1s with op<n
arms sor the<> rho n III vere ss1 xssrsy
By similar cstaxson-
The people are being lei today. ~ hey
we're four yssrs ara. BY ssw men who 80
. way 10 ofssce through . esmesnafsoz of
THE s1ssxftsae1 sien<nss N II; pArssss- II
they shosiz saccsed ast can secure tvo
or four yesrs Il once with . good salary
whirh. ve may b snre. they Wi insist
upo- being yas1 IN goi1-4s VIII matter
very iitsls % them VITA. srTerfsg Is
brought UPON the people. II viii matter
- iit,ie 70 them ~ IL matters 20 that
psa1anx Of Democra,lc o<zre-hcltsrs Who
rssrehsd up 10 this capital rsth bands play
ting and nzws ey.ns. assuring TIE people
that frss trade, not Profession. Was what
they needed: that 20 elect them meant sal
walton TO the country. szs tina. four more
pears Of Grover would bring four more
years Of clever. The Democrats prevzsiee.
shs saesessfai candidates GO; their two
years and four years Of salary. and the
people Know what the result H.
The Republican party warned the people
then Of the danger which threatened them.
bat the snxwer. nses By those Democratic
candidates. vas that things could not be
say worse than they were. The people
know now how mach worse they could be
Nov another battalion OF ofsee-zeek-rs is
trying another scheme. ard deiuding the
seopis with the notion that by eiecttng
them ihiagx mar be better ana they can-
not be any worse
The Republican, party repeats its solemn
warning not ossy that things can be worse.
bat n this frsn~sal folly is pursued they
WIN be 90 much worse that the period COW
cred By the yesrs Isac issa ana 1875 Will
seem 70 hare been an era OF prosperity
Along the isosherrpsi lines and between
fhoss ATTITUDES &hfch have b>en the scene
Of greatest ensrgy. the people seem sener-
ally aroused To sense Of the gravity Of
the outlook SHOULD nat.sm prevail. The Re-
pablieAns OF Maine have adopted . fnan-
efsi plank which il almost q copy OF that
adopted by the Republicans Of Washing
ton- II says:
We are opposed 10 the free and unisn-
It'd coinage o. silver except by inter
national agreement. and unffi such sgree-
NEST car be obtained ne believe that the
present gold standard should be main
tanned"
Upon this pisfsorm the Republican party
may safely take It's stand. even IL II need.
another bitter experience TO convince the
people that this is the only sound position.
II would be a pity. Of course. II. Incidental
90 thls position. some Republicans should
aos be elected TO Office. but that is the sac
rice which principle demands. The party
Is greater than any man: the interests OF
the eoua;ry OF more importance than the
psrqulEltss Of once.