The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11

THEY SHOULD COMPARE NOTES.
Our Populistic brethren should get to-
gethsr. compare notes and definitely de-
termins upon . plan Of action before they
proceed to disclose to the world their &C.
centric theories. based upon manufactured
facts. to account tor certain political phe-
nomena. which have excited q great deal
OF attention and brought considerable dis
may into the Populistic rankA
The number and magnitude of the pfl-
tressed the Popuiistic orzclea They COM
menced BY benstIing these demonstra-
tons: then they took the tack that IL was
only the ''bloated plutocra,s" who were
visiting the future president and assur-
Ing him Of their support But day after
day the professions came and went TO the
quiet home where Mr.. Mckinley Is calmly
and quietly awaiting the assured verdict
Ia his favor. and II became too evident to
be longer passed over tina, these various
delegations we're In tremendous majority
made up OF the wage earners. the men
laboring with their hands In the great
manufacturing industries which were
built up under Republican laws. and
which went down to partial wreck under
Democratic administration
II became necessary 10 flnd some p,aus-
Die reason to break the force OF these
grand public demonstrations. and the Pop
ulist editors have rackcd their imagina-
tons TO conjure up some theory. They
have had in this campaign one signal ad-
vantage. They have not found II neces-
sary to hamper themselves with facts A
good working theory Is al the equipment
which . Populistic advocate needs. The
facts to fit the theory can be readily
manufactured. As usual. the Populistic
imagination was equal to the task. and
the theory was forthcoming. Unfortu-
nately. there seemed to be Q lack Of con-
cert among the Populistic brethren, and
each. IS soon as he had evolved q plaus-
ible explanation. promptly rushed into
feasional brethren The result is that
there are now two radically different and
contradictory theories presented from
Populistic sources
The local Popul.stic newspaper repre-
sents what may possibly be styled one
school. The theory evolved by the dis
ciples OF this school. ana they are daily re-
iterating IT. Is that Mark Hanna is hiring
men By the tens OF thousands. paying
their expenses. chartering trains and
sending them to Canton. all for the pos
slbfe effect l, may have upon the election.
The Popuiisiic disciples OF this school are
among the same class who also believe
that Mr.. Hanna has imported all the gold
which has come into the country within
the past few weeks. and has also boosted
up the values of wheat. corn and cotton
for the purpose Of Influencing the election.
The other and radically contradictory
school has its local representative In the
Spokane Chronicle This newspaper
gravely alleges that these workingmen In
various Industries were not only rounded
up" by their own employers and COM
PEELED TO take the journey to Canton
against their own desires. but tina; their
cruel employers have made a practice OF
deducting the price OF the tickets to Can
ton from each mans wages.
Those who take these founta,nheads OF
pure and undenle6 PopuIisn as authority
can have the choice between which OF
these equally silly and transparent fc-
lions they shall chose. The ordinary sen
sible man. without regard 10 hts political
bsl efs. WILL however. take the common
sense view. which also correspond. with
the exact facts OF the case. that the pill
grtmages TO Canton have been made by
men who earnestly and heartily believe il
the grea; Republican leader. and who are
willing 10 make q small sacrifice OF time
and money 20 show their attachment 10
their Political faith.