The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-23
NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS.


ing In New York on the money
issue in this campaign Is altogether one
sided affair: The newspapers are in a
measure an index OF that feeling. First
OF all the Sun, ordinarily an uncompronnis-
ing supporter Of the Democratic party. the
first and best newspaper In America IL
not in the world. Is leading the fight for
Mckinley and against Bryan. The ed!-
tor1als Of the only Charles A. Dana and
his associate editors are models. The
New York Tribune, founded by Horace
Greeley. Is staunch supporter. OF course.
of the Republican cause. Its work Is OF
the solid, sober quality. The New York
Herald. independent Democratic, is giving
its tremendous influence In favor OF Nc
kiniey and the national honor. The World
Is doing all IL can, presume, for the sue
cess of the Republican party. The Press
Is red-hot Republican The New York
Times Is giving It's best efforts to elect Nc
Gin.ey. The Evening Post. which has al
most as bright an editorial page as the
Sun. but Of different order, il putting
forth all It's great power to show the peo-
pie the errors Of Organism and to bring
about the success OF Mckinley and Ho-
bart The Mail and Express Is devoting
Its voice as q good Republican paper to
exalt Republican virtues and fortunes. OF
all the newspapers of any consequence the
New York Journal is the only one in the
confidence OF the Bryan managers. the
only one giving Bryan support. Six or
eight months ago 1t was a disgrace to
read this paper on the elevated or ferry.
About this time John r. Mclean bought
the paper. He dropped 1t unceremonious-
ly after a short ownership. You know
newspapers are sometimes great spend
thrifts. After Mclean It fell into the
hands OF William R. Hearst, the owner OF
the San Francisco Examiner. Nj. Hearst
a t. II, ~wrfA nsVao m
into She Golfers Of this paper for Its main
tenance. Somewhat on the sensational
order. as cheap as the cheapest. ii Is yet
good paper. Whenever every other paper
refused, as they claimed, to stuitify them
selves by endorsing the Chicago ticket.
Mr.. Hearst's paper. eager for an opening,
jumped into the breach and has been pub
fishing silver thunder ever since. Mr..
Hearst doesn't pretend to make money out
OF his paper; otherwise he would long ago
have had to close UP shop. The stlverites
have what some would call "a snap" In
the Journal
The newspapers. have said. are fair
reflection of the feeling Of the people here
on the money issue before the people OF
the Union. They are absolutely, emphati-
catly and uncompromisingly for honest
money. a sound currency-the gold stand
ard. They want no fraud. an untarn.shed
/ have heard before and read OF the
same thing IN an evening paper in Seattle,
that many OF the working men here were.
although wearing Republican emblems,
going 10 vote for bryan and free silver.
That in itself Is an insult that no decent
man ought TO tolerate. The people. as
people are just the same here as on the
Pacific coast, and that insult will be wiped
away by New York working men on No
vernber 3, 1886, in swelling the tremendous
majority for Mckinley and prosperity.
The other day Al Weber was sent to the
asylum for the insane in New York city.
lie IS now s. years old. The elder Weber.
a pianomaker OF renown. died about nfteen
or sixteen years ago. leaving the young
man the possessor OF an immense business
reckoned as worth up in the millions. his
accumulation OF many years or toll NO
sooner did the younger Weber have this
fortune for his own than he started on
mad career He became the prince OF
spendthrifts. Women OF the chorus and
the tenderloin for these many years who
have enjoyed his favor are better of many
many dollars He surrounded himself
with them The gaming table and reck-
less dissipation did its work. HIS sub
stance was wasted. his fortune wiped out
at his thirty eighth year. He was put In
prison for debt. and IS now in mad
house. fortune and reason gone
The sisters Barrison. a group or five girls
of Swedish extraction. are much before
the pubic here just now. Roster & Bal =
music hall people pay them a large salary
for A part in the theater programme. They
have Just returned from Europe. where K
is said an officer in Austria killed himself
FOR love Of one 81 them, and after having
piavea havoc with the hearts of some
officers and others in Germany. they
were forbidden 10 return 10 Ger
man territory. Before tais they
dsans, amount to much In New York.
but now. with tbs reputation, they are a
drawing card Or psrkhurst has de-
nounred them. and Charlotte Smith. the
arch-enemy ~ the bicycle. says they are
'lewd and Indecent" However al this
may be. they draw crowds 20 Roster X
RATS. ca,sow youths and decoilete wo-
men are, Of course. much IN evidence
there fu9t now bgt New York = fro~niny
down on The aulntstte who are trying very
( hard with 70 ability "a show Americans
what - up 10 date ana real Partisan
! PARK HENDERSON.