The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-22
TIE rEopLE BEING HEARD.


There IL nothing more interesting In po-
litlcai affairs in resent years than the
manner In which the rank and fa5s o. tns
Republican party-ths peopss themselves
have succeeded In forcing their views ana
shs candidates whom they particularly de-
sire. upon the recognized party leaders.
the co-caIled bosses" when these party
lsacsrs themselves were al first inclined
very much the other way.
The o. Louis convention was az Nus
tration OF this fact. not only Tn the seIee-
zion Of Mckinley as the head OF the nation
~ ticket. buf Ia the financial plank Of the
platform. which presented the leading
issue on which the coming campaign wl'
have TO be fought.
Every intelligent student OF current po-
liticsI history knows thar Mckinley was
not the choice Of the men who. from their
standing as leaders Of the party within
their own states. are called the bosses :"
Every recognized political boss ia every
enc Of the iazSsr states was opposed 70 the
sslection Of Mckinley. His nomination
was not mais by the politicians. but In
spite Of them. The movement in h;z ia
vor came from the ground ~. II was no;
ar,inciaIly created or nursed into activity
b. any OF the recognized arts OF ''praeti-
cal politics. so called. II was the most
purely spontaneous expression OF public
sentiment which has ever occurred in the
history OF American politics. The rank an6
nis Of tho Republican party not only de-
aired his nomination. ba; they demanded
n. and the demand vas so deep and strong
tina; the politicians who attempted to
stem thu current were completely over
whelmec
IN ths Republican platform. II public IN
teress had BEEN isss normally excited. II
the shaping Of events had been left pure.
~ in ths hands OF these who make poll
tics thar nyithood. as has been often ths
case In the past. II Is morally certain that
there wossie never have been such an un-
nliaiAkabie-sach q eiean-cat--ae
IN favor Of sound money as vas pat for
vsrd In the convention.
The man who makes politics HIS profes-
alien Is too much given TO considering auss-
tons Of sxpedisnoy. TO aim at eoncIiaflnx
opposition: 70 adept a policy which has
been tsrseiy expressed as ''eoncsilating his
enemies BY insulting bis friends"
In conventions OF the past. which have
been dominated by the politicians. such
Questions as the financial enc. on which
there we're divisions within shs party lines.
have been met hy ''sfraslales." ~ am
bsgious phrAseoiosy in tns platform. which
could be Interpreted differently IN dlaes-
e5t sections Of the country.
There was no such paitsrinx Al 81. r.aass
and tbs reason IL simply that the neog!s
were not in any mood to put 70 with snv
tagging Or strasdllnE on the proposition
The interest Is the financial question
~hieh fear years age vas confined large
sy TO few Of the Western states. whers
m educational propoearsss Ia favor az free
silver had JUST been inaagarated. has
spread all over the country. unttl It has. rs
spite the politicians. aually awarfasi every
other issue before tie aeapis.
The growth Of shs free silver ssnunsn,
was fer tine remarkable. bat when the
''sonEd money" iasa sonsasneea te spread
its growth was s1lll naore startling where
year or 50 ago there vas hat shs Fnoss
iAngnii possible Interest taken "a she =.
naneisl question. 81 has become the sais
topic Of political discussion. ara the cry
for an unnistakable declaration in favor
OF sound rneney went up n sash volume
taa' The asae could no iongsr he lsnoss-i.
These facts show secieely heaIshv cen
citizen IN the sosiy eolltt> The psosss -
not leaving TIE AFFAIRS % ne saxsrnmen.
from tAs primaries - the highest ieeisia.
iRe aasls. 20 D. conaactsa ~ those MO
make politics a business. IS was the ten.
aencs few years sxo, They Insist on he
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