The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-21
NOT MUCH HARMONY.
Irreconcilable Elements in the
New Populist Party.
A FUSION WHICH WILL NOT FUSE
4. r. As aad Irish Catholics StaDd-
iag IN the Saae Ticket and Ex-
peoted % Work Together.

There probably never was ticket pre-
sanied for the susfrages Of any commune
~ which contained more dfscordan; els-
ments than that which was presented by
the three-rjnged Popullstlc circus Of Wed
nsSday last. These diseorGant elements
are scattered eli through not only the
ticket, but the three factions which placed
Il In nomination, and IL there - not an
amount Of 'sknshng" done when election
comes around which VIII heggar anything
I'm that line ever seen In this community,
then human nature has undergone sucn
wonderful change that the approach 81
the millennium may confidently De looked
for
The three factions 81 what f. row the
Peoples party have not only auarreis Win
each other, but each one has a FANNY
quarrel within it's own ranks. The Tact OF
the case In that fusion did not fuse. The
ores were too refractory, or the proper
fux was not applied in sufficient guam
fity. That fux would probably have been
found. had the legislative ticket Deen
awarded the Goats. In which event the
sack Of Senator Squire would doubtless
have been opened. and under It's Influence
the various discordant elements Inignt
have proven less refractory.
Commencing with the Popaiists proper
OF the latter term can be applied TO any
such party. Everyone who knows any
thing about the history OF the P0pulist
party In Seattle knows that there has
been for n long time an intestinal feud
IN It's ranks. which eliminated In the
last city election in a revolt and a separate
ticket The trouble arose over the fact
that the single tax club. which lacks
great deaf Of having a majority OF the
Popuist party In It's membership. eth.
AZ n matter Of fact. contains the smooth
&c. and most INSCRIPTIONS political man
tpuiafors In the party. Under the leader
EMP of Eugene Way. and with some as
sfstance from the Democratic machine.
they captured the organization OF the
Populist party. and have hung onto 10
fsnacIously. despite every endeavor or the
genuine Popuists to get rid Of their DOM
ination. IL is the old story OF an active
disciplined minority successfully dominat-
ing a large unorganized and leaderless
majority. This single tax crowd, ny
shrewd wtre-pnlling and other tactics well
known to the practical politician. so sue
seesfuliy worked things in the recent
popuIist convention that they succeeded
tn sweeping every crunb from the table
and left TO the men who built up the
1opuiist party. and who have followed it,
hammer down to defeat for many year,.
rothing but tho consciousness that they
had been done up''
Tho Democratic party also has It's trou-
hles. Not TO mention the detection OF
the sound money men, which has left the
party practically devoid OF bralny leaders.
and thus permitted It's destiny 10 be con-
froiled by ward heeiers, there Is a serious
internecine trouble among those who
main There was a desperate effort I'm
the recent convention 10 get rid or the
gang but tho latter WAS too well
Eanzod. and Il may be truthfuly stated.
TOO inscriptions 90 permit this 10 be
done. There are hundreds or men In the
Democratic party whose party feaity Is
too strong to permit them to openly de-
sert the party standard, and who might
reluctantly support the regular party
Nominees. who yet are not prepared 10 ae-
cert the leadership ct Statesman Lane and
others of that ilk. especially when that
leadership Is forest Oh them by bAl!ot-hox
stufiing and overriding the wiz Of the
majority by fraud IN the primaries. The
men Of this class are saying little public
is. hut II is known that many OF them
have a feeling of relief that the party
name is for this campaign merged into
that Of tho Peoples party. 80 that they
can east vote against the machine
without voting against the party name.
The fight I'm the Goats was a peculiar
one. and II resulted IN neither Of the fac
tlous being satisfied There was the Dom
inant faction composed of \. T. As. which
WIS DESTROYS principally OF returning SEN
asor Squire 70 the senate. and for this
purpose they wanted the control Of tho
t"EiNtAtuFe. Inc ufNtf faction. Aln0uE1
IN the minority, succeeded In preventing
this. by working with the popullsts ana
inducing them 10 hold out for the great
majority of the legislative positions which
was done Having lost tho great prize
FOR which they contended. che 4. T. \.
element then proceeded 30 defeat the 9TH
for every Office 70 W hitch they asntresi
and nominated a ticket composed almost
entirely Of members or that order "a
for as the nomination for these Offices
was concerned. the Goat convention acted
purely In raufylng capacity. the nom
inees themselves having been selected IN
the secret connects ~ tho order and ths
decree being promulgated that thev must
be supported. which was done The re-
suii Of tho whole business f. that the two
factions 81 the Coax crowd are each sore
There are little Internal hghia Within
The ranks ~ the three factions. but when
the whcie field j. taken into consl.ivrm ffs,,,
there IS stlH broader ground Tor .siscorf
which lies Ia tho fact that whito .ha Goat
part ~ the ticket WAS nominated in ne
sesret councils % the \. T. 4 anA "a
made ur largely from members OF that
order. the Democratic portion ~ sha
sEeket contains Tor 'wo prominent oracss
th~ names 81 Catholics ~ Irish de~cen.
The strongest element - the Goat party
81 found IN Ia \. L. \. members: the
strongest element in the Democrats. Marty
here. 80 elsewhere. Is found among me
Catholics 81 Irish birth Or reareD;ssv,>
Ncf the tNcaalists confidently asser, that
fsf~ a r. IA viii work loyalty - secure
fssr ele>tten ~ Tho Irish Catholics on tAa
f'oTfttst ticket. and thar the Irish Gath
discs will werN as loyalty fer tha A J.
As nominated ON the samn ticket. Thn
A +. As are sxne-tet - xlc3afn tha
oath~ which hlra th~tn In their secret
society. and the Catholics 60 hug ~ thaf~
hcsafns thefr h.tterest SeetAl ana political
enesnies ans 81 cossvse they VIE rhs,-
VIII 10 a. harmousous as the N}kenny
eats
summing - tNa situation. Z. nav :.
esia that tho rertr1ls,s In tars~ g5nvc-fs.,,
vera entirely controlled hv teA Sin-~l,
raSars,, the Goats Ny tho \ y \ ans
tha fAagnocfafs ~ ths '-heeasrs '- - "a t,,...,,
Ter ship ~ the latter fselne tss4a a.. -.
xr~&t PARK 81 irlvA Catholics. Al thn
elements 81 az Steal gasfoa are Aera. ava,
e Vas s'uN,essfu'lv a>>eguo}ishes ea r..-
ser. How success 1lls the rs.yt,vy,s S.,
Novcfssher wsll indicate
~ Rernh'snan headquarters -. r.~t..
serS-s - engaged. % a very large axta~s
81 carrying oa a '-caa1esf<n ~ ssls.cart,,,..
such az has never before Asen seer A.,
This country. ar8 - the voters ~ ~.