The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-22
M'KINLEY OR ALLISON.
Seattle. Marrh Il Is.

Seattle, March q, 1896.
To the Editor: II was announced some
days ago that Gen. Ciarkson was coming
here TO boom Allison. II was the usual
antioipatory notice of the theatrical man
ager. We now have TO record The arrival
and the performance
Were Gen. Ciarkson impartial the opin-
ion of few men in the United States would
be entitled to greater respect. but he is
from Iowa. He is here to boom Allison
and he has done II. He has shown US that
Allison is an excellent candidate. Nobody
will deny II. Ex-senator ingalls, knows
Allison perhaps better than Gen. Clark
son knows him; has been with him in the
sanate: Is from an adjoining state. He
says: Mr. Allison would be a very safe.
conservative president He generally with
holds his opinion until he has ascertalned
wfat everybody else thinks. But Mr.. Al
lison is not intimate with the people"
Everybody who is familiar with Mr. ALI
sons record Will agree that this Is re-
raarkahlv Just and fair opinion. II de-
scrlbes Mr.. Alllsca exactly.
Fortunately eli the recognized Repuhli-
can candidates for the presidency are
good. safe men Whoever wins. the cc-n-
try will have at administration of which
II Will be proud. But as compared with
Allison or With any ether candidate Nc
kinley is better known personally, and
his opinions are batter understood. There
is no political subject on which his opsn-
ions are unknown or obscure. The re-
view OF his life printed in your paper OF
March and YOUR weekly of March Il
quote his ewn language OF every political
subject ROW before the people Can any
body outside OF Mr.. Allisons personsl
friends or persons especially familiar wsth
tho legislative history Of the past twenty
Ave years tell US exactly what Mr.. ALI
sons opinions ars7
We all know Mckinley. how he looks
what he thinks. what he has done. As
Mr.. Inxann says. There rs something
very attractive to the people in the per
sonzii;y u MFR. Mckinney"
Rut Ger. ClsrksoE arfs fault mainly With
the reports OF the Associated Press And
desires 20 make ~ think that ~e,, out here
IN the Mild West. are mis,nformed as 10
NcKinIeyss universal popularity. For
sunaiely we are not dependent upon any
one publication or set OF reports for our
information on this subject There seems
10 be a general ana rather remark shla
concurrence in the local reports set forth
In local papers as 20 the way :Ae tide Is
moving. and there is evidently no mistake
abes1t Il,
The New York Sun IS an suGeDenaea.
Democratic paper. Ana for that reason its
opinions may be considered or this subject
IMPARTIAL ard fair. IN an editorial March
10 Il SAYS. There have been elected %
date ID delegates. OF these seventy-s
clear Tnatc-fty--haye been either instruct
81 70 vat. for William NJ klniey, 81 Ohio
81 have declared for him as the Repahli-
can presidential candidate. ana the other
sixty delegates are distributed In th4lr
preferences among shs Iher candidates
or are non courniital in respect q their
Intentions.
Since he date OF this article the tsse
has grown stronger n the same direction.
Even New York IS not Unanimous for
Nsss--saa EySaeass< OF rebellion axasns,
ptaft's arbitrary a2ctatioa ara manifest
as we'll In she extreme western as in the
eastern parts OF tire state. II - certain
New York sests Wi sand some Mckinlsy
delegates 20 50 Loals-
Gen C!arksoE- not satisfied wsfh SHOW
tzg Is shat tire nsvs7s p~r reports % Nc
klaf@y !. Ascendsncy sxe false. so1i4 have
u. shluk thai il - great decision % a.
srtassss TIE Mckinley asal 80 the brain ard
hand Of the man wser. tne whole ration
has hitherto believed 10 hsys been lis a.