The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-11
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
sEATTLE. THURSDAY. nov. IL.
THE GoDpEss IN BLENDERS.

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Her.i Hatterson has put binders on
tbs Star-Eycd Goddess OF Reform. he
has taken down the shingie OF indie
pendence and now wears the collar OF
party seryitude. I'VE go to political
annihilation with perfect composure,
he says. and shall take our place IN
the ranks as private soldier. and
Join the procession toward policy
tho end OF which no man can now
fOresae, the result of which We very
much fear. both as to the welfare OF
the country and the party" And so
this gallant Kentucky race horse will
be withdrawn from the turf and amble
humhly between shafts, blindly guided
by hands It does not trust. brt whose
whip 1t will meekly obey.
Oh, what a fall Is there! In other
words, what "come-down" for the
knsshtly and pulssant Henri. VINO
thNndered forth his Nominations when
he was safe In Europe, but murmurs
70 softly to the enemy when he is at
its gate! He breathed fire from his
nostrils the night before the fray, but
ut the first onslaught turns and sinks
away with his tail between his legs
like q cowed tiger!
I'VE may regret the verdict. but We
accept It." This Is the commonplace
courtesy OF the defeated politician
who wants people to admire him as
not being sQuealer. II is the shibbo-
leth Of the partisan who excuses his
surrender of principle with the tinsel
bravado: II am a Democrat" 1t is
not the proud and defiant attitude OF
the patriot who. amid the taunts of the
temporary victor and the unthinking
applause which goes out TO the success
full, rears his head above the multitude
and proclaims: Il would rather be
right than be president.
The Louisville Courier-Journal has
been one Of the newspapers of which
Americans have been proud. This peo-
pie loves fighter and honors one who
never surrenders his confidence In
himself when he believes he Is in the
right. Had the issue been between
men only, the course of the paper
would be correct The majority must
rule; those whom It places In authority
must be obeyed and those who are
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entitled to respectful consideration.
When an election is over, the genius
OF our institutions makes mandatory.
oven though the. constitution did not
declare II. that the majority shall he
deemed to represent the entire nation,
and the minority must peaceably ac-
quiesce.
Not 10 in matter OF principle No
majority. however powerful. Is master
OF q man's conscience, or necessarily
the interpreter of the right. Is good
government to be abandoned as hope
less because Tammany rules today
Is free silver wise thlng because. in
4 three-cornered fight for local Offices
Kentucky seems to have Endorsed Il!
Whence would have come all oar great
victories over error and unwisdom had
tho great leaders lain down their arms
at the first defeatg
The only course tor an independent
newspaper Is TO follow ont It's deliberate
convictions Of what ia right Parties
svayed by tides OF popular emotion
may vacillate. and factions selfshly
organized Tor spoils sometimes pre-
vail. but the leaders must not lansuish
patrio,s must not become discouraged
The people win in the end recognize
the truth and enlist beneath the ban
uers az its valiant defenders,