The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-04
SEATTLE. THURSDAY. MARCH =


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sEfsa fns ogvaassiam o. ssss m8saFafy q hls
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seft ~ sAe N@sght Ct pB4lis e.arsF. lie
has saswa ssusesf strsrg mar. q brave
mar. an1 a. hoaess rssn. sat What aas be
aecow ptish@e7
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Sst@sAHte4
eeefaEai vote eTeT TeealvsE ~ sny pTsss-
1sarel easAsa2ts since is1L lie rad be-
hid k.Fn anssee party. whe had snecese-
q nes ensy n s.seisrx Is pTszlasns.a
nonaiae@. ent IN sesafsng eontEos % boEh
houses CT congress There vas an over
aswiEs treasury. aas he existing Feve-
rue 1--we % fse country gsrs pro11ctng
81 ire0me FAR ia excess q the expsodG-
tuFe8. Tee eoaHtFy vas enjoying . season
O. prosperity unparalleled IN iia history.
and II the year % aha election the wealth
yrosucflga % Tbs couaiFy reached ix
hlgssss point. There wsrs 10 foreign com
psse4siens % enbaFrs@s ths incoming al
ninissrs,isn. xHe no domestic sxlgsnciss
50 require instant legislative attention.
The pubic 6ens lad been reduced By NIL
ions during tie tern % his predecessor.
Today Mr.. c.essland goss out Of ofses
without an oFaassEsa Political party behind
hsrz. als policies have os@n seTerally re2a-
cssfe1 81 the party responsible for bis eIsc-
tor. and have rot been asopse6 by bis
rsllsscai eppensEls. lie leaves p astscally
bankraps treasury. after having added. 5y
sxseuisss aetsos slozs. hundreds q Millions
of soliars 70 tie pEaiic debt, and leaves .
fsFeras .Aw watch allows tie 6eaeis 70
- nszysy ssaes 20 Esenih By ncntA lie
leaves re country II me thraAs OF 81 In
auaiFiai pFsssFatson. from which Il has oaly
saen syaaasens es rsviyszg since Il has ee-
eoms aeanliely knswn that he In TO he sue
eesieS - esscs ~ pa.ifleai opponent. lie
leaves % his predecessor no; only bank
rupt TREASURY. Bot a Legacy of esnpaea-
tsans abroad and Industrial embArrasx-
menss a. home. which require immediate
relief by prompt ard tnsieious legislative
ard executive action. And fer nsarly .v-
siy g0Fsioa CO this bad record ME. Cleve-
isHa himself. and 10 era else. Is eirectly
ard personally rsspoas.hIs-
Rss two causes are assigned By any 20
ilfica! party for Tia Industrial eznbssrass-
frsns under ~hlsh the country Aas sas-
fsrfd during the greater poriiea Of Mr.
c1sfsiRna's administration. Ry the free
slYsr men. comprising the greater portion
q tae mea whe elected Nr. Cleveland 60
cfi1ce. tie iils Of TIE eosntrY are Ascrlbea
10 ths fallare TO renensslxe silver. Yet Mr..
Cleveland = an uncomgromislng gold
mane-nesai.st. ard vigorously oY9osea
the saking q any step tozRs8 ths rssaone-
txssioa 90 silver BY international agree
meBt Or Otherwise. By ;he Republican
party tbs Industrial depression Is astrsb-
Htse. ard with soand reason. "a
TIE NitherawaI ef pFo,eeiloa from
American labor BY TIE Democratic tAx.r
measure. Yet SIR. Clsvei8na's sole ground
% epFosltiaa 70 gAst measure vas thas Il
d. not proceed a. ssr as BE desirea "a thAl
direction. To ghe operation of that sans
lac Is also due TIE esakrupt coadi,lon of
shs treasury. aaG she heavy Increase ID
TIE Burden ot Bonded Indebtedness.
TIE sole Keoa work accomplished hy ne
eu'solas Administration was the neEotla.
tion e 81 arbltrss'sn treaty wi;a Crea,
bellaln. an3 tAsi has failed ia secesyfng
fse aeFFevai 81 the senate. so,ely threurh
tas persansl Aosui.y walch Democrats
seuatosa have 10 &c rrsslseat they helped
- elect. sns consequently Il Is left Tor rs
hnsi settlement 60 tie iscouInx admins
,satlon.
Tas !neomirE pssSiisn: takes os1es an.
der vastly different ctrc instances thau
"a NJ. Cleveland. Hs meets q bankrup,
treasury. a &eacleas ratsaaa iaw ana .
eeantry slsasoriag fer re.taf from e2tstlns
ergss lie faces a. The thrcsbosA tAe esssss.
hl.l.y ef 8 foreign wss ever ire Cahaa s.s.
psfioa. waioa ira ausEolae aas,.aisg-ai.s
carefully refralns5 from handling Hs &,
backed ~ a watoFlry IN bet cne house o..
eoaEFess. asa raust therefore lock 20 peut.
teaf opponents - tss ssaato ger nssp a.
pzss any ie<is.st.as 50 relieve tee exist.ng
treaeles. Nst ire Benesacan party cake,
ea'se confidently sns ssayaatly. aaa .as
seopls G.. rs Ua.ted states have saeA coz.
e3sues IN tae shIagy ara power - sAe
uss aycslasnt sad - shs Rspaasieaa paw
% aAad.e esestive,y AZ tie prob,szas let,
fos solguen. tAat ausaess And trade con.
:dtSlo7s are eester tosay snan tsey Aav,
Aesa 81 sny tire ws.aia ihe rAss tArcs
years. That fAs rev 2szs-sss-a,tsa a.
3as;ify shss eoa13cnse IS tAs ssneers Goa.
viossoa 81 sss great vvafs-4tv - the -.s,f .