The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-07
Whitman County Judge Gives His
Views ON Politics.


COLFAx. Dec. 3-William Mcdonald
judge Of the superior court. has given out
the following statement of his views of
the political situation In the United
States: What l think of 1t can best be
told by an illustration. A man in John
son county. Texas. was the owner Of two
horses. the larger one being blind. He
had well forty feet deep under a large
oak tree in the barn yard, one large limb Of
the tree extending out over the well. The
horses being tied near the well. the blind
one pulled back upon the halter, which
broke. and the horse fell tail foremost into
the Well. lodging about fifteen feet from the
surface.
''The poor man in desperation in trying to
save his horse took large rope, went down
the we'll and tied the rope around the horse.
Ascending to the top. he threw the rope
over the limb. then tied 1t TO the tail Of the
small horse. Then, mounting the small
horse, he attempted TO draw the blind horse
out OF the Well. The effort was successful
In but one thing. 1t Strengthened out the
limbs of the horse in the well. whereupon
he shot like an arrow to the bottom. The
owner fell sprawling to the ground and.
looking around TO see what had happened.
he found the small horse dangling by the
tail in the air. over the well. unable to
touch his nose to the ground.
He said: i have one good horse left,
but he Is hanging In the air by the tail.
and / must save him. He directed his
neighbors TO take hold of the horse and
hold him in such a position that when
he fell he would alight upon the ground.
The farmer climbed the tree to cut the
rope. The neighbors. fearing the horse
would fall on them and throw them into
the well. took hold of him and started
him 10 swinging like the pendulum of
clock BY an untimely stroke OF the ak
the farmer cut the rope when the horse
was directly over the well. with the result
that this horse went 10 the bottom OF
the well on top of tbs other horse, where
they have remained ever since.
THE Democratic party was iii the hole
in 1saS and It's friends concluded 10 put a
silver cable about its body and attach
the cable 20 the Populst party and by
the aid Of the free silver Republicans we
would pull them ont Of the hole The
result was that we locsened the Demo-
cratic party from It's weak moorings Just
enough TO send II 10 the botsom OF the
well. and left our party dangling in the
air upon the fusion limb. unable to touch
terra firna.
The middle-of-th readers are now de-
termlned 10 cut the silver cable and let
us down where We can secure a solid
footing and are loudly calling To pull ia
10 one side while they sever the connec-
ton between our party and the Democrats
The question that most puzzles me is
whether 1t is best for us TO dangie in the
air by the free silver cable over the fusion
lmh and make another desperate effort
10 pull the Democratic party out OF the
bel" or - allow these Intellectual en-
nuchs 10 cut the cable ard send US head
long 10 the bottom Of the pit with the
Democratic party. For my part. l would
rather occupy the position OF the Fras
silver Republicans, SO that l could be-
stow my Sympathies and weep over the
sorrows OF both the Democrats and Pop
ulists."