Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-05-14
Wallace "Bobs Up Serene V

his ability and deserts, had been so
deeply buried, after his perfidv to his
party, that IL" more would ever he
heard al him. But il seems that his
gall has not suffered any diminution
from the ordeal ii has passed through,
and he l. again r"-ing a. II vrst-pockct
statesman upon the prestige of his
marriage to Il daughter Of one of the
Judges OF the Supreme Court, which
fact secured for him recognition iv
the Stuffed Prophet while filling the
Presidential chair.
Wallace was in Southern California
4 few days ago, and being among
strangers, sought to obtrude himself
upon public attention rs man OF
note and standing in this State. He
secured an interview" from the Los
Angeles Times, to whom he disclosed
his identity as the only member of the
Democratic National Committee who
resigned because he could not consist
emily support Bryan or the platform
on which he stood. The facts are that
he did not resign; the Ellensburg
Democratic State Convention by res
olution asked for his displacement and
the substitution of the Hon. w. II.
White as the member from this State,
which was done. Wallace was elected
a delegate to the Chicago Convention
by State Convention which adopted
as 4 leading plank in its platform these
words:
u" We demand the free coinage Of both
gold and silver at the ratio of sixteen to
one, without the consent or intervention
of any other nation"
Wallace in the National Conven.
ton, Notwithstanding these explicit
instructions, affiliated and voted with
the goldbug element, and succeeded in
having himself re-appointed ON the
National Committee. After his re-
moval by request of the nominating
State Convention of the party, he was
elected a delegate to the gold "Dem-
ocratic" Convention, from which time
he had fallen from the public gaze
until he now appears in print to out
line what he assumes will be the future
policy of the Democratic party in this
State. He told the Times that fusion
was dead, ga melancholy failure ;"
that the party would be reorganized on
the cold lines" that "the issue will
be clearly drawn, and that some con-
servative man like Olney or Hill will
lead the Democrats, while Bryan will
be the nominee of the Populists, and
fortunate if he gets half the votes he
did in 1885,"
1t will be seen that he assumes the
81 ,557 votes for Bryan in this State
will be led and dictated to by the ], 499
supporters of Palmer, and that treason
to the party will be rewarded by placing
the 132, 900 voters in the lead of the
5000, 900 men who stood by the party
at the general election last November.
Verify, the young man carrieth his
cheek with him.
In connection with this matter we
observe that T. c. Van Epps, former
resident of this city, now citizen of
of Los Angeles, has shown up the
aspiring youth as he deserves, and the
following appears in the Los Angeles
Herald of the LIST inst:
To the Editor Of the Los angeles Herald:
notice in the Times this morning and
also in the Record last evening that Hugh
G. Wallace, of Tacoma, WASH, formerly
Democratic State Committeeman and
member of the Democratic National Con-
venti0n at Chicago last year, is in the
city and is posing as prophet regarding
the future of the party in Washington.
Mr.. Wallace is regarded at his home as
renegade from our party. He was
elected as one of the delegates to the
National Convention upon platform
containing the following clause: "We
demand the free and unlimited coinage
OF both gold and silver at the ratio of six
teen to one, without the consent or inter.
vention of any other nation" Mr.. Wal
lace went to the convention and opposed
the adoption of any and all resolutions
advocating the idea contained in the
above resolution, thereby proving recre-
ant to his trust and renegade to his
party. He was afterwards delegate to
the Gold Democrats Convention.
Respectfully yours.
TIC. VAN Epps.