The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-19
AN UNRELIABLE ADVISER.

Gov. Rogers has issued a welcome to the
pebs colony To locate in the state of
Washington and assumes to speak In the
name of the people. If Mr. Dcbs is as wise
and prudent as the governor gives him
credit for being he VIII take snrer meth
od OF ascertalninG what the wishes of the
people are on the subject. He should con-
suit the labor organizations and the farm
ers; IL he cares to go further he might
consult the leading men In the Peoples
party. of which Mr.. Rogers was once a
prominent representative
The governor admits that he knows
nothing Of the Organization he welcomes
so enusively and egotisticany AS tho
mouth-piecc OF the people. but pins bls
faith To the past achievements of T.. Y.
Debs. Edward Bellamy. Myron W. Reed
and Prof. Parsons, VIVA, has either Of
these men ever accomplished To warrant
confidence In their successful promotion Of
any object What has either of them done
to Justify belief that they win succeed
where so many others have failed.
pehs built up large gathering Of de-
iuded followers. collected their eontrih.-
lions. pictured 90 them dazzling su,ress
and led them To a miserable fszzls. He was
"a Sangn'nc OF the success of the ameri
can Railway Union as he il Of the su.,-
cess of socialist colony. Yet every pre-
dicsion he made remains unfulallea every
promise OF success he held out has L.,,n
broken; and he has himself read the fms
erat orasiea over the body ne created
Edward Eeilamy sprang !nto an cohen,-
erai nosarie,y by a fancssul sketch -. 3,
social condition IN which In. osner,enea
OF all ssee was ignored and The fun1a.
mental principles Of social economy over
turned. Myron ". Reed r. is,og, only.
rs the pisiisudiual writer of kat,luar,a,tr
essays IN impracsleahie nlar sxines -,
which the ghlef WAS hank~x,t.s, ~. a..
editor; AMI Prof Parsons ls one ~ .Ae
professors Who onlv profess.
All have talked and written. none has
done anything. Not on@ az then, has
ever manifested the capacity e. organize
successfully or execute rg7aefftanV go.
Rogers belongs TO the same order -
visionsrscs Their schencs are x,,,h ns
ne dreams af. Tie wrote "a box which
held Gu, false. because irnpssstieebi,
hopes 20 a people suffering frofa a pass
Ing depression: hat be has already for
fe.sci the confidence cg his followers ana
aisenatea the loyalty q! his owa party.
Gov Rosets does ne, xs4ak in sss
name az the people Of sas state. because
they have ne confidence in hik Judgment
he does nos SPEAK in the name 81 the
ishortns men ~ sbe state who Rou3s;
suffer by she competition ~ an arEs1y Il
unemployed in community *hsase chan
nels are already surcnarsed ty an over.
abundance OF unc8rttalixed 5assor. Mar
does he speak In ,he aame ~ the xrvas
commercial Interests OF TIRE state.
III nshs brings hfs Essn hete th*y vii
be welcomed IN the sense II wishing tAcia
we'll They will no, ~ n'oldstea IN re
requirement ~ lands or The prosecution
"a any wcra- Whatever ubrsvaittOa =
made TO tire scheme Is AS rssslsh n sAe
interest af his asimird followers SIS f..
that ~ the state Opposition q shelr
coming springs from sha kn@~lsslxe that
the conditions arr riot faVesakie hefe fer
such an experiment. because such a sci.