The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-18
BLACKBURN'S ORGY.
Henry Watterson's Remarks on the
Hystertcal POpocracy of Kentucky.

Louisville Courier-Journai
He must, indeed, be an optimistic par
tiAan--inffated either by self-interest or
through lack of sense and judgment-who
can discover In the proceedings OF the free
silver convention at Frankfort anything
except an orgy of the professional Office
seeker and the typical officeholder There
was not from the first TO last a single
scintiliation. single illustration, q single
"Reminiscences, either of disinterestedness
or or elaboration. Original thinking, In
diyidual character. fraternal sentiment
appeared nowhere; but in room OF the
sunshine OF patriotism pouring into the
minds and hearts Of the participants the
light and warmth OF truth and bringing
forth wise counsels and broad policies by
spontaneous generation, We find seeth-
Ing. bowling mob giving to the dessicated
nsrsents OF the cut and dried the doubtful
hoGurs OF riot of buster and noise, and
converting what was left of Democracy
Into the Incarnation OF P0puiism.
The single issue for which these short
sighted persons propose TO sacrifice all
else Is the independent coinage OF silver
at the ratio OF is to l. They might az well
advocate the re-es;anlishment OF African
slavery. Their specific has. and has only.
the two virtues ascrihed 10 the Irishman's
horse, which was very hard to catch and
not worth a raoaree after he was caught
u
have discarded silver except as a SUBJ
sidiary coin. In that character 1t serves a
useful purpose. Where II ia not so en-
ployed there IL not bi-met aIiism'-that IS
the circulation side by side Of both silver
, and goid-eGt silver uono-metailism, iso-
latins the coinage and limiting il TO silver.
as in Mexico and China. How
easy il Is TOR b0ccansering politicians and
bankrupt dema gosues TO deaounce all who
oppose them as agents Of what they call
tine money power and to herald them
selves as the exclusives. the only friends
OF the people,
The worlds history Is full OF such cat
tie Their common method is 10 obtain
Office by bcistsrous Selr-asssrtlon in ri,b-
lie and 20 sell their votes for the best nr,ce
they can get for them In the hack Office OF
some or the corporations they have de-
nounced. Naturally. Inevitably such per-
sogts. Being purehasahIe themselves
imagine that everybody including great
and potent newspag ers. are for sale and
can be bought for a price But even where
they 90 not happen 20 be personally COR
rapt, they are dangerously ircoupe;e ,,t.
for, Incapable OF framing measures OF re-
lief and reform. the agitation. Of which
they make themselves the pronsofa-s
amounts TO nothing except the disturb
snce OF business and the consequent dis
coaragement OF the people. The end
n
;sTest. public and private save and alone
the interest OF the few who are sss@ 70
shout their way into places they are Who'll
Il unfit 10 fill
What sane man would commit HIS rri-
waite business into the hands of the Eonp
haired. strong-armea man and biS-eojced
enthusiastic say nothing about the cum
ming Organizer and the easy boSs-xh no
cannot epen bis lips. except to f,y into a
passion, and who Is the hero of the hoY,r
where two or three wsld-eyed Popaiists
are gathered together Ia !.
possible that such confidence earne-so
oavioas 10 the naked eve this, ne who dos
not see IL deserves 10 he he~ced-ca- give
reason for the approval OF any selr-re-
sgscting ksrtucksan or raise IN the bosom
OF any honest. thoughtful Democrat ene
thrce OF loyal party feeling
God forbid: and truly defend the RICH,
ana blight the wrong. eyerywhere. but
especially IN ksatAeky. whase >xn sud