The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-26
CRY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SEATTLE. FRIDAY. AUGUST "a


The fasion forces In Montana are In
bad way: harmony has departed from
them and strife and bitterness have
taken It's place. Strange to say, the
cause Of all the trouble is the dlstrIbu
ton ef saw offices. The term OF Sen
ator Lee Mantle. Silver Republican, ex-
pires on the ith Of March next. and he
Is out for reelection. He naturally ex~
poets the Silver Republicans Of the state
10 support him IN his ambition. II fol-
lows that X ha In saeeessfuI in effscting
= fusion Of the three parties his cleo
liou il practically assured. The Demo-
Gratis do not like the idea Of sending
oliver Republican To the senate when
there Is a good IpenGecrat ia the person
Of w. A. Clark, OF Butte. yoasnlng 10
assume senator Nantes tosa- Mr..
Clark Is wealthy and owns the Butte
Miner GDen.). Mr.. Mantle Is also
wealthy and owns the Butte Inter
Mountain tSiiver Rep).
: The situation Is complicated and one
which tends To aronae great enthusiasm
In the hearts of the CRATER and manip-
ulator The Helena Independent, u1em)
and Butte Miner are already converted
from the error OF their ways and have
had their eyes opened To the iniquity
OF fusion. Pure Democracy, as defined
By the Chicago platform, Is good enough
Tor them. Senator Mantle has made
speech defining his position. IN which
he asserts that IL 30 ! and protection
are the great issues before the people
Tho Democratic~II Clark organs
swallow the ls 10 /, but hold np their
hands in indignant protest at t1e dia-
boIicai suggs stion OF protection, which
they claim to be a Republican gold bug
tuincipie. with which they have moth
ing in common. The Montana wool
growers compare the price Of wcoi nn-
der the henef.cens sway of the Wilson
allI with the price they are now re-
ceising under the Dingiey bill-ami
think protection not 80 had as IL might
be-. The Helena independent tDcmb
says:
once lst Il be known that the nefrln-
cratic party viii pander principle for spoiEs
~ office and the Eiery - Hs reerfd IL 4
thing forgotten. the Judgment of tie CON
srtert iosls men of lis faith viii be that /,
has fallen into tias. grasp ~ msrcensrfeS.
"Iri there is among Democrats great
revival 81 the zeal ~ the fathers Of .n#
party: lot PARTY integrity he the oae
thought In the nsifds ~ iAc voters, lst
the tempting safans o{ Fppuiisn and Sill
Yer RepuhlIeaniNin Who couse ssoSefing
the pluaAer II office G ~ haI fail down
and worship tasfn-he tala 10 ges behind
uf.
There een hc no peace Of conscience In
victory wen at the sacrifice u principle
and in ;he sfaliiFeatson oE glorious
record
independent actien ny the Democrats
shis year VITA T.. tho DEATH knoA Of popu-
Ham md SILVER Eapsalsilca nasm IN i@ss
The folly Of a thfee-hessesi organization
win Be apparent that pogse VIII he ioft
- advocate II.
The outlook FOR fusion IL Montana Is
not very bright. inst as soon as the
Democrats think they have a fighting
show to via ali the offices they al once
discover the folly ana evil of fusion ana
drop their allies Ike q h0t potato, The
Montana Democrats have SGT the pace
and soon fusion viii Re thing u the