The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-09

TWO NEW EDITORS.

The Popullst press of the state IL to
be congratulated upon two new papers
One OF them is the Washington State
Journal, edited by Charles T.. Cline.
and the other is the Seattle Call. sup
posed to be edited by the gallant Col.
Paul d'Heirry. The Call Is not new
lease of life. The two papers very fair
~ represent the two men who conduct
them.
Charles f. Cline takes his stand on
the side of the PopulIsts OF Seattle who
are I'm favor OF allowing ofticeholders
to sit In conventions. His paper
admits that a resolution WAS
adopted at the Peoples party
convention at Omaha, recommend
ing that no officeholders be allow
ed seats at the next convention: but 1t
points out, as if that nuliified the rec
emmendation. that the chairman of the
ST. Louis convention I'm 1896. Senator
ALLEN. was an ofiiceholder. while from
this state several OF the delegates. in
Guiding the present governor, were Of
1icehoiders. What does a platform
amount TO when 1t does not suit the
convenience OF those who profess to up
hold II?
Mr.. Cline reminds his hearers that
one Of the most important fundamental
laws of Popuiists Is that the office
should seek the man. not the man the
office. Let us not be understood" he
says. "as implying that no man should
have ambitions" This IL In modest
recognition OF the fact that the funda-
mental law alluded 10 is not to be I'M
deTstood AZ preventing Mr.. Cline from
being continually In such u conspicu-
Gus spot that the office cannot fail to
see him while on its search. mo one
should constantly force his own per-
sonaiity upon the people," says Mr..
Cline: but feeling that this declara-
ton. II made without qualification.
might be sharply turned upon himself.
he adds. Ito the detfimsnt Of the peo-
pies cause" which is to say that Mr.
Cline's candidacy is no detriment 10 the
peoples cause.
The Washington State Journal de-
votes It's attention 10 roasting the pluo-
Gratis. but never loses sight of the Of
Aces. The Seattle Can. on the CON
trary, exhibits the spectacle Of a young
and enthusiastic apostate who has not
passed the stage when principle has
SEINE influence with him. Notwiih-
standing the gallant colonei's trench
ant vi, and Quixotic warfare upon his
cid party, he is not So guileless as TO
suppose that the leaders of his new
party are as earnest as himself. ana he
sees in the avidity with which they
seek thu Offices some ot the faults
which characterized not "A few Of his
old associates.
II the can vera not so Intensely in
earnest, Il would d. as amusing as any
other ropulist paper There is the same
mistake az u cause ana effect eva and
renedy. "A an Instance ~ thi@. We
may refer 10 its statement that lately
real estate loan VAS made In CHICAGO
upon whleh the rate - Interest vas
placed at tbe unrresl entca3y l.v rate
% IL pr cent Ger snnum- Most
people wonld caueiaaa FROM this tia,
money was bs-eomjag easier ana is
earning capacity less Not 20 tn SAL
lant colonel lis dcaouuces ~the sxae-
ton of trihpte fnam tAe.r fellow clrl-
zens" bY these moASyra lreua n,3i~ts
lie does NOT see taat ,he oasy as.aa-
tsge in having a monopoly Is 10 secsre
high prices. \ 'aw rate ~ gn,e-es,
means that ;hers Is keeu casas-etits,a
OF the part x these with rnonev "a s~-
cure vFnplQy meat fer fts sni thar ans
insult es al ssch cornue;itgan is ta r.
dace rrlces--lo tsssS sase. ~ reduction
+ IN ,he rate ~ Interest. wAt-a ia tee
same thtns.
The Can wl'l have w3se circulation
heoaa~e the sAilsn; celonvl IS "a born
fighter. aad hs~ pen Is even keen~r thau
the sword wh'eh - wissaes cn many