The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-07
Col. Wilkeson Gives the Line-Up
for the NEXT Battle.
FUSION AN lMPossIsILiTy.
It VIII he Republicans Against
Oem0crats-Congrc Lewis
Decentralization of Mckinley Just
After Great Victories sounded
His Political Death neii-Nar-
yeloas Prospects for Seattle.

n was Lewis attack or the admin
tzgratSon while our BOYS we're burning pow
der I'm tkae trenches before Santiago. conf
bsnen with the shia-Scutts-ng tactics Of
Rogers bfsad-and butter brigade and the
EfDtesque candidacy OF ting governor for
the Un.iad States seBatorship that worked
fus.on'S uadoing. HencefoFfh u wii1 be
the Republicans against the Democrats
Fusion s. dead a last summers bira 9
Rest. Tie silver Issue hkewise'
This Is Col Frank wikcson's summary
of the causes that brought about TIE dsfeas
Of fusion and the triumph Of RAubllcan-
ism Ia Washington In the Late campaign
Col. WiIkeson. with his wlfe. anne np from
Anaeortes last night and registered at the
Butter. No member Of the legislature was
more conspicuous or more powerful In de-
bate than hr. Unlike most OF ine Pouui.st
members Of the boBse Col Uikeson
fought LII the last CAS- Of file session In the
hope OF fulfilling some 81 the pssfsges nIs
party made 10 the people in the Elensburg
convention Of 1896.
III the Republican party In the approach
ing session OF the legislature succeeds in
passing sofEe conservative and greatly
needed railroad legislation IL viii control
the government OF this state Tot tlle next
ten years said Col. WiIkeson. "A great
opportunity les before the Republican
members OF tins legislature. The Repub-
Ecan party Is in power III the nation It's
policy OF territorial expansion viii make
as 4. never dbl before. Whatever hap
pens. will see IN the next decade era
OF immense development In every branch
OF traas and industry ~ this state
Gov. Rogers h. an ego-maniae," con-
tinued Col. wiIkesou Wis grotesaue cam
didaey for the United States senatoFshlp
was one % the most powerful agencies tar
Republicans used against us Ia the last
campaign His shameful use Of the state
patronage. amounting IN dollars during his
four years In office TO s50o.Da inC.nsed the
-. ffa.r >
they either remained at home or else went
10 the. polls and voted the Republican ticket
straight.
Rogers used his nnpolntsve power ruth-
iessIy and without conscience for his own
political advancement Out OF this grew
the iii-feeling Of the Tniddie-of- tne-roaders
In the last legislature. which prevented the
passage Of a b.ll for "a railroad commission.
But worse ihau all. his hread-and- butter
brigade. knowing that II Rogers We're
elected 10 the senate Daniels would lee gov
ernor., and that their heads would drop
into the basket. knitted the fusion legisia-
tive ticket all over the state. They did il
I'm skagit county. and they worked In the
same fashion In every eoHnty OF the state.
"Lewt' attack on the administration In
the Mallory letter was a stupendous blum
der. II was written from Washington July
s. right on the heels OF the naval victory
OF Santiago when Sampson ard Schley de-
strcved GerveFa's fleet OF warshlps. 1t
came when our boys were burning powder
IN the trenches In Cuba under the pitiiess
glare OF "A tropcai sun and the mereiless
fire OF the Spanish Aausers. What was the
resuit-what could II have heen other than
a rising renudiation hV the people OF Wash
ington Of their representative In congress?
Fusion neader than II nackerei Sill
yerr That cock. too will fight no more
hattles: free coinage Is as dead as any
Chinese cock over which any China man
ever swore IN n court OF law There Is no
more fusion. The Republicans Will hence
forth do battle with Democrats. There
may he few of the mlidie-of-t The ~roa ders
but they may kick up az much dust as they
please. for they VIII accomplish nothing,
You can say for me that Skagit county
viii be well represented In the next iegis-
lature. Mr.. Parker is business man for
whom the people of his county have the
highest respect He has more brains than
nine-teuths Of the members If The last
legislature. State Senatcr-eiec; Emerson
Hammer Of San Juan and Skagit. Is a
well known AMI thoroughly reputable. husi-
ness man. tie will be a credit 10 his 6.s-
trict in the senate
Col Wlkeson - "A firm believer IN cx-
pansion. Washington VIII flourish like a
green bay tree under the policy of expan-
sion In the Orient" he said III the people
OF China, Japan and India eat onc~quar ter
O, salmon each per year. II will take L.
naDn cases OF the Puget sound product TO
supply them. What we want l. a salmon
hatchery in every stream ia the state
emptying into salt water When We get
fairy started In the orient we viii sell
everything We manufacture and everything
we grow 10 The people on the other side
Of the Pacific. The commerce Of the Pa
csfic VIII ono dav 80 greater thsn that on tae
Atlantic. I tell you Seattle and Washing
ton are Just entering 4 period Of tbs. most
marvellous growth aud development"