The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-20
THE FALL OF FUSION.
EfAe Voters Were simply Dtsgusted
With IL.

- plsin the reason Of the fall of fusion in the
~ safe OF Washington. The rropheeies OF a
al tew plain. common-sensf, everyday men
7 lave been fulfilled. These sober and observ-
i ~ing men declared that fusion would end In
NJ cousrson The ofsice-seeking politicians
Looked upon these men as stubborn stoics.
"a The real trouble Is with offIce-seeking poll
A fticians. They can see nothing but the road
q "a Office. Office with the off.ce-Seeker Is
The subject as well as the object.
Waen IL was heralded that Col. James
4 Hamilton Lewis was coming to Seattle TO
Z spfn the political campaign. sober men be-
ESem 70 inquire. whose and what campaign
ISM. Lewis going to open? They were told
kP,k was the fusion campalgn.y Thoughtful
men salj there had been no convention as
fyG. and II Is premature On the part of Mr.
Lexis or any other man 10 open a poit!-
! 81 campaign in advance OF convention.
J. Bw no attention was paid TO these s.oical
msuisltors. A great public meeting was ar
q ragged for. and Nr. James Hamilton Lewis
)wm there. This hero from tho field OF bat
61tIe ard bacon. bent all his energies to bonn
harding ard denouncing the Mckinley adj
! Npiaktration IN its omission and commits
!. etea regarding the war with Spain
T1eughtfu men said this Is no time 10 find
{vlaat and enlbarrass the administration.
= thnrh II lie a Republican party admins
ta:len. These men said a. such time as
XS.Ah II Es the duty of every citizen TO rise
k<ahrvs the narrow higotry Of cfflce-seeking
D p1Elicians and party ties. The mistakes Of
Win administration and the Republican par
3Styw we VIII consider after peace is declared.
" These msn had lived In other days. They
urenemhered how the Democratic party har
ID AAed Abraham I.iacoIn's administration In
Tie war Of the rebellion. They also res1em-
4 Ybered how the Democratic party IN the year
IsA In national convention. declared that
lth war was "A failure. And the constitu-
tier itself mad been dizregarded In every
1epGt Now to ask these men 10 follow any
n mar or indorse any party that would fall
i .nia a similar error was not 10 be expect
Aea Men stood Cor the United States In tho
4 = struggle with Spain and realized the admin
!Nstion was conducting a war for the ben
osek nos orly OF our country. bat for hu-
mnity. The eyes Of the whole civilized
usld were fixed upon the administration
A1d upon the people of the United states.
sAme Of the nations gaged with contempt.
Oh jealousy and with envy. while others
0vsA hope with confidence and with affec-
= san Nations were looking To see whether
u great popular government could get
Trough such crisis Patriotic men said
~ viii stand hy the Mckinley adm;nistra-
i uN until the war Is over. because the ad-
mnsstrai!on II the legal and authorized
! .hMa az the nation We shall not he
! Z
gmsrnment 81 eur country al such time
4 View when the Ellen<burg conventions
Sfosmed Themselves into a fusion organiza-
Dl<0n and indorsea fusion platform, we md
tvp unusual ard peculiar planks therein
Tks fissl reads:
sws pledge the legislature % the state
! = nf Washington 20 be elected by the Peo-
rlts party al the coming election 10 the
spsnisson q such constitutional amend
Ig7ass,s as shalt efrectualy secure TO the
| u perfia the power 10 initiate, enact and re-
pal laws"
r. second reads:
N @Ne aemsnd the submission 20 the pFo-
se Of the state 90 Washington or con
" ssaileAal amendment that VIII permit Ss
| snsiieHs from taxation Of personal prop
tss aad Irupr3vs mefts fl and upon land
De arst plank WAS LEE; undednei ard
eEsreiy REJECTED ir the discussions OF ,ils
Oh campaign except the frying X received
FSsftAe hssfs nf Lawyer Bausman ami osie
esfwe ether writer's The second plank.
aAe che that has caused so much con-
Il 'Nsssy and has bcen generally calisi the
IN safs tax plank This peculiar plank.
Ut say Is the principal and main cause
ofastan defeat some - the great da5iy
n*sfepefs declare that this single tax
As ard s'rg.e-taxizm Was the real
use ~ fusion defeat IA fhe state Of
sssaagtar. ard also - California. Some
\ DE politicians declare they did nsl
~ ~ THIS plank bad been Endorsed at the
. @sase7lrg convention. Now gentlemen
VITO are roaring Sc Loud ana 50 cauxfl-
- N year dsrurrlation % Iris plank
~ yoa sober - hen Won considered ana
@asa TIE fusion Platform which contains
|Hs% Fseali8r plank that yeu hate ana scorn
naeAs ve,>at srlri: lulies vou into
80 sta;e sut iazed yo8r naturally
Il 80 srteilecsS ans when ahs vo,, awake