The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-08
SOMETIMES, But NOT ALL THE
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stale OF washington VIII once more
be counted In the Republican ranks.
n every Republican does his duty.
There have been enough conversions
from fusion to make this state safely
Republican. II to those votes are add
Ell the votes Of the Republicans who
two years ago voted for Mckinley.
The only danger to be feared is that
the traditional apathy of the Repub-
iican voter in an off year will keep
him at home. One thing In our favor
is that the weather promises To be fine,
and a fine day is usually a Republican
day. This Is not local phenomenon.
but is taken into account in predict
ing the possible result OF vote In the
Eastern states az we'll as here. II is
a most interesting and peculiar cir
cumstance that If the day be bright
and cheerful the Republican party is
successful: when IL is gloomy and the
heavens are overcast the sopuiist
usually has things his own way. The
fact almost sysnbolizes the difference
between the Two parties.
Let every vote be cast the workers
at the polls should devote their ener-
Do not ask his politics; only ask him
to vote. Then each party has its full
rights. and the majority shall rule
When the people come out To the polls
and express their wishes and prefer
ences, there is a satisfaction even in
being defeated; but il is both disap-
pointing and exasperating after hav
ing fought a hard campaign to have
the voters stay at home. and leave the
unsatisfying impression that IT Is the
minority which is in control.
With fairly full vote the state of
Washington will go Republican by not
less than two thousand votes, and it
may reach five thousand. No man can
know positively what the figures will
be; but a man who has taken the
pains to inform himself OF the senti-
ment OF the people may feel absolutely
and positively safe in declaring that
the pendulum Is swinging forward this
year.
In King county. which is better UNI
der observation. the change Of votes
from two years ago will not be less
than eight hundred, and tine proha-
billty is that il will be nearer twelve
hundred.
OF course, such a prophecy as this
must be based upon the judgment Of
men Of varying disposition. some more
sanguine than others: some better in
formed than others: some who guess
and some who only hope. Neverthe-
less. the data are we'll vouched for,
and they include a change of votes
from four in Skamania county to nine
hundred In Spokane. This is far less
than the Republican managers claim
there. They Insist that Spokane
county is safely Republican for every
office. and that could not be with a
change only of nine hundred votes
Everybody knows that there is a silent
vote this year; Il has been the sirik-
Ing feature OF the campaign. The
nine hundred referred to as changing
In Spokane is only the number known
by polling,
Some Of the estimates which are
taken To make MP this prediction OF
victory we know to be well within the
mark. For instance. Waila Waila is
only credited with a change of Iso
votes This is absolutely far below
the fact. Then, again. Lincoin is only
credited with a change Of coo Votes.
kttsan II -. Whatcom Of 400. and
Jefferson of s. There is not man
who has sTent n day in those coun-
ties within the last week or SO who
vii, not say they are below the mark
The tusionis; who SAYS that his party
viii carry this state by as large a ma.
porjty as last dime is talking wildly:
he positively does not know what he
is talking about
We feel. for cur part. the utmost
confidence in jhe outcome ~ today
Ne base that confidence upon our
faith in the characteristic which was
30 highly commended ~ ABRAHAM
Lincoln, that "au the People canno. b.
fooled all the time