The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-16
LEWIS WRITES 4 LETTER
OUTLINES A PROGRAMME FOR THE
VISION BRETnREN.
Charges the Government With NAL
aeasaEce tn Conducting the War,
says the Troops Are Free silver
Democrats sad Favors Expansion

Special Dispatch to the post-In.eiligencer.
OLYMPIA July 1.-THE following let
ter from James Hamilton Lewis mas been
received By Thomas Aaloney. secretary OF
tie Democratic central committee, who
has given it tor publication:
Washington. 10. G., July :. isss-
Hon. Thomas asiafsE, olympia. Va ASH
Dear sir. ! write ysu as secretary Of tns7
Joint campaign committee rather taan
only SIS the secretary Of the Democratic
party.
IN reply 70 your inquiries / answer in
Getati-sS 20 fasiou. First, ali OF the forces
wnicf, united together for a cause as holy
s. ever animated 1ast mankind should.
urge again. cooperate, and / suggest most
dtfs.eniiaily 10 any other view prevailing
that sucn be IN the same manner as IN
the campaign Of 1875. BY each party hold
lag as before its separate convention full
representation is assured each Of the or
gafsizatioEs also more adequate ard
propofttonate representation upon the
Joint tickets.
i beg to urge that these parties plant
Themselves firmly again upon the same
declarations and principles A. We're the
battle slogans In the last fight. Let there
be no compromise or surrender of any
OF fDese ESSENTIAL doctrines. To these gen
eFal principles may b. added such express
fi0ns o. local necessity or new demand as
seems just. Let these orsausza tons look
OF the good accom- pisshsd BY their county
administration anc-fosettlng that ali
might Tot have been as their personal
standard might have exacted-contragt
the conditions with what their people had
10 endure in the administration preceding
them. and commend these men who have
tried ard have kept the faith for their
honest Efforts and their good woFk, These
faithful servants are OF the people choos-
fng--their aEents--asex> ought to have the
COMMUNICATION which, IN plain Justice,
they deserve. Let spirit Of ysnai cor
ruption move. nor personal grievances in
ELence any of our just men who entered
this great cause. 10 surrender their trust
Ing negBbors and fellow citizens TO the
enemy Of justice and equal rights among
men. Persuade all men who are with as
because Of their heart and soul Of right.
that our political enemies are lurking in
their midst with false friends. hoping to
Esatter cfscord and arouse rcseutmeDts
Let our people know the truth; that the
Republican party managers are laughing
Wiz. Joy at the prospect OF decoying our
honest men away from principle by de-
VICES and arts as dishonest as they are de-
captiye. Our people must beware OF this
pns remember That they are being used
In the hour OF their personal grievances
SIS weapon TO destroy their own fellow
man. and this IL In order To give place and
ONCE TO those whose past shows they no
sooner obtain a trust than they dshonor
II and opprsss those who gave IL. know
eoms OF our hard workers ard deserving
ueh nave suffered disappointment. Some
were grieved and the hopes of others not
wholly realized. But thanks be TO heaven
these men are true patriots and good citi-
Eens. They kEow that in every new forrna-
tioa OF snverDment-where II has 10 he
wrested from a ten years rule of their
snemies-is takes time to harmonic ali
thtngs and necessarily some friction fol-
lows. This they know occurs In changing
o. fall TO spring stock OF their store. from
,i,e attempt 10 plow and reap an old field
which for years has given nothing but a
harvest OF thisties They know this is a
common result even I'm the change of of
TIERS and organization of labor union
ana OF any new transformation II was
90 when We adopted our national form az
government Many states. dissatisfied re-
fused 10 ratify the constitution. II was
thus when our territory passed into Tho
Form OF a state. and many voted against
tire state constitution and compla ped OF
or orgsnizauon~hut in all Ing ances
these men. both In national and stale gov
eminent like eroes-remembering that
each man may in his differences he wrong
or subject To our weaknesses of resentment
OF revenge, were patient and forbaayire-
Tor the cause was right and now behold
who liz there that does not cry. "0ur
nasinnf' Our state;" SO, TOO. our men
noble and too true 10 God and country 10
hold themselves out as desiroyers of their
efates security: either to revenge their
ps.rsonai grievances or crafty the purpose
or those who would use them then laugh
Ing NJ them for their weakness would as
o'ten before ignore and abuse them. de-
ftroy'ng everv right they ever possessed.
At this distance from my people want
To say 20 them he strong In the honr ~
temptation Be loval To your holy hearts
ana conseiences This Is the test of all
men, To be strong against false friends
and defiant In the face Of enemies who
6tly await To use us for our own testruc.
ton.
The Party Name.
| Observe some confusion as TO the name
by which We are 70 fight THE must be
secondary mat'e~ This will hc the
Weapon our enegiie~ will nSe as an
sYoctua' one t. divide us. who of ns
Would desert a friend because ". dld nat
IKE the color Of his coata Who Of ms
woald permit onF Esicabors To- hr op-
pressed and wraneesf hera,aza W. ala nn,
Tie the uniform worf, by nj. d-lsvsrarsg
why. none ~ ns' None Of ns, W.
love the Samaritan because he il suDh
We III M IN" fallen because no was
tarown down. We may have our santl-
ment because of the association OF ,sarna
party name, hat & le the prin,irjes ~ n,,r
rum; II is The tustlce Of Our creed FOR
winch We tight We DENY - man lh.,
;"eht 90 march with as ga heaven inst Ne
cause ma r rot q Cemmun. cant In ua.p,,
Gt our esnfciai church. We want hin,
WITH oar taita = The great church ~ sirht
ana ln@siee W" ear tusSeTihe cur ban
netE VITA a nar~ after o,sr procession, s
u glad lae sind ready ror itS vi.fortat:.
tfAfTh -, tee. We wili agree about A
r<fne We know p@aple give fttla hood
= VIA, yau esll Yourself fhsy wast ~
k.}2M 7at Nea s3N and tn roY Yourself
No true gs-fn forsskos a right because q
= not iAaeled In q pieaeng crinr So
t"e. n@ne of oar nep viii {orsake a {,fNt
.3ts% To- 81" dlfa@y pr~tvxt t. difyeYsnr.
n q wort ~ SOM arpeinatlef4 our enc
ln''~ snaF az WEI sive 0p this hope ~
ance p3r 0eop'e ara u7t tra;,ors-nar
are they foel~
state Convention
Let use suggest hat jhe eta,. convention
of ths 'he~e PARTIES be called - one place
"a hcret sfore- r possibly conVenlcr.t-
rSoch a basis of cooperation nr1 Officers
end then and thTve frame Platforms ana
aFfNo as "a ;he form ~ name. Such viii
f2Fo be Soth easy ami agreeable
~ to rime at Holding
i'' WEN 80 the formative periods ll,sss,-h
w3Eoh eYtn-S ar* gonw | beg - suxees,
"s late state convention as te,na.. ans IN
ear l3'al people wcai3 Justify las, rae say
s3"ni me ui''3lc oT Latter part ~ As,p4.sf
Hf@ 80" campaign Hczsld hex7N An S..p,..r,-
"-r ''f fN>'i&r lu the ~tste are we'll 81.
sa}H@ 80 TIE issues And .ssa~t a., q
'0recE2 cs-rFa1RH 81 every so.sfifv e:p
g "a thaf ss 1efe @sarv sA,se s-,-,.r@ s-r
stlsa WITH the rssht Il - hgls "a ,y.srStl,r
~ -aHt5F'les The s-npes@ssHHfv ~ e,s,-
enemy "A nIsor anything IN the Stat. IL,
h1sf v AZ = - a0ptFvas srf II sx isal ~ b.,
tAe G. 'iiHrt 81 tAcsT r'anafers ia trsEu.
methods - frssf ana Gecetsta-, IN ,s,T
va ~ t0 ftl 5nf@@ % accomplish what Ia
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