The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-13
CRY OFFICIAL PAPER-
SEATTLE, FRIDAY. MAY ~.


rorULisM AMONG FARMERS.
The exceedingly interesting letter OF
c. A. Elmer. OF coifax. published In the
Poxf-Inteilsgencer Of Wednesday. may
be accepted as accurately stating the
conditions la Eastern Warrington The
writer Of that letter knows the people
well. and he is that character OF man
10 whom the people give their political
confidence.
The change In the agricultural dis
tricts Of this state within year -
most phenomenal. Little less than two
years ago The people were In despair:
the past had gore in a wreck and they
stood locking into . dreary desert as
future. With marvellous rapidlty the
whole scene has changed and men who
begged the mortgages 10 take their
rxeperty without deficiency Judgment.
men whose mortgages refused to fore
close upon them because their lands
ware not worth the costs. are now debt
fires and prosperous.
There are few states in the Union
where the faiiaeies CT Populssn and
FREE silver have been SO practically ex-
posed a. In this. Although most OF the
stock arguments OF the stump speakers
were freely used here. the speakers had
most 60 do with farmers. and therefore
70 be best adapted to the bucolic intel
iecf. The result IL that the farmers
laugh NJ their former teachers. for they
have seen every prophecy Of evil made
by the Bryanites proved chimerical. and
every prophecy OF good made by the
Republicans fulfilled. This was not due
10 any party magic. II is because the
Republican party IL based upon we'll
tried principles. while the Democracy
u the Bryan order IL based upon untried
schemss arid untenable theories.
Nothing would be- more delightful.
than 10 60 over again the field Of con-
troserSy with the same speakers and
the same speeches in the same dis
tricts. II would be fumnier than a
phonograph 10 hire Jones and have him
go around the farming districts with
that chart
II II were not for the cantripetai force
created by oriee-seeklng there would
scarcely b. two parties In Eastern
Washington this fall Men have smhi-
tons. and others have their associa-
lens, and 80 there viii be a Popuiis;
xfcket In the field IN most counties.
Oid-time Democrats will not return 10
populism, but win join with the Re
pubiicans. The war has had much 10
do in breaking down sectional lines,
and there arr no longer live issues be-
tween the two parties. 1t Is generally
recognized now that the tariff does act
difference regarding Il Il one Of degree
"a question Of schedule 10 be settled
IN committee. Many free silver Repuh-
leans win return 10 the party. They
did mo, leave II because they a.siIked II.
but because they thought II wrong on
the money question. Now that time
has proved 1t to be right they viii man.
fully admit their mistake. and bee wet
coined back TO their old places
One OF the strongest aids 10 the Re-
publican party 10 the display oe utter
lnccmpeiency on the party OF SO many
Of the orieeholdsrs elected on the fusion
ticket. Those candidates had yelled so
much about misrule ard were So virtu-
ousiy indignant at the faults of those in
office. and were 81 nrosuse In declaFa-
lions of their own virtue. tia people
expected complete cleaning cut Of the
Augsan stables. The result has been
that practically no dishonesty has been
found In very many OF the counties. and
no more In others than any large hgsi-
ness might be subjected 10 through the
dishonesty or a trusted employee. but
lie evils arising from incompessncy and
greed during the past two years are
greater than all the past ofenses OF the
Republican party.
There has been some SCATTERING ne
very iinsy Idols IN this state during