The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-20


new ISSUES AND NEW PARTIES.
The money ISSUE win undoubtedly be
one of the nest important issues In the
next campaign A last effort will be
made 10 rally the scattered forces and
make desperate effort to capture the
lower house OF congress The free
oiiverites know that II IL their last
chance. II the sound money men are
alive TO the necessity Of making one
more effort. free silver will never again
b heard Of ia national politics.
The country has seen several such
spasms Of etnpirlcism. and several times
In tho course OK its history have eph-
smeral parties made their appearance.
The National Republicans. which came
into prominence In ls3s. cast s9s.eso
votes. and four years later this had In
creased 10 G3e. tss under Henry Clay.
but In 1895 1t had entirely disappeared.
The Wings lasted longer. bat that
party was founded upon q distinctly
national issue. and IL passed away with
the changing of conditions. and new
parties were formed. We are now Wit
messing just such transformation
There Is no longer North and South.
nor IL states rights an issue. Proiec-
ton and fres trade do not lie respect
lively u tho north and the south OF
line running from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. Most Of tho questions which
divided Republicans from Democrats
have died out and with new issues
there viii he a reforming OF lines.
ona OF the strongest parties in ma
tionai politics was the Greenhack party.
which cast 81. 7ao votes for Peter Cooper
Tor president in 1876. and ran up 10
leT, 800 in 1850 for James Il. Weaver.
Il made q sort OK struggle for = year
Or two later in s,ate elections. but has
never been heard OF again in presi-
Dental campaign.
Still stronger has been the Peoples
party. which made It's first appearance
IN 1854 with IS. s2s votes for BENJAMIN
Batlar. rhs following year IL cut no
figure. although IL may be said 10 have
been represented TO some exsen. by the
United Labor party. which cast about
10. 600 votes more. In 1882 Il reap9eared
with James II. Weaver. casting tho
very respeetabis number or 1.osi. o9s
votes for Weaver. 1t - stu fresh In
sur memory how two parties were ap-
parentiy made TO BECOME one in 1895.
The last Of The old Democratic party
was represented In the I2a.lis votes east
for Palmer and Buekner. Tens OF
thousands Of Democrats. reluctant TO
break from the body with which they
had so long voted. swallowed the bitter
dose and supported tho rupullst sieket.
That can never happen again. I; was
against all tradition for these Demo
Gratis TO yots the Republican ticket. bat
tscs itasT s8AAa tsAtf S6N
srines far more foreign than those now
held by the Republican party, and the
personal associations far more ofTens-
I've. Already there are sigGs that the
Democrats ee the North are going over
90 the Republicans Of the North. as the
more Intelligent of the Republicans 81
the south have gone over 10 the Demo-
Gratis Of thn South. Whore there Is no
dsstinc; Issue or principle men Will seek
rongeriai associations. and thu true
blue seu,hern nnds In the Northern
Republicans a es'nnangoUshtp such a.
that 90 which he Was accustomed
emong Democrats tn the Saoth.
We 10 NOT wish 6 H. offensive Il
any citizen 81 this state. la; We RE
dealing With conditions. aud ~ Is oh
vinu2 IL every ons that before ionE
those arnnng the fs@nfocFafs wAe run
with the T'eople's party IA the Nostf
VIII RANK ia thp estimation - uarH
with The majority q that class os Re
puSlscaas which Taas wlsh tAe Peoples
pArty In ,Ae Southern ssates.