The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-20

xunrxsne MenchS
Seattle. wa>e.. Ang. II.
To the Eassor- In ISs TIE piss-
forms q sse passs1cal parties pro
Gained 10 the weird that the nShs
was On between sne HAYES and fae
Haye-Noss; ard ths manner in whiea
an.oG was formed ny the so-raas%d I-ssa0
Gratis and the PopsssssS. and the spirit ID
waiesa she campaign was candncssG. ae-
ManS.ras@5 that the Ts1 who cosssrcssee
shs1gs Al Chicago and rhe men VINO DON'T
Rated the pcgsnass7ie convention Al ~
Lenis were prepared 10 SO ala'ass any
length n ORDER 10 set possession cl tns
government
In view q the wesI-kEowr fact that the
eess thought and Intelligence of the com
try weFe OK sas side OK the gosa ss&ncAro.
II is al oct CERTAIN THAI sonse Of lac men
who c.aEoresi far Brya ar and SILVER we're
aESiRcsre. and that = desperate ana Esck-
.sss ambition determined Ehssr cosieu.sf-
Conservative and pst-sesle nlsa saw that
she country stood face 30 face With
grave danger; that not Only form III gov
ornament, bat tAs Fights CT praperfy and
ihs saesas fabric were III jeopardy; and
hence Ii was tssas q great body Or man,
rot w.slssisssiinx the fact that saey had
0csE fghl.ag the Rapubsiean party al
their lives, nofHs Gast aAding the sact that
the hign profession tariff plank 10 the
Republican platform was hateful 10 them.
and Notwithstanding the fact tnat n
tara!ng Their backs On toe Chicago pat
form and the Chicago nominees they klaew
they we've committing political suicide
la spite OF these chlrGs they marched To
the polls ia November and voted Tor Nc
kinney airsctly, or votesi for nm indirect
ly Ia voting for Palmer and HtickEs..
And We al know what was TIE result.
and what caused the Result Il was gem
orally aud frankly admitted by the Rs-
puhlcaas throughout the country
Two years have passed os and tue poiifi-
Cal 20, IS beginning 10 bail again. Al
ready {: is easy TO that the men VINO
fought for Bryan and free silver II lsss
are getting ready 70 light for them again.
We are not to have another presidential
election until 1869. bat state and oonsfss-
st0nal elections are coming eif, and the
fo-ehaaded fusion politicians are striving
20 effect an organization 20 agree upon
certain political doctrines. or, / should
say. upon pro rata distribution Of THE
offices. and 70 plan a campaign that VIII
bring their followers Up to the national
election year. equipped and ready for the
fray.
In this state we know TO our sorrow.
and 1t viii be q hong time before We viii
be able 10 forget. that the combination u
Free Silver Democrats, Free Silver Re
pubiicaas and Popuisfs captured the state
and most OF the county governments.
eiscted their candidates for congress and
the supreme bench, and sent ta=ir choice
10 the United States senate
Ne have another election In November
TO determine whether the f1s.on4s.s shaN
remain in posse sslon OF the local offices,
shall return their men to congress, shall
get control Of the supreme court, and SHALL
have a Ma iorisy lii the Legislature, and
. md -xx..F
Popglist TO the national senate. The
probability Is that the victorious party
this fall VIII be the victorious party in
1860. so far ~ our state Is concerned. IL
with the prestige the Republican party has
this year because Of the Spanish war and
the Improvement in other states in bslsi-
hess. and because Of the result OF the re-
cent election In Oregon. the party can
not win in November, the chances are
that Il VIII not he possible for It 10 sue
ceed two years from now.
The foregoing premises considered. what
position WI, the Republican psrty take
with regard TO the Gold Democrats? VIII
il, fer instance, nominate d Gold Demo-
crat for one Of the judgeshils OF the SUI
pFeme courtc VIII IL say TO the six or
seven thousand Gold Democrats in this
state. You came to our help in is96 il
patriotic and seif-sacTtfic5ng way We
propose to be decent and grateful. We
need your help again; We propose to be
sensible" Or WILL II say. as Grosveslor
Of Ohio Is reported 10 have said; D
the Gold Democrats. they VIII have to
vote for US IN any event; they have NO.
where elss 10 go"
The writer Of this article. as Is appar-
emf, Is Gobd Democrat, and, together
with the men in Washington wke class
with him. he will wait patiently 20 see
what answer the Republicans VIII make
said that II the Gold Democrats want
recognition they ,uust come out openly
and unite themselves .tth the Republican
party; IL they VII not DO this they have
no right 90 expect any favors. But
sensible and fairalnded men vii not take
this position. Some concession must be
made 10 pre1adices that are nationai and
Of long standing Tine must bc given
fer uIer 10 realize that j true sense Of
public duty demands psrmanen; ssrmra-
ton from old party associations: and.
meanwhile. they should be made IN feel
that "a fair and just appreciation Of their
merits and OF the sacrifice they are max
ing is entertained by their new friends.
and the admission should be frankly
made that their votes ard infueflce are
absolutely ESSENTIAL. If the country is 20
be saved from anarchy and ruin, IN this
state the Republicans VII nesd every
vote they can get II The fusionisis are 70
be routed In November. ana II they fol-
low The example OF their brothers iB ore
gon they VIII strengthen their s.eket by
putting 3 go!3 Democrat en- Il.
GOLD DEMOCRAT.