The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-17
Tariff Had BROUGHT
Prosperity.
e,sloN PROVEN A FAILURE
s.~af0r.Ekect George ID. SchO-
Ae,l - the Results OF the Late
.4..-PeopIe Rebuked A..
u..ts of dministration-Vo
a., Represensattves Who Will
...~~plssh Something for state.

.ropf;y u. sCHOFIELD. state sera-
~ ,a~-aJeer from cheHalis county. and
II 80 If the leading Republicans or
~ IS soathw esieru part Of the state.
| "a Seaft,e Tuesday from mis- home in
rs.a .ro and is spending few days here
mr. ,ssl;irsg friends. MIR Schotleia S
&c. "a state senator from chenaiis was
-. af.sr a sot campaign his opponent
- I A. Gilkey. fusion member of the
-. -. house Of the legislature at the last
80 a@sng personally very popular in
.. ss,un,c. Mr.. Schofeld's nomination was
1870 by ths Republicans of Cheaal.s
-. verv strong one and tae.s faith In their
/ ssnalaste was Justified by the fact that he
:. sou,sthing over 10 votes ahead of his
.sket.
", srhonek has talked politics but lit
=. n a, all since isis arrival here. To d
cos,.Iutsl!iGncer reporter he said yester-
-, that in no part OF the state vas there
..s,s re- toJcng over the victory won by the
ss,abaIcaH throughout the state than
5000 the people OF chehaiis county. One
= ~ man factors in the fight made In
= couhy sgsins; fusion. he said
=. the .neral disgust among Democrats
.s.a thes former alliance with the Popu-
sstx. a1other was the general uprising
snonx ,eopie OF al. parties on account Of
rs .stGk by Congressman Lewis and the
tusoa papers against the administration
a. p,sdeTt Mckinley. He said also that
~ lss In importance was the position Of
,he r,mocrstic party on the tariff on lum-
lsy he employees Of the lumber mills OF
Cas- har5or realizing as they perhaps new
I'D before that the industry upon which
~ livelihood depended was best entrust-
dfo Republican administration and a
Efubhcan congress.
The numbering and logging industries of
e fsrays harbor country were never in
pser shape" said Mr.. Schoaehl. than
beg are today II has been "a constant
Struggle With the mill companies to secure
esoagh men to carry on their operations.
Tssss are good and employment il steady
ne demand for lumber foreign and coast
vs. Il excellent. The mills are runninA
or fa time and better. Their employees
are satisfed. II Is not 10 be wondered at
saersfore, that the people voted 10 continue
tbe administration at Washington which
has put money In their pockets and which
has taken them out Of the trying times OF
,HSx
In Chehalis county. the Republicans
se~ greatly aided by the Democrats. who
av sck and tired OF fusion The fact OF
he matter is that the Populists themselves
ware weary OF their late alliance with the
Democrats. What Republicans have been
predicting ever since the election two years
sSn took place. namely, tho factions com
pxng the fusion party, being held togeth-
n only by n uniform desire for office and
ra By any compact Of principle. quarreled
among themselves until the alliance made
q Ellensanrg snapped and broke. Fusion
vas not supported In Chehalis county by
he Democrats and Populists as IL was in
~ More than that. the fusion candidates
we're hsmperea by too many tsms in the
faslsn platform. principally the single tax
ard Initiative and referendum.
The people of Chehalis county were not