The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-19

STRONGLY ENDORSES M'kskLEy
Mc yosea fer Abraham dncoin -
1864 and Believes in ths Fr'"ei-
p,~s of Hss Pnrfy-Dnt ut poissirs'
He says, and VIII Take No Fart
sm .A~ cn.umsrn-so Futare far
fhe silver H~pnbiican Fsfs-

g,r. George Y. Calhoun. Ttouesr eafizeA
er Washington ard tas leadsr os tiAS ~'"-
xy.Sxt Of Ra sls5se4ABs IL ~ esterT " 2ssssslS-
aos. WHO broke away fsDas tEssr party affes
sGe 81. I1ouss convention Of ass~. u 10
tsae4r 3 fsaaiaSsslzs. F'or Some weeks IL
has he3ss Understood &snoug DT. Ca4isty9in :
<y.ers4s tina. s.e had lost interest in tho
fortunes Of the ssaas44s parry aa1 had sfs-
deed withdraw from ali active HoTS
ssr1org the Silver Republicans. To Fnsi~'
sataslagcsaoer reporter yesterday JF tai
zeua admitted that lie would act 20 longer
with the fusion forces: that he considered
himself q Republican, ard that vale he
d6d tos intend 10 take AZ active part In
the approaching election his syEnpa.Aies
and hss vote wouid bs with ths party OF
William Mckinley.
when <as silver forces we're organized
~ Tacoma Ia are sslmasrsAr OF lsss. many
e tie prominent men In that convention
sxx@1 thai the name Republican ha Sc
tnineA In the Organization. They dig not
Aesitata 10 say thai. except o., ahe fsnaH-
eizl issue. they stlll upheld the principles
That had animated the parry since the
d1ys Of Abraham IAreesu, Among those
wno took this view IF the matter VAS pr.
Calhoun, VINO. by the way. cast his f1rss
vets fer Abraham Ianeoln III lssf. while
sctlsss assistant surgeon IL the Second
axsny enrsss Of the Union arnsY.
Or. Calhoun holds tia. there s no fu-
tnrs fer tie Silver Republican party. taai
81 RaA Deyer intended 10 be- q great rs
siofszat organization. and that tia members
must eventually ally themselves with one
OF the other as she tao great national
political forces f,r Calhoun finds that
this time has arrived for himself While
he declares that ne ss out Of politics and
;tAt he intends taking ne hand Ia the APP
preaching elections. yet IL Il easy 20 sss
that 10 has not lost interest in political at
fairs. and that bis views ou the great qlles-
Hons III the day ar@ a. firmly cherished
sS ever.
Il DO not understand why M opinions
Jus NOW should interest anybody" said
DIR. Calhoun yesterday. Il am cut 81
politics. II yau s2v anything as coming
from me. fsssase make II understood that.
although ] have heretofGre taken an ac-
tive int ifest III political matters, / do got
Intend to do So this time. AMI in
fact have airsady withdrawn from active
work In the political field
''yes. sir / am Republican Except Oh
the principles ~ that party. have no
fsHlif 10 find with my former associates In
the ruSien organization. ! can speak IF
tisers only IN the kindest way YET feet
that | am rot 81 home In the fusion or
Kanization INDEED. have long SINCE ceased
70 have anything 20 say In the man
sseuleat Of the affairs Of the fusion uar-y
You car say. II yon viii. ;hat heartily
irSorEe the course OF President Mckinley
eircs he as uulsd the office to which he
was elected He has been a wise capa-
bic ard patriotic president Under the
rcst trying ctrcstfrst noes he has demon
STATED completely that he is at the heira
and that he can be relied upon 10 decide
wisely and for the hest interests of the
rcpahlic the snt-scats, and important ai.cs-
lions thai have been presented as a re-
sal Of the war with Spain.
''C,n the question ~ territorial exrAanxlor,
feel this way: Under 70 c,rc4srr,st artees
VI oisid the United States seek 10 acquire
Territory In s8ba fer Itself Ne went
into tbs war 10 make Cuba a fre.. fa,ten,
i ts oslr duty - sec that II free ana stable.
government Stall be established on thar
ISLAND. Whetsrr Il VIII be isse.saarv or
not 70 first @tt sbilsh an American rrotet,.
horafe events haV. not yer determined
Ns3fs.e NY pFefuasCes have been arat,,s.
sh@ assssiFeafaeF1 Of COLONIES ssIlroys The
annexation ~ Hawaii and the s,osss.xsl,.,
81 Porte RE Now that an American
army ard navy have taken Mania
srloud haze ~ see ire Sfasz ae.i Sf.5os@
Nakao df1n fron taaf city ard Il II IS
AoSGihta tseateve he United ssaf.. sh.,.,at
Nfr aid sste the Islanders 'he inesftrna III g
osrssss's q wsoi Substantial ard per.ra-
vent w1~@fnr7rnf Far this purpose and
Nor the benefit 81 oar co,lsyr,err m f-rt,
"a State snctlld told cesunx ard sup
oily station at slsrila"
Lr Calhoun came 20 WASHINGTON IN fsss
fsas was fss several yvars Ia charge o. tha
sgnHed = afss Nsartne hospital la PORT An.
seass. ard later RI Fort Townsend liz
T'Tss settled II Seattle 50 sac seeess:fes
Lrcrss rs3 ssFseT - Years As lived so sk4..s.
cossrtsy. Aat returned 80 Seattle rhrtn e-s.s.s
ssg' - naNe bt@ hera~ ito vas saas-s-s
So "a presidential yteetor Is iSse. sas gyas
esssenftse commissioner feaas Nsssire..,e
so the Worlds fair in l*ss- liz ss wsae,..
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