The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-02

could be elected
4 Postmaster L. r. Sperry sasd: II ear
!, dfdiy think sc can more than divide iae
offices with the fUxionisfs There - saxne
d.ssrect!0u Among the latter ard Il may
become fntenssrs6 However. l an IL
eIlnea 10 think sne Yakima Fopaslsis. ~ q
rule are stli very bitter. and prosperity
has little eff~et-eD them trough sems 81
the leaders Iaze GONE cut openly FOR ire
. Republican party"
Ira p Engienars. vino Ia d close ocs1rv-
er Of Political matters. said he thoagg1t me
I Republicans could carry a part 81 their
ticket Of they worked Ia perfect bsmo'sy
and nominated gooG. strong ticket The
Populists" be said. twill hardly hold tbelr
cid strength. though much depends on tia
examinations they make. II tbe right man
is nominated by the Republicans for ihe
legislature. hs can be elected. ent he mis-
be free from ali facfional interests and an
able. representative citizen"
Yakima county Is urging the claims Of
W. L. Jones for congress. ard they prom
ise that he viii nave the undivided sup
port Of Yakima and KiIcx.tat counties
and perhaps kfttltas. Mr. Jones IL law
yer. an able advocate on the stump and IN
wei known 10 the western part % the
state. His friends call him Yakima
Jones, 10 prevent contamination with 9TH
er Jonesss In ,he state. SSsaxing os MS
candidacy, Postmaster Sperry said Il
never knsw Of more united effor. in any
community. without wlre pulling. than IL
shown in favor OF Mr. Jones lie viii have
4 the Yakima county delegation eoid, RIl.a-
itat sure. and kIttitas as wei, providing
Judge Carroll Graves concludes nor ia en-
ter the race"
"nsh Mr. Jones was asked IL he was a
Candidate Tor congress. be said: YES. I
have declded 10 allow my name Ia he 4ssa
as candidate On the Republican ticket.
In doing this I have simply yielded 10
the urgent request OF a great many Of nv
friends In different parts Of the state. who
nave expressed TO ne the belief that I
would be one OF the strongest candidates
THAI could be nominated. My onl-- desire
IL for the success Of the Republican ticket
this faii. / do not propose TO make any
light for the nomination. would Ike To-
see the convention canvass ali the avail
able material for congress ard select those
VINO are Inc strongest and best. and nomI-
nate them. ANY combination that mat bs
made should look 10 that end Personal
preferences should be laid aside ard the
good OF the party alone considered. II this
Is done and the convention s1plld select
me as che Of the candidates. | would u
course feel very highly honored. Should
they select others, my services are at the
command Of the party. Just As heretofore.
VITA the proper candidates aad the
proper po.cy. believe We can win In
this state this fall We must realize. how
ever. 41at ali differences must be laid
aside and solid front mHst be presented
to the enemy. In other words. / believe
the party should select the candidates and
not the candidates be allowed to push
themselves on the party"
MIR. jones discussed tie new issues con-
.sfronting the American people with candar.
) iec'' he SAID. that the proper solution
Of the new questions arising from the
var can safely be entrusted 20 the Re-
publican party. IL has always shown itself
seouai to every emergency. and its solution
OF almost every question has been proven
~ actual experience to have been eorrec,
lat ieaS, 10 he the most advsnt as~,us one
Ter our country and people The position
or The president and leaders OF the party
prior 20 the outbreak of the war. though
AZ thai tirpe believed 10 be incorrect bx
great many Republicans. has since been
shown to have been the correct position.
The Republican party can be dapsnaea
upon to take no backward step in hand
ling these new questions II has alwav.
been the party OF progress. and will 50
continue would not care at this time
70 attempt 50 outline the future policy II
the party upon tile questions growing out
81 our VAR With Spain. Personally. am
rot in favor Of returning the Phll.np,n.
Islands 10 Spanish rule SPANS policy
toward the Inhabitants OF these Islands has
been most brutal and oppressive. ana A
seems to me that some of the main rsa-
cons that induced US u interfere In Cuba
arc almost equally strong In connection
with these islands. Just what polscv
Should ee adopted In connection with III.
Philippines am not prepared 10 express.
an opnion apoh.
Tt las always hecn oar experlenss.
continued Mr. Jenes -ths; cur nation was
Prosperous when it so,d more than 4,
h'>asht The time has soma When we mus,
reach ont after more foreign trade, and
We are $3.50 prepared SO O. this. e
lieve there is 10 better field Ter th,. sx-
tension 81 ear foreign lrsde IN the e4sura
'han In the oreCtN countries. Trade
barriers are bslns broken dowa aad cAlna
h beginning TO devc,op AMI % adept more
advanced meteoets. As e.,.l.zsd t4eas ars
aisorhe3 hy hsr proale sl:e must require
The products ot civilized caaa:sles The
possibilities If CHINA especially arr -
yo"d eamprehsnsi5@. aa4 ao not believe
II Is too tnaca 20 evas-t that t,t3na IN 49,
Near sHsgre siA advance wJ'A rapid strides
gti0as tao t-,z If eur civilization she mas