The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-05
CITY OFFICIAL PAPER.
sEArrLE. TUESDAY, SEPT. 8.


MOURNEnr BENCH NOT CROWDED.
Mr.. Bryan's fearful exhortations for
the Gold Democrats 10 return while the
silver lamp holds out TO burn have not
resulted in any unpleasant crowding "
the mourness' bench be has kindly sup
piled for the repentant. Sackcloth and
ashes evidently DO not At the old-tine
Democracy that voted the Republican
ticket or for Palmer and Buckner In
1886. Nor has the olive branch. with its
silver trimmings. been seized with any
particular avidity by the veteran war
horse Gen. Palmer. or his late rugged
running mate, Gen. Simon Bolivar
Buckner. The New York Journal re-
Gently asked these two sturdy leaders
what response they had to make to Col
doors are wide open. and the Ken
tuckian replied in the following vigor-
Gus statement:
Not until they shall cease to distinguish
ency; between national faith and national
dlshcn0r: between the welfare Of the people
and the exaitAtions Of aspiring political
chayiAfans; between patriotism and party
servllsty. will the national Democracy con.
sent 10 be merged with the motley sup
portsrs Of that mosaic OF Populism. an
archy and public diskonor known as the
Chicago platform OF 1885
''s. Il. BUcKNER"
That was explicit enough. 1t discloses
that there In TO be no compromise. or
paltering. or weak evasion on Gen.
Buckner's part just for the sake Of be-
ing reunited with hia first and only love.
the misguided Democracy. He knew
where he was at In 1875. he II there to-
day. and there will he stay until the
party's sanity IL restored. and II casts
on its dangerous and reckless leader
ship and recants its revolutionary doc
trines. Gen. Palmer In not less plain In
his definition of what In the matter with
the Democracy and not less clear In his
perception Of the disasters now con-
fronting II. In course Of a letter he
says:
eft Is not possible that the free silver
men and the bssnetaIiists can lie brouxh,
together II the leading place In given 20
the unlimited coinage OF silver on the
ratio of IL TO t.
The Democratic party ID war party.
II In not peace party for the sake OF
peace. II committed It's first blunder In
refusing TO unite In supprsssinx the rebel
HRfS A. -.
and the manner OF It's conduct an issue.
Il viii be defeated.
mo party can he successful befor. the
American people which would require our
armies 10 abandon Cuba. Porto Rico or the
Philippines. II would be regarded ax a
humiliation OF American arms To abandon
either. Dewey. by his destruction OF the
Spanish fisst In Manila bay. involved the
country IN unexpected strife. ana the
treaty ~ peace which followed II imposed
upon the country responsibilities which
II cannot avoid.
imperialism aud 'mii.tarlsm.' IA often
a. they arc repeated, derive no force or
enect from mere repetition. 'AmericaniSm
must he brought 10 the iron; fer he so
luton OF the problems which lie before
us''
Gen. Palmer wants the mex, Demo-
cratic convention To nominate a con-
sentative man like German or Van
Nycs. or Villas: 'readopt the platform
Of tsss: insist upon "a vigorous prosecu-
ton OF che war against the Fiiiplnos:
dcnounce combinations and trusts, and
Insist upon the Independence ~ Cuba.
Porto Rico and the Philippines when
capable II Beif-gos ernment" In the
lessecr OF Gen. raimer's political vocaN-
ula.y. there's no such word az BRYAN.
But doubtless he realixes as others
Ike him are obliged 10 realize. that the
Democracy. IN It's uaheeilnr faulty L.
not going to repuaiate the leadership az
the great apostle Of calamity and IA
tionai retfogressson. The Geld Demo
Gratis might as well make uc their
minds ,o face the inevitable.
II has been supposed from the amour,