The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-06
HAS FORSWORN THE PARTY.
SENATOR PLuMMER, OF SPOKANE,
ABANDONS POPULlsM.
Defa ma tion-Expertence Of seven
Years Induces = Dissatisfied Re-

SPOKANE. Aug SIT Ia not without
some degree of hesitancy and regret that
person ahandons political party with
which he may have been associated for
number OF years and durn which time
he has shared the pleasures of victorious.
and chagrin OF unsuccessful campaigns.
But the question which have for several
months been celebrating upon IS. which
act woui,- be the most patriotic. honorable
and consistent--to cling 30 disorgsnized
aggregation of individuals who. although
advocating some principles To which l am
attached. are wholly incompetent, and pes
sessing such revolutionary. unstable and
unreliable characteristics as would threat
en- the conp.ete disruption and annihilation
OF the very foundations OF government and
constitutional safety. shonlG they ever be
placed u power. or align myself with a
cate some OF the principles TO which have
become an ardent believer at least place
the seal of condemnation upon ali acts
revolutionary and anarchisstc IN character
tom
I am glad tha. a long line OF American
ancestry has tncssacated into my being suf-
fcient patriotism to decide In fsver OF the
sdsy WI! receive. certain amount Of eriti
eisn for the position l ana assuming. but
take = that a. l am . free lance ! am
responsible only 70 myself for the attitude
Ia which am r2ase1
| Joined the popuitst party IN I@a at
Which tine IL was Impossible 70 procure
EaAG{lAlrS 10 8SEe9f Nominations on AE-
couHt Of The remotenssx os the possibility
% election ] now leave the party when
IL Is in the same condition. IL my services
In that party have beea OF ans value in
influencing the ether great parties TO
sense Of feaissas on as 10 car5 items az The
industrial rassss. am more than repaid
Tor my humble s1ofss have held public
eaice Under thas party. but never at my
own request or S3acstasl0n-
l have followed the gyTatkcns. sornsr-
saGits ant recommendations OF that party
fer seven years. IL started at Omaha ard
ended IN oblivion IL evolaisd from money.
Land ana transportation 20 ssnanc.atsoH.
Dehs and dynamite. srom fee silver ~ free
lunch II ieapaG from the pinnacle Upon
wnseh rested the principles Of Jefferson and
Lincoln into she sieusos zse cesspool OF
Cexes, Watson and Sycsoas with his
r1ouths Davis
True. the Peaals's party contained some
very able. worthy aai patriotic men, for
w1aF3 shah always cherish TIE most SIN
cere feeling of friendship, bat the party
las always h@ea dominated ana cortTosIed
burning. honus-t1y0w1rg contingent. n
hose hands tas strarture OF government
saSssi be unsafe people En whose craniams
spark ~ intellect wonta rattle ike
osFGss&f IA 4 Tn wsSA-esf-eF. whose bump
* @sossSm IS 50 ahnosszalsy developed as
70 nsesSsSsats TIE wearing as dasrsofsesss Oh
fasEr ankles 20 maintain snFsr equilibrium
! sid iAlzk when I Joined s1s People q
PARTY thar lt ~az the nucleus 81 u organ
sszsssn OF resi- reform. Sus the party man
Axsrs sa-Nv cpxrN~-ts gates AMI welcomed
To KS shrsae 49, <aa-ra1 srs political
A1S az s0e 49, o<sefe w =.