The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-19
THE PARTING or THE WAYS.
The Old-Time Populist and His
Future.

Seattle AprL Is. 1888
To the Editor In 1894 tie New Yori.
""fli, De:aocfa:!c, case the Po2pi 81 cred
IL Tor easiisg -.oHe3J vo,es The Demo
cratic politicians hsgan 10 lay Liars 10
capture the Peoples party orga nizatson
ana succeeded a Chicago IL ls.s. From
thsi moment Tie FefoFIa fQrces were DOOM
"a 10 dlStategfat-on. A8d he oaeoming Of
the spanish American war FASTENED tina.
result TIE pGaciica. question now IS. where
sEaall me former FopufiSt go Win wha.
party shall he affiliate in the sutuTes TAX
ing the State of Nasningta n for an exam
PIE, the se-caiiec fusion forces carried the
sta ~ IN l>ss- tTau TIE moment the re
suit .as announced TIL the present the
Democratic politicians and newspapers
have bsnt their energies In destroy ng the
Peoples party as an organization. and
50 wei have ihey succeeded that the Pto-
Pies topuiisU party is today as dead as
the Old greenback movement. The ques-
ton new arises. where shat the Pcpuiist
goF IL may be ssyun1ec! that the former
I~mocra; viii return 10 that party and the
former Republican - that party. Ths
however. does r0t How New issues nave
ARISEN: new con,t lions confront us. Lieut.
Gov Daniels, a. Vancouver. A former Re-
publican. is reported 20 have gone over
10 the democracy. while George Hazard
an oil litf Democrat ana six years chair
man and secretary 81 the Democratic sac
commute. has eec-arcl himself a Repub-
loan. Tie is in favor - keeping the tag
ny ng II ms be mentioned iuctdeli
tally that Mr. Hazard carried a musk
doesn't take kindly To the Democratic pol
- - siu aatl$ the Philippines over - Ger
many Russia. or Whatever power stands
ready to appropriate them.
The Democratic programme in THIS state
Is S7is 20 pe soEre,hiflg Ike this: 4 straight
temperate tsckej Is 10 &c puI W n is-N
beaded w.,h Dude Lewis for governor.
TWO Fopui.sts are - b. placed on the
ticket possibly Robert Bridges ana Lieut.
Gov. Daniels, enc q sing8. taxer and ouA
4 ri1Gle-of~i he reader. These candidates
V=t = a
The Popullsts and march them into The
democratic parry. The argument i A.
ready being rsGfe-.is'en: You h r 7pa.
lsSfsf know tAaf wt bs nucfats are yOe3r
Trends, Ne have always stood claaa - the
common people. YES. xe arr really TIE
reform party You Pops can never 20
back "a the 0!3 Rera hbcan parry, You are
fefov5nefs. nn-i So are we Come and make
your home WIN IS We viu insert every
taing in TIE platform taat you want. LEI
yoF wrI,@ il Yourself We afmas7s l..
,i.vea In y5ur principles. cine win Is :,
New & fGi<ht re n order fer PorulsSgs
- ask Their former allies questions like
these.
When II the hundred years - is exist
ance I'D II" Democratic party ever carry
cat one ~iagie feiorme Please tell ns
WHY IS K that the Democratic party was
80 strongly IN favor ~ annex atom az ter
rstnEy 70 make slave states tSIt is ap-
posed - snsexatlon q territory u make
free StzfesN
the cTaei3t a.. having forced ths aaYnsn!s-
.raficc in.o he wssr s3ta Spain 80 ANXIOUS
- ahanI tr ire fral.}s e victory w0B rs
noT brave soldiers ara Saf}ars@ Is II for
+he purpose - gaining parry Advantage
~ 9 - 60 ;1e reason. a. Ger. Grart put
= The u 70 1cTa-}s Ta2rtT tisayS a1s@y ts1e
curE fai4g III tse rsgat tluln@''
u III ths nrx- aatf IA Democratic Ccfs~
Frn1pn Gto$ays as 1sr 9ita Spain a. saf}-
urs. - the fp~fuaTrsF5c convention thar
re; IN Chicago n $50 declared the civsl