The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-23
John Davis & Co.,
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1898 In my Judgment there are two
great factors that should be considered,
namely the undeniabic prosperity OF the
wage-earners throughout the county. the
state and the nation. and the unwilling
ness Of the great common people. as Mr..
Bryan Is fond of calling them. to see
worthy citizen and conscientious office
holder such as President Mckinley UNI
doubtediy Is, made the target for par
tisan. abuse wholly uncalled for and un-
supported by the facts.
"'rhe farmers and wage-earners Of King
county are better aware Of their own
prosperity at the present time than Is
any political speaker. no matter how
gifted or eloquent. and they are able 70
contrast their present condition with
their condition in 1896 without help from
any orator. The farmer realizes when he
inspects his bank book that his produce
for years. and the laborer who was In
1898 working for 50 day needs no argu-
ment to convince him that he Is better
on now when he gets 81 for the same
"rn a nutshell the people Of King
county know that there IL prosperity;
that McKinsy s crc%sss IS, Of four pr years
gloomy predictions have been In no man
ner verified. For this reason they. are
satisfied to vote for Mckinley, and no
them from this resolve by dire threats
OF future evil from expansion, or bv con-
1urinR ND the bugahoo OF Imperialism.
silver No Longer an Issue.
1.-THE silver issue IL dead In this state.
but nowhere more undeniably so than
in King county. The most cheering
feature Of the campaign to our speakers
now touring the county Is the fact that
the casual mention OF rs to l. or the
their audiences Four years ago, and
even two years ago. the Republican
speaker who had the temerity to allude
to silver or its apostle invariably threw
the audience into tumult OF cheering
calculated to discourage him for the bal
ance OF the evening.
-Four years ago there were precincts In
this county into which only few of the
boldest Republican campaigners were
willing TO go to talk for honest money.
Now there is not precinct In which our
speakers are not only willing but anx-
ious to 20 for the purpose of advocating
every doctrine OF the Republican party.
This IL one of the most encouraging feat
ures of the present county campaign.
Splendid audiences, always tolerant
and generally enthusiastic. have marked
all Republican meetings of the present
campaign. Instances are the great crowds
that have greeted Republican speakers at
Ballard, Duwamtsh. Renton and other
Democratic strongholds In the county.
out last Saturday night to greet Senator
Frink. where two years ago the largest
Republican audience numbered just twen-
''The school book scandal IL the most
important local issue OF the campaign.
The exposure OF this gigantic fraud upon
the taxpayers has made hundreds of
votes for the Republican ticket, especially
In the country districts. where the people
are In closer touch with the common
' "Coanty scsoo COL snper f Mere
dith In his campaign for the candidate OF
his party for county school superintend-
ent. Madison NJ Moss. may defend the
nta uA inns I'm AZ In hnir
adoption, but the books speak for them
selves. Our speakers In addressing audi
enees assembled in the country schools
have but to ask their hearers to take the
books from the desks where they sit and
see the errors with their own eyes. The
books are an object lesson not soon for
gotten.
Gains Made Everywhere.
I'm the mining camps, where four years
ago II was useless for Republican speak
ers 10 attempt TO do campaign work, the
majority OF the miners are now Mckinley
men. The attempt OF leading colored
Democrats to turn from Repubiican!sm
the coiored miners at Franklin and New
castle has been a failure. Prosperity UNI
der Republican rule Is Just as satisfac-
tory TO them as to their white co-iahOrcrs.
THE Republican party in King county
has not gained alone from the ranks %
the populsts and silver men who were
originally Republicans and who have
come back 10 their old political associates
Men Who six months ago were sterling
Democrats have come 10 me in my ONCE
and pledged me their support for the en-
tire Republican ticket. Democrats who
worked for James y, McElroy for con-
gress last summer are now In the field
working for the Republican party. This
statement cannot be controverted By the
| Democrats 81 Seattle.
Mere than that, the records IN Rspuh-
| Jean county headquarters win show that
Many Seattle business men who have
been lifelong Democrats have this year
| contributed 10 the Republican campaign
| fund. The bitterness Of four years ago
| has entirely vanished In country pre-
| cincts where the Democracy Is sim strong
| eur opponents freely congratulate our
speakers on the success OF their meet
| iugt Al these things show the drift o.
/ political sentiment IN the county
zone thing more I would like 20 mention
I This "a the sernDd time that the Rrpuh b
| tcan county committee has made pubic
| the results " itx canvass 81 the voters ~
| the county and given the figures uron
| which It's predictions qf victory are hased
I II 10 significant that the Democratic couu-
/ - committee has not gp 60 tire present
| time seen IT 70 publish the results ~ rs
| canvass, nor to make any definite claims
! for its county ticket