The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-23
LINCOLN RepubIIcans. indeed!


ranted presumption the latest action
Of one of the inside cliaues Of the silver
Republican party II about as amazing
and impudent az anything recorded In
politics for many years. II is proposed
that the Silver Republican party. which
as an orga nization has become non
descript remnant. hardly entitled to
consideration. shall cast aside it's old
name ana that those left of the mis-
guided seceders of 1896 shall be known
as Lincoln Republicans. BY this almost
sacrilegious mancuver II is hoped that
the free silver renegades may be kept
together and secure some sort Of rec
ognition at the hands Of the Bryan De-
mocracy.
1t II not an uncommon trick nova
days for some Silver Republicans to
trife with the name OF Lincoln. Those
who have seen the folly and futility OF
their crusade have admitted their mis-
take and allied themselves with some
political; organization that has a mission
to perform and car therefore give a rea-
son for Its existence. But there are not
few who fail to recognize that as a
political factor they have ceased to ex-
ert any appreclable power or influence.
They believe that something IL to be
gained by maintaining separate or
ganixation. even II that organisation
represents nothing. and 80 the more
hopelessly unregenerate. disregarding
the only issue which ever gave their
party vitality. are attempting to inject
new viger into II by notwithstanding
For this purpose they would prostitute
the name Of the great Lincoln and
incorporating under these false colors.
try to create the impression that there
Is something OF honesty and sincerity
In their pretensions
II 10 not likely that anyone will be
deceived by the hypocrisy Of these ua-
worthy political opportunists. WHO. hay
ing been forced to give up talking about
silver, are dealing in generalities about
Lincoln. The ground having slipped
from beneath thenr they would bolster
themselves up by the undignified use
OF great name. They would announce
themselves as followers Of a man who's.
policies and practices We're as different
from their own al white is from black
They would slorify the memory Of the
great emancipator. while giving aid and
energy to the spread of all the vicious
errors which he held In contempt The
would impudentsy assert that they are
following In the footsteps OF the patient
martyr for the Union. and all the while
they are copniving through alliances NJ
Low order 10 create disturbance and
unrest and throw dIscredlt upon that
Union and Its people.
During the past half century there
are instances where parties have been
guilty Of grave political improprieties.
but there has never been anything quite
so eraxen as this miserable attempt or
. few regulators and sore-hesd mis-
chief makers TO use Lincoln banner
with which TO cIo,he their wretched ma
kedness. They are little better than po-
liticsl oulessts. ready and eager to take
up with anything that is visionary or
vicious II hy so doing their identity
may not be wholly lost. aud for such
an outnt to make use % the name OF
Abraham Lincoln TO further It's designs
/ is little short OF political sacrnegc.
II Is not probable that Germany viii
attempt To monkey with the Monroe
doctrine BY acquiring territory in Brazil
she had a taste Of our quality after the
battle Of Manila bay TIA, is probably
sutllclunt a. keeu her OF Fru .{Elar s.,.a -