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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-20
FROM THE PEOPLE.
a srxusLnr DEMOCRAT.
Seattle. Oct. II. 1900.

Seattle, Oct. II. 1910.
To the Editor: / shall vote for Nc
Kinlsy.
The Democratic party sleeps. while Its
guardians despoil II OF its principles. for
getting the traditions Ok Its honorable
past.
am a Democrat without : a political
home; my nearest neighbor. as construe
81 being the national Republican platform
PopuiIsm typlhed in Bryan Is the froth
begotten OF ignorance and discomfort. the
imaginary panaeea for failures and Dream
ers OF an unearned millennium 10 seek
Populism and Democracy are opposstas
I may cast Democratic vote for Nc
Kinley and yet not espouse Republican,
Ian. u Is not dssertion OF the Demo-
cratic cause to do 80. for that cause Is
more nearly championed BY Mckinley to-
day than BY the alleged axponcnts OF
Democracy. II the parent Of son goes
mad and suffers temporary alteration. IA
that n sufficient reason to cut the paren.
tai tie1 It II not. The son should pity
b. patient. bot not deseri. In broader
sense. he should DO his political duty as
a citizen patriot. loyal 70 his country frat
insolarant OF his partyss present, but
patient and jealous ~ her future. The
Democracy Of old viii Tiss again from
the chaos wrought by the usarpers. strong
and purified. the Might of Popuiism and
Bryanism WIN IN time no longer be up
on ".
The paramount Issue today r. money!
good or iaad~as II WAS four years ago. A
nsw Sennant II. however. nailed 20 She
masthead II IS anti-sxysnsion n makes
show. but does no harm. II attrscts
notice from tha ship Itself sailing ugon
an uuHound boisom-Has money.
A righteous war was that with geAin.
ard not waEed for eonaue~s Individual
strife. ana value comes ont ~ a. The
snAsa asset az the United ssAtes. ana
fzii Tor BY The blood 81 her soldiers
Althnush nnsoaght. ihey were hnncrmAtv
acquired. and should be k@ns r'hls aoes
not mean that she iaanEera are IN suh.
51xasioA. "a slaves in ancient HISTORY. T,
n.ssar thAs they are eoisnisfs Of Amersea.
aneuahie % our laws. endowed wsft. Iiss-
exty 40 estak8ikh@5 BY our foresathers
weif-Eovernihg under American rsie ana
pr0tertsan. Territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT n
subordinate rs re spread az eiylifxasisu
and the enlightenment of s. feundiinr
people.
I shah hcea % ace the day when. ike
the British empire. America. with her
Possessions throughout she world. will be
reCahitc upon which abe san never
sets, when as a traveller naasbs rest
upon American soii "a any quarter ~
the gi0be: and when. as 4 rasrohaai or a
trader. I might and an Americas port
wherever modern civilization has reached
and trade been extended Yours truly.
c1gAS. r. BAKER
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voting age outnurber the WHITES by 3d.
co. II its people were permitted the free
exercise OF the franchise. which Messrs.
Hearst and Bryan. with reason. consider
essential to the safety of the repuoiie.
South Cardinals electoral vote would be
recorded for Mckinley. That II VIII go
in the Bryan column Is due solely to the
active enforcement OF the very policies
which Jones and Hearst, with revolving
hypocrisy, pretend to deprecate-
In Mississippi there is majority OF ne
groes Of voting age over the whites Of
5000. Substantially every one OF these
negroes would. II permitted. vote for the
Mckinley electors; but they VIII not be
permitted to do SO. and no one knows this
any better than Jones. who. consequently.
is able TO claim with absolute certainty
the vote Of Mississippi for Bryan.
In Louisiana there is a small majority
OF white voters but also relatively large
number Of white Republicans. II free
exercise OF the franchise was permitted
Louisiana would DO as safely Republican
as Vermont. Precisely the same Is true
Of Georgia and North Carolina II the
constitution Of tho United States were not
treated as a dead letter in those states.
II there were not deliberate suppress
sion OF the votes Of the majority. openly
done and publicly and unblushingiy avow-
ed. those states would be In the Rcpub-
lfcan column this fan.
That any Democrat, processing TO act as
leader of his party. can have the iron
effrontery and shameless hypocrisy to
talk about any possible coercion or In
tsmidation of voters. Is one OF the remark
able features of this remarkable cam
paign. In substantially every Republican
state in the Union the Australian sys-
tenn assures to every voter the absolute
secrecy Of the ballot: which is COM
piete safeguard and protection against any
attempt at coercion, even II any employer
should have SO little sense or so little
knowledge OF human nature and the eff
feet Of his unwiss action as to attempt It.
Furthermore. in every Republican state
in the Union every voter is permitted to
exercise the franchise freely, without mo-
lestation. and his vote is counted pre-
cisely as cast. The absolute contrary is
tina case In everv afata xvhsch q.
conceded to be for Bryan in the present
campaign; and II II were not for this fact
scarcely one Of those states would be for
him.
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worthiIy Given.

The letter Of the Post-Intelligencer Conn
pany. transmitting to the governor OF
Texas the balance Of the fund for the
relief Of the Galveston sufferers. with his
acknowledgment Of receipt Of same. are
published today. Once more we congratu-
late our people upon their generous re-
Spouse to this demand Of humanity. Dis
tant and unconnected with N a. Is this
Intelligencer fund amounted In all to
s2.12asA Few cities in the country Of the
size Of ours contributed 80 literally. Ana
every dollar OF this money 10 needed ana
win alleviate terrible human suffsstne
In comparison with the extent % sts
losses. Galveston has not been ~ richly
remembered as Jamestown The loss OF life
in the Texas disaster was At least three
times as great The destruction OF prop
erty was even larger in proportion. the
estimates being ss.occ.ooo for Johnstown
and ;so.ocosco for Galveston. There is
stin room for all that the sympathetic
people Of this country can do. We are
proud OF the community that responded
80 nobly 10 the cry for help: proud OF the
Seattle spirit that is alert TO satisfy hui
man needs as well as to promote its own
advancement; grateful 10 the noble peo-
pie of this city and state for what. has
SO bounteousiy relieved the stricken and
rejects so happily upon their own char
acter.
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When newspaper attempts to pre-
sent financial statistics, and above all
when its figures are supposed to consti-
tute campaign argument. It would seem
to bs worth while to employ an account
ant who can at least add ana subtract
correctly. The arithmsticians Of the Be-
sttie Times may possess this accomplish
ment, but they cannot exhibit II; because
they have to begin with the result that
they are instructed TO reach and work
backward TO the original items. In the
procesa funny things happen.
The Times yesterday vouched for the
absolute accuracy Of It's total Of $4,000
saving under the Rogers administration.
and for tho tables Of the day before I'm
which this result was reached. We show.
In another column. what happened to the
tables. II any one win take the trouble
TO look at 4 copy Of Thursdays Times. he
will ind on its first page these precious
computations. In one case of addition
there ID IN seror Of Sn.ooo and in an
other Of 100000 IN one case OF snbtrac-
ton there " . mistake of 5000 and In
another Of ts1.ss1 And singularIy
enough. all these plumbers tell on the
same side OF tho account: that is to
swell the alleged savings" Of the Rogers
administration This IL . bit Of bung-
ling too stupid for even the Times to be
guilty OF.
The total Of these mistakes is over $751;
900. Thu claim OF t41s.ooo Of the Times.
therefosr. IL rsdursd to uzl.ooo. even n
its own figures arc accepted. In this to-
tai are included the deficiency appropri-
atoms OF tho session OF 1893. These
amounted to roeeA and were to cover
expenditures In excess Of appropriations
during the administsat ion Of Gov. Ferry.
So the net total claim Of fusion saving,
On the authority of the figures given In
startling type 10 the Seattle Times of
Thursday. is less than sia.ooa The Post
Intaiiigeuccr made II t2s,oo0. but 10 WILL
Ing to accept the amendment.
There could b. no more iudIcrous con-
clusion to campaign. no more fantastic
END to all the beating OF tom-toms over
q comparison OF records than this final
and comprehensive showing BY the Times.
IN which the mistakes IN ADDITION and sub
traction alone foot up nearly &aoooco.
whether IL comes from ignorance. inten-
thin. or tho mere orasy-headedness of
popuIism. Il IL crushinsiy discredftshle TO
newspaper and to the party whose cause
" represents. M~ntsan OF Rogers say
iurs" hereafter unless they refer to his
thrifty expense bills for his family. win
evoke emily shouts Of laughter.
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Now. this is perfectly plain and iystl.. r.
grinding the M. out ~ our farmers. ~
ms All thu profit out % wheat rz3s1nr
putting II In their Hwn p~ekntss le4vM
tsn farmers ~ gnaeh ffself teeth To h9k
less rak*. Did ccsxr0ee cens,anr
vote for Bryan who bad pf9srifed v -
plafs tbs frussz1-~ waiiA Waiia essfe<
man.
Ninety Per cent. AZ least Of the SnsA
WashtngTon farmers which gqeN shfss
- carried In British skifs " hnn
ship owners have 4 "shlaspInR trrsf 2
would b~ interesting 20 know ROW ~
would proceed % regulate u. The ata.U
mats readers must be iona o. -
coodie.s
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Taking their own public statements as
criterion, IL is doubtful whether there
was ever assembled on one ticket. n can
didates for the votes Of the people. any
collection Of men weaker and more abso-
iuteiy wanting in attachment to any po-
iiticai principle than those who are
asking the SURFACES of the people on the
Democratic ticket in the present election.
According to the pronouncement Of the
Kansas city convention. the paramount
issue In the present campaign Is 'imperf-
aiism,, which. according to the definition
given It by Mr.. Bryan in his speeches.
means that the Democratic party ID COM
missed 10 the proposition Of withdrawing
from the Philippines and permitting ths
Tagals to set up a government Of their
own there. No wiggling or squirming can
change tho fact that Mr.. Bryan considers
the Kansas city platform 10 have COM
mitted him to the policy Of absolute
abandonment Of the Philippines as terri
tory Of the United States. and this policy
is heartily in accord with his own senti-
ments on the subject
Before the Kansas CITY convention. At
the command Of Mr.. Bryan. established
this as the paramount Issue % the pres
ent campaign from the Democratic stand
point. every single man now ON the DEM
ocratic ticket I'm this state who was con-
slderei OF enough importance IN the pub
lie eye 10 be quoted. had gene on record
10 the most uneauivooai terms as favor
ing a permanent retention Of the Philip
PINES: and nearly every one of them had.
in a ike public manner. Endorsed the pol
icy Of the national administration with
reference TO those islands. Gov. Rogers
took the lead IN the matter. ty ramon-
strating strongly agsinst any attempt 20
commit the pcpniis;sc PARTY against ex-
pansion. Mr.. Ronald. candidate for con
grsss, was vigorous ard hearty sup
porter OF the retention Of the islands. Mr..
Robertson. also candidate for congress.
Ia an interview quoted extensively srom
The 6eois,ons q. the supreme court % the
United States TO chow that the new ter
ritory was acquired rlxhtfuily, under the
constitution. ard he also was rrorass IN
hts showing o. the many benefits which
wonla aow from a reten,ion Of the sslapss
Judge wlnaor. candidate for the SUI
rrerns bench. was equally emphatic I'm
his advocacy 81 expansion. and IA his
rsdicule Of the New England nnfi-impegSal-
istS Judge white. present Democratic
member % the supreme ooor,. whose pres
snt position fortunately saves him fron
the necessity Of stuitsfyinE himself IN tbs
prsseat campaign. was likewise an ar
dent espazsionsst. ard Bitterly resented
any proposal 70 turn the islands over e
haif-breed siverturers o, the Agninsido
stripe.
Hundreds Of other leading Democrats Ia
,his state. who have not, 70 terms. as yet
pahEely reeantsd their opinions on this
subject. were equally ousspoken. The
leading .usioEist paper OF the stats. which
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-20

Campaign Grows wasn An oxoel
Countsy.


Apathy seems TO have dimoou
Neither side complains Of Il ~ n6j5z
Both sides AFRO now warn N ~ ~
ness" and tho pace II cilpU1e -
And thus is fulfilled again tho ~ TN
Ire that q slow beginning rnahw 3 ~
ending.
Conditions AZ the outset ~ -
paign were not propitions fcl(ou
or enthusiasm. Both sides -
stood prepared for both tn
and tho candidates. and 10 ~
tho two conventions lacked ~
necessary to stir the people u ~ ~
mediate demonstrations. Od6e ~
on Mckinley. offered tho day ~
adjournment OF the Ksnsas c.
vention. told tbs tale IN = ~
The prevailing belief was thn1 -
pubiicans had sure thing. - y
Of ease and confidence spreaA -
face of the country.
But such situation was "a = = ~
dured by either side The WeDr
we're afraid Of n. for. sfrcno = -
themselves 10 be. they vet moet
20 get their people to thu posiss go j
Democrats. 81 course. must wanA ~ 4
their campaign was mot % ecjlAp14
The instant Fortunately for ~
Gratis. their candidate wac ~ vA<t
for their emergency. Fits sloquenU -
srsrsy were his strong suit. and ~ -
pared himself for what wss necessary !
We have then IN the clostnG dfx1 y
the struggle sueh a manifettAtiop q ~
terest IN the result ~ promises -
vote IN November The pscpae
aroused. The meetings IA tvsry -
are largely attended. ,snd faports -
both sides show that speakers Of ffcx
nixed power and ability Are heard -
riSre attention. Evidently the rep
are thinking. Evidently they refsge4
the fact that the 'ssres ere momxeeeN
and should be decided hy . full -
And they are right On that raink T.
isnsee presented are the most mouseaes
since The cloee ~ the eivit wAf, an ~
err man IN tho country entitled 70 -
and whose path 20 the ballot boz p =
obstructsd. should fnc bis way ~
and express himself On ofs side " {,
other. To fan 20 vct~ thss yeAx. o.
throw ones vote away IN sniky ~
or In pursuit 81 a mere fad, ~iii - 60
TABLE 10 no sfn&n.
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: Gov. Roosevelt has felt compelled to
brand another Democratic falsshood. 1t
is waste OF time The ''roorback" rae
tory is the only one which ever opened un-
der Democratic auspices. and it WIN prob
ably run on full time until after cleo
ton. 1t will turn. out campaign lies faster
than any man can refute them
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Capt Leonard. Of the marine corps,
while 'r3iing arcund'' a, Tgcntsin with q
wounded cnmrade on HIS back. carrying
him from out the deadly none of IRE. lost
his left arm. Mr.. nEyan should use this
as an illustration OF tho evils OF MILL.
tarssm. and the manner in which men de-
tsrlsrs,s WINS tn the military service OF
their country.
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SOME POINTS ON POLITICS.


with all THIS cry about q solid South 81
IL Just as well % realize that there IL
solid north which Is 4 good deal solder
than The solid South IL consists % the
New England states texcept Csnnscticufl.
Pennsyi vK ala, Ohio. Iowa. Michigan and
NsnnesosA- These have ia electoral votes
four more than the solid South, and they
have not cast one vote fer Democratic
president since the war.--Tsccma Sun
gPop.l-
Ono difference Is that IN the so-caiisd
solid north IL t. solid by deliberate choice.
Every elsctor c4sts his ballot. and Il is
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now pirates Of imperialism IN every Is
sue, was one Of the warmest advocates
OF a retention Of the Philippines. and day
after day took occasion to warn Mr.. Bryan
that his policy on this subject would alien
ate from him his own party vote in this
state. Yet, through their desire for once,
every one OF the csndidases named has
turned his back squarely on tho position
occupied by him less than year ago. and
is now on the stump engaged in refuting
the arguments which he himself advanced
and in advocating principles and policies
which he himself repudiated and ridiculed
up to the time when the national con-
ventson assembled
These men are aspirants for public Of
fsce. One Of them seeks to be governor
Of the state. and two of them ask from
the people seats In congress. They have
shown conciusively. each and all Of them,
that they have no political principles which
they cannot lightly cast OF az the behest
Of political convention. or when their
political fortunes or personal ambitions
are to be advanced BY the change. They
were either dishonest when they favored
a retention OF the philippines or they are
dishonest now in advocating an abandon
ment Of those islands; or they are so weak
and unstable that they are the sport Of
every idle impulse and are blown hither
ana thither by every political breeze. Take
which you please of these three explana-
tons for their political change Of 'front.'
and there are no other theories on which
it can be explained-and they have shown
themselves manifestiy unit to represent
the people Of the state Of washington
in any public position.
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Th~ Champion ,mp~ri.isss.

There - ono impeftaiist N As1fs'e
poiit!rE. aaa his name i Hishsfs Ifos1<'
Bryan IL hts guest. Ffs bows 70 inpf
tam lie Is Croksr's man. There
necessity ~ saying lacfs. Cfoksfs -.
corne ~iIl be historical In campaigns
overwhelming defeat ~ tbs knsghfy - 49,
agogue dates from this heng. 800
neyer elected a president croker nssn
can. Croker has his Hmits tons Nf. -
stands for al that IL brutal IN paDhe y.
Brutality will not win Ia these yen
magnificent achievements.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-20

Farmers and others who earn their liv-
ing by physical labor are having practi-
cal experience with prosperity these days.
One Democratic orator after another tells
them that they are worse on than they
were before: that everything which they
have to buy has gone up in price. while
the prices Of the commodities which they
have to sell have fallen. There were
three items in the news dispatches yes
terday which tell different story; and
taken together. they AFFECT the fortunes
Of some millions OF people.
The agreement Of the mine operators TO
the conditions presented ny their work.
ingmen ID the most important. These la
borers would have had no chance TO sue
coed were IT not for the business activity
everywhere. which made their demands
reasonable and also made the granting
OF them business pcssibiiity No
demand for higher wages, no strike can
be successful when 1t faces business de-
preston and dead market. 1t Is because
times are good. because the demand for
coal il so enormous. that the mine oper-
ators md It to their interest to conceds
better wages in the first place. and posi-
BILE to do 80 without loss.
Another news item shows how trusts
may cut both ways The American Lin
seed OIL Company marked up the price OF
its product. and linseed oil advanced ten
cents per gallon. This is not pleasant for
those who need to use this article in
their business On tho other hand, the
oil is made from fiaxseed. one of the
most important farm products Of the
West Millions Of bushels are raised. es-
pecfaily In Minnesota and the Dakotas.
within the last ton days naxseed has adj
vaneed I'm price IS cents per bushel. IT is
going to be dificuit to persuade tho thou
sands Of farmers who count this among
their crops that the addition Of $ cents
a bushel TO its price IS a misfortune or a
crime.
Again. the farmers OF Eastern WASH
ington are finding a market for their grain
IN Minnesota, where the mills arc buying
,it freely to make up for the shortage In
their own territory. This unusual demand,
added to the market which Is already and
normally theirs, is stiffening prices still
further. IT shows UP In iudicrous night
the wall that wheat prices have been
driven down by high freight rates across
the Pacific. when wheat growers are send
ing their product I'm the other direction be-
cause the demand at good prices Is 80
active. In this last instance a partial
crop failure improves the position Of our
own farmers: but II only accslerates the
upward Impulse already given 20 prices by
the vast Improvement OF the times-
Look In any direction wa please. and the
outlook for labor and the remuneration
u labor are lettering all the time. II IL
for labor itself TO say whether the con-
ditions that have brought this about shall
continue: or whether they shall yield to
the doubt. uncertainty and distress that
would follow change IN national policies
and national administration.
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Democratic newspapers viii probably
make loud outrry over the advance OF
10 cents a gallon In the price Of linssed
oil They will preserve a discreet silence
MS to the parallel advance OF IS cents
bushei In the price OF nsxsecd. The lat.
ter goes 20 the farmers
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counted az cast. The solid South ID solid
by reason OF the deliberate, ana In In
stances forc,ble, suppression OF the votes
OF l,oU00 0O men. Votes there are counted
not a. cast, but as the Democratic ma
chine orders. Besides this It ~ well for u
newspaper writer to know something
shout facts. No longer ago than lSa2 Ohio
gave one electoral vote and Michigan i've
for Grover Cleveland
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Tho emperor Of Austria has issued an
ordar forblddinx the use Of any sort of
satomobns during the Austrian naneuvers
or In the Austrian army. Francis Joseph
evidently knows an Internal machine whsn
hs sees one.
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An inventive genius recently tried to
patent the Roosevelt teeth puzzle" The
teeth had cavities and the game was TO
plug them with small balls that rolled
about. But In reality there's no puzzle
at all about Teddy's teash. He'll show
'em whenever II becomes strictly neces-
sary to keep the other fellow playing
straight
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The undisgaised dlsmay with which the
Democratic politicians note the prospect
OF a settlement Of the anthracite coal
strike. on the terms which were demanded
by the men. shows how warm and heart
felt Is their sympathy for the poor miners
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Mr.. Ronald says he was like tho parrot.
who talked too much. In future
years Mr. Ronald win ma that his trouble
in that respect occurred during the present
campaign; not when he was airing his
real and honest views on the subject Of
expansion.
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The financial tables of the Seattle Tines
could gtve pointers 10 the creates, hnn-
hus Of the age Ia the domain o. figures.
rsnatius Donnelly and his Great crypso-
gram
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real needs. and the remainder might be
mads to rival in beauty the avenues OK
Greenwood or Laurel Hill. 1t is most fit
ting that the city authorities should re-
deem from the vulgar uses Of life and
deck with flowers the graves Of the dead.
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According 10 Mr. Rryan. there are many
Democrats VITO Wish 70 Set 'shslr sAAse''
OF Republican prosperity ~ sailing out
their votes.