The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-09
what Many Democrats win Do.

what Many Democrats viii DO.
Life-iong Democrats. aside from
those who always take an active inter-
est in politics or are candidates for Of
noe, are having very little 10 say during
this campaign. but there are many Of
them who have done a good deal of
thinking. and a few have made their
thoughts public. 1t has long been evil
dent that they were dissatisfied with
the course pursued BY the present lead
ers OF the Democratic party. They
have felt that the old-fashioned prin-
been abandoned, and 30 offensive have
the new practices and policies Of the
latter day leaders become that hun
dredS have declared 1t to be no longer
posstbic to remain with the organIza-
tion TO which they have hitherto ac-
knowledsed allegiance.
Among those In this state who have
felt under the necessity OF severing the
party ties OF lifetime n r. II. Letter
man. Democrat Of forty years stand
ing. who has stood high In party coun-
els and 1T different times been hon
erred with positions OF responsibility.
Out az respect for party traditions and
In the belief that thu Democracy had
made only temporary mistake which
would he corrected. Mfr Letterman has
remained with his party up to the pres
emit year. But he now sees that those
who control the destinies OF the organ
isation are welded to all the errors
that have thrown II into disrepu,e. and
he therefore declares that he will no
longer Follow such ieadership.
A letter from MIR Letterman to J. w.
Arrasmlth wac published In the Post
Inteiiiw~ncer sunday. IN n the former
sets forth sosse Of the reasons which
prompt him this year 60 vote the RE-
publican ticket state and national.
These reasons are not many in number.
but they are convincing, and there Is
no doubt that there are hundreds oe
ether psmesrais OF hong standing who
view the situation IA Mr.. Letterman
has done, ana who win vote an he pro-
poses TO 90, FIRST Of all, he believes I'm
expansion, He thinks the Philippines
should be retained and feels certain
that while MIR Rryan is speaking sor
Asvinalao, there arp large aanhers 81
natives who are anxious for aud would
willingly scc~Ft the iacai government
that the United states offers them. tie
has NO fears q imperialism. and does
ao, beiisve Mr. ngyau has. HE says
The same cry went up during the
csvii war when fAacoln was asssliea az
Mckinley new IL. but there was no real
daRssr Of saspiFs then "a there ls none
SOW. fcrty years after. with the repus-
ise stronger than ever
Afr L%t,ermAa says he has always
bern oRsosea ie Fusion. ara be does not
anprpse 81 party that IN each cam
rslsn hunts 80 she remnants q other
parties. Whatever they may be, la or
Ger to win victory IN this particular
b. feels as thousands os other Demo
cr&n fsel TAere has Gsen uaeh to
treuhle the serious minded Democrat On
she last few years. bat perhaps there
has been nothtae more Irritating than
tbs scramble feF oaics through All ssrts
of poilsl0ai trades ana eoasssnstion.
For sOUr years the Democracy In tkis
state has practically iest sss Identity
because 81 the ssssrness of the poigti-
cal tran'ckcss 10 sAls powss through In
discF,mtnatc sAiAuers. Party aud prin-
einles hayC been thrown aside n order
- eject union ~ aiTerent Political
elemcats between Shom there could be
no real harmony ot action o. belief. II
Is this craze Tor fusion that has Gls r.
g0ssed decent Democrats as much az
anything else. for u Is because Of tu-
s,snsyhAt the Democrats party has be-