The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-08-31


At last the famous Irrepressible
Conflict has been suppressed.
Move you that the 1900 campaign
be and is now considered a stern and
actual reality.
That Republican ratification
meeting Saturday night will be a
hummer from way back" Mind, [
tell you"
Anarchism, Altgeld and Aguinal-
do are trio each Of whom is dead
anxious to see Organism succeed in
the coming battle of ballots in the
November election.
After you have heard the report
of the census, which is now being
footed up, as a member Of Congress
it will be your duty to take steps to
cut down the number Of representa-
tives from the South.
Seattle is the recipient Of a Demo
Pop-Fusion paper published by a
Negro. Now here is novelty rich,
rare and racy, and one that you will
see but once in a lifetime.
The Fusion convention did not
last a whole week, but it was no fault
Of the delegates, for it would have
done so if expense money had not
given out.
A Democratic pow-wow is a
strange looking conglomeration Of
supposed humanity, it matters not
where you see it, and those seen in
the far Northwest are no exception
to the rule.
Yes, civil service seems to be quite
a farce in Seattle, but, in our opin-
ion, it is not one half as great farce
as it is commercial commodity for
certain men to grow rich on.
Partitioning the Chinese empire
between the governments represent
ed in the allied forces now doing
duty in China has already actively
begun. If the allied forces are not
shooting each other to death over its
partitioning before another three
months it will be very remarkable.
Labor day" has developed into
a genuine fleece day." for a few
labor union agitators, who have sue
ceeded from time to time in making
a living by using the workingmen as
tools and instruments for their COM
mercial convenience.
Were it not impolite we would not
hesitate to pronounce the editor of
the Seattle Argus the prototype Of a
Matchmaking, cowardly cur. But
what's the use? 1t would be no news
to a great majority of the citizens Of
this community who have long since
been convinced Of that fact.
II the Southern Negro is too illit-
crate to cast vote, then he is too
llllterate for the Southern Caucasian
to claim a representation on, there
fore 1t is the duty Of every Northern
man in Congress to vote to reduce
the representation in Congress from
the South, which is based on Negro
citizens.
Now, you, Mr. Man, wanting to
take your family for few weeks
outing, get out and make a great
hop for the hop fields, and you will
make your outing a paying as well
as a playing one families have
been known to go out and earn as
much as $500 during the hop sea-
son, and return to the city the pic
ture Of health for their country out
ing.
Hellabus, the Democratic side
show exhibition, at the late three
rlnged cirque performance held in
this city, raised its usual amount of
hell. 1t was hotter than the average
Populist could stand, and it is more
than likely that the most of the
Pops will lily the coop as a result of
its too hot.
New York City got feeced by an
ice trust, and, according to recent
developments, Seattle is being
feeced by civil service trust. 1t
would thus appear that between an
ice chest and the sweat box the fin
ances of great cities have a poor
show Of ever getting away from ode
gang"
Mrs. Maybrick, the noted female
prisoner now confined in an English
prison for the murder of her nus
band, still has hopes of being iber-
ated and having the pleasure of sail
ing for her Columbia. Most people
who have given the subject any
study are inclined to believe that, it
she does so, she will prove herself to
be not only a May-brlck, but June
brick as well, with a golden shine on
it at that.
Speak to your congressman and
ask him to vote to cut down the
number Of representatives from the
South as soon as congress assemblies
again. He is compelled to do so
under the constitution, but if he
knows it meets with your approval