The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-24
SEATTLE, SATURDAY, FEB. "a.
II Brings Little Cheer.

There Is not much enthusiasm over
that those who are asked to support 1t
see in II nothing to enthuse about. The
Democrat sees no cause for being espec-
tally cheerful over Democratic ticket
which has little or nothing of DEM
ocracy in It, The Populist fails to see
any great advance for his cause when
his candidates are associated with lot
OF men OF other faiths and all are com
PEELED to stand upon platform from
which every Populstic idea has been
studiously eliminated. The nonpartisan
cannot realize that an appreeiable step
forward has been taken In the interest
OF nonpartisan government when he "
forced to march in the campaign with
a Democratic tag upon him and Is al
lowed a little recognition only because
partisans In combination have been
willing To accord It to him The Silver
Republicans are satisfied because. rep
resenting nothing. they get something
But this modicum of JOY brings less and
less OF joy to the other factions the
more they think OF recent negotiations
and what grew out OF them
The shadow of a platform WAS
adopted by the agents appointed to
divide up the offices. but It means little
or nothing, and az far IA any principles
contained In II are concerned II differs
In no respect from the Republican plat
form Principles, therefore. seem TO
have had little 10 do with bringing
about this curious coalition Every
thing In which any particular faction
processes 10 have a profound belief has
been left out and the only common tie
is represented In a desire to get a por-
tlon OF the spoils which might be dis
tributed In event OF a victory.
With purpose OF this cheap char
aeter the fusionists ask for popular sup
port. They do not profess TO represent
anything. neither DO they promise any
thing. No active party or political force
assumes any responsibility for decent
performance Of public duties. and In the
event Of derelction nobody could be
held accountable. The ticket is merely
a collection OF candidates brought to-
gether by barter and sent forth under
a Democrats banner 60 masquerade as
pious promoters OF pure government
This attempt OF few men hungry
for place to unite different parties In
low intrigue for power has been tried
hefoV in Seattle and resulted In fail
pre. The people are not Yet ready 70
turn their interests over to a few
manlpulators who are intent only upon
their own gain and are making use OF
party names aud party combinations
merely Cor the sake 20 personal ad-
vsnoemen,. The partisan who ID a par
tlsan because he believes IN his party
and its principles viii repudlate this
cheap conspiracy lust as be always has
done heretofore The man who thinks
that the sole aim Of his own party is to
set into combination with all sorts OF
factions may support the hybrld4icket.
but be who has beliefs and reasons FOR
them IL not going 20 tolerate this party
wreckiag and viii make his disapproval
manifest IN the most effective way.
when elecslon dag comes around Il will
surprise the fusion leaders 10 nnd cut
how many Democrats ana Populists
there are who think something Of their
principles and are not willing 70 thrust
those principles aside In favor OF an
Inscriptions alliance FOR a few spOils.
IL will be a genuine pleasure for