The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-12

10 support him for denomination. No won
der the governor doesn't like 1t, and his
manager says we consider 1t a direct fling
at Gov. Rogers. Spokane Chronicle.
The Populist leaders of the state are al
most solidly opposed to Rogers because OF
his alleged backsliding from the PRINCIPLES
of the party that lifted him from obscurity
in the village OF Puyallup, and placed him
with all his vagaries. idiosyncrasies. &C.
centricities. chimetas. and hobbies In the
governors chair.-Walla Walla Argus.
The chairman and the secretary OF the
Populist county central committee will
take pleasure in acting as delegates and
representing their party at the conven-
ton. BY this arrangement the farmers
of Lewis County will be saved the trouble
and expense OF going to the convention.
Great is fusion.--Chehalis Bee Nugget.
History does not disclose an instance
where a great party has thus named its
ticket from lnose outside it's own MEM
bershlp. What may he done at Kansas
City ia beyond our vision, but the old
guard today is on the outposts and the
Populist party ia ready for any emer-
gency. and awaits reinforcements.-Che
halls Peoples Advocate.
There are some Democrats who yet
hold that the Chicago platform will not
be reanfrmed at the Kansas City conven-
ton, but most Democrats know that II
viii, II Bryan is to be the nominee the
Chicago platform cannot be rejected, or
vice versa. Bryan and the Chicago plat
form came up together. went down to-
gether, ana will come up and go down to-
gether again.--Vancouver Columbian.
Is Pettigrew crazy Hanna thinks he
is. and. Judging by the recent conduct OF
the senator from South Dakota. Hanna Is
right Psttisrew and a few other men
OF similar mental calIber drifted into tho
senate on a chance wave OF Popullsm.
They evidently made up their minds to
have q hilarious time during their brief
political lives. Who viii blame themg
They will be a long time dead.-ChehAlis
Examiner.
There is a warm time ahead for the
reform forces this fan The Democratic
party which few years ago polled only
half as many votes as the Populists. now
think they are the whole thing, and want
TO swear a big oath Of Independence,
They hope TO see Bryan elected, and
want 20 he in a position 20 control the
federal patronage We don't blame them.
but II they walt until Bryan IL elected.
they will discount the long wait ~ Re
bekah for her twin boys. Esau and Jacob.
--H0quAlm Wsshingtonian.
our foreign trade is growing by leaps
and bounds. The financial policy Df the
nation has been settled upon a secure
basis. and prosperity ia touching every
state in the Union The cry OF give the
other fellows a chance" viii be used this
year by every naAleontent who ia arrayed
''agin the government 70 push aside the
administration so peculiarly Identified
with the economic and far-siEhted policy
which has 80 largely contributed 10 our
present prosperous condition. Keep the
Republican party on guard --Falrhaven
Hsra6
Cold Democrats are not going hack 10
the Democratic party because tho silver
issue has BEEN taken out of politics by
the enactment Of gold standard iaw by
this congress. Sixteen 70 one "a NOT the
only cOc.rfne Of the Democratic party that
they had % complain agalns, They were
and gili are. opposed 20 practically every.
thing t1at comes under the head ~ Bryan
ism The Gold Democrats are men who
place principles above parties. They do
not believe that TIE Democratic prArty IL
any better today than Il In ls9S nor
that II can be any better es long as II is
dominated by w. J. Bryan. They know
that Bryan G leader Is neither safe nor
worthy. Thsy know thai the party u -