The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-15
who're Republicans WIN Gain.

ago.
Where Republicans Will Gain.
The Republican party will make gains
in many directions At the coming election.
but perhaps the most noticeable addition
to its vote viii be from the ranks of
those who four years ago formed the Sill
yer Republican party. That organization
rs now practically extinct. The party has
served its usefulness. n II ever had any,
and the disintesrafion has been complete
and final. A large majority Of those who
felt compeilsd to fersaks their old party
on the silver issue have returned.
Come admit that they we're in error 10
reaching the conclusion they ala ~ to tho
best solution Of the financial problem; 9th.
ers hold that they were right. but say
that the people fairly ana freely voted
10 mako trial Of the gold standard, and
that Il 10 only reasonable to allow time
for doing IT, They confess that there
have been no disastrous s6ects from the
rejection OF free coinage at the ratio OF
Is to 1: on the contrary. they admit that
= surprising era Of prosperity was ushered
In Immediately following the popular de-
cision to adhere to the gold standard.
Whatever the cause fer the change from
widespread depression to universal COM
mercial activity, they are. - . matter Of
course. hack IN the party with which they
always associated up to the campaign Of
Issa
This return to the fold Of the great ma,
5ority who left the party four years ago
naturally meant the collapse OF the or.
sanisafion. A feeble and featureless rem
nant stin continues to make prstenss Of
constituting party. but thsre IN nothing
substantial. wholesome or inspiring IN
Its efforts to keep alive. The foriorn res
idue now represents either those who hope
to get once or Keep In once through
the labored maintenance OF a separate
organisation. or those who are ashamed
TO come hack and yet hesitate to merge
themselves In the Democracy. to the e.
sential principles OF which they are now
and always have been opposed.
Quite number. having burned their
bridges behind them have as matter OF
necessity declared Themselves 10 be either
Democrats or uppnlists. which means Bry-
antics. For the most part these converts
are men whose political ethics are of low
order. such as George Turner. Charles A.
rowne and Senator Pcttierew. They are
persons who were either holding or seek
of stultincation that are charged against
them can be traced to their personal
eagerness 20 gain political preferment or
to hold on 90 that with which they were
already honsrc1 All OF these men. with
the dsviiish characteristics OF tho rene
sade. have signined their secession from
their old party by display Of abusive
meas. hate and vindictfveness that IL as
tonishins: and amid their new surround
inss are more virulent In their dsnun-
citation OF everything that to Republican
than are the regular Democrats who have
put In lifetime combating the ideas of
Repubiicanism
with these losses the silver Republican
party -. Of course. merely memory. The
little prestige Il gained during the con
,..at -, feN,s nsmu rot ...t.nts. -. :. -.
beginning of the present campaign. and
a few OF those who were working II for
ali that might be gained have possibly
won something from the state or county
conventions tha, made nominations fer
the fail election. 10 was the last effort.
however. The party Is now defanct as n
political factor ana has gore out Of BUSH
ness. Il VIII receive no recognition here
after, Coz the reason that IL represents
nothing which the people regard as 81
vital concern, TIE great majority o. those
who made up as bone and slnew have
gone back 10 the Republican party: ths
other leaders have taken W with Bryan
ism The frAgneht left can scarcely mus.
ter enough strength TO warrant It's being
rat r. the column designated as ~seat-
tcrine II was a political incadon, ana
the inciaent may noS be ceassAersa closed
when " comes 10 real ''proxpsrlty.~
s0rns ~ tha peae'e who have Neen con-
neeted wfta tha state fnslfsutiana NayN
No reason for saying that they haven't
has their share Of IA soring the pas, few
years.
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