The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-18
A Contention 81 pefeaf.

A Confession OF Defeat.
The man in search Of information. ~
distinguished from the mere partisan who
wants to DO ticlled with fair words. can
draw but one inference from the reports
that are sent cut from the national Dem
ocratic headquarters and published in the
Democratic newspapers. They amount to
confession Of certain and overwhelming
defkat.
IT II natural and not improper for party
advisers and representatives to put the
best face possible upon affairs When
they make out their tables. they usually
give themselves the bsnent of the doubt.
hut when they 20 beyond that, ana put
in their own column states which are
certain to b against than, they DO more
than destroy the value and reliability Of
their results. They bstray desperation.
They show that their entire predictions
are worthless; having been invented of
hand because the real facts within their
possession viii not bear disclosure.
This II the only Interpretation that can
be placed upon the so-callsa Democratic
claims" that arc Haunted daily before
the eyes Of the public. They arc absurd
to the point Of the grotesquc. Not emily
does no one believe them. but no one can
fall to sec that an Intelligent man is
not expected to believe them. They are
amply tho wild exaEssrations of men who
know that they are hopelsssly beaten.
What good they are expected to accom-
plish no sober man can possibly imagine
or expiain.
The estimates Of Republican authorities
lack entirely this element as the ridIcu-
icus. Occasionally. We think. Republican
oaiculators claim . state that 10 not GER
tsiniy theirs. though reasonably In Doubt
Thus. We have no uneasiness whatever
about West Virginia. and yet We should
not put II IN the certain" Republican
column, but In the doubtful. For the
same reason. although the failure OF the
kentucky Legislature 10 repeal the Gsesel
law IS vastly to the advantage OF the RE-
puhiicans. stili, In view OF tina whole sit
uation. we should incline to put the state
Tn the Democratic rather than the doubt
fii column. These are matters OF
Judgment about which men may diner
honestly.
Ba, no Republican. As far as we are
aware, puts Missouri or Nerth Carolina
or Tennessee or Colorado into the col
umn OF ''surs" Republican states. on the
ether hand. the Democratic estimates In
oluds such states az Illinois. Indiana and
New York; and many OF them sas onio.
Michigan and wisconsin Now there Is
tar greater probability thas Colorado Win
SO Republican than that Michigan win 60
Democrats; there "a better chance fer
the Republicans in Missouri than Tor the
Democrats In New York: ana thers "a tuss
as much iisslfhcoa that Illinois VIII Be
carried by Bryan as there IL that Texas
VII sfve It's slsetar.i vote to Mexlhley.
II. prerosssrors claim seat out not
lons ago from penscrAtis asaesuArters,
that sryan woaiA receive xas slsesorsl
Ncsus aemiss OF sss ore Interpretation.
rms u that the p.rnssrasso managers. II
seesins Nv ueis reports. Una tAslr cAnd-
dates without a chance Of election. They
AaFa not admit a. whea II eanes to
NdAins states arbitrarily. II Is about as
easy 70 claim one a. another Hnnce
'aese silly totais. II ona looks hack 70
ne Giles q iSs. he wln naa the sane sAins
repeated there, Ire air vas fall q these
slowing predsetions Bryan. We renam-
aev. hsa gone into "the ensnsy's esan-
nv" and ws were tsis that he Aaa cap
tared T.. New York ara oass wero claim
81 oenaaentiy. Indiana was said 10 Dc
Democratic Ssyont doubt. Exactly the
sAns policy was Rursuet. ana 1t was far
the same reason ana will he with tho
same results as mark the conduct Of poli-
I tics today.
The Dsmcsrstie party is iFFesnsvsSly