The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-10-05

tial campaign he made in 1896 and
the kind he is making at present, in
his mind the citizens Of one Of these
great localities are cussed fools, and
if they are not, then he himself is
wrong in the upper story of his
thinking anatomy. During all of
Mr.. Bryan's spasmodic efforts to be
president he has never for once
given one bit of his time to the
South, from whence he at least ex-
poets three-fourths Of his electoral
vote will come. Does Mr.. Bryan
think that the Southern folk are
such Interchangeable fools that they
will vote for his idiosyncracies every
time he calls upon them? If he does
not think that, then he would seem
to imply as much. Now, if the above
is not true, then Mr. Bryan must go
on the theory that the citizens Of
the North are complete ignoramuses,
and for this reason he confines his
campaign speaking solely to the
states in that section; or is it that he
is trying to convince enough Of them
that they do not understand the po-
litical situation as well as the bull
doing BourbOns Of the South, and
enough Northern men can be in
duced to vote for a creature picked
up in the wilds Of Nebraska with
fanatical ideas, who, as their tool, is
to be forced on the other nine
tenths of the voters of the North?
Why, in heavens name, does not Mr..
Bryan visit the South and let those
voters hear from his own mouth just
how this government is going to the
bow-wows at the hands of the Re
publican "rebels?" How remarkably
strange that the salvation of this
country now rests solely in the hands
of the men who shot the flag to
death, or who tried to do it for four
long years, and are perfectly willing
to do so at present.
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Believing that the state Of Wash
ington was lost to the Democrats,
owing to the numerous plumbers
made by the party leaders, James
Hamilton Lewis has gone East to
wash his hands clean of the whole
mess. In st. Paul, on his way to
Washington City, Mr.. Lewis admit
ted that the Democrats had lost the
state and that Mckinley would
carry it.
"Since | have taken an interest in
Washington state politics | have
never seen the prospects for Repub-
hcan success at the polls look more
favorable a month beforehand than
at present. If the Republicans do
not roll up a majority for each of
the candidates on the state ticket
from between 10000 to 10000, then
the signs Of the times in that direc-
ton count for naught," said Chair
man Schively one day this week. Il
know that it is customary for all
chairmen Of campaign committees to
claim everything until the last vote
is counted, but what [ say at this
time is based on reports sent in from
every county in the state, not from
candidates, but from conservative
business men, who speak after a most
careful consideration of the local po-
litical situation in their respective
localities"
Just why Scatter, the furniture
dealer of this city, should be taking
such lively interest in the election
Of Ed. Cudihee as sheriff of this
county is question that puzzles
quite few persons just now. Is it
more love for Cudihee, less
for Van De Vanter, or does
Scatter have to make that kind of
grand stand play because Cudihee
knows more about Scatter than he
would like for him to know? Scatter
IS one of those beings that has no
love for any man from whom he
cannot skin few dollars, and per-
sons who are acquainted with both
Cudihee and Scatter say that Scatter
ordinarily has no more love for Cud-
ihee than any one else, nor does he
particularly hate Van De Vanter,
barring the exception that Van never
bought any second hand" goods
from him. Now, the last proposition
must be the one that prompts Mr..
Scatter to bet $1,000 that Cudihee
will be elected on one day, and offer
the next day to put up that much
more for the delivery of the colored
vote Of Newcastle to Cudihee. Some
time ago in the store of Scatter & Co.
there occurred some very mysterious
nfes, from which heavy insurance
money was collected. The insurance
companies demurred at paying the
damages, but no evidence of foul
play could be brought to light, so
they forked over the amount. At
the time of the fires Ed. Cudihee
was city detective, and it is said that
he knows more about those fires and
their origin than Scatter cares for the
public to know, which prompts this
undue love on the part of Scatter for
the election of Cudihee. It is no
less of love for Van De Vanter nor
real fondness for Cudihee, but self
preservation. At the time of those
mysterious fires there was a man in
the employ of Scatter & Co. who
shakes his head knowingly when
they are spoken of, which is said to
seriously annoy Tom Scatter.
Little Billy White iS no Unalror