The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-31

le-'s Hall was 'hrooged .ast erea.az
upon the oocasio'. II fhe hrs; addr--s.
in this city. during tha campsigu. = J
+. Iudscu. Democrz'fe canIada,s for
Cougre s.iouAI Delegate frarl tbs Ter-
ritNry The speaker. ~Ao was srcs,sei
amid hearty applause ~ the s1iience.
was introduced bY v III White vsho
made sons appropriate and comp men
AIRY remark appertsiaing - hlm per-
a9nalIy Affsr expressing b. (eelings
If gratitude - the aad!sace rs The
gratuiat9ry mauner 10 which b. bad
teen receivcsi. he launched n1t upon hl.
address ~ith few psefa,ory remarks
rela,ivs - himself an lis nomination.
Eating that Iyryipus 20 the conyeuiug
4 fhe vancouver Conven'ion IL bad
hot anticipated OF desired = nomination
- the d.legate.liip. though he desired
IA opportunity 70 work Ia the TsTgito-
risl Legislature Tor the interest Of the
territory he Va led. how
ever. ~ ao-er' tho domination
,aiher =. az imperative f!nty
hc o~sI : ihe p4or.e - the Ter
rttors. with y hose iHfpfcsf iIi@ uwu are
e.3r-sdsratious ~ fb~sass IN bltion for
- honor After aecepting the notni-
nation. out of those can-ldsratIons. Ae
had resolved 20 work earnestly 10 Sc
,urr hi. election Pursuant 20 TIL. ds-
termination H., had already visited bout
very portion OF the Territory. AMI IN
hi. arduous l.Oor- bal been sustained
and encouraged by the open heart
81 hospitality that had greeted him on
every hand Iir stated Willingness 10
have made arrangement 80 meet Mr
Jacobs IA Joint discussion, bat Jacobs OPP
POSED this mode OF proce lure. a svinced
~ the course he had taken ~ making
his appointment He then commenced
i REVIEW of the Democratic platform
tnl his claims upon the people as q
candidate, claiming thar the only shaft
that the opposition has launched against
him and which they considered Ia b.
dorogatory. was The chsrge ol peculiar"
religious views. and holding Tor this |
ros.ou Ice VI. opposed - the common !
-ehooI4 The paper that preferred this
charge against hlEn Was edited by par
ties who he said. i.i guided the people /.
,tn,ortait fund for educational !
purposes they bal ever bad. These (
were the parties who were berating
him for holding peculiar religions .
views lie dwelt to some length upon .
this part Of his disconrse. prououncing
himself most omphat,cally ia favor. /
and a strong friend OF, public schools,
wishing To- stand or fall. he said. upon .
his record touching the matter IA ques-
,ion /; was gross absnrdity, hr re- .
it.tst.,l that BE-. who owed ~ much IL
the common ~sho,is oi the Territory .
should be Al e. envy 90 them. Nhcn hr .
got 10 Washington. hc said. lac should
endesynr 90 secure the passage oi = law
whereby we of the present decade
could reap som" benefit from the thon.
s,nd, II ere. 81 h'. binds that are
nov lying ldiv. aud u have Il a.
worcci that by uo gulel'le could any
one h,,ccr tho people ont # tho money
lnt..nd.d los public 'uuo,tion. Passing
on from this point Ia dwe!t upon 'he
Chinese plank IN the Vancouver plat
form He pronounced hlm~slt "a b,t-
terly opposed Ia coo.ie'>m. that tho .
di.uracvtul system - virtually tobhIng
our poor ami lao1rtug CLASSES II bread.
In this connection BE- struck "a popular
chord. a. vase ncei hy the loud demon
stration ii approval 'iiciied from the .
audience lie pass,h an from this
point {, speak Of the injustice II our .
not being allowed to elect our Terrific
rial officers Judges, etc. that y class
nj broken down politicians were sent
hore 10 till those positions. whose IN
ter,Sts were quite alien 10 oar own, and
who were unacuuaIntrd with oar wants. .
saying that were be to - 10 Washing
ton hc should eudesvor At least "a Sc
cure the appointment 10 Office here of
men who were citizens Of the Territory.
should any vacancies occur. Further
ha said the Democratic platform or
posed the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the rcrri-
tory. for the reason that IN five years
We might become State IL We remain
united, He. passed from this to review
the Republican platform, saying that
the resolution instructing the delegate
in certain matters was equivalent 20 q
resolution in>tructing him g. eat three
meals day that the clause referring
Ia river and harhor Improvements
scemcd % be put in Ia remind Jacobs
that there were rivers AMI hsrhors in
the Territory they were ouly nm
apology for his negl.et heretofore. The .
delegate. lie said. ought TO know what
the Territory needs without h-sing in
s,ructed through n platform. When he
tJudson) was through the Nalia Walla
country and saw wheat AZ Walla Walla
selling Tor 10 cents per bashel. II Day
ton for - Gems aud at another point 7
for Is cents. he could plainly sec what
ws> needed - utilize these sources OF
wealth There were ouly two means
tor an outlet. which WAS the most desi-
rabie. and wha, was tho proper course .
~ take 10 secure il WAS the question.
Here be- gave abundant reason 10 show
why railroad ~ the Sound was by
far n b. preferred. anil said that the
peonle there listened eagerly 20 hear
shat he hal 20 say about the prospects
III such road. which he assured them
were mos, iatteriug After dwell .
ing ~,mc ,lme upon the Republican .
platform aua Hon. q jacobs. he pas
se.i on 80 make some remarks personally
about himself. giving his own history
he VAS horu IN Prussia his parents
amicratesi ga America when he wSs but
an infant. settled in Illinois, and
shortly Afterwards started for this
Territory Their party came over with
the first emi1vNnt team that ever