The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-21
REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION.

REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION.
The largest political gathering ever
witnessed in this city was on Saturday
night, on the occasion Of the Rspuoh'
can ratification. About 8 o'clock IN
the evening the steamer Libby arrived,
having on board Hon. Thomas d.
Brents. who was received by his friends
and escorted to the New England ho-
tel. At 7 o'clock the people assembled
by the light Of an immen's bonfire
enid tue booming Of cannon and en-
livening strains Of brass band ana
Ye,ler's Hall was soon filled TO nearly
ito utmost capacity. The meeting Wa
called to order by L. B. Andrsws. Esq,
and on motion Hen. o. Jacobs was
called 10 the chair and crested by the
audience with enthusiastic spplsuss.
The Chairman. in his usual happy man.
ner, presented Mr.. Brents. who
proceeded to address. the people. Unfor.
tunatsly the speaker had made his
trip to Seattle through one Of the rough
est seas that ever OCCUR upon the Sound,
bad suffered through the day from that
most humiliating and demoralizing OF
human Affections, ssa.sickness, and
came upon the stand while yet suffer-
ing from it, effects, and, - was incvi-
table. his hearers, the great majority Of
whom had never seen him before, were
considerable disappointed 1t the char
acter of his speech. He briefly alluded
to the platform upon which he was
nominated, and emphatically endorsed
the sentiments Of the same in every
particular. especially upon the railroad
and land grant question. He spoke up
on the Indian question. declared against
the present policy and advocated the
policy Of sbolishing all the ressrva.
tions. annuities and agencies. and
allowing the indians the same
rights and holding them arnsnA.
BILE to the came laws a. al other inhab.
itsnts OF our common territory. BE
said that during . residence Of twelve
years in Washington Territory this wal
the first time he had been . candidate
for any Office, and that his opponent,
during the same time he had been a
candidate for office st every election
that two ysars ego. Mr.. Cation was ~
earnest advocate for the annexation oil
Walla Walla county to Oregon, and en-.
gagged actively in circulating petition'
and making public speeches in favor Of
that measure. putting it upon the
ground that the people would thereby
acupire . yoioe in tho GovcrnUent
tempted 10 renew his Oregon project
- Offering the speedisst means of &C
curing citizsns' rights to himself sut
his imnediats nsighbors. regardless
now. - then, Of the hopeless condition
In which be left the people Of the Ter
ritory for long years to come.
Mr.. Ballard, the candidate for Prose
cutting Attorney. then briefly addressed
the meeting. surprising his most init.
usts friends By tho ease and felicity
Of expression with which no discussed
the questions 1t issue il the canvass
end giving bis opponent some cleve.
hits without disoourtssy Or malice. H
declared for the adoption Of the oonsti.
tation and decidedly against farthsu
extension Of time 70 the Northern Pa.
clio railroad without provision for the
protection Of settlers and the Yestora
tion 70 market and settlement of mil.
lions Of acres Of lands now held in re.
serve for the railroad. extending nssrly
-four hundred miles through the north.
srn portion Of tho Territory, through
the hkaOit Pass 70 the Spokane falls,
upon line long since abandoned BY
the company.
Mr.. McGilvra thsn addressed The
nesting st length upon the adoption 81
the Consultation and the railroad land
grant. the only tive questions. - be -.
marked. that he regarded - Of any Vi.
tel Consequence In the canvass. He
said b vas not IN unquali6id sudoeser
Of oil the provisions Of the Coostit tuition
bat admitting it, defects. Il was fully
equal 70 ~ average Of The oonssitu.
tons Of otlsse States, and the paramount
confederation Of escapiag from col
soial vsssalaRs aud assuming the
right Of self.govsrnment belonging
70 the citizens Of the States. would to
him Compensate for much greater de-
fects than any which have beea urged
against this instrument. He depicted
in strong eolors the Inconvenience snd
wrongs which the people Of the Tern.
tory he'd endured for twenty ysar,lup-
der carpet bag rule. the greater Of
which be regarded - arising from an