The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-21

AAAHEos Lsss<.s AND ~. IA. LlAAfOhO-
REPUBLICANS ApMoyIsHKp To STAND
BIT THEIR TICKET.
Yesler's Hall Vas filled las, evening
By an enthusiastic sudiencs Ga calling
the meeting to order Judge Jacobs an
bounced that DIR Minor found il inn
possible to be present, ADD that Mr.
Hsnford would speak in his stead. The
first speaker introduced was
). c. HAIxKs.
Who said that we are told by Demo
cratic orstors nov travelling through
this Territory that there are no prin-
ciples involved 10 the present canvass.
and thar every man should vote u suIt
his own psrsossl preferences witsou,
regard 20 party a. prineaples- Tar.
argument 10 peculiarly Democratic,
and Is al~ays used by the Democrats
when they desire the success OF their
candidate and realize that they must
have Republican votes in order to at
tain IL. Who ever hesrf OF q Demo-
crat using that argument IN State or
county where the Democrats are Ia the
majorityS The ides VI Democrats ask
ing the Republicans 10 lay aside their
political convictions and principles re
minded the speaker Of the darkey
preacher. who sad there were but two
roads .osss that wss broad and narrow
that led 10 destruction. aud the other
was vide and narrow aud led Ia dsm-
natieu. Ons Of the congregation
thought il that Was the case, he would
take 10 the woods. And 30 it il with
the Republicans. IL they are to lay
aside their principles and vote the
Democratic ticket whenever they are
asked 70 do 90, the better aud trues
portion Of the party had best take to
the woods.
There 10 . way to judge Of parties the
same - Of individuals II . person
Was looking for . man TO form . bust
ness alliance with, would he not inquire
oe bis nsighbors snd acquaintances
concsraing bis pest life. to sss IT bis
sDtecedents were good or. bad! IL
good. he would take him; II bad throw
him aside. This is the way political
parties should be judged. There are
tso candidates before you today. rep
resenting two vastly different political
parties. One Of those parties 10 right
and the other 10 wrong. Wrong not
because one 10 labelled Democratic, or
right because the other 10 labelled
Itepubl,can; no. you must judge from
the principles that are 10 be carried
out by thess two parties. and then
Judge which is right and which /.
wrong. You are not a>ked ~ support
. party uuless its aims aad objects arr
good A good man at the head Of Z
bad party II mnch more dangerous than
. bad man at the head of u good party
We should not put on the livery oil
God 70 serve the Devil in.
| do not propose to denounce the
Democratic party because it 10 Dem
ocratic. .r IAud tbs Republican party
because it 10 Republican: but ! will
take the platforms, setting forth the
principles Of the two partlss, and from
those platforms shall the parties be
judged. tbs Democratic platform Is
against the best interests OF the people.
as their own words will show. This
party that raises no issue has . plat
form, and what IA The first plank
reads as follows:
'kssotecti, That We iSdorse the NON
instion Of the soldier statesman VIM
field Scott Hancock. aud his worthy
compeer. w H English. their letters Of
acceptance and the platform Of the
Convention which nominated them
Very good. TIE Cincinnati platform
which 10 here Endorsed. 10 the same de-
olsrstion Of principles Endorsed by the
Democrats Of Florida, Mississippi, and
the other Southern States Hence this
places the Democratic party Of Wash.
inston Territory on the same footing
with their Southern brethren of tbs
Wsde Hamp,ou stripe. ~ they al stand
on the same platform. When the
Democrats say they belong 20 party
OF NO psinci Piles. .thsy tell you 90 "a
blind you aud dsluds you into voting
their ticket. They il their platform
iadosse the Cincisnsti platform. and
the frst plank in that platform read,
thus
We pledge ourselves anew to thu
constitutional doctrines and trsditiona
of tue Dsmocratic party ~ illustrated
By the teachiugs aud examples Of Z
long liue Of democratic statesmenrand
patriots, and embodied in the platform
Of the last Natioaal Coovsntion of he