The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-26

Mousr vERxos, Sept. 22i, 1880.

MouyT VERNON, Sept 22i. 1880.
EDITOR OF The ISrELLIoExcER-
Knowing that you ara Interested in
election matters. and b~leviDg that .
report Of the Republican speaking at
this plscs ~oaId be f.vorsoly reesi ed
BY y"u. / take great pleasure in sab
hitting the following:
A, about I O'Clock today quite a
large number Of people met IN tue
town hail. for the purpo.s of listening
to the issues, nov before the people.
discussed from 9 Republican stand.
point For this purpose the chairman
OF the meeting introduced Hon. 7. 81.
Bren,s, the Republican nominee. Who.
in q telling speech. nuss have con
WINGED his audience that has late ex-
periencs In Congress fitted him far
better To do good work for cur ferri-
try 10 the future than it would be
possible for . apsa Nho never had the
honor Of being Q Representative il
Consrsss.
He earnestly advocated the admis-
mission Il our Territory a. . Ssste.
u,:h its great mineral deposits - veil
as its agriculture and timber resources
bu, pssinly illustrated the isct that
With = Democratic Congress il woul ! be
hbe pulling against the tide to have
admitted . Territory that gives Re
publican majority. He illustrated the
matter Of appropriations by showing
that the Democratic Congress in Its
sageroess for popularity. - to economy.
cut the appropriation for our internal
Improvements. % 81 - TO retard the
progress OF our river aud O,sst Improve
mepts and the surveying Of public
lands which 10 aw sited ny hundreds Of
smixrsnts :.o~ III the Territory seeking
bones
He touched upsa the Chinsss quss>
ton. showing that. while the Rspubli.
cans have declared in fsvcr Of restricting
Chinese immigration, the Demo-
crats have declared netting, nor
alluded to it in any manner.
Ne fouohsd en- many other minor
matters oonosrniRg our Territory. too
numsroua 10 mention. In tact. the
speech WAS . good. earnest address. and
no doubt frew . g0ed, honest man, and
Il lett - e0od impfeneioa. - tho
sudisucs manifested their appreciation
Of it by loud and continued applause.
Following Mr. Brents. after repeated
calls, the Hon. Com ressnse, Jscobs
came tor ward. and ut the beginning of
his speech be vas sight TO behold; in
fact. the audience could Eot keep from
nu !giny each other in. the ribs and
laughing. he slowly took his position
At the speakers stand. and with .
tremble in his low, guttsrsl voice. his
half closed eyes, with dew drop
ciioging TO each corner. lookup
down ward as il waiting for the tolling
of the funeral knsll to cease, that be
might proceed with the hast lad rites
over the remains of q departed friend.
In the most effective manner be
proceeded to impsrt to US his experience
ct what he termed . Democratic love
feast. which he attended somsw here i'll
the Territory. Speeches bad been
freely iuduiged in by HE Democratic
friends. when finally he was called on
fog one Of the same sort, and stssnge to
say il was then and there, for the first
time IN his life, that he found himself
completely up . sapling as to speech
making. Although be hsd been
accustomed 10 it for . great number OF
years, yet upon this occasion, when
words should flow from the mouth 80
freely - good champagne aud old
bosrbon would flow 10. 1t became his
painful duty to throw up the sponge.
There 10 no doobt but the Judge
ct that moment felt the same as the
solitary Rspublicap who attended
Democratic fsastiu Nendocino County.
whom they called upon him to make
some remarks Is to how he felt. and he
simply stated that he Uss too full for
uttersnce. that hs felt - il he was the
only COED egg mixed yits great many
rotten ones.
After Mr.. Jacobs recovered from his
spell OF exultstiou, he proceeded with
most eloquent appeal to the Rspubli-
ems TO stand BY their pouinee;
although he gave Mr.. Burke the credit
Of being q good, - well ~ an. able
man. yet be plainly and forcibly
explained that for this Territory 10
become State. the change could he
brought about much quicker with
Republican than . Democrat Ia Con.
grrss. He took up and hsniled the
'issass, nov before the people. in . most
telling manner and from the beginning
to the end Of his spsech it was inter-
mingled with humor and eloqueucs No
personalities we're INDUCED il by
sithsr spe.ker. harmony prevailed I'll
thredali The 0eetiuS. sSdst che close
the audience sepsfsted wen pleased
with the speakrrs
Very respectfully.
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