Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-04
Ne HAS GONE.
r,e Peoples Delegate De
,arts for Washington
u,;.b the Best Wishes Of all
Citizens
the BrotherIy Farewell 81 HIS
comrades Of the Grand
Army.

William II. White, the deleG at
.aosn by the citizens OF Seattle 10 REP
,, at Washington their views ane
- views of the people of the whoi'
r =, in regard to the forfeiture o.
learned lands wrongly held by the
.,hsrn Pacific Railroad Company
,.oar,ed by the George +. Starr thu
He was escorted to the City
49, las, evening by his comrades OF
Sans Post. No. l, q. A. K, and q
,.,,s number Of citizens, all eager te
lake hands with our delegate and 'e
..,,e him of the support Ut a people
..ulv united aud terribly in earnest.
40 o'clock the members OF Stevens
o.,. met at their hall. and, beaded by
=. oaeen City Band, marched to Mr.
~s;,s,s office. Here Mr.. White joined
W. n,oces-ion, and, refusing the gail.
Meorfatad carriage which had been pro
80 far him, chose rather to walk In
". wv r,ast of his comrades and the long
~. If soldiers and citizens took up the
- -. NJ march to the dock.
Tlpon arriving at the Landing Richard
oshn,u. ESD, mounted the stand which
nd been prepared and In behalf Of Ste
s w. post addressed the following words
Of farewell:
u;vs ermession to she feeling whicL
noyss your comrades of the Grand
i,uv 10 this demonstration. We are
aa,bsns without great Influence III the
isc,sIatiye and financial centers OF our
srntry. vet we represent grand body
a. man who have a right, and tue best
voht TO be heard by the law makers OF
,ns nation: and 1t Is fitting now, when
N Glasses of people extend to you their
bss, wishes and heartiest farewelis, that
!, .. your comrades and your friends,
,hnnld on this last night bid You God
med in your mission. We bid you
God.spsed feeling that you will truly
and ABLY represent US, and that you will
nat fail to do all III your power to aid
the people in the struggle that IL upon
u.s.
| say that in this matter We have
,iobt TO be heard. Ii IS a principle OF
maritime law recognized by every civil
izsd nation and known, not only by the
masters of vessels, but known rs well
by the meanest and loves. hand before
the mast, that when "A grand snip Is
drifting amid tie breakers and beaten
mon the rocks, when the waves are
dsshinp about and over it, when the
wind il tearing its sails To shreds. the
,ailor who can grasp the helm Al q guide
the ship away from the storm and the
danger into a quiet haven, Ii entitled to
slvape-to a reward for the great deed
that he has done. So 1t Is with Us. The
Ship OF State was In the hands of an
incempetent and worthless crew she
was beaten upon the rocks of treason
and disunlon, and was almost lost.
Then We went forth, and amid the
storms of four long and weary years.
We and our comrades dead saved the
grand ship and guided It safe into the
harbOr of Peace and Union. Now they
want TO hand over the ship, that We
saved into the hands Of piratical
crew they want to take from US the
fruits of our victory; and who dare say
that We should not be heard when We
thunder out our protest We will and
must be heard.
1t not fitting that should say more.
Comrade White. you 60 forth with the
hearty support and approval of the men
sho saved the State. We will aid you
in your Efforts. and We know that We
can depend upon you to discharge your
duty truly and fetrlessiy. We one and
all bid you God speed in your mission.
Mr. White then took the stand. and
responded to the farewell of his COM
mdes in the following words:
Ny fellow comrades of the Grand
Army Of the Republic: A few evenings
since, at one of the largest public meet
ings ever held i'll this city. my fellow
citizens Of all creeds and parties ratified
the action of their committee in select
ing me AS their special agent to proceed
TO the O. pi,al of the Nation, to there Ger
iify In their name that vast majority
Of the people of this Territory desired
and demanded restoration to the pub
hc domain of the unearned land Iow
claimed by the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company. BY this mark of CON
hdence aud respect my heart was pro
founlly moved; but let me say to you
that nothing in this whole matter has
given me more qualification than this
afecti0nats and comrade-like dem IN
strstlon of tie boys who wore the blue
For me know you entertain the kind
est personal regard. but more than that
has induced you to come out this evening
70 bid Ma farewell and good speed in
my mission. The fire of true patri T.
sm still burns in your hearts, and its
Name Is still rs pure aud unselfish as II
vas when. nearly Il quarter of century
ago, yen barred your breasts and offered
Your Youthful lives for the preservation
o. the uaion. You then met aud,
through yonr courage aud manly sacri-
lce, trlumphantly preSe rye this Natioh
lfom dangers that threatened To blot
out the name of liberty. But while You
and our sleepine comrades were offering
% their lives in the red Leli of battle,
o'ners were specializing on the misfor
fortunes OF the nation, piling up FIR
themselves vast wealth and planting
.ae seeds OF corporate power. During
urse years of trial, while the attention
o' Tue people was absorbingly conferred
20 That memorable struggle, money Tow
,us and designing men. through reck
esS legislation. We're rubbing the nation
your heritage and the heritage Of the
rople, that which Ill justice should
uave been retained for your homes and
ga fand from which 20 recoinpense, II
10 al hA a
''pnans OF our dead comrades.
lou are ROW raising your voices again
asaihss greater evil than that which
.Mfeatened the country when the war
aumpet OF I'll called you FROM your
NaceIul homes but tins evil dare not
aS~ Meet You on the field of battle or
soa would strike 1t down as you struck
uo~n treason then bat with its oor-
.SPung lniiuence 1t seeks to poison the
.oantains Of all our laws. the Legislative
NSs.ehoiies of the Territory, State and
Na'oh. Had the Union been dissolved
Ae semblance of freedom would have
~ remained in the two oonfederacies
salch would have arisen upon its ruins:
20! let this power which now threatens
b lost.
NO words are truer than those uitere
~ oar murdered President aud com
i; ;au T James A. Garfield. when, in 1869,
oohRress he exclaimed: am per
aaed tlst the next great q,esfion 10
eoaironted will tie that of corpora
~ %'as and their relation to she interests
- zoe people and IL national life. The
h.a VA. Is now entertained by many of our