Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-21

CT q plank which. In nv opinion. is
equivalent to an absolute forfeiture
plank. Here tas speaker reviewed the
plank in refer n se 20 railroad lands,
and stated what tle passage of such q
law by Congress vou'd mean.)
/ do not believe IN allovIng Repub.i-
cans 20 spit and scatter OF on fictitious
or local Issues. The Republican party
is not dead yet IL has one more duty
to perform. When the dark cloud of
slavery hung over our iand and crushed
its humanity and parslyZed its indus
tries, the new Star of Bethlehem shone
brightly through the gloom, and the
wise men followed it until it rested over
the msnger where the Republican babe
vas born Since that time the kepub-
lican party has met the Democratic on
every question of public policy that has
come up, and each time Democracy was
vanquished. The one question nos re-
maiRlng at issue is thas of the tariff.
On that question the parties take
ground radically different. The Repub-
leans favor a protective tariff, while
the Democrats favor free trade, or Its
twin brother, tariff for revenue only.
| will give one fact tending to show
the advantages of a protective tariff.
bcnOCtdttC Tree
ninety per cent. of The manufactured
articles used in the country were of for
eIgn manufacture. Today the scales
goods used are of American manufac-
ture, while We ship ten per cent. of our
manufactured goods to foreign coun-
tries. That Is one of the direct advan
tages of a protective tariff. The indi-
0Of aHv m TAI a aG Tho farn,-
ers must supply the vast army of work
men supported by manufactures. The
difference is felt In every branch of
trade.
The third question is that of female
suffrage. As you know, law extend
ing the right of suffrage to women was
passed by the last Legislature. We
tnink that that Law is a success. At
any rate il has not been fully tried.
You should send to the Legislature men
pledged TO give this law a fair trial. Re
member this when election comes
around.
W. d. WOOD
Was the next speaker. After referring
to the candidacy of Mr.. kiunear and of
himself be said
am glad that can stand squarely
on the Republican platform, and IN
believe heartily in the pri sciples of the
Republican party. There was a time
when / believed in free trade. The
theory seemed very fine to me, and the
books all made it as plain as day. |
tslt myself to be something of a martyr
at that time, too. | felt very self Sac
rificing. My father was a wool grower,
and by the tariff he was enabled to get
eight cents more for each POUND of
wool than he could otherwise have done.
| thought / was very self sacrificing in
favorIdg free trade in spite of all this
Now, however, | am CAD to say that |
can see my father secure that additional
eight cents without any twinges of con-
science. l can see the advantages of
protective tariff. i can see the wonder
full development of New England,
which, without its giant manufacturing
industries, would be little more than
sheep pasture. can see the great I'D
vantages to the West and the South.
and l can say heartily that | am IN
favor of protective tariff.
Mr.. Wood then proceeded to take
strong ground in favor of forfeiture.
although warning his hearers not to
vote for Voorhees,, whose father, he
said, was corporation lawyer.
Judge Jacobs followed in the speech
of the evening. he evoked much en-
thusiasm, and his remarks wers fire.
Quently greeted with prolonged cheers.
DE took strong ground against the un-
que use of corporate power, and at
tackled the railroad tax law, for which
his opponent, Mr.. Collins, voted in the
last Legislature.
On the conclusion of Judpa Jacobs,
speech the meeting adjourned with three
hearty cheers for James q. Blaine and
the Republican party.