Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-13

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oeio"m, II ever. It's there beea in Sc
stae q political meeting which called
FORM larger attendance than that held
"a occidental Square las, evening.
roiy hfteen hundred people we're in
atteEdanse, and the enthusiasm eviaoed
a. each raeniion of the name of John
Leary was boundiees. Indeed. all the
ieeling seemed to be ceu.ered ia the
candidate for Mayor, and the loud
cheers which greeted each reference 70
mr.. Leary we're in N rked coa.ras. to
the GOODNESS and lack of spiri, which
VAS apparent when the references was to
" tue ticket" or the issuss.-
A large platform had been erected
Immediately in front of the Puget
Sound National Bank. This was eaily
decorated and illuminated, and upsn i.
were picturesquely grouped m any of
Seattle's promin Mt ctizsns, among
whom we're noticeable John Collins, :.
Baxter, j. h Mstc tlfs, Major A E. AL
den. Sheriff HcGraw. Major NJ. r.
Blake Snd Thomas X Grandls.
Precisely as 8 O'Clock the meeting Was
called t. order, and Governor K. =.
Ferry vas unanimously elected chair
man.
GOV. FEgaY,
On taking the chair. addressed the au-
dience in characteristic speech, in
which he defined the issues of the cam
paign "a they appeared from his stand
point. he said The very organizs-
ton Of the 80 called Law and Order
League and the presentation of it,
ticket Is a Islander and libel on the
fair fame of our city. venture to say
that there Is not in the United States a
city situated IS this, with large float
ing population and on the seaboArd.
where the laws are better enforced or
where crime Is held more completely in
check. The party represented by the
Apple Orchard convention vaunt their
power 10 suppress a host of sAadowy
and unknown evils, which they evoke
from tbs dark depths of an overstrained
imagination. They ask your support
because their candidates are sober and
moral men, and because they want as
to be prepared for some fearful uprising
which they see hidden away among the
possibilities. Bot city should be man.
aged on business principles. You do
not hire lawyer, a doctor or an archi-
tect because he il sober, moral man.
It IL not nature. You hire him because
he Is business man. because hs can
best do the work that IL to be done. So
with as We want business men TO con
duct our city government. The business
men have hitherto guided our city in
her course toward her glorious destiny,
aud they are perfectly competent TO
guide her still. And shonld this vague
uprising take place, as | hope and be-
lieve II never will, the business men of
the city will be found ready to repeat
the solemn scene which, not long ago,
" - enacted beneath the foliage of Won
der trees MANY of my friends have
said to me, You are in the wrong
crowd. That is whisky crowd. and
you are a temperance man. Even II
that be so, think can mention several
of the opposite party who are
out of place. Orange Jacobs
and William IL. White posing as apos-
ties of temperance does not seem to rem
der the situation entirely free from In
But. gentlemen, ID is get
ting late, and / am keeping YOU too
long. Loud cries of go -n."l No.
WAS not to make a speech at all; will
introduce to you, however, a man who
will,
HON. J. O. HAINEs.
Mr.. Haines spoke for half an hour or
more. His Argument rested mainly
upon the prosperity of Seattle under
past governments, and against the ne
osssitv for any change in pJiioy now.
He attacked the apple orchard platform
and made il appear in a
most ridiculous light. Il pledged it's
to ths vigorous enforcement
of laws regulating the sale of liquors.
aud against prostitution and gambling:
such laws and none other. In contrast
with this Is the platform presented by
the business men. which calls for the
vigorous aud impartial enforcement of
II laws aud ordinanc s.
The call for the Apple Orchard Con-
vention, with its fourteen signers, WAS
then examined. aud the startling con-
trast between il and the support of the
Business Mems ticket enlarged upon.
The latter having as its puslished and
avowed Supporters list containing the
names OF almost all the representative
and solid business men of the city.
MIR. Haiaes then paid glowing
tribute to the weli-known public spirit
and enterprise of John Leary, after
which he gave description of the
meeting at the Standard Theater on
Friday evening, the proceedings of
which reminded him of the Puritan
doctrine" Resolved. That this coun-
try should be controlled by the Saints
reso we'd. that ace are the Saints"
Among shining lights at this meeting of
the Saints were the public spirited
Orange Jacobs, the learned Mr.. Jenner,
and temperance advocate, William III.
W bite, who. IA be SAT on the platform,
noted the flight of time by referring to
the gold watch which had been pre-
sented TO him by class of men whose in
terests he had once been prominent in
When Mr.. Haines closed, the band
.ried its hand at enlivenina the crowd.
JUDGE BURKE
Was then introduced and said The
people of Seattle are to be c.ngratu
lated, doubly congratulated, on the ex
sellsnee of the material composing the
tickets 10 be presented to them on Mon
iay next. seldom have citizens placed
before them two tickets, each of which
Is 80 strongly 10 be commended. Which
ever ticket succeeds, we have the as
surauce of good government for the
next year. | know Mr.. kinnear. and
know him 20 be a man who, il elected.
will perform the duties of his office
honestly and conscientiously. He il n
good and public spirited uitizen and an
honest man. Rut John 1leary il all this.
and he Is more He may be called the
father OF almost every industry which
has brought to our city prosperity and
wealth. For fourteen years he has
lived among us. and since the day when
he first made Seattle IL home he has
lsbored faithfully. energetically, intel
lisently tor her interests. AZ time
when Seattle, q struggling village,
seemed utterly crushed bv the action Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad. our set
tiers, TIE grand founders Of our pros
perity, determined to shape their own
destiny and independent OF railroads
or rings, TO attain the full glory which
nature had prepared for the shores OF
When our settlers united
A. one man, when they stood together
true a. steel and tirn in their determina
ton. John Lsary was 10 them pillar Of
a raasth. AZ once a leader and a com