Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-21


WAMnsm.
=. KIne sosnsy Republisan oandi'
-. sud sons friends vent % the Hor'
-, bouse on the Douamish rivez
s..sssv evening on special train
-. vis.uisy Of the school house va
.,-.susssd By . bonfre. and the speak
e shs evening found large sndi'
-s awaiting ihsm.
D. wood, candidate for Prooass
- spsnsd the discussion BY calling
..<.iou 70 the unequal distribution
~-1lsh. and denounced the inequality
=. ,oo Qlaring 70 be accounted for
g, difsrsnss in individual capacity
-scyt He said that poverty and
g ~ ~ouId always exist, but that
~. - industrious people IN any yo-
- ~sre unsble 10 OBTAIN proper
..:~..nce. aomsthiug was wrong; and
..1z ,-ken fortunes were made suddenly
. H..ssnisticn or from corporate priv
49, spd such wealth was oompossd
~ eernings Of thousands Of poor
1'-1s someshing was wrong. And
r shis wealth vas turned against the
'....,oda who from compuIsIon OF
s9.''.<-sss contributed IL, and 70 the cor
s.snr n their political rights, that IL
Z Iks.s~ - paFsmount dnty Of every
.:..s.. sud of oil parties 20 make laws
s:.sk vould be lost arbiters between
~. ss..k and the strong. de euioRized
u. nsr~blican party, but declared that
s.rs'~e eess for the service Of tins cisI-
- ard could only serve him when
- regrssenfsd his principles. lap
n. S,sous,ed the forfeiture question,
= .nnouncsd himself squarely for ab-
..,.,~ forfeiture. He arraigned the
rs,<k.ss Ysoiio Railroad Company for
80 n fnnda fcr coFrupting National
~ Territorial legislation and enrich-
- iss feyorites, and its attempts TO
.s..si.~iah IL resources by acquiring
,..,5s ehoee value had been increased
- IA by other agencies without the
s.iIrosd company, and 70 which the
ss@ssuy had forfeited all right long
~ n spokslupon the Woman Suf-
s,see Iav. and advocated its continu-
ssSs. IA referred TO the gross earnings
- ~, and urged tbs passage OF Law
semuslIBna companies owning con-
1roseed railroads 70 operate them.
n. Wood referred to his OWE eandi-
dsey and clossd.
H'a6xrd Osborn, candidate for Pros
scoIinx Attorney, was introduced. he
sooks q tho respective policies OF the
lso national parties on questions Of re-
enoafruction, finances and revenue, and
sIesossed the tariff question at some
lrccth. He stated thai the doctrine Of
~ ffade IN the South originated large.
n b fhe recognition Of states Rights
snaehsir desirs for the prosperilysf their
avn states bsforo that of the Union.
Hs honsrsd the Republican party as the
ssafdlan OF the rights OF the common
pscpie, as the protector OF American
Isbof. Mr. Osborn said be desired to
kass ample time for Judge jacobs, who
vts 10 follow, and closed with q brief
inference 10 his own candidacy. APP
plsass.
Judpe jacobs was introduced and
made the speech of the evening. He
>emed 70 bs more than usually in the
speakine mood, and his fun and Iogic
boih brought frequent applause. He
staf<d that be should not have been q
nndidate for the Council had IL not
ben for his interest in the perpetuation
u ihe vsmAn suffrage law, and that
b uas urged 10 be candidate by tie
frieada Of that law. The Judge dis
cumsd the forfeiture question with his
usual sbilIty, but want of space prevents
y from giving any of his points. He
ufy smphatically nailed falsehood
ntlefed In tho Territorial Convention
md nov being reported by his opposers:
ihat IN TIE Ohamber Of Commsrce he
bad tried 10 make the first resolutions
against forfeiture stronger than they
vsfe. He denied Il empnaticaily, and
xaied that be attempted to have the
f6solusions modified and made is.s em
phalio. lie made speech against them
= the5 we're adopted, and voted against
them. he pledged himself 90 the sup
port of tbs woman suffrage Law, TO the
fspsAi OF the Rross EARNINGS tax Law.
70 icRislation In favor OF fair
yAiustion of the property Of resi-
nsnh and non residents by assessors,
70 the passage of 4 fair and jnst
sssle iav. There were maay manifes.
nsions Of the acceptability Of the
sades's speeoh. He was asked after
closing his views on a Territorial regis-
w Au, and advocated it in highest
tsimA a. dla also MI. Osborn.
Messn. ]. n. McGraw, for Sheriff, s.
Nharsia, Tor Auditor, aud Vim. Haahes,
iof Assessor, were each called for and
made brsef speeches.
! iedy was called upon for an address,
pus vAiie she declined 20 speak al
eneins she said she had listened 70 the
medidAte for sheriff on the other ticket
40 suRRessed 70 Mr.. McGraw that II
y ooeld iast keep his opponent in the
s'nsass, there could be no other result
slAn hr. MsGraw's election. There
~ compless harmony between all the
e.ksss and the voters and there is nc
soaes e 70 their conduct ON the 4th OF