Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-12
'ags-lasorsfs; and this for many rea-

sou:
Firs;-Tbose that labor With their
aznds for wages, thoaah 4 msnOrity o.
tae poputstion. eozssIfa,e 10 consider.
anie proportion OF tie voters and are s1
onihsd IN interest that they can cou-
unuslly ot1ag to bear on legislation anc
edninistrato on of tie Laws a greater in
naence than IL ordinarily within the
reach Of any other ciass.
Sscosd-Bee.use. as the wise man
says, riches are = defsnse, and tbs
laeoriHa MAJ hss not ss rzse the de.
fease OF riches, and IL left to the de.
fenss secuted him by tie LAYS.
1hird-Becs1ss, as the viss man
says again. wisdom il 9 defense
and sae lsborlng nan has not AZ
rule tAat isisare OF opportunity
or inclinaticn for scquisition and
spplicatIon of knoxIedge, wk,ch
others possess; asd the law 10 his sub
stItnte. the embodied wisdom Of the
ages.
Foarth-Becauss tie laborer general
~ rears larger family than the man OF
any other class. and has, therefore, for
bis family's sake, and the future of bis
children, deeper and more abiding in
terest than others IN the maintenance
aud permanence of the peace that laws
are designed 70 secure.
am CHRISTIAN, aud IL follows neces-
sarily that my sympathies are With the
common people" Of whom it 10 written
that when my beloved Msster was on
earth, they heard him eladlv." / am
sprung from wage laboring stock.
myself have worked for wages. Ny
0~n hands for many years were cal
loused With the toll of a rugged New
England farm. That which 10 for the
true interest Of the laborer, regard as
for nv own. And | am glad of the
present opportunity TO declare my CON
vietion that the interest of the laborer
~ forever identical With the interest of
the esnmonvealth- He cannot fight
against the authority of the common
wealth, without fighting against bis own
interests his interests are to he
wrought out and attained thros1h the
commonwealth. aud By the e1ereise Of is
greatand all controlling pose,r. or not al
all. To work against and weaken its
authority, " to disovn and cripple his
best friend ahd last reliance IL any
person or ciass oppresses or wrongs
him, the Commonwealth is the only
psver on earth. mighty and encarine
enough 20 give him decisive ard perma-
nent relief aud reoos-. Tue common
wealth ought to give him this. IL exists
for that very purpose. IL will give il TO
him, IL he vill bat izsiss upon IL and be
patient.
Bot free State or Nation will not be
ohastissd into giving IL. He canHot,
With all the force he can muster, ,frie hten
or drive that aggregated authority of the
peopls. which makes up National pswer
He may make IL disaffectsd towards him
or his cause. He may make an impress
sion ia places, here and there. and seem
to bs push ing things finely after his own
fashion. but the effects will be local,
shortiived and In the end disastrous
he may even make national authority
shift its attitude towards him and bring
about a change n the form of govern
nent, bat n 30, il will be departure
from the liberty that now Is, towards q
aespotism that is 20 be.
Ladies aud gentlemen, because such
are my thoughts and convictions. am
uuready-l am unxilling-ts believe
that vorkingmen of this district have.
~ class, entered into any conspiracy.
Opportunity is now offered to the work
ina olass to show that they have no fel-
iowship With such, aud that their hearts
are loyal and patriotic, and that all sus
picioa to the contrary Is mistaken and
unjust. Is Is the plain duty of every
law leving citizen 10 bring 20 Hight and
jasiics every guilty man. You have
boldly and diligently eudeavored to
search cut the guilty, without fear and
without favor. You have brought in
indictments. Now let the guilty parties
II they are included In your accusations
be fairly tried; aud let the result OF the
trials go out world WIDE; and let all
these who are looking towards our
beautiful shore as desirable place to
llve-iet them | say. in simple Justice
know, before they come. whether there
10 here Q government "a protect them.
or whether our gsverRment is mockery
and farce.
Ladies aud gentlemen. you are nov
about to seps rate a second time and go
to your homes. have good hoess that
it will not ba necessary to assefable you
again. A you go back TO mingle With
your neiahbors, carry With you and pub
lish freely these principles Of lag TO
which have sdvertsd. and which for
these days and this distrist have the
peculiar and wholesome forcs OF pres
90, tfuth."i ! regard 10 As q signal
mark OF Gods favor TO us as people
that He should have given rs such
Grand Jury at such q tiiie. In my
opinion you deserve the hanks not only
OF this ooanty aud Territory bat OF the
whole Nation. and believe Jon hear in
your consciences she voice Of an ap-
proving God.